Health Educators
Advocates for Youth
Advocates for Youth works to help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.
Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain
Guide on the effects of alcohol on the adolescent brain (LRADAC, The Behavioral Health Institute of the Midlands).
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
ARHP translates good science into practice by producing accredited, evidence-based programs for health care professionals across a broad range of topics.
Bedsider
Bedsider is a free online support network for birth control. Here visitors can find doctor, find a method, other tools.
Building Partnerships Toolkit
The Region VIII Family Planning Training Center developed the Building Partnerships tool kit in order to provide information, tools and resources for family planning grantees and clinics to use in their continued effort to improve services, increase awareness about family planning services in their communities, and reach individuals and populations that would benefit from family planning education and clinical services.
Centers for Disease Control’s Office of Women’s Health
The CDC’s Office of Women’s Health work to promote and protect the health, safety, and quality of life of women at every stage of life.
ChickRx
CHICKRx is an interactive, personalized health community for young women.
Clear Communications: A Family Planning Providers Guide to Developing East-to-Read Materials
Guide for developing easy-to-read materials for Family Planning providers (JSI Research & Training, Inc., February 2008).
EngenderHealth
EndgenderHealth works to improve the lives of men, women and families through its work in family planning maternal health, HIV and AIDS, gender equity and many other programs.
Every Women California
Every Woman California is an initiative to ensure the health of women of childbearing age. By working with individuals, health care providers and communities to improve the physical, emotional and social well-being of women during the years in which they can become pregnant, we hope to ensure the health of current and future generations.
Frequently Asked Questions – Folic Acid
Guide on the importance of taking folic acid for pregnant women (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010).
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Food and Nutrition Information Center, a program of the National Agricultural Library of the USDA, provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers.
Guttmacher Institute
The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health and rights through an interrelated program of research, policy analysis and public education designed to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate and promote sound policy and program development.
Guttmacher Institute State Center
The Guttmacher Institute State Center provides state specific sexual and reproductive health information.
HealthTeam Works
HealthTeamWorks is a nonprofit, multi-stakeholder collaborative working to redesign the healthcare delivery system and promote integrated communities of care using evidence-based medicine and innovative systems. Here you will guidelines and supplemental materials to assist you in the clinic.
Healthy People 2020
Healthy People 2020 is an intiative that provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans.
Healthy Women
Healthy Women (HW) an independent health information source for women. HW's core mission is to educate, inform and empower women to make smart health choices for themselves and their families.
The Hormone Foundation
The Hormone Foundation is a leading educational resource for you, your loved ones, and your health professionals on the prevention, treatment, and cure of hormone-related conditions.
How to Get Men in The Door: Benefits to the Whole Family
Presentation on how to integrate men into Family Planning clinical care (Cicatelli Associates Inc., December 2011).
Human Trafficking: For Family Planning Providers
Presentation on understanding and identifying human trafficking for Family Planning providers (Polaris Project: National Human Trafficking Resource Center, 2011).
Improving Reproductive Health Through the Use of Family Planning Health Education in a Clinical Setting
Presentation on improving reproductive health through the use of Family Planning health educators in a clinical setting (Community Healthcare Network, 2010).
International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC)
IWHC shapes international policy and builds local capacity for women’s health and human rights in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
It’s A Guy Thing: Boys, Young Men and Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Report on understanding the sexual behavior of male teens in the context of pregnancy prevention (The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, February, 2006).
Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health
Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health is a nonprofit organization working to improve health care for women through research, dialogue, and information dissemination.
Let’s Move!
Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by the First Lady, dedicated to solving the problem of obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams.
Limited English Proficiency Information
This is a presentation highlighting the rules and regulations of providing service to Limited English Proficiency (LEP) individuals.
LiveWell Colorado
LiveWell Colorado is a nonprofit organization committed to reducing obesity in Colorado by promoting healthy eating and active living. In addition to educating and inspiring people to make healthy choices, LiveWell Colorado focuses on policy, environmental and lifestyle changes that remove barriers and increase access to healthy behaviors.
MMWR Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines
This the CDC’s Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guideline for 2010
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA)
NFPRHA serves its members by providing advocacy, education and training to those in the family planning and reproductive health care fields.
Office of Population Affairs – Title X
This webpage is an overview of The Title X Family Planning program as well as a tool to find a Title X clinic near you.
Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Clearing House
The OPA Clearinghouse collects, develops, and distributes free publications on family planning (including information on contraception, abstinence, and sterilization) and reproductive health (including information on cervical cancer, Pap tests, and sexually transmitted infection and disease).
Office of Population of Affairs Webinar Archives
Here you will find recordings, presentations and transcripts of past OPA webinars.
Office on Women’s Health (OWH)
The Department of Health and Human Services, OWH works to improve the health of women in communities across the country and coordinates activities and programs in health care service delivery, research, and public and health professional education.
Plan Your Health: Live your Life!
Guide for teens to help them determine if and when they want to become parents (Utah Department of Health, Reproductive Health Program, September 2009).
Preconception Counseling in Family Planning
Presentation on integrating preconception counseling into Family Planning visits (Cicatelli Associates Inc., January 2011).
Pregnant Pause
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy’s Blog
Promising Practices and Marketing Strategies for Male Services
The Region VIII Family Planning Training Center collected a variety of promising strategies, tools and curricula, and compiled them into an electronic binder: Promising Practices and Marketing Strategies for Male Services: A Compendium for Reproductive Health Providers. It includes brief descriptions of visual aids, posters, flyers and cards, leaflets and brochures, video and audio recordings, electronic modes of outreach, and other resources.
Quick Reference Guide for Choosing a Birth Control Method
This reference guide is provided by The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
Reproductive Life Planning (Region I)
Visit the Region I site for reproductive life planning resources.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
SIECUS works to educate, advocate and inform about sexuality and sexual and reproductive health.
Sexual History Taking
Guide for interviewing a client on sexual history (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2011).
Stay Teen
Stay Teen is an interactive website for teens to encourage them to enjoy their teen years and avoid the responsibilities that come with too-early pregnancy and parenting.
Denver STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
Providing state-of-the-art training in clinical diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted disease and evidence-based behavioral interventions and the skills that support their successful implementation.
Title X Orientation
All family planning staff of Title X funded clinics need to know the basics of Title X. This interactive orientation provides an efficient and cost-effective way to train staff. Also included are special sections for supervisors and administrators. An excellent introduction or refresher web-based course.
The Adolescent Brain
Report on the adolescent brain and biological issues that help in understanding adolescent sexual behavior (The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 2005).
The Changing Role of Health Educators
Presentation on the roles of the health educator in Family Planning agencies (Cicatelli Associates, Inc., 2009).
The Unique Needs of Young Fathers
Guide to understanding the unique needs of young fathers (Healthy Teen Network, 2007).
The Practitioner's Handbook for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Revised 3rd Edition
This is published by the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center. The Practitioner’s Handbook is designed to assist practitioners in primary health care, family medicine, emergency medicine, and other specialties in the optimal management of patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and their partners.
Using New Media as Effective Communication Tools for Patient Recruitment and Retention
Presentation on using new media as effective communication tools for patient recruitment and retention (Cicatelli Associates Inc., 2010).
