Taking family planning services to hard-to-reach populations.

摘要: Interviews were conducted in 1995 among 100 US family planning program personnel who serve hard-to-reach populations such as drug abusers prisoners the disabled homeless persons and non-English speaking minorities. Findings indicate that a range of services is available for groups. Most agencies focus on because severity HIV infections availability funding. This article describes activities various Michigan Pennsylvania Massachusetts substance abuse centers with services. One recommendation service provider to present an environment where it safe talk about needs. other offered personal greetings upon arrival continuity having familiar face oversee all reproductive health Programs ranged from basic sex education classes comprehensive care. Some prisons individual counseling. programs presented juvenile offender facilities. Outreach involved at shelters outreach workers recruited women into traditional clinics establishment nontraditional sites persons. providers suggestion was offer high-risk already go target developmentally rather than physically disabled. Experience has shown many professionals working do not recognize their clients sexual Other groups include housing projects battered welfare applicants workers. Key provision creating trust overcoming language cultural differences subsidizing cost