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Annotation: This report describes the Healthcare Horizon Scanning System as a systematic process to identify and monitor target technologies and innovations in health care and to create an inventory of target technologies that have the highest potential for impact on clinical care, the health care system, patient outcomes, and costs. It also describes its role as a tool for the public to identify and find information on new health care technologies and interventions. This report discusses two topics, the Preconception Care System for improving health outcomes in pregnancy (Gabby) and the use of vending machine dispensers for emergency oral contraceptive (Plan B One-Step) to prevent pregnancy.

Contact: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (301) 427-1364 Web Site: http://www.ahrq.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Contraceptive use, Medical technology, Medical technology, Oral contraception, Pregnancy, Preterm birth, Research methodology

Annotation: This fact sheet summarizes statistics on the reproductive health and contraceptive service utilization of U.S. women. Trends in public funding of reproductive health services, particularly Title X-funded programs, as well as a cost-benefit discussion of publicly funded family planning programs are included. Demographic characteristics such as race and marital status are included along with frequency data on sexual activity, contraceptive methods, and pregnancy. A discussion of where women obtain contraceptive services is also included.

Contact: Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Telephone: (212) 248-1111 Secondary Telephone: (800) 355-0244 Contact Phone: (800) 825-0061 Fax: (212) 248-1951; Washington, D.C. Office (202) 223-5756 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guttmacher.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to care, Contraception, Family planning, Government financing, Health care financing, Public Health Service Act, Sexual behavior, Statistics, Title X, Trends, Unplanned pregnancy

Annotation: This paper investigates possible explanations for the large decline in U.S. adolescent childbearing that occurred in the 20 years following the 1991 peak. The authors review previous evidence and the results of new analyses to arrive at a set of observations that are presented in the paper. The methodology and findings are presented.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Racial factors, Adolescent behavior, Adolescent parents, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent sexuality, Contraception, Ethnic factors, Family planning programs, Medicaid, Public policy, Research, Sexuality education, Statistical data, Trends

Annotation: This website provides facts about Medicaid and family planning by state. Users may view a fact sheet for each state that includes information about the need for family planning services, the impact of publicly funded services, and the importance of Medicaid in the state. The site can also be searched by the following subjects: abortion, adolescents, contraception, pregnancy, and services and financing. Other related information is also presented.

Contact: Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Telephone: (212) 248-1111 Secondary Telephone: (800) 355-0244 Fax: (212) 248-1951; Washington, D.C. Office (202) 223-5756 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guttmacher.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Abortion, Access to health care, Adolescents, Contraception, Family planning, Financing, Health services, Medicaid, Pregnancy, State programs, Statistical data

Annotation: This report presents 2012 estimates of the numbers and proportion of women in the developing world using modern methods and in need of modern contraception, as well as the cost and impact of meeting this need. The estimates presented in the report incorporate survey data on need for and use of contraception together with updated 2012 estimates of the direct costs of providing contraceptive services. They also draw on updated estimates of pregnancies and maternal deaths. Figures indicate the number of married and unmarried women in developing countries who are using or in need of modern contraception, and the increase in contraception in selected countries since 2000. Data sources include the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), supplemented by surveys carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, Reproductive Health Surveys), United Nations Children’s Fund Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys) and independent national surveys

Contact: Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Telephone: (212) 248-1111 Secondary Telephone: (800) 355-0244 Fax: (212) 248-1951; Washington, D.C. Office (202) 223-5756 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guttmacher.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Contraception, Contraceptive use, Data, Developing countries, International health, National surveys, Women', s health

Annotation: These research findings on the variation in use of contraceptive services among Hispanics were presented during the National Survey of Family Growth Research Conference held in October 2012. The findings highlight individual variation in contraceptive use based on acculturation, country of origin, socioeconomic status, and community characteristics (including access to services). The data sources, research sample, measures, and methods are outlined, and findings are presented in numerical and descriptive formats. Future efforts to increase the use of contraceptive services among Hispanics are also summarized.

Contact: Child Trends , 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200 W, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (240) 223-9200 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.childtrends.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Contraception, Contraceptive use, Data, Hispanic Americans, Research

Annotation: This consumer brochure for consumers provides information about choosing an appropriate birth control method. It describes various methods and tells how each method works, where to find it, when to use it, and its advantages and disadvantages. Information on taking charge of one's health in general is also included. It is also available in Spanish.

Contact: Health Education Resource Exchange, Washington State Department of Health, P.O. Box 47833, Olympia, WA 98504-7833, Telephone: (360) 236-3736 Fax: (360) 664-4500 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://doh.wa.gov/about-us/topics-a-z/Health%20Education%20Resource%20Exchange Available from the website.

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Keywords: Abstinence, Condoms, Consumer education materials, Contraception, Contraceptive implants, Emergency contraception, Fertility, Intrauterine devices, Spanish language materials, Sterilization

Annotation: This monograph summarizes what is know about evaluated clinic interventions that help to prevent adolescent pregnancy. In addition to providing information about specific, clinic-based programs, the monograph reviews some critical policies and practices that may contribute to an intervention's success. The monograph identifies and describes three categories of most effective programs; discusses specific clinic protocols that appear to improve adolescent contracteptive use, as well as characteristics of successful clinics; and provides a chart identifying and describing programs that have been identified as most effective.

Contact: National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy = Power to Decide, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 478-8500 Fax: (202) 478-8588 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.thenationalcampaign.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent sexuality, Community programs, Contraception, Family planning clinics, Intervention, Prevention

Annotation: This monograph provides information on the use of emergency contraception (EC) in the United States. It includes background information and statistics on unintended pregnancies and explains the laws regulating access to emergency contraception (including over-the-counter availability and regulatory status). The monograph describes the types of EC's available in the United States; provides an overview of the literature on the effectiveness of EC's; and discusses the various mechanisms of EC action that prevent pregnancy. Safety issues; the impact of EC's on risk-taking; the impact of EC's on the rate of unintended pregnancies; and the barriers to EC access and use are also discussed. The monograph also examines the role of clinicians and pharmacists as consultants to patients.

Contact: Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, 1901 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 466-3825 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.arhp.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Contraceptive agents, Contraceptive use, Emergency contraception, Regulations, Unplanned pregnancy

Annotation: This reference guide provides information about all the contraceptive methods available in the United States. The guide is intended to help health professionals quickly counsel women about choosing the most appropriate and effective contraception for them. The guide discusses combined hormonal contraception, progestin-only contraception, intrauterine contraception, barrier methods, spermicides, coitus interruptus, fertility awareness, male sterilization, female sterilzation, and emergency contraception,

Contact: Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, 1901 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 466-3825 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.arhp.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Condoms, Contraception, Counseling, Emergency contraception, Prevention, Unplanned pregnancy, Unwanted pregnancy

Annotation: The video features adolescents urging health care professionals across the nation to talk to their teen patients about pregnancy, contraception, and disease prevention.

Contact: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescent pregnancy, Contraception, Patient education, Physician patient relations, Prevention, Sexual health, Statistics

Annotation: This paper examines cost-recovery and cost-reduction strategies and provides recommendations to increase the availability of reproductive health services (sexuality education, behavioral risk assessment, counseling, pregnancy testing, contraception or referral for contraception, and the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infection) in Colorado school-based health centers.

Contact: Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care, 1801 Wiliams Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80218, Telephone: (303) 399-6380 Fax: (303) 350-4296 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.casbhc.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Adolescent health, Adolescent pregnancy, Adolescent sexuality, Colorado, Contraception, Costs, Counseling, Diagnosis, Pregnancy tests, Referrals, Reproductive health, Risk factors, School health services, Sexuality education, Sexually transmitted diseases, State programs, Treatment

Annotation: This paper focuses on Colorado school-based health centers' (SBHCs') provision of preventive and primary reproductive health services, including human sexuality education, behavioral risk assessment, counseling, pregnancy testing, contraception or referral to contraception, and diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infection. Topics include documenting the need for reproductive health services, defining preventive and primary reproductive health services offered in an SBHC, and SBHCs and the law.

