Planned Parenthood Of Northern New England

REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION

IN FY22, PPNNE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (SRH) CARE THROUGH HEALTH CENTERS ACROSS MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND VERMONT, AS WELL AS THROUGH TELEHEALTH. PATIENTS RECEIVED VITAL SERVICES SUCH AS WELL-PERSON EXAMS, CANCER SCREENINGS, BIRTH CONTROL COUNSELING AND ACCESS TO THE FULL RANGE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS, EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION, ABORTION CARE, STD TESTING/TREATMENT/PREVENTION SERVICES, IMMUNIZATIONS, GENDER AFFIRMING HORMONE THERAPY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SCREENINGS/REFERRALS/SUPPORT, AND OTHER LIMITED PRIMARY CARE. HIGHLIGHTS OF PATIENT CARE FROM 7/1/21-6/30/22 INCLUDED:-MEETING THE SRH NEEDS OF 36,342 PATIENTS THROUGH 52,371 VISITS (IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH VISITS COMBINED).-CONTRIBUTING TO IMPORTANT PATIENT AND SOCIETAL OUTCOMES. BASED ON FORMULAS DEVELOPED IN PEER-REVIEWED GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE RESEARCH (WWW.GUTTMACHER.ORG/BROADER-BENEFITS/), PPNNE SERVICES HELPED PATIENTS PREVENT AN ESTIMATED 5,810 UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES, RESULTING IN NET PUBLIC COST SAVINGS OF $29.2 MILLION. -SERVING A PREDOMINANTLY LOW-INCOME, UNDERINSURED, AND YOUNG PATIENT BASE. DURING THIS PERIOD, 60% OF PATIENTS WERE LOW-INCOME (AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE, OR $27,180 FOR ONE PERSON), 34% WERE LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LINE ($13,590 FOR ONE PERSON), 16% WERE UNINSURED/SELF-PAY, AND 36% HAD COVERAGE THROUGH MEDICAID OR ANOTHER PUBLIC PROGRAM. OUR PATIENT BASE WAS ALSO OVERWHELMINGLY FEMALE (86%) AND YOUNG, WITH 63% UNDER THE AGE OF 30 (12% TEENS AND 51% IN THEIR TWENTIES). -ENSURING ACCESS FOR UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED PATIENTS BY DELIVERING OVER $5.1 MILLION IN FREE/DISCOUNTED HEALTH CARE THROUGH OUR SLIDING FEE SCALE PROGRAM. -OFFERING EXPANDED SUPPORT TO VERMONT PATIENTS THROUGH CONTINUING PPNNE'S INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM (WHICH EMBEDS LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN OUR HEALTH CENTERS) AND LAUNCHING THIS PROGRAM IN MAINE AT THE BUSY PORTLAND SITE. -ACHIEVING A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF PATIENT SATISFACTION. HIGHLIGHTS OF SURVEY RESULTS INCLUDE THAT: PATIENTS FELT THE SERVICES OFFERED MET THEIR NEEDS (SCORING 96.7 OUT OF 100 POINTS), STAFF LISTENED TO THEIR NEEDS (97.3), STAFF PROTECTED THEIR SAFETY (97.0/100), AND THEY WERE TREATED WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT (97.7/100). AS A RESULT, PATIENTS WERE EXTREMELY LIKELY TO RECOMMEND PPNNE TO OTHERS (97.5/100).

PPNNE'S COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING PROGRAM WORKS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF PPNNE SERVICES, OUR SEXUAL HEALTH EXPERTISE, AND OUR ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, AND NONJUDGMENTAL CARE - LEADING TO MORE UNDERSERVED PEOPLE RECEIVING SERVICES. THIS MULTI-FACETED WORK INCLUDES UPDATING WEB CONTENT, HEALTH CENTER SIGNAGE, SOCIAL MEDIA, PATIENT COMMUNICATIONS, DIGITAL AND PRINT ADS, AND MORE. IN FY22, THIS WORK CONTINUED TO PLAY A KEY ROLE IN ENSURING THAT PEOPLE KNEW THEY COULD RELY ON PPNNE FOR ESSENTIAL SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE. AS ONE INDICATOR OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS OUTREACH, DURING FY22 PPNNE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 19,000 PATIENTS WERE NEW OR HADN'T BEEN SEEN IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, PRIMARILY YOUNG PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES.

