About Family Planning Council of Iowa
The Family Planning Council of Iowa (FPCI) is a private, non-profit organization
formed in 1980 to ensure the availability of reproductive health care to Iowans.
The Council is governed by a Board of Directors made up of volunteers drawn from
all over Iowa.
FPCI administers the national family planning program known as
Title X (ten) from an administrative
office in Des Moines. The staff consists of caring professionals who oversee the
Council's projects and
services.
Mission
The purpose of Family Planning Council of Iowa is to provide quality
reproductive health care and family planning
services to all people in Iowa who desire such services.
Achieving Our Mission
We achieve our mission through a variety of ways. The principal means is through
the use of Title X (ten) family
planning funds from the federal government to provide
family planning services in Iowa and we
subcontract with nine delegate agencies to provide family planning services to
low-income people in local communities.
Vision Statement
We envision an Iowa where sexual health results from responsible
decision-making and access to care.
We accomplish this vision through:
- Building a positive community climate toward family planning, including
adequate funding, with services included in managed care plans as essential
community health services.
- Encouraging an internalized understanding and appreciation of sexual
health, with informed decisions on reproductive health care.
- Encouraging family planning and education as effective ways to break the
cycle of unintended pregnancy, infant mortality, child abuse and neglect.
- Encouraging healthy sexual relationships by preventing and treating
sexually transmitted diseases and their health consequences.
What else does FPCI do?
In addition to overseeing the
Title X (ten)
program, FPCI has an overall vision of what
family planning
services are needed for low income Iowans and to
work to accomplish that vision.
Family Planning means more than just providing women
with education, examinations and
birth control
supplies. An increased focus on male involvement has led
FPCI to receive special funding to establish a
Male Responsibility Project in Polk County. FPCI
also provides training and education conferences and workshops to
family planning professionals.
We also produce publications such as:
- Facts about Birth Control
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Young Fathers, Your Rights and
Responsibilities
- Movie Talk
- Avoiding the Big "Uh-oh!" Guys Do Make a Difference in Family Planning
- The Gift No Man Wants to Get...or Give: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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