Please take some time to complete the FPAR 2.0 survey found at the link below.  To date, only 10% of Montana's sites have completed the survey. 

FPAR 2.0 will add new data elements to be collected on the CVR.  It is vitally important to provide input on how this will affect local clinics!  Your voice matters - we need the entire network in Montana to be represented.   Responses are due May 15th.   

Teen births in the United States have declined to a record low, but still more than 273,000 babies were born to teens ages 15 to 19 in 2013, according to a recent CDC Vital Signs report. Although more teens are waiting to have sex, and more than 4 in 5 used birth control the last time they had sex, less than 5% of teens on birth control used Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC), such as IUDs and implants. However, as Title X-funded centers incorporate the latest clinical guidelines on LARC, train more providers on LARC insertion and removal, and secure low- or no-cost options for birth control, teen use of LARC at Title X-funded centers has increased from less than 1% in 2005 to 7% in 2013. 

Schedule your annual well-woman visit for National Women's Checkup Day!

Your well-woman visit is a time for you to check in with your doctor or nurse on how you're doing, how you'd like to be doing, and what changes you can make to reach your health goals.

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In adolescence, when sex is new, many people engage with both same- and opposite-sex partners. This issue of Research fACTs and Findings summarizes the pregnancy risk of lesbian, gay, and bisexual teens, and includes recommendations from researchers.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: This video highlights the effect of trauma on LGBTQ youth, describes how bias impedes optimal care, and provides practical steps that professionals and organizations can take for creating safe and welcoming environments for LGBTQ youth who have experienced trauma. In addition to the video, you will find a video resource guide to use for discussions within your agency.

WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Millennials aren't pairing off with as many sex partners as Baby Boomers and Gen Xers, but they're more accepting of premarital sex and same-sex relationships.

That's the conclusion of a new review that charted Americans' evolving views on sex, relationships and behavior.

"We found a really profound shift in sexual attitudes and behavior," said study lead author Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University. "In the 1970s, it was much more common to say that sex before marriage was wrong or sometimes wrong. And it was by far the majority view to say sex between two adults of the same sex was wrong.

"That has changed a huge amount," she added.

Twenge and her colleagues launched their study to gain a better understanding of how generational attitudes about sex and sexuality have shifted over the past four decades.

The researchers looked at results of a national survey conducted most years between 1972 and 2012. Nearly 57,000 people took part in the survey, and the study authors said they adjusted the statistics to reflect the American population as a whole.

The researchers found that the sexual revolution of the 1960s made a huge difference in Americans' lives. People born in the first decades of the 20th century -- the so-called "Greatest Generation" -- had an average of 3 sex partners in a lifetime, while the "Silent Generation" -- those born in the 1930s and 1940s -- had 5 partners.

But things changed dramatically with the arrival of Baby Boomers in the late 1940s, 1950s and early '60s, who have averaged 12 sex partners. Generation Xers -- those born in the late '60s and '70s -- will average 10 sex partners, while Millennials -- those born in the '80s and '90s -- will average 8 partners. (The researchers said they extrapolated how many partners Gen Xers and Millennials would have over their lifetimes.)

The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE) leads the implementation of the President's Executive Order 13592 by working closely with Federal agencies and offices to help ensure American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) participation in the development and implementation of key Administration education priorities. Ron Lessard, Chief of Staff, WHIAIANE will discuss the impact of the Initiative in improving educational outcomes for all AI/AN students. He will also provide information on activities for the students to learn their native language, receive complete and competitive education, and prepare for college and careers. The presentation will highlight how the program can close the achievement gap for Native American students, decrease the alarmingly high dropout rates, and help to preserve and revitalize Native languages. The webinar will highlight updates on the Native Student Environment Initiative, the Native Language Memorandum of Agreement and the 2015 Native American Language Summit. Mr. Lessard will share updates on capacity building efforts related to Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU); Native Serving Institutions Initiatives, and the progress of the US Department of Education's efforts to implement the President's Generation Indigenous Initiative.

TOPIC:

The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education: Improving AIAN Opportunities  and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities

SPEAKER:

Ron Lessard, Chief of Staff, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education

DATE: May 21, 2015

TIME: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT

Register Here1: http://tinyurl.com/FIHETWEBINARSERIES