What to expect as an A Step Ahead client!
Welcome to A Step Ahead Foundation Tri-Cities (ASAFTC). We are a non-profit organization working to empower our community through access and knowledge. We aspire to help build a community where all people can reach their goals, maximize their potential, and realize their dreams. We serve our community by removing barriers to Long-Acting, Reversible Contraception (LARC) to give each individual a step ahead in life. Comprehensive contraception care is an integral component for overall health, and reproductive and sexual health. Individuals and communities are healthier when access to these integral resources are unrestricted. Since everyone’s health journey is unique, A Step Ahead ensures a personalized client experience to choose the contraceptive method that is right for you.
If you are interested in our services, I would like to describe the overview of the client process at A Step Ahead. Maybe this is the first time you are considering birth control. Maybe you want to discuss a new birth control after trying several different methods. Maybe you are interested in a method you used to use, or continuing with your current method. All reasons are accepted at A Step Ahead. Your first phone call to A Step Ahead begins with an assessment to better fit you with one of our partner clinics and arrange transportation via a gas card, rideshare app, or cab. At the appointment, you are introduced to your healthcare team who will work with you to coordinate care. During this appointment, you will receive one-on-one consulting to help decide what birth control method is best for you. You may also discuss a wellness exam, which can include a STI test, a pregnancy test, and a pelvic exam, to ensure your health and the effectiveness of your preferred birth control method. We strive for same-visit contraception as a patient - centered best practice. We wish for all patients to receive the best care possible while minimizing all barriers.
A Step Ahead covers the cost of your contraceptive consultation, regardless of birth control decision. If you choose a LARC method, A Step Ahead will also cover the cost of the insertion visit and device costs, a follow up visit, and removal at any time. Our goal is to ensure equitable accessibility and availability to contraception by removing barriers that can disproportionately affect healthcare access. We hope our services help individuals and their families achieve personal success and strengthen our collective community.
Interested in birth control but are concerned about cost, transportation, or provider choice? call/text us at 423-415-0277 or visit us at ASAFTC for more information.
