Teen Health Clinics exist to increase access and availability of teen and youth sexual and reproductive health services.
Goals of the clinics include:
- Decrease unintended pregnancy rates & repeat pregnancies for young women, and a decrease in low birth weight babies born to this group. The service is targeted to women aged 23 and under.
- Decrease in Sexually Transmitted Infection rates, reduction in the time between disclosure of pregnancy and access to various options and resources, linkage to referrals to mental health, Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, Healthy Family Resource Centre, and Healthy Moms Healthy Babes program, and an increase in access to lab, diagnostic imaging and urgent care
- Increase in receipt of emergency contraception within 24–120 hours of unprotected intercourse
- Greater client capacity to make informed decisions related to healthy reproductive choices
Clinics are located in:
Okotoks
1200 - 1800 every Thursday
Drop ins accepted
Okotoks Health and Wellness Centre
11 Cimarron Common, Okotoks
403 995-2670
High River
1400 - 1800 every Tuesday
Drop ins accepted
High River Health Unit - 310 MacLeod Trail, High River
403 652-5450
Strathmore
1400-1800 every Tuesday
Valley Medical Clinic
Call the Strathmore Health Unit (403 361-7200) for more information
Lake Louise
The clinic operates from the local physician clinic
All clinic staff members are Alberta Health Services employees linked to regional sexual health resources.