Family Pact

According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, sexually active 10-24 year olds are at the most risk for getting a sexually transmitted disease. Nearly half of the 19 million new STD's each year happen to someone aged 15-24. College is generally a time of promiscuity and experimentation, so CSULB offers a family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment program to help combat STD's.

The Family PACT program is offered to low-income, California residents who are either uninsured or insured but want to keep confidentiality from parents. Susie Lopez, family Pact coordinator at CSULB, said that low-income means "under $1800 from the student, not including parents money or financial aid."

Lopez said that the process starts by making an appointment. "You must make an appointment with the Student Health Services, then you come in, fill out a one-page form, and someone will let you know right then if you qualify. If you do, they give you a card that you need for the services. In total this takes about 10 minutes."

Example of the health card via family pact website

According to Lopez, there are about 3,000 students currently using this program. This program provides them with a number of benefits, including birth control, STI testing, Pap-smear testing for women, and STI checkups.

For more information about this program, you can visit the PACT website.