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5/6- National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
5/10-16- National Women's Health Week
5/27-28- Missoula Program Review
6/15-16-Missoula Regional Training
6/17-18- Billings Regional Training |
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Quote of the Week
Courage is an everyday thing. When we look reality squarely in the eye and refuse to back away from our awareness, we are living courage.
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| National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy | |  Less Than a week to Go! |
| Breastfeeding Conference | |  Save the Date-Health Professional Breastfeeding Conference
The Missoula Breastfeeding Coalition is sponsoring the Health Professional Breastfeeding Conference to be held 8:00 am to 5:00pm in Missoula on October 26, 2015, at the Holiday Inn Downtown. Kittie Frantz RN, CPNP-PC will be the featured presenter. They plan to have 6.5 IBCLC, CLC RN and WIC (not completed yet) credits available. A block of rooms is available under the Missoula Breastfeeding Coalition. The hotel phone number is 406-721-8550. |
| The Roles of Schools, Colleges and Universities Webinar | |  2015 Webinar Series
Addressing Health Disparities through the National Prevention Strategy and Partnerships
Thursday, May 21, 2015, 2:00 - 3:30 pm, MT (4:00-5:30 ET)
The Role of Schools, Colleges and Universities
TO REGISTER, PLEASE click here.
Please contact: RegionVIIIFedPartners@HHS.GOV with any questions, to be added to our direct webinar series distribution list, or to request a written transcript of this event. |
| HPV Screening Alone May Miss Cervical Cancer | | HPV Screening Alone May Miss Cervical Cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening used on its own can miss cervical cancer, according to a study that found that more cases were detected when it was used in combination with cytology.
The study was published online April 10 in Cancer Cytopathology.
In a "real-world" population of more than 250,000 women, 526 cases of confirmed cervical cancer were detected. HPV results were negative in 18.6% of these women, Pap test results were negative in 12.2%, and both test results were negative in 5.5%.
This translates into an almost three-fold improvement in the rate of cancer detection with cotesting, compared with HPV testing alone, the researchers report. So women who actually have cervical cancer are more likely to have a negative result with HPV testing alone than with cotesting.
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| Title X Communities of Practice | | |
Come See What's New in the Title X Communities of Practice
You may have heard about or already be part of FPNTC's Title X Communities of Practice (CoP), but we want you to see the new features designed to improve your user experience!
What Are Communities of Practice?
Communities of Practice are a forum for Title X providers to share and discuss resources and expand their professional skills and knowledge through peer-to-peer interaction, expert input, webinars, and other educational resources.
How Has the Online Community Improved? The CoP has been redesigned to better meet user needs, including simplified site architecture and better streamlined content. Some of the highlights include:
- A filter feature to select by subtopic
- Easy access to manage settings and opt in/out of receiving notifications
- An easier-to-use registration and log-in tool
Coming Soon: Keyword Search Option |
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National Women's Health Week | |
Do you know what steps you can take for good health?
It's never too early or late to be your healthiest you! Whether you're in your 20s or your 90s, we've got you covered. Visit the National Women's Health Week website to find out what steps you can take for good health.
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| Unintended Pregnancy Rates Continue to Vary Widely by State | | |
 Unintended pregnancy rates continue to vary widely by state
In 2010, more than half of all pregnancies were unintended in 28 states; in the remainder of states, a minimum of 36% of pregnancies were unintended, according to "Unintended Pregnancy Rates at the State Level: Estimates for 2010 and Trends Since 2002." The states with the highest unintended pregnancy rates were Delaware, Hawaii and New York; the lowest rate was in New Hampshire. Unintended pregnancy rates were generally highest in the South (Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia) and Southwest (Texas, New Mexico), and in densely populated states (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York).
Between 2006 and 2010, 28 of the 41 states with data available for both years experienced rate decreases of 5% or more. Only one state, West Virginia, experienced an increase of 5% or more.
