Tennessee Department of Health

Did you know Family Planning Services are provided through all local health departments across the state? Many of the services are provided via telehealth and include:

• Birth control (Some health departments provide vasectomies and/or tubal ligations)
• Emergency contraception: same day or next day appointments are usually available
• Pregnancy testing and counseling
• Basic infertility services
• Reproductive life planning
• Preconception counseling
• Screening for sexually transmitted infections HIV

Services provided by rural and urban health departments will vary year to year based on population health needs and funding capacity.

These services are available to teens and adults, regardless of race, sexual orientation, income, insurance status or residency status. Confidential care for teens is available.

Fees are based on a household income sliding scale.

Patients can schedule an appointment at https://www.familyplanningtn.com or call 833.690.0223.

A Step Ahead

A Step Ahead is a non-profit organization facilitating access to free long-acting reversible contraception for individuals in 74 counties across Tennessee.

Services covered include:

• LARC placement and associated wellness testing
• Transportation to the appointment

To see the counties with available services, please visit https://www.astepaheadmiddletn.org/affiliates.

For regional locations, please visit https://www.asafwesttn.org/affiliates/

TPCA

TPCA will once again be partnering with the Tennessee Department of Health to offer community health centers participating in a 340B Discount Pharmacy Program free Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) patches.

Only health centers that are using 340B pricing are eligible for this program per TDH requirements.

If you are interested, please email Devin Rush at Devin.Rush@tnpca.org or call 615.425.5855.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Guidance for parents on teen dating and sex:

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/dating-sex/Pages/default.aspx

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Check out these resources for all of your patients' family planning needs.

Addressing STIs: Ask. Test. Treat. Repeat.

HRSA supported an initiative to increase the screening, testing and treatment of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STI). Nine clinics in three U.S. regions implemented evidence-based interventions.

Join a webinar to hear the national findings and get tips and tools.

Thursday, September 15

Noon-1:00 p.m. ET

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In-Person Trainings On IUD Placement

The Tennessee Department of Health can provide in-person trainings on IUD placement.

To schedule an in-person training, please contact Tiffany Priest at Tiffany.Priest@tnpca.org or 615.425.5863.

Family Planning and Emergency Contraception

The Reproductive Health National Training Center provides information on a wide variety of family planning topics. Check out their Emergency Contraception fact sheet here: https://rhntc.org/sites/default/files/resources/rhntc_ec_facts_family_planning_staff_7-12-2022_0.pdf 

Creating Calm: Effective Engagement with People Who Are Distressed Webinar Series 

Hosted by the SAMHSA-funded Great Lakes Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network 

Sessions will be held 11AM - Noon ET on:

• Thursday, September 1 
• Thursday, September 8 
• Wednesday, September 14

Register here >>>

How to Support Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

The National Domestic Violence Hotline, in partnership with the Survivor Health Connection Project, developed a new training for health care professionals on supporting survivors in health care settings and connecting patients to needed services. The Hotline is HHS-funded.

If you missed the live training, you can watch the recording here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS6d4qzjZW4

Fixed-Dosed Combination Antihypertensive Medications Coverage:

A Review of Resources for Health Centers

Thursday, September 1

3:00-4:00 p.m. ET

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Prepare by reviewing the FDC antihypertensive medication Medicaid coverage guide at

https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/files/FDC-Analysis-50States-DC-508.pdf

Care Mapping: A Valuable Tool for Working with Older Adults and Family Caregivers 

This webinar will focus on practical approaches health care providers can take to support family caregivers of older adults, particularly identifying and organizing available medical and social contacts and services in their area. Care maps can help providers sustain successful collaborations with care partners as a means of identifying and addressing unmet care needs.

September 14, 2022

1:00-2:00PM ET

Learn more and register here >>>