Did you know that besides from being bitten by a mosquito, you can get Zika by having unprotected sex with someone who already has the virus? Did you also know that women who are already pregnant can be the most adversely affected by Zika? To help combat the spread, Arizona Family Health Partnership (AFHP) applied […]
…that we received a new grant to fund the prevention of the sexual transmission of Zika here in Arizona! We are using a one-time $248,626 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant for Zika prevention and protection training as well as counseling and education primarily targeting women of reproductive age who are not […]
The Obama administration published a notice of proposed rulemaking that is designed to clarify and strengthen longstanding patient protections for the more than 4 million women and men who seek care through the Title X family planning program. These new protections would ensure that states cannot withhold Title X federal family planning money from certain recipients for […]
June 7 marks the 51th anniversary of the landmark 1965 Supreme Court ruling affirming the right of married couples to use contraception and recognizing an individual’s right to privacy in family planning matters. The case was fought over a Connecticut law that made the use of birth control and encouraging someone to use birth control […]
In the past two months since our last post, the field of research and public health attention surrounding the Zika virus has expanded dramatically. In February, the correlation between Zika virus and the birth defect microcephaly was only being postulated. In March, the New England Journal of medicine published a study which included 42 pregnant […]
We are excited to announce the launch of SexFYI.org! SexFYI.org was created to let the teens and young adults of Arizona know about the confidential, low or no-cost reproductive health services available to them through the Title X program! The campaign was designed with the input of actual clients and is comprised of three parts. The […]
Zika virus According to the WHO, the Zika virus was first identified in 1952 in humans and was found to be transmitted through mosquito bites. The symptoms of the virus include fever, skin rashes, joint pain, and headaches which last from 2-7 days. Microcephaly In 2015, Brazil began to experience a large outbreak in this […]
Happy Holidays from all of us at AFHP! Lyrics: Have a contraceptive Christmas It’s the best time of the year To choose a form of birth control That will keep you in the clear Have a contraceptive Christmas Pills and condoms are jolly LARCs may be the thing for you An implant or IUD Oh […]
AFHP’s website includes a new page called “Get the Facts” which displays the most current research data through infographics. Check out our page to get educated on the latest evidence in reproductive healthcare. Title X funding has led to many amazing results including: USA: Averting 1 million unintended pregnancies Averting 345,000 abortions Saving $7.09 for […]
In 1990, the United Nations set 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) to improve life around the world by 2015. Recently, the UN evaluated the progress on these goals and set 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to lead global progress in the next 15 years. Several of these goals directly address women’s healthcare and gender […]
