..Helps women and men protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies and identify conditions that affect reproductive health such as sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and breast or cervical cancer.
Services Provided:
- Counseling and education about birth control methods
- Referral for Family Planning waiver program
- Available birth control methods are
- Abstinence
- Birth control pills
- Depo-Provera
- Foam and condoms
- NuvaRing
- Ortho-Evra Patch
- IUD
- Implanon
- Other methods by prescription
- Information and referrals for vasectomy and sterilization
- Health screening and examinations including
- Medical exam and history
- Pap smears
- Breast exams
- Pregnancy tests
- Nutritional risk assessment
- Screening for hypertension
- Screening for anemia
- Gardasil vaccine against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) for eligible patients
- Adolescent and adult vaccines
- Tests and treatment for infections: gonorrhea, syphilis, vaginitis, genital warts, Chlamydia, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) counseling and testing
- Payment for services: Medicaid, private insurance and sliding fee scale based on income
For more information or to make an appointment, please contact us at:
Carteret County Health Department
3820 A Bridges Street
Morehead City, NC 28557
252.728.8550
