This resource list contains references to Federal, State, and local government agencies as well as private organizations that offer information resources related to the family planning objectives of HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000. Because so many States have adopted their own year 2000 objectives, you may wish to contact your State health department for additional information.

Family Planning

LEAD AGENCY:

Office of Population Affairs
East-West Towers
Suite 200 West
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301)594-4000

YEAR 2000 OBJECTIVES

• Reduce pregnancies among adolescents
• Reduce unintended pregnancies
• Reduce the prevalence of infertility
• Encourage postponement of sexual activity among adolescents
• Increase abstention from sexual activity among sexually active adolescents
• Increase the use of contraception that both effectively prevents pregnancy and provides barrier protection against disease among sexually active young people
• Increase the effectiveness with which family planning methods are used
• Improve discussion of human sexuality
• Increase counseling about pregnancy options
• Increase availability of appropriate preconception care and counseling
• Increase appropriate counseling and referral services for HIV infection and STDs
• Increase contraceptive use among all females aged 15-44

Federal and National Information Sources

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Office of Research Reporting
9000 Rockville Pike
Building 31, Room 2A32
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301)496-5133
(301)496-7101 FAX
Conducts and supports basic and clinical research in maternal and child health, the population sciences, and medical rehabilitation research. Responds to inquiries and distributes publications on these topics. Publications list available.

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
P.O. Box 37337
Washington, DC 20013-7337
(800)444-6472
(301)589-0884 FAX
Responds to inquiries about major health problems among minority populations. Assists in locating materials, programs, and technical assistance through an automated Resource Persons Network and materials database.

Office of Population Affairs
East-West Towers
Suite 200 West
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301)594-4004
(301)594-5980 FAX
Provides analysis and advice to the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Surgeon General on various areas of reproductive health, including family planning and adolescent pregnancy. Administers the Title X national family planning program and the Adolescent Family Life (AFL) demonstration and research program.

Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 30686-0686
Bethesda, MD 20824
(301)654-6190
(301)907-9655 FAX
Federal clearinghouse on family planning issues, including adolescent pregnancy and adoption. Distributes DHHS publications.

NATIONAL RESOURCES

Advocates for Youth
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202)347-5700
(202)347-2263 FAX
Provides information, education, and advocacy to youth-serving professionals, policymakers, and the media to encourage, facilitate, and support efforts to improve the health and well-being of adolescents.

The Alan Guttmacher Institute
120 Wall Street
21st Floor
New York, NY 10005
(212)248-1111
(212)248-1951 FAX
Conducts research, policy analysis, and public education in the field of reproductive health. Gathers, analyzes, and reports data relating to family planning and fertility control.

American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists
409 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
(202)863-2518
Publishes a variety of patient education materials, audiovisuals, and professional materials on maternal health care and nutrition, prenatal care, breastfeeding, and childbirth. Assists professionals in counseling and educating patients about clinical preventive services and reproductive health. Operates a central resource center for both professionals and consumers. Call for electronic product information.

American Fertility Society
1209 Montgomery Highway
Birmingham, AL 35216-2809
(205)978-5000
(205)978-5005 FAX
Disseminates clinical and scientific information relating to fertility, infertility, conception control, reproductive biology, menopause, and relevant endocrinology.

American Public Health Association
1015 Fifteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202)789-5600
(202)789-5661/5681 FAX
Develops standards, promulgates recommended rules, publishes pamphlets, books, model codes, and educational materials.

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 350
Washington, DC 20037
(202)466-3825
Educates the public and health care professionals on matters pertaining to reproductive health, including sexuality and family planning.

Child Trends, Inc.
4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20008
(202)362-5580
Works to improve statistical and research information regarding children and their families.

National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Reproductive Health
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1718
(202)466-4825
Seeks to assure quality reproductive health services which guarantee reproductive freedom and to promote and protect delivery of these services by nurse practitioners. Provides information and advocacy for nurse practitioners.

National Family Planning and
Reproductive Health Association Inc.
122 C Street, NW
Suite 380
Washington, DC 20001
(202)628-3535
(202)737-2690 FAX
Nonprofit membership organization repre-senting organizations that provide federally funded family planning. Maintains member-ship database.

National Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Parenting, and Prevention
4421A East-West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301)913-0378
(301)913-0380 FAX
Addresses issues related to teen pregnancy through the publication of a quarterly newsletter and sponsorship of conferences and meetings. Provides updates on Federal and State legislative proposals.

National Urban League
500 East 62nd Street
New York, NY 10021
(212)310-9000
Works to eliminate institutional racism and to provide direct service to minorities in health and family planning.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212)541-7800
(800)230-PLAN
(212)261-4352 FAX
Operates reproductive health centers offering family planning services, testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, screenings for reproductive cancers, and sexuality education programs. Offers educational publications on all aspects of human sexuality and reproduction. Some materials available in Spanish. National office offers in-house database and library of curricula and program materials.

Sex Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
130 West 42nd Street
Suite 2500
New York, NY 10036
(212)819-9770
Develops, collects, and disseminates information on sexuality, and promotes comprehensive sexuality education.

For General Information on HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000:

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
U.S. Public Health Service, 330 C Street, SW, Room 2132,
Washington, DC 20201; (202)205-8583.

For Healthy People 2000 Publications:

Please write to ODPHP National Health Information Center,
P.O. Box 1133, Washington, DC 20013-1133.

Inclusion in this listing does not imply endorsement by the Public Health Service or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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