1.  Title: What if: How declines in teen births have improved poverty and child well-being in Idaho. Author: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Source: Washington, D.C., National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, 2005 Apr. 3 p. Abstract: Years of research have closely linked teen pregnancy and early childbearing to a host of other critical social issues, including overall child health and well-being, out-of-wedlock births, educational attainment and workforce readiness, responsible fatherhood, and poverty in particular -- especially child poverty. For example, young children born to a mother who is a teenager, is not married, and did not finish high school are nine times more likely to be poor than children born to mothers without these three risk factors. Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing cost taxpayers at least $7 billion annually and place a serious economic burden on schools and on health, welfare and social service systems. The U.S. teen birth rate declined by 30 percent between 1991 and 2002--a significant decrease that has made major contributions to American communities. Illustrating this very point, the U.S. Congress' Joint Economic Committee completed an analysis in April 2004 that the National Campaign in turn summarized. The congressional study posed an intriguing question: if the nation's teen birth rate had remained at its 1991 level through 2002 (rather than decreasing as it did), how many more children would have been born to teen mothers and to single mothers, and what would have been the effect on poverty and on the living arrangements of children? Findings included the following: if teen birth rates had not declined nationally by 30 percent during that time, there would have been an additional 1.2 million more children born to teen mothers, approximately 460,000 additional children in poverty and almost 700,000 more children living with a single mother. (excerpt) Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | IDAHO | RESEARCH REPORT | ADOLESCENTS, FEMALE | ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY | ONE PARENT FAMILY | BIRTH RATE | POVERTY | CHILD HEALTH | SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS | CAMPAIGNS | FERTILITY DECLINE | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Adolescents | Youth | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Reproductive Behavior | Fertility | Population Dynamics | Family Characteristics | Family and Household | Sociocultural Factors | Fertility Measurements | Economic Factors | Health | Communication Programs | Communication | Fertility Changes Document Number: 307031 |
| 2. Title: State facts about abortion: Idaho. Author: Alan Guttmacher Institute [AGI] Source: [New York, New York], AGI, 2003. 3 p. (State Facts about Abortion) Abstract: This article presents background information about the frequency of abortion in the United States, followed by statistics on abortion frequency, abortion services, and restrictions on abortion for the United States as a whole and Idaho specifically. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | IDAHO | PAMPHLETS | ADULTS | WOMEN | ABORTION | PREGNANCY | PREGNANCY, UNWANTED | PREGNANCY OUTCOMES | CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE | HEALTH FACILITIES | ABORTION LAW | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Printed Media | Mass Media | Communication | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Reproduction | Reproductive Behavior | Fertility | Population Dynamics | Contraception | Delivery of Health Care | Health Document Number: 175591 Notification |
| 4. Title: Expanding the provider pool to increase access to services. Author: Knutson C Source: AVSC NEWS. 1998 Spring;36(1):6-7. Abstract: To meet the health care needs of low-income, uninsured, and underserved people in the US, mid-level health care personnel such as nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are providing a range of services which used to be provided only by physicians. Greater access to services, high-quality provider-client interaction, and an emphasis upon health education and prevention have been cited by participants in many studies as reasons why clients are so satisfied with NP-provided services and why widespread support exists for using them to perform many types of procedures. One example of the use of mid-level health care personnel is a project launched in November 1996 in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington which trains NPs and PAs how to perform no-scalpel vasectomies (NSVs). This project, a collaborative effort of AVSC, the US Public Health Services, and the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Reproductive Health, was launched to improve access to vasectomy services among low-income and underserved men. The Center for Health Training in Seattle, WA, coordinated the training. 12 clinicians were trained to perform NSVs in 1997, and trainees' skills in performing NSVs will be evaluated during the 8- to 12-month period following training. Reactions to the project have thus far been very positive. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ALASKA | IDAHO | OREGON | WASHINGTON | TRAINING PROGRAMS | VASECTOMY | NURSES AND NURSING | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Education | Male Sterilization | Sterilization, Sexual | Family Planning | Health Personnel | Delivery of Health Care | Health | Organizations Document Number: 137831 |
