141st APHA Annual Meeting

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Using surveillance data to monitor the nation's reproductive health

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 : 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

Karen Pazol, PhD, MPH , Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Euna August, PhD, MPH , Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Christina Lachance, MPH , Office of Population Affairs, HHS, Rockville, MD
Susan Moskosky, MS, RNC , Office of Population Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD
Lorrie Gavin, PhD, MPH , Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
The Title X Program, established in 1970 as part of the Public Health Service Act, provides a range of family planning and related preventive services to improve the overall reproductive health of women and men. By serving low-income individuals, Title X has played a critical role in ensuring greater equality in access to services. To quantify the need for and impact of Title X services, the Office of Population Affairs and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are developing a series of surveillance reports. Using data from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) and the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), these reports will document the public health burden the Title X Program attempts to address and the level of services provided. In this presentation we will outline the key health outcomes to be addressed in these surveillance reports (e.g., unintended pregnancy, infertility, HIV/AIDS and other STIs, and conditions related to suboptimal preconception health). In addition, we will discuss relevant risk and protective behaviors (e.g., use of highly effective contraceptive methods, such as IUDs and hormonal implants, for unintended pregnancy prevention, and use of condoms for prevention of unintended pregnancy and HIV/AIDS and other STIs) and the use of relevant services. These reports may serve as a national model for using surveillance data to monitor access to core family planning and related preventive services and can be used to monitor the impact of the expanded access provided by the Affordable Care Act.

Learning Areas:
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Identify key surveillance measures related to core family planning and preventive services for women and men in the United States, including: health outcomes, client risk behaviors, and service utilization. Describe how surveillance data can be used to monitor health outcomes and service utilization, and to evaluate the impact of changes in insurance on access to services. This abstract is part of the pre-arranged panel entitled “The changing landscape in family planning: Standards of care, surveillance, and performance improvement”.

Keywords: Reproductive Health, Surveillance

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the lead author and principal analyst for numerous surveillance reports published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Division of Reproductive Health. Among my scientific interest has been developing surveillance measures, in particular contraceptive use and receipt of services among women at risk for unintended pregnancy.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.