City: Portland, ME

Category: Health Care

Telephone: (207) 797-8881, (800) 230-7526

Address: 970 Forest Avenue

Description: Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) is the largest advocate and provider of reproductive health care and sexuality education in the region. Part of the national nonprofit Planned Parenthood, PPNNE serves nearly 60,000 patients a year at its 26 health centers throughout Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The Portland center offers an array of health services for women, including annual OB/GYN exams, emergency contraception, STD and HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, abortion services, birth control prescriptions, and cervical and breast cancer screenings. PPNNE also advocates for reproductive and health rights for women and provides education to family planning professionals. PPNNE accepts many types of health insurance and also charges on a sliding scale for private-pay patients with limited income.