What
is....... Reproductive Health/Family Planning?
The Reproductive
Health/Family Planning Program is a statewide clinic-based
primary care program that provides complete reproductive health/family planning services to
promote optimal health.
Services include education, counseling, medical, and referral services that enable
people to make voluntary, informed decisions about the quantity and spacing of
their children.
Why is this program needed?
Family planning clinics play a key role in health care delivery.
The clinics often are the entry point into the health care system, and
may be the only source of health care for the young, for those with low incomes,
for the uninsured, and the underinsured.
What
are the goals of the program?
Reproductive Health/Family Planning Program services provide individuals with
the information and means to exercise personal choice in determining the number
and spacing of their children. Research
indicates that women who can plan and space their pregnancies are likely to have
healthier babies. Improved birth
outcomes include a reduction of birth defects, decreases in infant mortality,
and decreases in the incidence of low birth weight babies.
An important social statistic also indicates that children born to
individuals who are prepared for them, are less likely to be abused and/or
neglected. The
program promotes responsible and healthy lifestyles by providing accurate
information, education, counseling, and medical services to people regarding
their reproductive health and family planning options.
Program services also help prevent:
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The
spread of sexually transmitted infections by providing screening.
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Unintended
pregnancy by providing access to a range of safe and reliable contraceptive
methods, and education regarding the correct use of those methods.
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Disease
by screening for breast and cervical cancers.
What
has the project achieved?
The
Reproductive Health/Family Planning Program continues to increase access to
health care for individuals who might otherwise not be served.
In 2006, the program provided a comprehensive initial or annual visit to 6,222 women and provided
9,753 referrals for further identified needs.
Need
more information?
Kirsten Grina, Program Manager
Family Planning
Program
150 North 18th Avenue, Suite 320
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: (602) 542-0360
Fax: (602) 364-1496
Email: grinak@azdhs.gov
The Reproductive Health/Family Planning Project is supported entirely by federal
funds from Title V, the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant.
Title V Reproductive Health/Family Planning Services are available at the
following county health departments:
Apache
County Health Department
Cochise County Health Department
Coconino County Dept. of Health Svs.
Graham County Health Department
Greenlee County Health Department
La Paz County Health Department
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Maricopa Integrated Health System
Mohave County Department of Public Health
Navajo County Public Health Svs. District
Yavapai County Community Health Services
Yuma County Department of Public Health
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Additional
family planning services are supported by Title X funds and are administered by
the Arizona Family Planning Council www.azfpc.org.
Please contact this agency at (602) 258-5777 or 888-272-5652. For
related information please visit the following web sites:
National Women’s Health Information Center www.4woman.gov
Alan Guttmacher Institute www.agi-usa.org
Family Planning Councils of America www.fpcai.org
USFDA, Bureau of Women’s Health www.fda.gov/womens/informat.html
Publications:
My Options. My Choices. My Life. A Guide to Family
Plannning [PDF 144K]
To learn more about the state of family planning in Arizona, please contact the
Arizona Public Health Association web site at www.AZPHA.org
to find the publication: Reproductive Health and Family Planning in Arizona,
Resources and Gaps in Service, An Arizona Public Health Association White Paper.
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