Family Planning and Reproductive Health

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We offer family planning and reproductive health services at over 100 local health departments and county clinics.

We provide a wide range of confidential and professional reproductive health services to both men and women, regardless of income. You may be eligible for free or reduced cost services based on a sliding fee scale.

For assistance locating Family Planning services in your area, please call 601-576-7486.

Family Planning

Promotes:

  • The well-being of families
  • Healthy mothers and babies

Prevents:

  • Unintended pregnancies and abortion through education and contraceptive services

Allows:

  • Planning and timing of pregnancies

Family Planning Waivers

For certain men and women who lack insurance coverage, Medicaid family planning waivers help provide family planning and sexual health services free of charge. See if you qualify.

Reproductive Health Services

  • Physical exam, including a medical history, Pap smear, clinical breast exam, height, weight and blood pressure.
  • Family planning counseling and education on all contraceptive methods, including abstinence and natural family planning.
  • Testing for pregnancy, HIV and sexually-transmitted diseases.
  • Birth control supplies
  • Sterilization, including counseling, education and referral.
  • Pre-conception counseling to help plan your pregnancy.
  • Care coordination for certain high-risk clients.

All MSDH Family Planning services are confidential

Contact

601-576-7486
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
Jackson, MS 39216-4538

For more information about our programs and services, call  1-800-721-7222 or contact the county health department nearest you.

For more information about Maternal and Child Health Programs and the MCH Block Grant, call 1-800-721-7222.

Last reviewed on Feb 21, 2023

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