Family planning and other services for women
Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH)

The Family Planning clinics provide reproductive health services to women and men.  Women may receive the following services at low or no cost:

• A basic health assessment

• Pregnancy test

• Pelvic exam and cervical cancer screening

• Breast exam

• Birth control method (most methods are available)

• Emergency contraception

• Other tests, as needed (blood tests for anemia, and for sexually transmitted infections, etc.), and medication treatment for problems identified

• Education and counseling about birth control methods or planning a pregnancy

• Referrals for other services

Who’s eligible?

Clinic services are available to all women who:

• Are at risk of unintended pregnancy or need assistance to become pregnant and

• Do not have health insurance or Medi-Cal and

• Are eligible based on their monthly income

Links to other services:

• Prenatal Care
  (referrals to no-cost services in your area)

• Family Planning Clinics
  (reproductive health exams, birth control, Pap smear, and more)

• Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention
  (a case management program for infants born to mothers who are carriers of the hepatitis B virus)

• Women, Infant & Children (WIC) Nutrition Services

• HIV testing

• Immunizations

• Tobacco Use Prevention

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

• Dental Health

• Perinatal Substance Abuse Services (PSASI)

• Mental Health

• California Children's Services (CCS)

• Birth Certificates

• Public Health Field Nursing