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Causes: Family Planning, Health, Reproductive Health Care, Reproductive Rights
Mission: To provide, promote and protect reproductive and sexual health through health services, education and advocacy.
Programs: The organization provides quality reproductive and sexual health care. Patients are primarily of very low income status, are typically uninsured or underinsured and may not qualify for public health assistance programs. Services include comprehensive exams, family planning and contraceptives, testing and treatment for sexually-transmitted infections, hpv vaccines, pregnancy tests, sexual assault exams, pap tests, cancer screenings, primary healthcare services, counseling and referrals and other medical/surgical procedures.
public and professional educational services - ppaeo provides age-appropriate, research-informed education programs in reproductive health, human development and sexuality education for youth and adults in a variety of community-based settings. Programs are comprehensive and include discussions on abstinence. The goal of ppaeo's education programs is to reduce the high incidence of teen and unintended pregnancies and stis in its affiliate territory. Ppaeo's trained educators work in communities through a broad base of collaborating agencies to provide medically accurate prevention education. Educators conduct community outreach at health fairs and community events and facilitate educational programing with youth and adults. Professional training on sexuality education and reproductive health care is provided to professionals and educators.