Contact: Colorado Association for School-Based Health Care, 1801 Wiliams Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80218, Telephone: (303) 399-6380 Fax: (303) 350-4296 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.casbhc.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescent health, Adolescent sexuality, Colorado, Contraception, Counseling, Diagnosis, Health services, Legislation, Pregnancy tests, Prevention, Referral, Reproductive health, Risk assessment, School health, Sexuality education, State programs, Treatment

Annotation: This guide for consumers provides information about the different kinds of medicines and devices for birth control that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The guide includes an introduction to birth control and covers the following topics: barrier methods, hormonal methods, emergency contraception, implanted devices, and permanent methods for men and for women. It is available in English and Spanish.

Contact: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women's Health , WO Building 32, Room 2325, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993, Telephone: (301) 796-9440 Fax: (301) 847-8604 Web Site: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ByAudience/ForWomen Available from the website.

Keywords: Consumer education materials, Contraception, Contraceptive agents, Contraceptive devices, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptive use, Emergency contraception, Pregnancy, Prevention, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This website provides information about emergency contraception (EC), including (1) a discussion of what EC is, (2) EC pills available in the United States and when they should be taken, (3) availability of EC pills as over-the-counter medications, (4) a new EC regimen, and (5) barriers to and costs of obtaining EC pills. The website also provides links to related resources, including articles providing key data, policy research (reviews, efficacy and mode action, provider knowledge and practices, sexual assault, youth and adolescent policy, international studies, and Ella), presentations, and key organizations.

Contact: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Telephone: (650) 854-9400 Secondary Telephone: (202) 347-5270 Fax: (650) 854-4800 Web Site: http://www.kff.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Costs, Emergency contraception, Pregnancy, Public policy, Research, Resource materials, Statistical data

Annotation: The fact sheet provides information on emergency contraception and its use, costs and insurance coverage. It also reviews current national and state polices around emergency contraception, including new methods, recent research findings on access and availability, and user and provider knowledge.

Contact: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Telephone: (650) 854-9400 Secondary Telephone: (202) 347-5270 Fax: (650) 854-4800 Web Site: http://www.kff.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Emergency contraception, Family planning, Reproductive health, Unplanned pregnancy, Unwanted pregnancy, Women', s health

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about state policies on providing emergency contraception. The fact sheet offers background on the topic and also includes highlights of how state policies on providing emergency-contraception-related services differ.

Contact: Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Telephone: (212) 248-1111 Secondary Telephone: (800) 355-0244 Fax: (212) 248-1951; Washington, D.C. Office (202) 223-5756 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guttmacher.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Emergency contraception, Moral values, Pregnancy, Religion, State legislation

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about state policies on insurance coverage of contraceptives. The fact sheet offers background on the topic, particularly as these policies relate to whether employers or insurers can refuse to cover contraceptives on religious or moral grounds. The fact sheet also includes highlights of how states differ in terms of their contraceptive insurance coverage policies.

Contact: Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Telephone: (212) 248-1111 Secondary Telephone: (800) 355-0244 Fax: (212) 248-1951; Washington, D.C. Office (202) 223-5756 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guttmacher.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Contraception, Ethics, Insurance, Moral values, Religion, State legislation

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about minors' access to contraceptive services. The fact sheet offers background on the topic and includes highlights of how states differ in terms of their policies on minors access to contraceptive services.

Contact: Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Telephone: (212) 248-1111 Secondary Telephone: (800) 355-0244 Fax: (212) 248-1951; Washington, D.C. Office (202) 223-5756 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guttmacher.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescent behavior, Adolescent sexuality, Consent, Contraception, Parents, State legislation

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about state policies on refusing to provide health services. The fact sheet offers background on policies allowing health professionals, institutions, and pharmacies or pharmacists to refuse to provide health services (particularly abortion, contraception, or sterilization services) owing to religious or moral objections. The fact sheet also includes highlights of how state policies on providing health services differ.

Contact: Guttmacher Institute, 125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, Telephone: (212) 248-1111 Secondary Telephone: (800) 355-0244 Fax: (212) 248-1951; Washington, D.C. Office (202) 223-5756 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.guttmacher.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Abortion, Access to health care, Contraception, Moral values, Religion, State legislation, Sterilization