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Ordering Birth Control Over an APP
More Men Using Family Planning Services
National CLAS Standards in Action
Birth Control Whiteboards
OAH Resources on Young Fathers
Webinar - Zika Toolkit
Life is Short - Smile!
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June 29, 2016
Quote of the Week 
Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed - else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.
~Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ordering Birth Control Over an App Might Soon Be the New Normal                             
Ordering Birth Control Over an App Might Soon Be the New Normal

For women who may be uncomfortable seeing a doctor or just can't get to a doctor in the first place, a new option for getting birth control pills is slowly bubbling up - birth control apps, or apps that let women order birth control pills directly from their phones.

  
More Men Using Family Planning Services                              

More Men Using Family Planning Services

 

More men are visiting Title X Family Planning Program sites, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA) in observance of June's Men's Health Month.

 

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National CLAS Standards in Action                              






National CLAS Standards in Action
                              
Please join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health for the second in a series of webinars on the National Standards for Culturally and Lingusitcally Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards).
During this webinar, you will learn about how different organizations, including an intergrated health care system, an academic medical center and a public health department, are implementing the National CLAS Standards. Presenters will share their successes, best practices and strategies, as well as challenges, for meeting the needs of the individuals and communities they serve regardless of cultural background or communication needs.
Webinar: The National CLAS Standards in Action
June 30 at 3 pm EDT
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Birth Control Whiteboards
Birth Control Whiteboards

Nine new whiteboard videos on birth control provide a new and fun take on "how stuff works."  Watch and share all nine videos from the Campaign's Stay Teen website.  
  
New OAH Resources on Young Fathers

New OAH Pregnancy Assistance Fund Resources on Young Fathers

   

The HHS Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) Pregnancy Assistance Fund just released five new resources to help programs reach and engage more young fathers; influence research, practice, and policy to better address young fathers' needs; and improve the lives of young fathers and their families. These resources (listed below) are now available on the OAH website.

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Zika Toolkit for Healthcare Providers
WEBINAR - Zika Toolkit for Healthcare Providers
 
OPA has developed a Zika Toolkit for Title X-funded grantees and other healthcare providers that care for non-pregnant women and men of reproductive age. OPA will hold a webinar on July 7, 2016, at 1 p.m. ET to introduce this toolkit to a broad audience of Title X and other providers of family planning services. You can register for the webinar now.

 
  Life is Short - Smile!
  
           
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