Other Regional Infertility Prevention Project Web Sites:

Region I Infertility Prevention Project
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
http://ipp.jsi.com/

Region II Infertility Prevention Project
(New Jersey, New York, NYC, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands)
http://www.cicatelli.org/IPP/

Region IV Infertility Prevention Project
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee)
http://www.emory.edu/WHSC/MED/GYN-OB/rtc/chlamydia_description.html

Region V Infertility Prevention Project
(Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin)
http://www.hcet.org/rvipp/rvipp.htm

Region VI Infertility Prevention Project: Center for Health Training
(Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)
http://www.centerforhealthtraining.org/searchable/pr-6.html

Region VII Infertility Prevention Project
(Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska)
http://www.devsys.org/html/ipp/index.html

Region VIII Infertility Prevention Project
(Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming)
http://www.region8ipp.com

Region IX Infertility Prevention Project
(Am. Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nevada, Palau, San Fancisco, and Los Angeles)
http://www.centerforhealthtraining.org/searchable/pr-09.html

Region X Infertility Prevention Project
(Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington)
http://www.centerforhealthtraining.org/searchable/pr-10.html

Indian Health Service
(National STD prevention program)
http://www.ihs.gov/medicalprograms/epi/index.cfm?module=health_issues&option=std&cat=sub_0

Region III Infertility Prevention Project Administration

Family Planning Council, Inc.
http://www.familyplanning.org
The Family Planning Council, Inc. is the administrator of the Region III Infertility Prevention Project. The Council is a private, non-profit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Its mission is to ensure the availability of high quality, comprehensive reproductive health services to low-income women, men and adolescents throughout the five-county Philadelphia area.

Family Planning Council - Training 3

http://www.training3info.org
Since 1981, TRAINING 3 has served as the DHHS Region III Family Planning Training Center. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of ten such national training centers, TRAINING 3's primary charge has been to help ensure that family planning staff and programs throughout Region III have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to deliver effective, quality family planning services. Over the years TRAINING 3 has evolved into a comprehensive performance improvement center, identifying and responding to the job performance-related needs of a variety of family planning, health care, and social service programs. This is achieved nationally and throughout Region III by designing, delivering, and evaluating the most effective training and other performance improvement interventions such as those described throughout this web site.

CDC Condom Facts
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/condoms.htm
This fact sheet contains information and recommendations concerning the male latex condom and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Government Web sites

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of STD Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/std
This site provides up to date information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's STD Division. It provides news on the Division's latest advances in national leadership, research, policy development, and support of effective services to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV infection) and their complications such as enhanced HIV transmission, infertility, adverse outcomes of pregnancy, and reproductive tract cancer.

Office of Population Affairs (OPA)
http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov
This site provides a background on the Office of Population Affairs (OPA). The OPA serves as the focal point to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health on a wide range of reproductive health topics, including adolescent pregnancy, family planning, and sterilization, as well as other population issues. OPA also provides policy and administrative direction for Title X Family Planning Program and the Title XX Adolescent Family Life Program.

CDC's Infertility and STD Fact Page
http://www.cdc.gov/std/infertility/default.htm
The CDC Infertility and STDs website provides information about chlamydia and gonorrhea, which are the most important preventable causes of infertility. Untreated, up to 40% of women with chlamydia or gonorrhea will develop pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can lead to infertility and potentially fatal tubal (ectopic) pregnancy. The CDC Infertility and STDS site also includes links to key facts, resources and related guidelines for health professionals, and additional information about reproductive health.

CDC National Infertility Prevention Project
http://www.cdc.gov/std/infertility/ipp.htm
CDC, in collaboration with the Office of Population Affairs (OPA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), supports a national Infertility Prevention Program (IPP) that funds chlamydia screening and treatment services for low-income, sexually active women attending family planning, STD, and other women’s healthcare clinics. This website provides an overview of the important initiative, links to regional IPP partners and projects, key chlamydia and gonorrhea statistics, and access to IPP reports to congress.

National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA)
http://www.nfprha.org
NFPRHA represents the domestic family planning profession, including clinicians, administrators, researchers, educators, advocates and consumers. NFPRHA works to maintain and to assure access to voluntary, comprehensive and culturally sensitive family planning and reproductive health care.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
http://www.acog.org
ACOG is comprised of obstetrician-gynecologists and other professionals. Its mission is to promote the advancement of women's health through education, advocacy, practice and research.

National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
http://www.ncsddc.org
NCSD was established in 1997 and represents Directors of public health sexually transmitted disease prevention programs throughout the United States. NCSD works to strengthen STD Programs by advocating for effective policies, strategies, and sufficient resources and by increasing awareness of their medical and social impact.

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
http://www.ncsl.org
NCSL is a bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staffs of state legislators. NCSL is a forum for advancing ideas, promoting information sharing, and for providing lawmakers with knowledge and resources.

American Nurses Association (ANA)
http://www.nursingworld.org
ANA is a full-service professional organization that represents the nation's registered nurses. ANA works to advance the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice.

American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
http://www.aphanet.org
APhA is the national professional organization of pharmacists. The Association is a leader in providing professional information and education for pharmacists and an advocate for improved health of the American public through the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care.

Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
http://www.aphl.org
APHL represents public heath laboratories. They work to safeguard the public's health by strengthening public health laboratories in the United States and across the world. In collaboration with members, APHL advances laboratory systems and practices, and promotes policies that support healthy communities.

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
http://www.cste.org
CSTE is comprised of epidemiologists who practice epidemiology at the state, territorial and local public health level. CSTE is concerned with the surveillance and epidemiology of infectious diseases, chronic diseases and environmental health.

National Association of Community Health Centers (NAHC)
http://www.nachc.com
NAHC is the national trade association serving and representing the interests of America's community health centers.

American Association of Health Plans (AAHP)
http://www.aahp.org
AAHP is the nation's principal association of health plans, representing more than 1,000 plans that provide coverage for approximately 150 million Americans nationwide.