Federal Priorities

The following statements are the federal prioriteis that all Regional Training Centers address in their trainings:

Assuring ongoing high quality family planning and related preventive health services that will improve the overall health of individuals

Assuring access to a broad range of acceptable and effective family planning methods and related preventive health services that include natural family planning methods, infertility services, and services for adolescents; highly effective contraceptive methods; breast and cervical cancer screening and prevention that corresponds with nationally recognized standards of care; STD and HIV prevention education, counseling, and testing; extramarital abstinence education and counseling; and other preventive health services. The broad range of services does not include abortion as a method of family planning

Encouraging participation of families, parents, and/or other adults acting in the role of parents in the decision of minors to seek family planning services, including activities that promote positive family relationships

Improving the health of individuals and communities by partnering with communitybased organizations (CBOs), faith-based organizations (FBOs), and other public health providers that work with vulnerable or at-risk populations

Promoting individual and community health by emphasizing family planning and related preventive health services for hard-to-reach populations, such as uninsured or underinsured individuals, males, persons with limited English proficiency, adolescents, and other vulnerable or at-risk populations