| 5. Title: Abortions in rural Idaho: physicians' attitudes and practices. Author: Rosenblatt RA; Mattis R; Hart LG Source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 1995 Oct;85(10):1423-5. Abstract: 94% of nonmetropolitan counties in the US have no legal medical provider willing to provide abortion services. This means that even though a woman's right to undergo a first-trimester abortion is protected by the US constitution, abortions are virtually unavailable in rural America. The considerable distances that most rural women must travel to find a provider willing to perform abortions effectively deny access to the medical procedure in many cases. All family physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and general surgeons practicing in rural Idaho in 1994 were surveyed to gain insight into why rural physicians are unwilling to provide abortions. Idaho is a conservative state with the second lowest abortion rate in the country. Rural physicians were defined as allopathic and osteopathic physicians working in nonmetropolitan counties and in communities of fewer than 20,000 people. A survey was sent to each of the 251 physicians identified as eligible for the study; 138 responded. 86% were family physicians, 91% male, and in practice for a mean period of fifteen years. Less than 4% of the respondents performed abortions. Most rural Idaho women seeking an abortion must therefore travel long distances for the procedure, with the average travel distance to the nearest abortion provider being 85 miles. The doctors reported having chosen to not provide abortion services because of both their own moral objections and local community opposition to the procedure. Younger, residency-trained physicians were more likely to have personal moral objections than their older colleagues. 26% of the respondents did, however, indicate interest in using RU-486 for abortions when it becomes available. This intention to use RU-486 suggests that the development of acceptable medical abortifacients may improve access to abortion even in very conservative rural areas. Language: English Keywords: IDAHO | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | RESEARCH REPORT | ABORTION | RURAL POPULATION | PHYSICIANS | ATTITUDES | CONSERVATISM | DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Health Personnel | Health | Psychological Factors | Behavior | Political Factors Document Number: 108666 Notification |
| 6. Title: Idaho judge rebuffs abortion funding rule. Source: REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM NEWS. 1994 Jul 22;3(14):3. Abstract: In a 3-page ruling on July 11, Ada County District Court Judge Duff McKee chastised Idaho officials for issuing new Medicaid regulations limiting abortion coverage to the same extent as an earlier rule found unconstitutional by the court. Judge McKee opened his order by calling the new rule "a blatant and ill-concealed attempt to maintain the status quo." Invalidating the prohibition on Medicaid coverage for low-income women's abortions except when two physicians certify that continued pregnancy will result in "grave, long-lasting physical damage," Judge McKee reiterated his holding that such a measure violates the Idaho Constitution. On February 1, Judge McKee held that the state Constitution provides broader protection for the right of privacy than the federal Constitution. The court indicated that the initial Medicaid regulation conflicted with a constitutional guarantee of neutrality, which requires Idaho to be evenhanded when subsidizing the exercise of a constitutionally protected right. Plaintiffs in Roe v. Harris--represented by ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project's Louise Melling, Planned Parenthood Federation's Carole Chervin, and cooperating attorney Newal Squyres--challenged the new regulation in early July. The lawsuit was originally filed in August of 1993. An Idaho statute, which was challenged but upheld, provides Medicaid funding when two physicians certify that it is necessary to save the woman's life or health, or when a court determines the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest. (full text) Language: English Keywords: IDAHO | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ABORTION LAW | ABORTION | TITLE 19 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Public Assistance | Government Financing | Financial Activities | Economic Factors Document Number: 097625 Notification |
