Organization: Planned Parenthood Affiliates of
Mission: Organized to promote and coordinate the provision of education, counseling and clinical services and to support or oppose administrative action, regulations and legislation in the field of family planning.
Activities: PPAC advocated for continued funding for Medi-Cal reimbursement rates for providers of Medi-Cal services to cover costs and increase access to family planning services. California's Planned Parenthood health centers provide preventive health services to more than 850,000 patients every year. Almost 90% of Planned Parenthood's patients are low income and receive services through state Medi-Cal programs. Funding for family planning services is crucial to ensuring access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive care to all Californians.
PPAC supports capacity building for the public to engage in policy and advocacy activities that result in increased access to sexual and reproductive preventive and primary health care services for communities that are underserved and people who have low income.
PPAC provides policy analysis, legislative and regulatory advocacy, community organizing, training, education, technical and legal services that supports California Planned Parenthood Affiliates related to sexual and reproductive health, sexual education, and access to preventive health care. PPAC also worked to expand access to sexual and reproductive health care, family planning, and other preventive health care services like breast and cervical cancer screenings and STI testing and treatment.
NTEE category: Health Care
Secondary category: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy