{"title":"HIV AIDS, sexuality and language within the Asian community.","authors":"S Chadha","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84729,"journal":{"name":"Family planning today","volume":" ","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22028155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FPA helps 33,000 young people get \"sexwise\".","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84729,"journal":{"name":"Family planning today","volume":" ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22028151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pill research results in new guidance from CSM.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84729,"journal":{"name":"Family planning today","volume":" ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22028152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"UK information service relaunched.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The nationwide public and professional information service operated by the FPA (Family Planning Association) in association with the UK health promotion agencies since 1977 is relaunched this year under the new name of the Contraceptive Education Service (CES). The service is offered in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with some variations to meet specific local needs, but containing the same key elements. These are: 1) a nationwide telephone, postal and personal enquiry service on contraception, for both the public and professionals including details about local family planning clinics. This service is available Mondays to Fridays from 9 am to 5 pm, from the FPA national helpline 071-636-7866. A local service is also available from FPA Scotland, FPA Wales, and FPA N. Ireland; 2) public education leaflets on contraception and family planning, of which over 4 million are distributed a year via health promotion units throughout the UK; 3) professional information provided through factsheets on 21 key topics in family planning, contraception and sexual health and through Family Planning Today; 4) press and media publicity which helps to publicize the CES services and to spread information about contraception and family planning issues through articles and coverage on radio and television.</p>","PeriodicalId":84729,"journal":{"name":"Family planning today","volume":" ","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22015043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parents welcome \"hard-hitting\" campaign.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The FPA (Family Planning Association)'s recent pilot campaign to encourage parents to talk to their children about sex has generated an excellent response rate. Funded by the Department of Health as part of \"The health of the nation\" efforts to reduce unplanned teenage pregnancies, the campaign centered on two radio advertisements. Aired during March in Greater London and North West England, the advertisements featured a free phone number from which people could obtain free copies of the booklet \"Answering your child's questions,\" part of the FPA's \"Growing Up\" series. Nearly 7500 copies of the booklet were distributed in response to over 5000 requests--2500 rang in the first week alone. Most requests were from parents (69% mothers, 31% fathers) with one to three children aged between 7 and 13. Over 1000 requests were from parents with children under 7. Hundreds of schools, youth clubs, health professionals and voluntary organizations requested multiple booklets for use in their work. Research carried out to gauge public reaction showed overwhelming support for the campaign's message, demonstrating the immense need by parents for information in this area. \"Answering your child's questions\" was praised for being \"open, direct and easy to follow.\" One parent said, \"The booklet arms parents with the right way of putting information across.\" Parents described the advertisements as \"hard-hitting\" and \"attention-grabbing.\" One listener commented: \"They really stopped me in my tracks.\" FPA director Doreen Massey said: \"The favorable reaction to the campaign is extremely encouraging. We are looking at ways to relay this pilot effort into a full-scale UK-wide campaign next year.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":84729,"journal":{"name":"Family planning today","volume":" ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22015127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovative campaign in N Ireland puts safer sex posters in toilets.","authors":"C Kelly","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":84729,"journal":{"name":"Family planning today","volume":" ","pages":"7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22015044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A base in Scotland for the FPA.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The FPA (Family Planning Association) has re-established a presence in Scotland with the appointment of Anne Marie McKay as manager for Scotland. She comes to the FPA with a background in health promotion, working until recently on HIV and sexuality issues. Anne Marie's appointment and an office base in Glasgow mean a strengthening of the FPA's commitment to providing its services throughout the UK. The public and professionals will have access to information services, training, and materials in Scotland with a Scottish perspective as well as the existing support of a well-established national organization committed to promoting sexual well-being and family planning. Anne Marie sees her role as an important one: \"I'm convinced that the FPA as a well-respected voluntary organization has a vital role to play in the promotion of sexual health in Scotland. I look forward to the challenges of this new post.\" By the end of the summer, the office in Glasgow will be functioning as \"full steam\" with the appointment of an information officer and a launch to ensure that the public and professionals know that the FPA is back in Scotland. Independent research for the FPA shows that the return of the organization is welcomed by relevant professionals in Scotland and the FPA resources and services are valued by them.</p>","PeriodicalId":84729,"journal":{"name":"Family planning today","volume":" ","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22015042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FHSA in Wales trains receptionists and practice nurses.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Local health strategies had identified training for GP and clinic receptionists as a way to help meet targets on reducing unwanted teenage pregnancy and sexual health. As the \"gateway\" to the surgery, receptionists have a vital part to play in making young people feel welcome. The practice nurse is also a frontline contact person, often being the first health professional that a young person sees. Gwynedd Family Health Services Authority asked the FPA (Family Planning Association) to provide a pilot course for a group of receptionists and practice nurses to address their awareness of young people's needs. The two-day course covered legal issues, such as contraception and the under-16s, as well as looking at young people's feelings about relationships, sexuality, pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and risk-taking. Participants worked on communication skills and came up with practical ways of making their practice more approachable for young people. The course concluded with the enthusiastic compiling of action plans to take back for discussion with practice managers. Suggestions included: using more empathy when dealing with teenagers requesting emergency contraception; having a supply of condoms in the surgery; displaying more leaflets in the surgery; stressing that advice is available specifically for young people in the practice leaflet; trying to encourage more teenage boys to come in; starting a teenage clinic. Evaluation forms showed that participants found the course \"very enjoyable and informative,\" and that it gave an \"excellent insight into the law.\" \"Most invaluable,\" commented one participant, \"I have certainly learned a great deal about young people and their sexual behavior.\" Further courses are now planned as part of a rolling program for other receptionists and practice nurses in the Gwynedd area.</p>","PeriodicalId":84729,"journal":{"name":"Family planning today","volume":" ","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22015041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}