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CHA FAMILY PLANNING

Family Planning services are available through CHA's network of primary care and women's health sites, including locations at CHA's Cambridge and Somerville hospital campuses and in the community at numerous community health centers in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's Metro-North communities. You do not need to be a CHA patient to access Family Planning services at CHA sites.

Family planning services include access to the following medical services:

  • Primary care and gynecology services
  • Birth control methods
  • Emergency contraception
  • Infertility information and initial treatment
  • Sterilization information and referral for treatment
  • Screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections
  • HIV antibody counseling and testing

Counseling/Educational Services:

  • Education in reproductive anatomy and physiology (how your body works)
  • Education on the pelvic exam including the pap smear
  • Self breast exam instruction
  • A complete discussion of all birth control methods: what they are, how they work, their effectiveness, the advantages and disadvantages of each, and the health risks of each
  • Emergency contraception information
  • Prevention and risk reduction information for sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS
  • How to talk with your partner about using condoms
  • Pregnancy testing and counseling services with referrals to prenatal care, adoption services, or pregnancy termination services, as the client requests
  • Information about immunizations

The program also provides referrals to:

  • Smoking cessation programs
  • Substance abuse and treatment programs
  • Social services
  • Victims of domestic violence programs
  • Puberty education for parents and children

Services are provided in the following languages:

English, Haitian Kreyol, Portuguese, and Spanish. All other languages are served through medical interpreters.

Community Health Education Programs:

Educational programs are provided in public schools, religious programs, community agencies, alternative education and GED programs, after-school programs, detox and substance treatment programs in the Somerville area.

Single or multi-session workshops are available for parents, youth, women, and men on such topics as:

  • Abstinence
  • Acquaintance violence
  • Acquaintance rape
  • Birth Control
  • Building Self-esteem
  • Decision making
  • Homophobia
  • HIV/AIDS
  • Puberty
  • Reproductive anatomy and physiology
  • Sexual harassment
  • Sexuality
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Talking with your child about sexuality
  • Talking with your child about HIV/AIDS
 

 

Contact Info:

Diane H. Baker, MPH, Director
125 Lowell St., #602
Somerville, MA 02143
617-591-6735
dbaker@challiance.org

Providers and Locations:

Services are provided by family planning counselors from Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC) Cambridge Family Planning Program or by health counselors from CHA's Family Planning Program. Services are provided at low or no-cost to patients that qualify.

CEOC Cambridge Family Planning Program locations:

East Cambridge Health Center
163 Gore Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-575-5520

Windsor Street Health Center
119 Windsor Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-665-3600

Women's Health Center CHA Cambridge Campus
1493 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-665-2800

Teen Health Center at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
459 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-665-1548

Union Square Family Health
337 Somerville Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
617-665-3370

CHA Family Planning Program locations:

Somerville Primary Care
26 Central Street
Somerville, MA 02143
617-591-6300

East Somerville Health Center
42 Cross Street
Somerville, MA 02143
617-776-6120

Broadway Health Center
300 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02145
617-284-7000
(Somerville Adult Medicine)

Teen Connection
Somerville High School

81 Highland Avenue
Somerville, MA 02143
617-575-5690