We’re excited to celebrate the #PowerOfRural today, #NationalRuralHealthDay, November 21! Join us in recognizing the spirit of #rural America and the efforts of healthcare providers and stakeholders addressing unique #healthcare challenges. DYK more than 38% of Iowans live in rural areas? FPCI is working to ensure we all have access to healthcare, including family planning services, regardless of our geography.
Family Planning Council of Iowa
非盈利组织
West Des Moines，Iowa 329 位关注者
We fund and advocate for affordable, quality sexual & reproductive healthcare and education across Iowa for all people.
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Education and access to capable reproductive health care providers allow you to make empowered and informed decisions about your health. The Family Planning Council of Iowa connects you to family planning and contraceptive resources, as well as federally funded clinics across Iowa. Through the federal Title X Family Planning Program, the Council’s service area covers 55 of Iowa’s 99 counties. We subcontract with agencies to provide clinical services and to facilitate community education programs in local communities throughout Iowa.
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https://www.fpcouncil.com
Family Planning Council of Iowa的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 非盈利组织
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- 2-10 人
- 总部
- West Des Moines，Iowa
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- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1980
- 领域
- Reproductive Health、Family Planning、Title X、Contraception、STI Information和Pregnancy Resources
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2900 Westown Pkwy
Suite 240
US，Iowa，West Des Moines，50266
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Syphilis is on the rise in Iowa. ?? Sign up for this webinar to learn more about how you can help reverse the trend!
There's still time to register for tomorrow's webinar on addressing #syphilis in sexual and reproductive health settings! Join us with speakers Tammy Bennett of the Clinical Training Center for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Dr. Yomi Obafemi of Peak Preventive Medicine Consulting, Jo Taylor from Columbus Public Health, and Allison Finkenbinder from the RHNTC. Register: https://lnkd.in/gDDpYget
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Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face. ???? Trans Awareness Week takes place the week before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence that year. Learn more about Transgender Awareness Week in this post and check out OneIowa and Iowa Trans Mutual Aid to learn more!
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Contraception should NOT be controversial. Birth control is health care! Today is Thanks, Birth Control Day 2024. Join us to break stigmas and say #ThxBirthControl! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e2PYDT6 6 reasons people say #ThxBirthControl: ??Easing period flow and cramps ??Preventing pregnancy & STIs ??Treating a medical condition ??Having stress-free sex ??Reducing gender dysphoria ??Controlling acne Birth ???? Control ???? Is ???? Health ???? Care????
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Yesterday, about 60 Des Moines University students helped us pack hundreds of K.I.S.S. Kits! ?? We aim to Keep Iowans Sexually Savvy by providing *FREE* emergency contraception, condoms, pregnancy tests, lube, dental dams, and an information guide. Request a kit on our website at https://lnkd.in/gQDqshZa
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This Native American Heritage Month, we can Be the #SourceForBetterHealth for #AmericanIndian and #AlaskaNative communities by understanding the relationship between social determinants of health, traditional healing, and food sovereignty. For more information and resources, visit:?https://lnkd.in/gRtuA253?#NAHM2024
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Today we're excited for the FREE virtual Iowa Maternal Health Symposium! FPCI's Tara Shochet will be presenting an Ignite Session on birth spacing and postpartum contraception this afternoon. This symposium will tackle the critical issues surrounding maternal health. The goal is to develop actionable strategies to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. The target audience includes healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, community leaders, and advocates. Learn more and sign up: https://lnkd.in/gR8jcPGd
Looking to earn CE credit while learning ways to improve birth outcomes? Join us NEXT WEEK for our The Iowa Maternal Health Symposium: Empowering Conversations & Proven Maternal Health Solutions! Join Healthy Birth Day, Inc., the non-profit organization that created the evidence-based Count the Kicks stillbirth prevention program, for a full day of education and awareness on maternal health in Iowa. ?? Nov. 6, 2024 ?8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. ?? Virtual ??Register here: bit.ly/MCHIOWA2024 Total number of credit hours: 6.75 CME/CEs Des Moines University is the accredited provider and has approved this activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit?, American Osteopathic Association credit, nursing contact hours, and continuing education contact hours.
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We enjoyed exhibiting at the Iowa Rural Health Conference earlier this week! FPCI continues to work to ensure all Iowans, regardless of geography, rural or urban, have access to family planning care. That’s why we send ?? our FREE reproductive health kits to anyone with an Iowa address! ?? Request one today??: https://lnkd.in/gQDqshZa
Our 2024 conference was a success—more than 100 attendees and several great panels, rural updates, submitted sessions, and a great plenary session. Thanks to our sponsors, planning committee, and all who attended!
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Health insurance companies would be required to cover all recommended OTC contraception products, such as condoms, spermicide, and emergency contraception, without a prescription and at no cost. What an amazing announcement! ??
This is so hot! ?? ?? We've ALWAYS said birth control needs to be available AND affordable. After last year's #FreeThePill win, we are pumped to see the Biden admin announce this new plan to expand birth control access and save y'all some $$$ https://lnkd.in/enJMhFaQ
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Yesterday, FPCI team members Amy Zine and Allison Smith braved the first chilly Iowa day to see Freeda Womb! The giant inflatable IUD returned to Des Moines to remind folks of the importance of access to contraception, a critical component of public health. It allows individuals to plan their futures, pursue education and careers, and make informed decisions about when and how to start a family. Hormonal contraception can also be used to help with acne, premenstrual syndrome and PMDD, heavy and painful periods, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, migraines, perimenopause symptoms, bone health, and reducing the risk of certain cancers. Let’s work together to preserve access to contraception and honor the rights of all individuals to make choices about their bodies, their health, and their futures.
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