Bringing New People to Family Planning:

The Broader Impact of the Fertility Awareness Approach

Online Discussion Forum:

22 October - 2 Nov 2007

Register for free at: http://my.ibpinitiative.org/public/FAB/

 

In this two-week online discussion, colleagues around the world will share their experiences introducing the Standard Days Method and the TwoDay Method in diverse service delivery settings and explore factors that can facilitate or hinder successful integration into programs. A variety of tools and resources will be available for easy access through the online Resource Library. 

 

Evidence shows that expanding family planning options by including Fertility Awareness-Based Methods (FAM) in programs contribute to addressing unmet need, improving birth spacing, and building strategic alliances for greater impact. According to Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers,  two new fertility awareness methods, the Standard Days Method and the TwoDay Method, "are easier to use correctly than some of the older ones and thus could appeal to more couples."  

 

The Global Handbook was prepared through a unique collaboration between Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Health Organization (WHO), and over 30 organizations around the world. 

 

The discussion will be moderated by Jeff Spieler, Senior Science Advisor, Office of Population and Reproductive Health at USAID, Marcos Arévalo, Medical Director at the Institute for Reproductive Health, and Rebecka Lundgren, Director of Behavioral Research at the Institute for Reproductive Health.  The first week of discussion will focus on the Standard Days Method and the second will focus exclusively on the TwoDay Method.

 

This online discussion is sponsored by The Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University and the INFO Project based at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs in collaboration with the Implementing Best Practices in Reproductive Health Initiative and WHO/RHR.

 

Lisa Basalla, MPH

Program Specialist

INFO Project

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Center for Communication Programs

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