FROM KBFPC’S NOVEMBER 2022 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Action Edition Dear KBFPC Community, As I write this, I am at the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association’s Fall Meeting surrounded by peers from across the country – each of whom are committed to making reproductive health accessible for all. While I am here, most of our…
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Vision Forward Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic and the REC Room are proud to present this annual report of our 2021-22 fiscal year and our vision for the future. Take a look at how your support for our services impacts our community! KBFPC FY22 Impact Report
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New service announcement: Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic is now providing essential sexual & reproductive healthcare in the Kenai-Soldotna area! Along with services in our Homer clinic and telehealth options available for anyone in the area, KBFPC will be in Kenai twice a month, beginning November 2022. We are open to adults and teens of…
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This month, KBFPC was featured in a spotlight article from the Title X Reproductive Health National Training Center (RHNTC) focused on our work to better integrate hypertension/high blood pressure screening and support into our client services: Almost half of all U.S. adults have hypertension, which is one of the leading—and most preventable—contributors to maternal death…
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Click here to make your donation: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here in Alaska, breast cancer impacts all of us – our families, our friends, our coworkers, and ourselves. One in eight female–bodied people are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. We know early detection saves lives. For KBFPC clients, that includes annual…
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FROM KBFPC’S August 2022 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER From Our CEO Dear Friends, We loved seeing so many of you at the first ever Sip & Shuck at Moose Run Metalsmiths! The event and auction combination was a huge financial success and will help offset the operational costs of our clinic, REC Room, Peer Education, and outreach programs. Sip & Shuck…
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FROM KBFPC’S July 2022 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER From Our CEO Dear Friends, July is a great time to be out and about, isn’t it? We’ve enjoyed seeing you at events like Soldotna and Homer’s Pride/Juneteenth celebrations, Concert on the Lawn, the Bans Off Our Bodies rally, and the Homer Farmer’s Market where you’ve shared what you want in a…
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KBFPC now offers more resources for HIV prevention: PrEP and PEP medication prescriptions! In addition to the robust STI (sexually transmitted infections) testing and treatment we offer, the clinic now provides the only access to PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) or PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) on the Kenai Peninsula. With the support of Title X and cost assistance…
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From KBFPC CEO Claudia Haines: Dear Friends, Today, my daughter has fewer rights, not more, than I did at her age. She now has less control over her body and her future than her brother. That is hard to write. Have you heard? The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision, overturned Roe v. Wade which provided Federal…
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FROM KBFPC’S June 2022 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER From Our CEO June is a very full month here at KBFPC and around town. In addition to the onsite services, several staff members are working at events from Anchorage to Homer, including the Alaska Run for Women, Soldotna Pride in the Park, Juneteenth x Homer Pride’s Let Love…
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