Author: Kailee Curtis

Local Health Department

Family Planning

Local health departments who participate in Michigan’s Family Planning Program provides high quality reproductive health care to women, men, and teens at low or no-cost. Family Planning is a public health service that helps individuals and families to plan for their desired family size and spacing of children or to prevent an undesired pregnancy.

Key Positions
Public Health Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Billing and Support Staff
Health Educators

Meets Public Health Standards:

	Michigan Public Health Code
ü	Michigan Local Public Health Accreditation
	Public Health Accreditation Board

Services:
Local health departments that participate in family planning services offer:
Information on birth control and sexual health
Help choosing the birth control method that best fits client lifestyles
Help planning a healthy pregnancy
Pregnancy testing and counseling
Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Preventive health exams to screen for cancer or other health issues

Created by the Barry-Eaton District Health Department for the Michigan Association of Local Public Health with funding from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. November 2018.

Goals:
Family planning services:
Help prevent unplanned pregnancy and STI transmission
Support healthy pregnancies by addressing planning and spacing

Impact:
Births resulting from unintended pregnancies can have negative consequences including birth defects and
low birth weight.