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…
FROM KBFPC’S March 2026 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, There are many ways to think about and approach reproductive health, after all it touches every facet of our lives! While the clinic connects folks to medical care and education, we’re super happy to have partners on the Kenai Peninsula at the Peninsula Period Network who focus on period poverty…
FROM KBFPC’S February 2026 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, As we reflect on last year, the successes and the challenges – we are particularly grateful for our clients. In 2025 KBFPC’s clinical team provided care for 748 people, completed 180 annual wellness visits, and administered 1,451 tests for sexually transmitted infections. That alone is a lot to…
FROM KBFPC’S January 2026 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Happy New Year! As we jump into 2026, we are thinking about access to care. Who needs care, who isn’t getting it and why? Granted, we’ve always focused on expanding access – our sliding fee scale program and accommodating billing policies have allowed hundreds of Alaskans to prioritize…
Happy New Year from KBFPC! However you choose to party, everyone deserves to feel safe and healthy in their body and relationships and enjoy celebrations. Here are some helpful tips to protect yourself and others, at any time of year! Safer sex: The most important part of any sexual activity is consent! All partners should…
FROM KBFPC’S December 2025 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Thank you for being part of this year with us — what a journey it’s been, and we’re grateful to have shared it with you. With your support, in 2025 our team provided reproductive healthcare to more than 696 people, completed over 1,362 sexually transmitted infection tests, and connected with 3,975 community…
FROM KBFPC’S November 2025 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Today, November 11th, marks the one-year anniversary of two gun violence incidents at KBFPC. Thank you for the support – kind words, hugs, donations – you shared with our staff and volunteers in the weeks following the shootings. Each of us needed the community offerings to regroup and…
FROM KBFPC’S October 2025 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Friends, Fall is fully upon us, and as many people are brainstorming costume ideas and pumpkin desserts, all we can think about at KBFPC is breast cancer. Given that 1 in 8 women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lives, it is evident…
Every October, we like to share specific information about breast cancer to raise awareness and help empower your health decisions. Follow along this month to stay in the know! Click here to learn about KBFPC’s Pink Flag campaign in October. Fact: Most people who develop breast cancer don’t have any breast cancer in their family. …
Click here to make your donation: Sponsor A Flag October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer impacts all of us – our families, our friends, our coworkers, and ourselves. One in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Here in Alaska, an estimated 550 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2025 alone (according to the American…