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Causes: Family Planning, Health, Reproductive Health Care, Reproductive Rights
Mission: Planned parenthood of illinois is the leader in providing and promoting compassionate, comprehensive reproductive health care, education, and rights.
Programs: Medical services: operates nine health centers in the chicago metropolitan area and seven in central illinois that provide comprehensive reproductive health care services to women, teens and men regardless of income. In fiscal year 2017 one central illinois health center was closed, and services will be continued at another central illinois health center. Services include annual wellness exams including cervical cancer screenings and evaluation and management of abnormal cervical cancer screenings; comprehensive birth control services including permanent non-surgical female and male birth control; male reproductive health services; pregnancy testing and options counseling; testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (sti's) including rapid hiv testing; emergency contraception; hpv and hepatitis a/b vaccines; breast cancer screening; and surgical and medication abortion services.
management information services: provides computer and technical support to agency health center staff including applications, hardware training, and overall network infrastructure. This includes a patient practice management system, electronic medical records and a patient portal.
public relations: provides the public with information and education about reproductive health care, education, and rights.