Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaiʻi, Alaska, Indiana, and Kentucky (PPGNHAIK) is a 501(c)3 organization serving Indiana, Kentucky, Alaska, Idaho, Washington, and Hawaiʻi. PPGNHAIK runs community health education programs throughout Kentucky and operates health centers in Louisville (located in Jefferson County) and Lexington (located in Fayette County). PPGNHAIK was a Title X grant subrecipient in Kentucky until 2016. PPGNHAIK is seeking Title X funding to restart programming and services in the aforementioned counties of Jefferson and Fayette – areas that continue to experience high incidences of poverty, unintended pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections. PPGNHAIK will provide affordable, voluntary, high-quality, evidence-based clinical family planning and related preventive health services; information, education, and counseling related to family planning; and referral services as indicated. Grant funds will also be used to support community participation, education, and project promotion activities.
PPGNHAIK’s main goals in Year 1 (4/1/2022-3/31/2023) of the five-year project period (4/1/2022-3/31/2027) are as follows:
1) Deliver equitable, accessible, client-centered, and affordable clinical family planning and related preventive health services to 3,800 people, including adolescents aged 19 or younger, with priority for services going to those of low-income families – 1,672 (44%) people through 2,400 encounters at the Louisville Health Center; and 2,128 (56%) people through 3,054 encounters at the Lexington Health Center.
2) Provide effective, high-quality, voluntary, and client-centered health services in accordance with PPGNHAIK’s clinical protocols and Title X program requirements that will help patients achieve their family planning and reproductive health goals and achieve optimal health.
3) Operate in full compliance with state laws, legislative mandates, and Title X requirements regarding mandatory reporting and adolescent counseling.
4) Deliver education and outreach programs so people in service-area communities have increased knowledge and information about PPGNHAIK’s Title X program and receive education, skills, and support to address their family planning and reproductive health needs.
All startup activities and systems will be completed in Year 1, thus patient volume in Year 2 will reflect a full 12-months of Title X service provision. Years 3-5 will continue to build on activities, efforts, and progress from the first years of implementation. PPGNHAIK anticipates a 2% increase in total patient volume year-over-year because of outreach strategies and increased health center capacity. The project will specifically engage low-income people. PPGNHAIK will serve at least 1,938 (51%) patients with annual family incomes at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level and others at high-risk for family-planning-related health issues (e.g., youth, racial minority groups, LGBTQ+ people, etc.). PPGNHAIK is an excellent candidate for Title X funding given its unique position of being a past Title X participant in the service-area communities, and a nationally recognized leader in family planning/reproductive health program development and implementation.
PPGNHAIK’s Service Delivery Plan and budget reflect community needs, and its goals/objectives are based on the Office of Population Affairs’ most current priorities and legislative mandates. Compliance with Title X regulations and program requirements will be the responsibility of PPGNHAIK’s federal programs manager, who will work with executive, clinical, and operations leadership, health center staff, and the education team to successfully operate the Title X program.