About

Region VIII Family Planning Training Center

The Denver office of JSI Research & Training Institute (JSI) was established in 1982 to act as the Regional Training Center for Family Planning for Region VIII, under a grant from the Office of Family Planning, Office of Public Health & Science, DHHS. Region VIII includes the states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. JSI provides cost-effective training for health care providers and staff of federally-funded family planning programs, as well as other public and private health organizations.

As the Regional Training Center, JSI applies specific training efforts to address Title X program priorities. This training takes a variety of forms, including direct training, technical support, distance training (teleconference, videoconference, computer-based, web-based), video, CD-ROM, and topic-specific training materials. JSI works closely with a grant director in each state to identify training needs and to formulate methods for meeting those needs. JSI uses a training needs assessment tool, which is tailored to fit the specific circumstances of each state. After training occurs, other tools are used to evaluate the effectiveness of the training based upon the prescribed objectives.