Health Improvement Strategy
Garrett County Health Department Family Planning Program
https://mygarrettcounty.com/groups/garrett-county-health-department-family-planning-program-756739966/
Goal:
Increase the number unduplicated patient visits from 268 in FY 2023 to 275 in FY 2024. Providing Family Planning services to individuals of reproductive age, adolescents, and children of all gender identities to increase the number of pregnancies averted in FY 2024.
Strategy Description:
- Educate all Family Planning enrolled clients about contraceptive effectiveness and offer long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) products with a goal that will exceed the national average of 11% usage rate for LARC.
- Provide quick start contraception for those in need (negative pregnancy test & ECP users).
- Consider tracking the percentage of unintended pregnancies.
- Offer pregnancy testing at no cost to offset the increase in patients-thus creating an opportunity for increase in grant reimbursement.
- Verify if the hours of operation are convenient for the community via a satisfaction survey.
Level of Change:
Programs
Primary Focus Area:
Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health
Data Category Tag:
GCHD Personal Health
Strategic Planning Alignment:
Estimated Implementation Date:
2023-07-01
Estimated Completion Date:
2024-06-30
Estimated Ease of Implementation:
Hard
Estimated Cost of Implementation:
Moderate
Potential Community Benefit:
Very High