California Family Health Council, Inc.

Public Policy Update: CFHC Goes to Washington!

The public policy work of CFHC continues to be faced with both old and new challenges. This June, CFHC’s President & CEO, Margie Fites Seigle, was joined in Washington D.C. by four CFHC colleagues for the 34th Annual Conference of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA). [Continue]

Exciting Women’s Health Program Planned for October

CFHC is pleased to once again present the 26th Annual Women’s Health Update. The conference is scheduled for October 17-19, 2007, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott in Burlingame, California. This annual CME conference will offer up-to-date information and skills training to clinicians who serve women and families. [Continue]

Birth Control Implant (Implanon) Reaches U.S.

The single-rod birth control implant (Implanon) was introduced in 1998, the culmination of 12 years of research and development efforts by Organon. Since 1998, two and a half million women have successfully used the implant in countries all over the world. A year ago, on July 18, 2006, Implanon was approved by the FDA and is now available to women in the United States. [Continue]

Save the Date for A Focus on Youth

The two-day conference is specifically designed to bring together CFHC grantees from the Infertility Prevention Project Sentinel Sites, Partners in Youth, Learning Labs, Wellness Peer Provider Agencies and Faith-Based organizations programs. [Continue]

Unique Campaign Launched to Decrease Sexually Transmitted Diseases

In July the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health launched a media campaign that aims to combat the rising rates of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. “The rates of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia are all alarmingly high and rising in our community,” said Jonathan E. Fielding, MD, MPH, Public Health Director and County Health Officer. [Continue]

The Centralized Data System: Reaping the Benefits

In 2003 CFHC began to evaluate opportunities to improve the way that Delegate Agencies collect and report family planning patient data. After careful evaluation and research, CFHC chose to implement the Centralized Data System (CDS). [Continue]