To promote greater access to family planning and reproductive health, Family Health International (FHI) has developed checklists for health workers. Based on criteria prepared by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Agency for International Development, the checklists are designed to aid health workers in their efforts to help family planning clients make informed choices about safe and effective use of contraception. FHI has prepared three checklists for health workers: * A checklist to rule out pregnancy. Designed to help clinic-based health workers determine whether non-menstruating women can safely use oral contraceptives or intrauterine devices. (http://www.fhi.org/en/fp/checklistse/chklstfpe/pregckl.html <http://www.fhi.org/en/fp/checklistse/chklstfpe/pregckl.html> ) * A checklist to determine eligibility to use combined oral contraceptives (COCs). This checklist is designed for use by community-based health workers. (http://www.fhi.org/en/fp/checklistse/chklstfpe/cocchkl.html <http://www.fhi.org/en/fp/checklistse/chklstfpe/cocchkl.html> ) * A checklist to determine eligibility to use the injectables DMPA or NET-EN. This checklist is designed for community-based health workers. (http://www.fhi.org/en/fp/checklistse/chklstfpe/dmpackl.html <http://www.fhi.org/en/fp/checklistse/chklstfpe/dmpackl.html> ) Checklists are available in English, French and Spanish. Other checklist materials posted on the FHI Web site include a question and answer handout, a brief annotated bibliograpy of additional reading materials, and guidelines for using checklists. For more information, contact [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . More than 1,200 full-text materials in English, Spanish and French are available on our Web site: http://www.fhi.org. <http://www.fhi.org/> FHI is committed to helping women and men have access to safe, effective, acceptable and affordable family planning methods to ensure that they achieve their desired number and spacing of children; preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); and improving the health of women and children. David Hock Senior Information Projects Coordinator Family Health International e-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>