FROM KBFPC’S AUGUST 2026 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Happy HPV Vaccine Awareness month! First approved by the FDA in the early 2000s, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has helped millions of people protect themselves(opens in new tab) from six different types of cancer caused by HPV, including cancer of the cervix, vagina, vulva, penis, anus ,and throat. KBFPC is excited to support HPV screening and…
FROM KBFPC’S JULY 2026 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Earlier this month we were lucky to receive the locally crafted collective quilt project entitled “We Are All Connected”. This exhibit, previously housed at South Peninsula Hospital, has found a new home in the clinic! Contributing artists include Pat Sims, Jane Regan, Ruby Nofziger, Sara Reinert, Francie Roberts,…
FROM KBFPC’S JUNE 2026 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, The summer solstice is an especially vibrant time around here. Our team of busy bees has been hard at work connecting people across the Kenai Peninsula with affordable and comprehensive reproductive health care. Over the past month, the Clinical team hosted a vasectomy clinic with our a visiting…
New Service Announcement! The HPV vaccine is recommended for all children starting at age 9 – but this safe and effective cancer prevention may have been missed. KBFPC now offers HPV vaccination for clients age 18 and up, so this protection is available and affordable for clients who may not have completed the immunization as children. Check your vaccine history at https://health.alaska.gov/en/services/vaccination-records What…
FROM KBFPC’S MAY 2026 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, We are very excited to share that KBFPC has been selected as a recipient of a two-year Innovation Award in Community Health. This funding supports the next stage of our efforts to significantly expand access to life-saving cancer prevention for Alaskans. The grant will support two critical infectious…
Are you due for your annual screening mammogram? The Providence Mobile Mammogram truck is coming to Homer in September! Appointments available at the Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic on Tuesday and Wednesday September 1st and 2nd. To plan your appointment: Identify your provider/where you’d like your results sent. Call Providence at 907-212-3151 to schedule (and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 01, 2026 Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic Awarded National Grant to Expand Cancer Prevention and Reproductive Healthcare on the Kenai Peninsula HOMER, AK — Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic (KBFPC), the only dedicated provider of low- and no-cost reproductive healthcare on the Kenai Peninsula, has been selected as a recipient of a…
FROM KBFPC’S April 2026 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Did you catch the moon mission last week? It was extraordinary, and such a valuable reminder as to what a dedicated group of people can accomplish when they organize around a shared goal! I felt similarly looking around the room at our “The Birds & the Bees Ball”…
Run, walk, skate, and roll with us! Join Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic on Saturday, May 30 for an untimed Fun Run event supporting breast cancer screening, treatment, and research in Alaska. KBFPC is proud to sponsor a virtual team in Homer for the annual Alaska Run For Women, which raises funds for and awareness…
I Screen. You Screen. We All Screen for Breast Cancer. Everyone knows someone who needs a mammogram. Why are mammograms important? According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, people who receive regular screenings for breast cancer have a 26% LOWER breast cancer death rate than people who don’t. Here on the Kenai Peninsula, the need is…