Health Care Relief Fund

Health Care Relief Fund is sponsored by Delaware Health and Social Services. Provides expanded emergency benefits, including housing assistance and emergency supplies, to Delaware individuals and families in need.

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gov/dhss/dph/chca/dphfpservices1a. html The Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS) is a state agency that has been providing Title X services since the 1970s throughout the state of Delaware. DHSS serves approximately 12,000 clients annually through subrecipients that serve clients in hospitals, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), school-based health centers, primary care associations, and nonprofit organizations.

1 Number of family planning (FP) encounters – 18,493 FP users with incomes below 100% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) – 6,738 (67%); all FP users with incomes below 250% of FPL – 8,800 (87%) Number of female users who received a chlamydia test – 3,934 or a Pap test – 1,222 Overview of Services Offered As a Title X recipient, DHSS provides a broad range of FP services including pregnancy prevention and birth spacing, pregnancy testing and counseling, assistance to achieve pregnancy, basic infertility services, sexually transmitted infection (STI) services, and other preconception health services.

The services are voluntary, confidential, and provided regardless of ability to pay. 3 The list below is an Overview of Services Offered within the DHSS network. The data shown below are not specific to any particular site but rather are representative of the broader grantee network.

For information on services available at individual service sites, please refer to the OPA clinic locator .

Counseling on achieving pregnancy Preconception health services Pregnancy testing and counseling Basic infertility services FDA approved long-acting contraceptives FDA approved short-acting contraceptives Natural family planning methods STI and HIV education and counseling STI and HIV screening and testing Expedited partner therapy PrEP counseling and risk assessment PrEP prescription services PEP prescription services Screening for breast cancer Screening for cervical cancer Screening for intimate partner violence Screening for mental health Screening for smoking, drug, and alcohol use Adolescent-friendly health services 1 Source: Data collected by Mathematica in 2023 for the Title X Implementation Study.

2 Source: Family Planning Annual Report (FPAR): 2022 National Summary . 3 See the Title X Service Grants web page for more information on the requirements and regulations guiding Title X projects.