Web Watch
Web site offers teen program resources
Best practices provided
Do you work with adolescents? Then take a look at the Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP), a new Web-based resource developed by ETR Associates. ETR Associates is a Scotts Valley, CA-based not-for-profit organization providing educational resources, training, and research in health promotion with an emphasis on sexuality and health education. The site’s address is www.etr.org/ recapp.
Designed for health educators and program coordinators, the Web site provides practical tools and information on reducing sexual risk-taking behaviors among teens.
Based on a needs assessment from providers in the field, the site offers the following:
• best practices in pregnancy prevention education, skill-building activities, and education and facilitation tips;
• information on evidence-based programs that change sexual risk-taking behavior;
• latest statistics, abstracts, news summaries, and papers on current research in the field of teen pregnancy prevention;
• a resource database of educational resource materials;
• a calendar of current events in the field of pregnancy prevention.
Join ReCAPP’s mailing list by clicking on "ReCAPPNotes" on the Web site’s home page. Additional information on the educational program is available by contacting Lara Zeidberg at ETR Associates, 4 Carbonero Way, Scotts Valley, CA 95066. Telephone: (831) 438-4080 ext. 172. Fax: (831) 438-4284. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www. etr.org/recapp.
Breastfeeding sites for family planners
Learn more about LAM
Aug. 1-7 marks the annual observance of World Breastfeeding Week. Family planners are most familiar with breastfeeding when it is used as a contraception option, known as Lactational Amenorrhea Method (LAM).
According to Contraceptive Technology, LAM is a highly effective temporary method of contraception. To maintain effective pregnancy prevention, another method of contraception must be used as soon as menstruation resumes, the frequency or duration of breastfeedings is reduced, bottle feedings or regular food supplements are introduced, or the baby reaches 6 months of age.1
Following are some breastfeeding Web sites for you and your patients:
1. La Leche League International. Web site: www.lalecheleague.org. The Schaumberg, IL-based La Leche League International is a nonprofit organization that offers breastfeeding education and encouragement through mother-to-mother support groups, telephone counseling, and extensive interaction with physicians and health care providers.
More than 200,000 women in 66 countries are assisted by La Leche League programs every month. The Web site includes general information as well as information for providers, including schedules for lactation specialist education workshops and physician seminars.
2. World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action. Web site: www.waba.org.br. Based in Penang, Malaysia, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action launches World Breastfeeding Week each year. This year’s theme is "Breastfeeding: It’s Your Right!" The site offers information on World Breastfeeding Week in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese and includes information and answers to frequently asked questions on LAM.
3. American Academy of Pediatrics. Web site: www.aap.org/family/brstguid.htm. The American Academy of Pediatrics, based in Elk Grove Village, IL, is a professional organization that dedicates its efforts and resources to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. It offers "A Woman’s Guide to Breastfeeding," an easy-to-read explanation of breastfeeding geared for the general public, on its Web site.
4. Managing Contraception. Web site: www. managingcontraception.com. Contraceptive Technology readers may be familiar with A Pocket Guide to Managing Contraception, a handy clinic resource headed by the same lead author, Robert Hatcher, MD, MPH, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Emory University in Atlanta.
This Web site offers downloadable chapters from the pocket guide. Click on "Choices" to get a listing of 25 brief descriptions of contraceptives and other reproductive choices for women, including breastfeeding. The contraceptive descriptions are freely reproducible. (See breastfeeding handout, inserted in this issue.)
5. AVSC International. Web site: www.avsc.org/ contraception/clam2.html.
AVSC International, based in New York City, works worldwide to make reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable. It offers this easy-to-read "Answers to Your Questions on the LAM Method" fact sheet at this Web address.
Reference
1. Hatcher RA, Trussell J, Stewart F, et al. Contraceptive Technology. 17th ed. New York City: Ardent Media; 1998.
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