New "Family Planning 101" course now available
07 September 2007
More than 200 million women in the developing world will enter their reproductive years during the next
decade. In the future, as in the past, family planning (FP) will help save the lives of countless women and children, and
will help alleviate poverty, reduce stress on the environment, and ensure that families are better able to feed, clothe,
and educate their children.
ACCESS-FP is pleased to announce the availability of a new course on family planning. This course
will provide the basic "need-to-know" information relevant to voluntary FP programs and services today. Specifically,
the course will examine:
- the rationale for family planning
- family planning method considerations, such as effectiveness, safety, and medical
eligibility criteria
- basic contraceptive technology for short-acting as well as long-acting and permanent
methods
- family planning for special needs such as the postpartum woman, the postabortion
woman, and the woman with HIV
- issues of quality and access
- an extensive list of service delivery tools
- considerations in contraceptive security
The course includes knowledge assessments and a certificate for learners who successfully
complete the course. To access the course go to USAID’s Global Health E-Learning Center:
www.globalhealthlearning.org
About ACCESS
The ACCESS Program is the U.S. Agency for International Development’s
global program to improve maternal and newborn health. The ACCESS Program works to expand
coverage, access and use of key maternal and newborn health services across a continuum
of care from the household to the hospital—with the aim of making quality health services
accessible for women and newborns.
Jhpiego implements the program in partnership with Save the
Children, Constella Futures, the Academy for Educational Development, the American
College of Nurse-Midwives and IMA World Health.
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