| 7. Title: The effect of an HIV / AIDS prevention curriculum on self-efficacy and condom use. Author: Hummer JD Source: Ann Arbor, Michigan, University Microfilms International, 1993. vii, 128 p. (Order No. 9406105) Doctoral dissertation, University of Idaho, 1993. Abstract: A doctoral student used the Lawrence Self-Efficacy Scale, the Condom Attitude Scale, and the University of Utah Youth Risk Survey to conduct a case control study and a pre- and post-test comparative study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Multi-State Out-of-School-Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention curriculum to increase self-efficacy, positive attitudes towards condom use, and condom use among out-of-school youth in Idaho. The curriculum included lessons on communication about sexual matters, videotapes of recent Hollywood movie scenes in which characters either used condoms or did not have sex without a condom, a shopping guide for evaluating and buying condoms, and instruction in proper use of condoms and spermicides. Both experiment and control groups had high baseline scores for both scales and for 3 of the 7 behavior questions during the pretest (e.g., condom attitude, 98.7 and 91.3, respectively). Youth who received the curriculum were not significantly different in self-efficacy than those who did not receive the curriculum. Youth in the experimental group did not have significantly different attitudes about condom use than did those in the control group. They also were no more likely to use condoms than were those in the control group. Based on these results, it was recommended that teachers spend more time (i.e., around 50 classroom hours) teaching positive attitudes about condoms; increase the number of lessons addresses buying, discussing, and using condoms; give more role-playing practice; and address more specific skills to help youth to develop negotiating and condom buying and using skills. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | IDAHO | UTAH | RESEARCH REPORT | CASE CONTROL STUDIES | PRE-POST TESTS | HIV PREVENTION | AIDS PREVENTION | YOUTH | DROPOUTS | PREMARITAL SEX BEHAVIOR | CONDOMS | ATTITUDES | KNOWLEDGE | TIME FACTORS | QUESTIONNAIRES | PROGRAM EVALUATION | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Studies | Research Methodology | Programs | Organization and Administration | HIV Infections | Viral Diseases | Diseases | AIDS | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Family Planning Programs | Family Planning | Sex Behavior | Behavior | Barrier Methods | Contraceptive Methods | Contraception | Psychological Factors | Population Dynamics Document Number: 096823 |
| 8. Title: Religion and roll-call voting in Idaho. The 1990 abortion controversy. Author: Witt SL; Moncrief G Source: In: Understanding the new politics of abortion, edited by Malcolm L. Goggin. Newbury Park, California, Sage Publications, 1993. :123-33. Abstract: This document is the seventh chapter in a book which provides a framework for considering the "new" politics of abortion in the US (created when the Supreme Court gave states more leeway in regulating access to abortion) and the second of four chapters in a section devoted to an exploration of conflict in a variety of institutional settings. This chapter analyzes the legislative behavior of politicians in Idaho during a 1990 abortion controversy caused by the passage and veto of bill H625 which would have created the most restrictive abortion law in the US. In this study, the unit of analysis was the individual legislator and the dependent variable was the vote. Independent variables were the legislator's gender, party affiliation, and religion and the legislative district's religious composition. After an introduction, the chapter describes the Bill and its legislative journey from its introduction on February 9th to its veto on March 31st. The literature on legislative decision-making is reviewed to explain that this vote can be categorized as an "abnormal" decision based on factors which differ from the norm. It was found that 41/46 members of the Mormon church, 21/59 Protestants, and 10/20 Catholics voted for H625. The pro-choice position was supported by 65% of the female and 36% of the male legislators and by 26/39 Democrats but only 27/86 Republicans. In the subsequent 1990 election, the primary sponsor and author of the Senate version of the bill and the Senate Majority Leader were defeated by pro-choice women. The sponsor won reelection in 1992 after promising not to pursue abortion legislation. Anti-abortion groups have indicated that they will again seek legislation to restrict abortion rights if a pro-life governor is elected in the state. Language: English Keywords: IDAHO | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CRITIQUE | CASE STUDIES | IEC | ABORTION | ABORTION LAW | RELIGION | PRO-CHOICE GROUPS | ATTITUDES | PUBLIC OPINION | DECISION MAKING | GENDER ISSUES | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Studies | Research Methodology | Program Activities | Programs | Organization and Administration | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Interest Groups | Political Factors | Psychological Factors | Behavior Document Number: 125226 Notification |
| 9. Title: An Act relating to statutes governing abortion; repealing sections 18-613 through 18-615, Idaho Code, relating to statutes to become effective upon the occurrence of certain events as determined by proclamation of the Governor [30 March 1990]. Author: United States. Idaho Source: IDAHO ADVANCE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE. 1990;:1 p.. Chapter 207. Abstract: This Act repeals sections of the Idaho Code that would have come into effect if Roe v. Wade, the United States Supreme Court case legalizing abortion during the first 2 trimesters of pregnancy, was reversed. These sections would have imposed criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment, on women who obtained abortions. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | IDAHO | LAWS AND STATUTES | ABORTION | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning Document Number: 085160 Notification |
