FPCI Publications
The FPCInsider is the quarterly e-newsletter of the Family Planning Council of Iowa. It provides news and information about FPCI projects and sponsored events. The Insider also features a variety of articles about the issues that impact family planning and reproductive health services in Iowa.
Current Issue:
FPCInsider Special Edition January 2012
Archive Issues:
FPCInsider December 1, 2011
FPCInsider September 1, 2011
FPCInsider June 2011
FPCInsider March 8, 2011
Publications available through the Family Planning Council of IA
These publications are available for purchase and can be customized with your agency's logo, name and address:
Facts about Birth Control
This is a tri-fold brochure that lists all of the available methods of birth control in table format. It describes the method, how it is used, effectiveness, possible side effects and warnings, and whether or not a prescription/exam is needed for it.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
This is a tri-fold brochure that lists all of the identified STDs, their symptoms, how they are diagnosed, how they are treated, and possible complications from not treating them.
For ordering information about either of these two publications, contact Family Planning Council.
These publications are available free of charge and may be downloaded in PDF using Acrobat Reader*:
Iowa Family Planning Network (IFPN) Booklet
This booklet provides an overview of the Iowa Family Planning Network (IFPN). It is intended to serve as a resource guide for health care and social service providers about referring their clients to the IFPN.
• Download
Movie Talk - Using Movies to Help Parents Talk to Their Kids about Important Issues
This booklet summarizes current movies on video/DVD and includes discussion questions to help adults and young people start conversations about a variety of important issues.
• Movie Talk 2008
• Movie Talk 2006 Cover, Inside
• Movie Talk 2005
• Movie Talk 2004
• Movie Talk 2003
Young Fathers - What's It All About? The Rights and Responsibilities of Young Fathers in Iowa
This booklet deals with many of the questions asked by young Iowa fathers. It addresses issues of custody, visitation, adoption, losing your parental rights, and much more.
• English
• Spanish
The Gift No Man Wants to Get....or Give: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
This brochure offers a preventive message written specifically for men. It talks about how to be responsible in a sexual relationship. It does not describe the different STDs.
• English
• Spanish
Avoiding the Big "Uh-oh!": Guys Do Make a Difference in Family Planning
This is a tri-fold pamphlet that discussed male involvement/responsibility in family planning.
• English
• Spanish
