4070.0: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 - 8:30 AM

Abstract #13096

Impact of public policy on the delivery of family planning services

Erica L. Fishman, MSWMPH, Maternal and Child Health, Minnesota Department of Health, P.O. Box 64882, St. Paul, MN 55164-0882, 651-281-9954, erica.fishman@health.state.mn.us

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) administers approximately $5 million a year in state funds to local public health agencies and non-profit corporations to provide subsidized family planning services. Services are provided through free-standing family planning clinics, free-standing primary care clinics, subcontracts with private physician offices or home visits. For many years, the amount of funds requested through a request for proposal process has exceeded the amount available. This has resulted in concern about how to sustain a statewide system and individual programs, as well as dissatisfaction with the State. In 1999, an evaluation of the subsidized family planning system including the state-funded system was conducted. It was found that overall, 37% of the Grantees total budgets were from state funds. However, for almost 40% of the grantees, state funds comprised 70% of their budgets. MDH's use of the evaluator's recommendations for program improvements and system change will be discussed. Conflicting interests that present barriers to improving the public/private partnerships and the resulting discussion on prioritization of interests will be discussed.

Learning Objectives: At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to: Describe the partnership between a state government and the private sector in the delivery of family planning services Identify the conflicting interests that present barriers to improving the existing public/private partnership Describe how the results of an evaluation of the subsidized family planning in Minnesota have been used

Keywords: Family Planning, Management and Sustainability

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Minnesota Department of Health Sociometrics Corporation
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA