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This publication is a resource manual for health care providers to increase awareness and access to emergency contraception to women by making available information about emergency contraception, and how to use this option. Emergency Contraception: Resources for Providers
Fact Sheet: Facts About Emergency Contraception
A chart pack, press release, and Q&A prepared for a briefing held in New York on March 19, 1997, co-sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the National Press Foundation and The Alan Guttmacher Institute. This briefing focused on men's role and responsibility in preventing pregnancy. A survey of men's and women's perceptions about men's role and responsibility when it comes to preventing unplanned pregnancy was released as part of this briefing and is also available,…
Survey of Women About Their Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Their Reproductive Health Glamour; Kaiser Family Foundation; Princeton Survey Research Associates Summary of Major Findings February 1997 The Kaiser Family Foundation partnered with Glamour magazine on a national survey to find out how much women know about their reproductive health care needs and whether they are taking important steps to protect their reproductive health, covering such critical issues as: routine gynecological exams,contraception, emergency contraception, sexually…
Talking With Kids About Tough Issues National Surveys of Parents and Children for the "Talking With Your Kids" Campaign Kaiser Family Foundation and Children Now Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates -- Questionnaire and National Toplines -- Parent Interviews: All responses here for parents of children ages 8-12; from children ages 10-12; or from teens ages 13-15 Q1. Do you think parents of school-age children discuss each of the following topics too much, too little,…
New National Campaign Encourages Parents To Start Talking With Their Children Earlier About Some Of The Hardest-To-Talk-About Topics, Like Sex Campaign Provides Resources to Help Parents Begin the Discussion On Tough Issues In Age-Appropriate Way that Incorporates Own Values Campaign Survey Says Parents Are Not Talking Enough About Sex, AIDS, Violence, and Drug and Alcohol Abuse;And Children Say They Want More Information Embargoed for release until: 10:00 AM EST, Wednesday, February 19, 1997 New York,…
A summary and toplines from a national survey conducted for the Foundation by Market Facts, Inc. of public knowledge about STDs overall and their attitudes towards policy options to confront the spread of STDs. This survey was released at a briefing on Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Exposing the Epidemic. SUMMARY REPORT Download TOPLINE Download
The Kaiser Survey on Public Knowledge and Attitudes about STDs other than AIDS Questionnaire and Toplines November 20, 1996 Conducted for The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation by Market Facts, Inc. Number of Interviews: 707 men and women ages 18-64 Margin of Error: plus or minus 4 percentage points Dates of Interviewing: November 8-10, 1996 1. Can you tell me the names of any sexually transmitted diseases or S.T.D.s, which also used to be called…
This study, conducted for the Kaiser Family Foundation by Katharine E. Heintz-Knowles, Ph.D., University of Washington, presents a "snapshot" of the sexual content on soap operas today. Katharine Heintz-Knowles examined 97 hours of programming from theten nationally televised soap operas between May 27 and June 28, 1996. The study was presented on September 7, 1996 to producers and writers of soap operas and network executives at SOAP SUMMIT II, a day-long seminar produced by Population…
Researchers, clinicians, and policymakers examine the challenge of improving contraceptive use in the United States through a look at patient-provider relationships, currently available methods of contraception, the needs of special populations, and promising intervention and communication strategies. This article was part of those published as a special supplement to Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 88,September 1996, Number 3 (Supplement). Report: Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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