Providing Quality Family Planning Services (QFP) is a report that recommends how to provide family planning services to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to family health and well-being.
Recommendations from CDC and the US Office of Population Affairs
- What services to offer in a family planning visit, including contraceptive services, pregnancy testing and counseling, helping clients achieve pregnancy, basic infertility services, preconception health services, and sexually transmitted disease services.
- How to provide these services by drawing upon existing recommendations and filling gaps where needed.
- Using the family planning visit to provide selected preventive health services, such as breast and cervical cancer screening.
Learn more about tools to help providers get the resources and support needed to implement the recommendations. For more information, visit Family Planning National Training Centers external icon.
QFP was developed collaboratively by CDC and the Office of Population Affairs external icon of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The recommendations are based on a review of existing clinical guidelines published by CDC, US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) external icon, and professional medical associations.
The Quality Family Planning (QFP) Recommendations Integrate and Fill Gaps in Other Guidelines for the Family Planning Setting
### 1. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Addressed:
– SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
– SDG 5: Gender Equality
### 2. Specific Targets Identified:
– SDG 3 Target 3.7: By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, including for family planning, information, and education.
– SDG 5 Target 5.6: Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action.
### 3. Indicators for Measurement:
– Percentage of individuals with access to quality family planning services.
– Number of family planning visits that include preventive health services like cancer screening.
### 4. Table of SDGs, Targets, and Indicators:
| SDGs | Targets | Indicators |
|——|———|————|
| SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being | Target 3.7: Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services | Percentage of individuals with access to quality family planning services |
| SDG 5: Gender Equality | Target 5.6: Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights | Number of family planning visits that include preventive health services like cancer screening |
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