What We Do
The Department of Health's (DOH) Sexual and Reproductive Health Program works with local, state, and national organizations to improve access to quality and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including abortion.
Our goal is to help people be their healthiest selves through accessing health services that respect and support their right to make choices about their own body.
The Sexual and Reproductive Health Program receives and administers funding that supports the Title X Project and the Abortion Access Project. These projects help provide sexual and reproductive health services at our partner organizations.
Our partner organizations provide services in a compassionate, non-biased, and trauma-informed manner:
- Counsel and screen to support patients’ sexual and reproductive health needs.
- Help people achieve their desired number of children, including no children and determining the timing and spacing of pregnancies.
- Ensure best practices for non-coercive, trauma-informed, person-centered care.
- Inform people across Washington and beyond about related issues and services that impact sexual and reproductive health.
How We Do It
Sexual and Reproductive Health Program
Title X is the only federal grant for sexual and reproductive health services and supports clinics across the United States. We use a combination of state and Title X federal funding to support 14 organizations with 97 clinic sites that offer direct clinical services and education.
Title X funding supported the following services:
- A broad range of contraceptives
- Pregnancy testing and all options counseling
- STI or HIV testing and treatment
- Basic infertility services
- Preconception services
- Adolescent services
- Referrals to medical and social services
Who Can Access Services
Our supported clinics offer discounts based on family size and income and serve all who want and need sexual and reproductive health services. They focus on providing services to people who have low-income and people without insurance or whose insurance does not cover the cost of care).
Explore our clinic finder to find services in your area.
Abortion Access Project
Abortions are legal in Washington and the state provides funding to support access to abortion services. The Sexual and Reproductive Health Program administers these funds to support 5 organizations with 34 clinics across the state in offering compassionate, high quality, and safe abortion care. For more information on how to access abortion services, visit our Abortion page.
How Our Work Supports Areas of Public Health
- We support policies that promote equitable and inclusive access to optimal health.
- We foster partnerships to create connections across the spectrum of sexual and reproductive health service.
- We share evidence-based practices, current resources, and technical assistance to improve the quality of sexual and reproductive services.
- We perform ongoing quality improvements to create a standard approach to monitoring services across the state.
- We work with other DOH programs, state agencies, and national organizations to remove barriers to care and increase access to services.
- We collect program data to understand the value and impact of our services and guide our future efforts.
Resources
For more information on the benefits of sexual and reproductive health services review the following links.
- Washington State Sexual and Reproductive Health Data Profiles
- Healthy People 2030 - health.gov
- Washington State Board of Health Literature Review on Inequities in Reproductive Health Access Report
- Adding It Up: Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health 2019 | Guttmacher Institute
- The Turnaway Study - ANSIRH
- Abortion Access Fact Sheet - ACOG
Federal Funding Statement
These web pages were supported (in part) by the Washington State Department of Health which receives federal funding from the Office of Population Affairs grant FPHPA006560 ($51,895,496.00 - $4,550,000 federal and $47,345,496,000 non-federal) for Title X family planning services. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by OPA/OASH/HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit Sexual and Reproductive Health.
Contact
Sexual and Reproductive Health Program
SRHP@doh.wa.gov