The National Family Planning Program was created in 1970 as Title X of the Public Health Service Act (P.L.910572). It is a categorical grant program that provides funding for comprehensive family planning services. The nationally funded Title X program is administered by the Office of Family Planning within the Office of Population Affairs (www.os.dhhs.gov/opa).
Family planning clinics are often the entry point into the health care system for the young and for low income persons, as well as a principal source of health care for many, particularly those who are uninsured and do not qualify for Medicaid. Title X has no residential requirement for receipt of services and no one can be refused services based on the inability to pay. In addition to contraceptive services, Title X clinics provide basic gynecologic care, screening for breast cancer, cervical cancer and sexually transmitted diseases-including HIV, infertility services, and reproductive health education and referrals.
Title X family planning service funds are allocated to ten Department of Health and Human Services Regional Offices including Region V. DHHS Region V is comprised of six states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. The Regional Office solicits applications, manages a competitive review process, makes awards and monitors program performance.
Region V / Title X currently supports 12 service grantees to provide essential family planning medical and counseling services to over 622,000 persons through a network of 444 clinics.
In Region V:
- 67 % of the clients live in poverty
- 33 % are younger than age 20
- 28 % are a racial minority
- 3 % are male.
(2002 FPAR)
In Region V, Title X also supports:
- 5 male involvement initiative projects
- 4 HIV integration demonstration projects, and the
- Family Planning Training Program at MPRES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Office of Population Affairs
RADM James M. Galloway, MD, FACP, FACC
Regional Health Administrator
Tamara J. Cox, MPA, CCHP
Regional Program Consultant
Dustin Rider, LCDR/USPHS, RN
Regional Nurse Consultant
Regional Training Programs
Grantees
Program Guidelines For Project Grants For Family Planning Services, January 2001
OPA Instruction Series
Special Projects:
Male Involvement Initiative Projects
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