Alaska Links and Resources
Alaska Pro-Choice Alliance
http://www.alaskaprochoice.orgThe Alaska Pro-Choice Alliance is a statewide coalition of organizations working together to protect and promote reproductive rights and services through education, advocacy and referrals.
Department of Health and Social Services
http://www.hss.state.ak.usAlaska’s Department of Health and Social Services oversees health and social service policy, programs and regulations in the state. Its site contains links to information about available public resources, including medicaid.
Division of Public Health
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/The Division of Public Health is within Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services and is responsible for overseeing health care policy, programs and regulations in the state.
Public Health Nursing
http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/nursing/default.htmPublic Health Nursing is a section of the state of Alaska’s Division of Public Health. Its mission is to work with individuals, families, and communities to improve the health of Alaskans while maintaining their dignity, self-reliance and cultural integrity.
Municipality of Anchorage Reproductive Health Clinic
http://www.muni.org/healthchd/family.cfmThe Municipality of Anchorage Reproductive Health Clinic is a public health center that promotes sexual and reproductive health for men and women. It provides direct medical services, counseling for healthy choices, professional training and public education.
Planned Parenthood of Alaska
http://www.plannedparenthoodalaska.orgPlanned Parenthood of Alaska provides confidential and affordable reproductive health care services to men, women and teens. Services are offered on a sliding fee-scale to help those who cannot always afford the high cost of health care.
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
http://www.arhp.orgARHP is a non-profit membership association of reproductive health experts including physicians and other clinicians. The site offers patient education and other resources for practitioners.
Not-2-Late.com
http://www.not-2-late.comhttp://www.Not-2-Late.com is an informational website about EC operated by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University and by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals. It has no connection with any pharmaceutical company or for-profit organization.
Pharmacy Access Project
http://www.pharmacyaccess.orgThe Pharmacy Access Partnership is a center of the nonprofit Public Health Institute. Its purpose is to expand consumer access to contraceptive commodities and reproductive health services in pharmacies, and to give pharmacies a stronger role in promoting community health.
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health
http://www.path.org/PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that promotes sustainable, culturally relevant solutions to break longstanding cycles of poor health in poverty-stricken areas. PATH (originally named Program for Appropriate Technology in Health) was founded in 1977 as PIACT, the Program for the Introduction and Adaptation of Contraceptive Technology.
American College of OB-GYN
http://acog.orgThe American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is the nation’s leading group of professionals who provide health care for women, with more than 49,000 members. It advocates for high-quality standards in women’s health care, education and awareness.
Planned Parenthood (National)
http://www.plannedparenthood.orgPlanned Parenthood is America’s leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide provide sexual and reproductive health care, education, and information to millions of women, men, and teens in the United States each year.
Pharmacy Access Partnership
http://www.GO2EC.orgThe Pharmacy Access Partnership is a center of the independent, nonprofit Public Health Institute. Its purpose is to expand consumer access to contraceptive commodities and reproductive health services in pharmacies, and to give pharmacies a stronger role in promoting community health.
Back Up Your Birth Control
http://www.backupyourbirthcontrol.org"Back Up Your Birth Control” unites more than 100 national and local medical organizations and women’s health advocacy groups to increase awareness of and improve access to emergency contraception. This campaign is coordinated by the Institute for Reproductive Health Access, the national research, education and training arm of NARAL Pro-Choice New York.
Global Women’s Health Issues
http://www.engenderhealth.orgEngenderHealth is an international nonprofit organization that has been working for 60 years to make reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable for women and men worldwide. With offices throughout the Third World, its staff of medical personnel works with local governments and nongovernmental agencies to deliver high-quality health care services in some of the world’s poorest countries.
Contraception Access and Equity
http://www.covermypills.orgThe Cover My Pills Project is sponsored by Planned Parenthood’s Fair Access to Contraception (FAC) project. FAC is a joint project of Planned Parenthood of Western Washington and Planned Parenthood Federation of America. It promotes the idea that prescription contraception should be treated like other prescriptions: covered by insurance and prescribed and filled by all doctors and pharmacists.
Talking to Kids about Birth Control
http://www.nick.com/all_nick/everything_nick/kaiser/index.htmlNickelodeon and Talking With Kids, an ongoing campaign of the Kaiser Family Foundation and Children Now, have teamed up to provide free resources and suggestions to help adults talk to their children about topics such as sex, drugs and violence. Site contains a link made just for kids.
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
http://www.arhp.orgThe Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) is a non-profit association of a broad range of health professionals, including pharmacists, who work in reproductive services and education. It supports science and outreach to keep patients informed of their options.
National Association of Nurse Practitioners
http://www.npwh.orgThe National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (formerly the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Reproductive Health) represents its members by providing information on nurse practitioner education, practice, and women’s health issues. NPWH works with a wide range of individuals and groups within nursing, medicine, the health care industry, and the women’s health community.
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
http://www.teenpregnancy.orgThe National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is a nonprofit initiative whose goal is to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy by one-third between 2006 and 2015. It provides assistance and raises awareness on the national level while assisting local efforts to address the problem of unwanted teen pregnancy.
Health6.com
http://www.health6.comHealth6.com is a health directory containing links to web sites dealing in health and nutrition.
American Medical Women’s Association
http://www.amwa-doc.orgThe American Medical Women’s Association provides support for female physicians and works worldwide to increase knowledge about reproductive health and maternal mortality issues.
