Planned Parenthood Announces New Healthcare Grant

Lubbock, TX-- Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas announces a 15-month Title X (pronounced “title ten”) grant to support preventive and family planning visits at Planned Parenthood’s Lubbock health center. The $336,000 grant from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will run through March 2023 and expand visits for up to 2,400 unduplicated patients in Lubbock.

Title X will expand access to essential, preventive healthcare services for the Lubbock County. Services include:

• full range of birth control methods (including IUDs and implants) breast and cervical cancer screenings
• testing and treatment for STIs, including HIV tests PrEP and PEP medication to prevent HIV transmission treatment for urinary tract and vaginal infections annual well checks
• HPV vaccines, flu vaccines, and other essential healthcare services
• Same-day and telehealth appointments at ppgreatertx.org/LubbockHealthcare or call 1-800-230-PLAN.

We are proud to partner with OASH to expand on our shared mission to support preventive and family planning visits,” said Angela Martinez, Regional Manager of the Lubbock health center. “There are no other Title X providers in Lubbock at this time. With this new funding opportunity we’re able to provide Lubbockites with the life-saving reproductive health care they need.”

All are welcome at Planned Parenthood regardless of insurance or documentation status, your income level, where you live or who you love. For more than 85 years, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas has been a trusted source for healthcare, advocacy, and medically accurate sex education. The majority of Planned Parenthood patients are uninsured, earn incomes below 300% of the federal poverty level, and trust Planned Parenthood for affordable birth control, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, and other reproductive healthcare services.

This Lubbock Title X project is supported by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1,742,392 with $785,000 (45 %) funded by OASH and $957,136 (55%) funded by non-government sources. The contents are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by OASH, HHS or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit: www.hhs.gov.