PPNNE REACHES AND ENGAGES YOUTH AND ADULTS, WITH A FOCUS ON THE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (SRH) NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS, THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COLLABORATIONS, TRAININGS, EVENTS, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. HIGHLIGHTS IN FY22 INCLUDE: -CONDUCTING 139 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ACROSS OUR REGION TO DEEPEN REFERRAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, RAISE VISIBILITY, AND BRING SERVICES AND EDUCATION TO MORE PEOPLE. -ADVANCING SPECIAL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH AND ADDRESS HEALTH INEQUITIES. EXAMPLES OF THIS WORK INCLUDED DELIVERING VIRTUAL TRAININGS ON FAMILY PLANNING NEEDS/REFERRALS, CONTRACEPTIVE COUNSELING, SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION, AND OTHER SRH TOPICS TO TEACHERS, COMMUNITY HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS; PROVIDING RESOURCES TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS; LAUNCHING A DISABILITY COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND CREATING A WEBINAR FOR HEALTH EDUCATORS ON HOW TO MAKE SEX EDUCATION CONTENT MORE INCLUSIVE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY; COMPLETING A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT ON THE SEXUAL/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND BARRIERS TO AFFIRMING CARE FOR LGBTQ PATIENTS IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND; TRANSLATING ADDITIONAL PATIENT/OUTREACH MATERIALS TO ENHANCE ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; AND MORE. -EMPOWERING TEENS TO SERVE AS SEXUAL HEALTH AMBASSADORS THROUGH OUR UNIQUE PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM, WHICH DELIVERS LIFE-CHANGING INFORMATION VIA SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTIONS. THIS INCLUDED COLLABORATIVELY PLANNING THE ANNUAL YOUTH SEX EDUCATION SUMMIT. -EXPANDING AND IMPROVING YOUTH SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES AND COLLABORATIONS. THIS FREQUENTLY INVOLVED SUPPORTING TEACHERS AND OTHER YOUTH-SERVING PROFESSIONALS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR DELIVERY OF SRH EDUCATION AND INFORMATION, INCLUDING THROUGH IN-PERSON TRAINING AND VIRTUAL WEBINARS. -FOR MORE ON PPNNE'S POPULATION HEALTH AND EDUCATION OFFERINGS, SEE HTTPS://WWW.PLANNEDPARENTHOOD.ORG/PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-NORTHERN-NEW-ENGLAND/POPULATION-HEALTH-AND-EDUCATION

PPNNE'S ORGANIZING AND POLICY PROGRAM INTEGRATES PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, MEDIA STRATEGIES, AND GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION. THESE EFFORTS ARE CONDUCTED IN TANDEM WITH PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND ORGANIZATIONS IN MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND VERMONT AND IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THIS STATE-LEVEL WORK - INCLUDING ADVOCATING FOR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FREEDOM, EXPANDED HEALTH CARE ACCESS, AND OTHER BENEFICIAL POLICIES - PROMOTES PUBLIC HEALTH, EQUITY, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY STATEWIDE. HIGHLIGHTS FROM FY22 INCLUDED COLLABORATIVELY DEFEATING ANTI-REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BILLS; CONTINUING WORK TO ADVANCE THE MULTI-YEAR EFFORT TO ENSHRINE REPRODUCTIVE LIBERTY IN THE VERMONT CONSTITUTION; SECURING POLICIES TO IMPROVE BIRTH CONTROL COVERAGE, ENHANCE PATIENT ACCESS, AND MORE; ADVANCING PPNNE'S UNIQUE DEEP CANVASSING PROGRAM THROUGH COMMUNITY MEMBER TRAININGS, PHONE BANKING, AND DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSING; AND SUPPORTING CAMPUS ORGANIZING BY STUDENT LEADERS AND WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS ACROSS OUR THREE STATES TO DEEPEN AND GROW GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING CAPACITY. FOR MORE, SEE HTTPS://WWW.PLANNEDPARENTHOOD.ORG/PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-NORTHERN-NEW-ENGLAND/GET-INVOLVED-LOCALLY