Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning PubHealthInfo

[PubHealth.info Homepage] [Category Homepage] [Disclaimer/Copyrights] [Feedback]

Thank you for your kind visit to PubHealth.info®, an information portal created in technical collaboration with PakMed Biomedical Solutions * * * PubHealth.info® presents hundreds of thousands of informative Web pages on a variety of public health issues / issues * * * An ultimate source of information for teachers, students and research workers who need to find information on various public health issues, like population planning, contraception, HIV AIDS, STDs, maternal and child health, communicable and non-communicable disease, etc. * * * PubHealth.info® regularly updates the repository of these hundreds of thousands of informative Web pages * * * PubHealth.info® is one of the world's largest repositories and information portals with online Web pages on public health issues particularly those pertaining to developing countries!

PubHealth.info® (a subsidiary of PakMed) presents scientific information mainly based on abstracts of articles published on a variety of public health issues/topics, particularly encompassing population planning, disease prevention, maternal and child health, and communicable and non-communicable diseases (like HIV AIDS, malaria, etc) that are affecting a significant portion of population in developing and developed countries. Here you can find abstracts of articles published on a variety of public health topics under category "Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning". Contraception (birth control) is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman becoming pregnant or giving birth. Therefore contraception is the utilization of various and sundry surgical procedures, devices, practices, agents, or drugs with the intention of preventing conception or impregnation (pregnancy). Methods and intentions typically termed birth control may be considered a pivotal ingredient to family planning. Birth control is a controversial political and ethical issue in many cultures and religions, and although it is generally less controversial than abortion specifically.

YEAR: 1968

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Family planning programs of the Office of Economic Opportunity: scope,

operation, and impact.

AUTHORS

London GD

SOURCE

Demography 5(21): 924-930. 1968.

ABSTRACT

The goals of the Office of Economic Opportunity's family planning services are to assure that the poor are able to

plan their families and to improve the general health status of those served. In 1964 for the 1st time the Office of

Economic Opportunity granted funds to a community action agency for delivery of family planning services. This

precedent initiated the funding of millions of dollars of applications from poor people all over the U.S. for family

planning service grants. A survey revealed that the number of persons in need of family planning services would

require an annual expenditure of 140 million dollars. The response of Congress and Office of Economic Opportunity

administrators has been positive in the attempt to achieve the program goals, for funding levels have been doubled

annually between 1965 and 1968. Although the program is service oriented, it is also concerned with organizational

and personal consequences of family planning services for the poor. The intent is to deal with all problems of

poverty comprehensively. Basically, the Office of Economic Opportunity makes direct grants to community action

agencies. The local poverty agency may take direct responsibility for the provision of services to the local residents

or it may contract with a health provider. The program must involve the entire community. As community action has

become an integral part of the program, there is no packaged method of delivery of the family planning services. The

kind of planning and consultation that occurs prior to the funding of a program and the wide variety of problems to be

solved results in great variations of program design. In 1965 the Office of Economic Opportunity funded 14 family

planning programs in 5 states. This year the number of programs was 151 in 35 states and Puerto Rico and the

number of people served was 200,000. The Office of Economic Opportunity's experiences have shown that a

program of family planning administered within the community action framework can be successful in providing

family planning to the poor while promoting the broader goals of community action. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT9T 1043-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Family planning programs of the Office of Economic

Opportunity: scope, operation, and impact.", is(are) London GD. The source of this article is "Demography 5(21):

924-930. 1968.". This article was published in 1968 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT9T 1043-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 41043

This page is optimized to be viewed by Java script enabled Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6 or later version, at screen resolution of 800 by 600 pixels.