Off The Traxx — Safer-Sex Resources
Eastern Idaho — Idaho Falls / Pocatello area · Last verified: 2026-05-14
This page lists local and national resources for sexual health: testing, treatment, prevention (PrEP/PEP), emergency contraception, and related support. We refresh it at least yearly. If you spot something out of date, email
None of this list is an endorsement — these are starting points. If you find a provider you trust and would recommend to a fellow OTT member, tell us and we'll add them.
If you need help right now
Possible HIV exposure in the last 72 hours. PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) can dramatically reduce your chance of seroconversion if started promptly. Go to the emergency room or call your nearest urgent-care line — don't wait for a regular clinic appointment.
Idaho Falls: EIRMC Emergency Department, 3100 Channing Way, Idaho Falls.
Pocatello: Portneuf Medical Center Emergency Department, 777 Hospital Way, Pocatello.
Tell intake you're seeking PEP. If cost is a concern, ask about Gilead's medication-assistance program (most ERs have social workers who know the pathway).
Possible pregnancy in the last 5 days. Plan B and other levonorgestrel-based emergency contraception are available over the counter at any pharmacy — no prescription, no age limit, no ID required. Earlier is more effective; effectiveness drops sharply after 72 hours. Ella (ulipristal, prescription) is effective up to 120 hours but requires a clinician visit.
Sexual assault. Call RAINN: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) any time, free and confidential — they'll connect you with the nearest specialist center. The online chat is also 24/7. For a forensic exam ("rape kit"), go to an emergency room and ask for a SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner); you do not have to file a police report to get one, and the exam is free under VOCA.
Local advocacy: the Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center (Idaho Falls) and Family Services Alliance (Pocatello) both provide 24-hour crisis support and advocacy.
STI / HIV testing
Eastern Idaho Public Health (Idaho Falls and surrounding counties)
Public-health district covering Bonneville, Madison, Fremont, Teton, Jefferson, Lemhi, Custer, Butte, and Clark counties. Offers STI/HIV testing, hepatitis screening, immunizations, family-planning services, and reproductive health care.
Southeastern Idaho Public Health (Pocatello and surrounding counties)
Public-health district covering Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, and Power counties. STI/HIV testing, hepatitis screening, immunizations, family-planning services. Sliding-scale and free options for income-qualified residents.
Health West (FQHC — Pocatello area)
Federally Qualified Health Center with multiple locations in southeastern Idaho. Sliding-fee scale, accepts Medicaid and uninsured patients. Primary care, women's health, behavioral health; can prescribe PrEP and do STI testing.
At-home and online testing
If you'd rather not go in person, several services mail test kits and provide results online. Generally not free, but cheaper than uninsured clinic costs.
- CDC GetTested: gettested.cdc.gov — find free and low-cost testing by ZIP code (includes at-home options).
- Let's Get Checked, Everlywell, myLAB Box: mail-in panels for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, hepatitis. Useful when in-person isn't practical.
PrEP (HIV prevention before exposure)
PrEP is a once-daily pill (or every-two-months injection) that's 99%+ effective at preventing HIV when taken as prescribed. It is widely covered by insurance, Medicaid, and patient-assistance programs — most people pay nothing out of pocket.
- Eastern Idaho Public Health and Southeastern Idaho Public Health (above) can prescribe PrEP or refer you to a provider.
- Health West (Pocatello FQHC) prescribes PrEP on a sliding scale.
- PleasePrEPMe.org — national navigator service; they'll find a PrEP provider near your ZIP code and walk you through the access steps.
- Mistr (heymistr.com) — fully online PrEP provider that ships medication; covers Idaho.
If you're living with HIV
Treatment is available, free or very low-cost regardless of insurance status, and gets nearly everyone to undetectable viral load — which means untransmittable (U=U).
- Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, HIV/STD Program: healthandwelfare.idaho.gov — administers Ryan White Part B in Idaho, which covers care, medications, and insurance premiums for uninsured and underinsured people living with HIV.
- HIV.gov locator: locator.hiv.gov — find HIV care, housing, food, and mental-health services near any ZIP code.
Contraception and reproductive health
- Eastern Idaho Public Health and Southeastern Idaho Public Health both provide family-planning services, contraception counseling, and most contraceptive methods on a sliding scale.
- Health West (Pocatello) provides full-spectrum reproductive health care.
- Emergency contraception (Plan B): over-the-counter at every pharmacy in the area (Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, Albertsons, Smith's, Fred Meyer, and independents). No prescription, no ID, no age limit. Most effective within 24 hours; less effective but still useful up to 72 hours; replaced by Ella (Rx) for the 72–120 hour window.
Supplies, off OTT events
OTT provides condoms, dams, gloves, lube, and wipes at every event with play space. Between events:
- Public-health offices (both EIPH and SIPH) distribute free condoms — walk in and ask.
- ISU Student Health Center (Pocatello): free condoms for students and often for community members; ask at the front desk.
- Online bulk purchase is often the cheapest route if cost is a barrier — Amazon and similar ship in volume for under $0.30 per condom. Internal condoms (FC2) are pricier; the manufacturer's website sometimes has discount programs.
Mental health, support, talking it through
- 988 — Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 24/7, free, anonymous. Call or text.
- The Trevor Project: thetrevorproject.org — LGBTQ+ youth crisis support, 24/7.
- Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 — peer support by and for trans people, 24/7.
- Behavioral Health Crisis Center of East Idaho (Idaho Falls): walk-in mental-health crisis center, no insurance required.
Get help finding services
- 211 Idaho: dial 2-1-1 (or text your ZIP to 898-211) — statewide service that connects you to local sexual-health, housing, food, mental-health, and financial-assistance resources. Free and confidential.
- CDC GetTested: gettested.cdc.gov
- HIV.gov locator: locator.hiv.gov
Private OTT referrals
If you'd rather not navigate this alone — or you want to find a provider who's specifically affirming for kinky, non-monogamous, or LGBTQ+ patients — email