Key Issues

In addition to the Program Priorities, the following key issues have implications for Title X services projects, and should be considered in developing the program plan:

1. Efficiency and effectiveness in program management and operations;
2. Cost of contraceptives, other pharmaceuticals, and laboratory tests;
3. Management and decision-making through performance measures and accountability for outcomes;
4. Linkages and partnerships with HIV care and treatment providers, and mental health, drug and alcohol treatment providers;
5. HIV prevention integration in family planning settings, incorporating CDC's "Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents and Pregnant Women in Health Care Settings;"
6. The use of electronic technologies, such as electronic grants management capabilities, electronic health information infrastructures, electronic access to health quality information, and similar electronic systems;
7. Data collection (such as the Family Planning Annual Report [FPAR]) for use in monitoring performance and improving family planning services;
8. Service delivery improvement through translation into practice of research outcomes that focus on family planning and related population issues; and
9. Utilizing practice guidelines and recommendations, developed by recognized national professional organizations and Federal agencies, in the provision of evidence-based Title X clinical services.