Blog Posts

LCCF Makes Grant to CAPNCM/WHS

3/27/2018

The Livingston County Community Foundation has announced a $5000 grant to the Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri to be used for Women’s Health Services clinic supplies and equipment in Livingston County.

CAPNCM has been offering family planning services in rural Northern Missouri since 1969. At their mobile clinic in Chillicothe, women can receive their annual breast and reproductive exams, family planning education, and other related services. They also provide limited services to men, most often related to STD screening and reproductive health. The funds from this grant will be used to purchase needed items and supplies for their local location at 511 Elm St., in Chillicothe.

The Livingston County Community Foundation was organized in 10998 by the Long Range Planning Committee of the Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce to set up a permanent endowment which will grant funds to other Livingston County non-profits to help fulfill their objectives. The Foundation’s major areas of interest are Economic Development, Community Service, Rural Development, Education, Community Health and Welfare, Youth, and Arts and Humanities. Since its beginning, the Foundation has made 105 grants totaling over $640,000 to non-profit organizations serving Livingston County.

To obtain more information about the Livingston County Community Foundation, contact Ron Wilder at 660-646-0502, via e-mail at rwilder@greenhills.net, or write to PO Box 405, Chillicothe MO 64601.

8th Annual Expo Planned

9/19/2017

The 8th annual Women’s Health Services Holiday Expo, coordinated by Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri, will take place November 4th, 2017 at the Trenton High School from 9am - 2pm. All booth and sponsorship fees raised by this event are used to benefit the CAPNCM Women’s Health Services program. This program provides free and low-cost healthcare options to low-income women, men, and families in this area, including services such as reproductive care, cancer screenings, treatment of infections, availability of contraceptives, and educational materials.

Vendor spaces and sponsorships are still available, and interested parties can learn more by contacting us at 855-290-854 ext. 1055 or online www.greenhillswomenshealth.org

New Cameron Clinic Location Announced

8/24/2017

We are now offering our income-based health clinic services (www.greenhillswomenshealth.org/) in Cameron at 210 N Main, Cameron, MO 64429. Call us at 855.290.8544 or email lbaugher@capncm.org to schedule an appointment.

WHS Cancels Keytesville Clinic Location

7/31/2017

It is with sincere regret that, as of August 9th, 2017, Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri Women’s Health Services will no longer be offering our Keytesville clinic, located at 206 State Street. It is our utmost priority to inform you of this decision immediately, so there will be no interruption to your continued care.

We welcome you to any one of our other clinics, with the Brookfield and Carrollton sites being the closest geographically. Please call our office at 1-855-290-8544 to make those arrangements.

Again, we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to seeing you at another one of our clinic locations.

The Importance of Monthly Breast Self-Exams

5/22/2017

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Bethany Walmart Donates

4/19/2017

We'd like to thank Walmart of Bethany for their $500 donation to be used for WHS supplies! THANK YOU!

Women’s Health Services Helps Prevent Unplanned Pregnancy

4/10/2017

For over 40 years, abortion rights and human life have been a political hot button in our nation and beyond. Since 1973 when abortion was legalized in the United States, over 50 million women have chosen that path. It is estimated that 43% of all women will have at least 1 abortion by the time they are 45 years old.

CAPNCM Women’s Health Services hopes to help change those statistics.

The abortion rate among women living below 100% of the federal poverty level is nearly four times that of women above 200% of poverty. By providing low-income women access to low cost contraceptives and family planning information with the aid of Title X funding, the CAPNCM Women’s Health Services program has been helping to prevent unplanned pregnancy, and providing alternatives to abortion, for nearly 50 years. The program strongly advocates alternatives to abortion, giving women and teens other options when faced with what can be a very terrifying situation.

Not only does the WHS program help prevent unplanned pregnancy, it also helps to detect breast and cervical cancer, treat gynecological problems and infections, and help halt the spread of these infections.

These services are open to everyone, regardless of income, and clinics are currently available in ten locations across northern Missouri. If you would like to learn more about this program, or schedule an appointment to visit with our on-staff nurse practitioner, please call CAPNCM at 877-611-7600.

CAPNCM Provides Quality Women’s Health Services

3/28/2017

Many women living in northern Missouri rely on Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri for their health-care needs. Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri Women’s Health Services clinics are open to everyone living near our service area, regardless of age or financial situation. Fees for our confidential services are charged on a sliding scale based on the patient’s income; private insurance, Medicare and Medicaid are also accepted, as well as donations from patients and the public.

CAPNCM’s Women’s Health Services schedules around 100 clinics per year where women can receive their annual breast and reproductive system examinations, family-planning information, and other related services from our on-staff nurse practitioner. The health clinics also provide limited services to men, most often related to reproductive health. Reproductive health services provided through the clinics include: complete examination of the female reproductive system, Pap Smear tests to check for early signs of cancer, breast examinations, diagnosis and treatment of minor gynecological problems and diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Staff can also provide education on birth control methods and on natural family planning. Birth control supplies are also available at the clinics. While the staff of Women’s Health Services focuses mainly on reproductive health, they do refer patients to other medical and mental health providers when needed.

More women are seeking low-cost reproductive health services while state and federal funds to help pay for these services continue to be cut. Nearly 350,000 Missouri women use publicly supported contraceptive care and the money spent on public health services is not wasted. For every government dollar spent on family planning services, an average of $7 is saved as a result of averting short-term expenditures on medical services, welfare and nutritional services. Regular annual examinations also can detect cancer and other diseases in early, treatable stages, saving patients and the public even more money.

CAPNCM’s Women’s Health Services offers clinics in Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Putnam and Ray counties. Most clinics are conducted during business hours, but some evening and weekend clinics are scheduled. For information or to schedule an appointment for a clinic, please call the CAPNCM office toll-free at 1-877-611-7600.

http://www.greenhillswomenshealth.org