Women of W.O.R.T.H., Inc.

08/09/2022

Here at River Towne, we strive to bring you the very best.

Congratulations to our Dietary Manager Jimmy and his hard-working team for receiving this year's "Survey Excellence Award" for their outstanding performance! 🏆✨

03/11/2020

Hi WORTHY wo/men: this is Marilyn.

I suppose all have heard by now that the Women of WORTH clinic--as we know it --is now closed. We were so excited last fall to hear that after 11 years of fighting to keep the clinic open that we were getting new funding that would allow us to continue and expand our services.

I’ll spare you all the ugly details. You know what they say about “if it’s too good to be true…” Sadly it did turn out to be too good to be true for the clinic. Corporate bureaucracy and micro/mismanagement killed our clinic. Women of WORTH would have been better off to never have met our proposed new funders. A new clinic may open I think, in some form but I have no details as I’m not the N.P. there anymore.

To continue your care: Be sure to apply and keep your P4HB.org insurance active so you can see any local provider for your birth control and paps, etc. If you need your records, you can sign on to patientfusion to get a copy of your last pap/last depo, etc. if needed. If you can’t sign on have your new provider fax a request to 706-622-6682.

It has been an honor and a pleasure serving the women of Rome now for > 30 years: Kristen, Maggie and I will miss everyone very much!

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01/17/2020

You can get Plan B (the morning after pill ) on Amazon. There are several different names for generic brands of Plan B One Step medication that contain the same ingredients. (**please read the entire post**)

Plan B One‑Step is a progestin‑only emergency contraception product that helps prevent pregnancy when taken within 72 hours of unprotected s*x. It contains levonorgestrel 1.5 mg, the same active ingredient as regular birth control pills—just at a single, higher dose, and works by delaying ovulation. For more information about Plan B (and all other types of birth control) you can visit www.bedsider.org.
Ella is a slightly different type of emergency contraception. Ella may be more effective for overweight or obese women. Ella is more effective than progestin-only pills like Plan B One-Step and Take Action, --can be taken up to 5 days after s*x, when progestin-only EC may not be effective.

Generic names of Plan B One Step:
Plan B One-Step
Levonorgestrel 1.5 mg
EContra EZ
Take Action
My Way
AfterPill
Preventeza
Next Choice One Dose
Aftera
React
Opcicon One-Step
Fallback Solo
Athentia Next

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FB75VQC/ref=dp_cerb_1

A backup plan that helps prevent pregnancy from happening after unprotected s*x or birth control failure and is not for routine use

01/09/2020

**If anyone needs their depo shot now before we can open back up, please call us for a referral to a local provider who will see you now. You'll need to come by out new office to pick up the depo to take with you.** Call us at 706-232-3408.

01/07/2020

Women of W.O.R.T.H., Inc. is in the process of merging with the Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc. The process is taking longer than expected due to things that are out of the health centers' hands. We will not be open again until March. If you need services, the Family Health Centers at Cobb is part of our network. They can provide the depo shot for $40 or less for those who have not yet gotten their depos. Their address is: 805 Campbell Hill Road, Marietta, GA 30060. Their telephone number is: (770) 919-0025. Your public health department can also provide birth control services and Pap smears. We are so sorry that we cannot serve you right now! You can email Kristen@WomenAreWorthIt.org with questions or call us at (706) 232-3408. When we open up again, we will be open more days a week and be able to provide even more services for a low cost.

12/08/2019

Thank you so much to Liberty Grant, Wendy Davis, Richard Marcus, Sharon Tally, Calli Swafford, Graham Duke and Cydney from Berry College for helping us move all the furniture this week!! It was a huge job. Tomorrow we will be cleaning up the clinic on Dean street and making sure everything is out. Text Kristen (706) 346-4628 if you can help!

12/06/2019

Calling all trucks and helping hands! Women of W.O.R.T.H. needs help moving tomorrow between 9am-4pm. We are getting a U-haul but any extra trucks help! We have several pieces of furniture to move and several boxes. We will be moving to our new office at 19B John Maddox Drive, Rome, GA 30165. Any help cleaning up the clinic after we move more stuff out is also appreciated! Call or text Kristen @ (706) 346-4628 to sign up. Liberty GrantAlli Mitchell (I am having trouble tagging people!)

11/29/2019

Don't forget to shop with smile.amazon.com today and choose Women of W.O.R.T.H. as your charity. Search "women of worth" --the clinic is the third charity down the list. You shop, Amazon donates! Tuesday is Giving Tuesday. You can visit our website and click "donate now" to donate with your credit card or paypal account. You can also donate via our GA Gives page at https://www.gagives.org/organization/Women-Of-Worth-1

10/25/2019

Yesterday we saw a woman who has lived in the United States for years and finally became a legal resident two years ago, but she has to wait 3 more years to be eligible for Planning 4 Healthy Babies, the Medicaid program that pays for birth control, Pap smears and STD testing for women of reproductive age. She is in nursing school and is happy as a mother of three children. An Ob/Gyn office quoted her $3,000 to replace her IUD, a birth control that lasts 10 years. If she became pregnant, Medicaid would pay for her labor and delivery only--not prenatal care.
https://rewire.news/article/2019/10/21/this-legislation-could-help-immigrants-access-health-insurance/

The HEAL Act would help address disparities in insurance coverage that may be putting immigrants' reproductive health at risk.

10/17/2019

https://www.bedsider.org/features/76-birth-control-and-infertility-does-using-birth-control-hurt-my-chances-of-getting-pregnant-later

News flash: Birth control = rubber, STIs = glue.

09/02/2019

08/16/2019

Y’all come out to America’s Car Mart on Martha Berry Blvd today—Kristen is washing cars to raise money for Women of W.O.R.T.H. (Women’s Organization for Reproductive and Total Healthcare) from 10-3! And there is a bouncy slide, BBQ and raffle prizes.

07/09/2019

If you’ve ever felt frustrated or angered by the distance, the time, and the choices that people are forced to make when accessing birth control – you’re not alone. We believe you shouldn’t have to choose between a stable income and creating a family on your own timeline. We believe that if ...

06/27/2019

Listen to Kristen now on WRGA with Frank Tant talking about Free HIV testing day. http://listen.streamon.fm/wrga
Thanks Nell Regan!

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06/24/2019

This Thursday is National HIV Testing Day. Women of W.O.R.T.H. is offering free, confidential HIV testing and counseling from 10am-5pm on Thursday. The AIDS Resource Council of Rome will also be offering free, confidential HIV testing at their location from 10am-11:45 and 1:00-5:00.