See also:
News release: Unintended Pregnancy Rates Continue to Vary Widely by State
Fact sheet: Unintended Pregnancy in the United States
State Facts on Unintended Pregnancy
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| Unintended Pregnancies Cost the Federal and State Governments $21 Billion in 2010 | | Unintended pregnancies cost the federal and state governments $21 billion in 2010
Even though rates of unintended pregnancy are declining in many states, such pregnancies continue to be a significant cost for federal and state governments. U.S. government expenditures on births, abortions and miscarriages resulting from unintended pregnancies nationwide totaled $21 billion in 2010, according to "Public Costs from Unintended Pregnancies and the Role of Public Insurance Programs in Paying for Pregnancy-Related Care: National and State Estimates for 2010." In 19 states, public expenditures related to unintended pregnancies exceeded $400 million in 2010. Texas spent the most ($2.9 billion), followed by California ($1.8 billion), New York ($1.5 billion) and Florida ($1.3 billion).
The new research also highlights the central role played by Medicaid and other public insurance programs in providing critical pregnancy-related care-including prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care and infant care-that helps keep women and babies healthy. Fifty-one percent of the four million births in the United States in 2010 were publicly funded, including 68% of unplanned births and 38% of planned births.
See also:
News release: Unintended Pregnancies Cost Federal and State Governments $21 Billion in 2010
Fact sheet: Unintended Pregnancy in the United States
State Facts on Unintended Pregnancy |
| Billing Capacity in Local Health Departments Webinar | | Learning Collaborative Webinar
"Applying the Learning Collaborative Model to Dynamically Support Billing Capacity in Local Health Departments: Lessons from Texas and Idaho" webinar on April 22, 2015.
We've attached the following resources:
- Complete slides from the webinar
- A sample needs assessmenttool that includes 14 online survey questions with notes for a follow-up phone interview
You may also find the following links helpful:
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| Bigger, Better, Bolder | |  Bigger, Better, Bolder.
StayTeen.org, our home for high quality, trusted resources for teens, celebrates its 9th birthday this year (!!!) and to fully commemorate the occasion, we've given the site a much-deserved facelift. Our goal with the new and improved site was to put those things that teens value most-our excellent resources about birth control, sex, dating, and relationships-front and center on the site (without losing the fun, engaging look that Stay Teen is known for).
We invite you to take a look around. While you're browsing, make sure you check out some new features including:
- Ask Us Anything: Each week we'll open up a new topic (Can I Get Pregnant If...?, Is My Relationship Healthy?) and invite teens to submit questions. Every Friday around noon ET, we'll post expert answers to all of the questions we received. Questions and answers will be public (but anonymous!) so that everyone can see what's being asked/answered and each week's topic will be archived and searchable on the site.
- Birth Control Method Explorer: Curious about condoms? Interested in IUDs? Get all the birth control info that you're craving right here; teens can compare methods, check out which one's require a doctor's visit, and see how effective each one is at preventing pregnancy.
- Sex Ed: Sex is complicated. So is dating, waiting, and everything in between. Our Sex Ed section covers all of these topics and more, providing advice, real stories from teens, and resources to help young people navigate all the things they're dealing with on a daily basis.
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| Confidential and Covered | | |
 Visit www.confidentialandcovered.com!
Funded by the Office of Population Affairs (OPA), the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) has undertaken a multi-year research project, called Confidential & Covered, to examine the factors that may impact the capability of Title X-funded providers to offer confidential services and still bill insurance.
On the newly launched website, you will find the recently released white paper, Confidentiality, Third-Party Billing, & the Health Insurance Claims Process: Implications for Title X describing why and how the insurance claims process can disclose private information and a policy guide with recommendations. You can also search the website for promising practices that can be adapted to health centers to identify patients in need of private payment.
Confidential & Coveredis gathering tools, documents, and ideas from the field about how Title X health centers can mitigate revenue loss due to the provision of health care that does not breach patient privacy. If you have an idea or document to share or need assistance, contact Julie Lewis at jlewis@nfprha.org or 202-293-3114 ext. 214 |
| New Webpage for Colleges | |  New Webpage: Student (Sex) Life.
Bedsider has recently launched a new page for colleges that makes the connection between unplanned pregnancy and a student's ability to complete their education. It connects students to helpful resources about birth control, connects faculty and staff to research and resources they can use to help students, and directs providers to resources they can use in campus health centers. It's a one-stop shop for anyone on a college campus. |
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