| 10. Title: An Act relating to the control of venereal diseases [27 March 1990]. Author: United States. Idaho Source: IDAHO ADVANCE LEGISLATIVE SERVICE. 1990;:4 p.. Chapter 143. Abstract: Among other things, this Act adds hepatitis B virus to the list of enumerated venereal diseases in sections of the law relating to the control of venereal diseases and establishes a system for the reporting to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare the significant exposure of emergency medical personnel to the blood or bodily fluids of persons infected with HIV or hepatitis B virus. Under the system, persons exposed shall be notified and advised of whatever prophylactic measures are appropriate. The name of the person infected with HIV or hepatitis B virus shall be kept confidential. An Idaho Act of 29 March 1990 (Idaho Advance Legislative Service, Chapter 188, 3 p.) adds acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS related complexes, other manifestations of HIV infections, and hepatitis B virus infections to the list of occupational diseases covered by the Idaho Worker's Compensation Laws. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | IDAHO | LAWS AND STATUTES | AIDS | HIV INFECTIONS | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES | BLOOD SUPPLY | LABOR FORCE | HEALTH PERSONNEL | HEPATITIS | NOTIFICATION | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Viral Diseases | Diseases | Reproductive Tract Infections | Infections | Equipment and Supplies | Human Resources | Economic Factors | Delivery of Health Care | Health Document Number: 085157 |
| 11. Title: Estimates of the population of Idaho counties and metropolitan areas: July 1, 1981, 1982, and 1983. Author: United States. Bureau of the Census Source: Current Population Reports, Series P-26: Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates. 1984 Dec;(83-12-C):1-4. Abstract: Language: English Keywords: POPULATION SIZE | POPULATION DYNAMICS | RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | IDAHO | MAPS | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | STATISTICS | URBAN POPULATION | Demographic Factors | Population | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Population Characteristics Document Number: 206255 |
| 12. Title: Idaho: 1982 population estimates and 1981 per capita income estimates for counties and incorporated places. Author: United States. Bureau of the Census Source: Current Population Reports, Series P-26: Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates. 1984 Sep;(82-12-SC):1-10. Abstract: Language: English Keywords: POPULATION SIZE | INCOME DISTRIBUTION | IDAHO | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | STATISTICS | URBAN POPULATION | Population Dynamics | Demographic Factors | Population | Income | Socioeconomic Factors | Economic Factors | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Research Methodology | Population Characteristics Document Number: 206217 |
| 13. Title: Vital statistics systems analysis for computer technology of the '80s Author: Biggs B; Desilet A; Myers G Source: In: Priorities in health statistics. Proceedings of the 19th National Meeting of the Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics, August 1983. Hyattsville, Md, U.S. National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS], 1983. :195-8. Publication Order Number DHHS (PHS) 81-1214. Abstract: "On January 1, 1984, the Idaho Registrar of Vital Statistics [introduced] a new, fully automated Vital Statistics System that revolutionizes Idaho's Vital Records System....This paper describes the type and value of the analytical approach used by the Idaho Vital Statistics Unit as a system development methodology to determine if full computerization was needed, useful, or cost effective in order to gain increased efficiencies and improved quality and accuracy of Idaho's Vital records....Using a common data base approach, a single system [was] proposed that will process documents and record keeping for: live births, stillbirths, induced terminations of pregnancy, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths." (EXCERPT) Language: English Keywords: IDAHO | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | VITAL STATISTICS | DATA ANALYSIS | EVALUATION METHODOLOGY | COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMMING | COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS | DATA STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL | COMPUTERS | DATA COLLECTION | RECORDS | GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION | PREGNANCY OUTCOMES | FERTILITY | MARRIAGE PATTERNS | DIVORCE | MORTALITY | ADOPTION | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Population Statistics | Research Methodology | Evaluation | Information Processing | Information | Quantitative Evaluation | Pregnancy | Reproduction | Population Dynamics | Demographic Factors | Population | Marriage | Nuptiality | Child Rearing | Behavior Document Number: 246855 |
| 14. Title: Nonmetropolitan migration in the context of cultural change and social structure Author: Downing BJ Source: Seattle, Wash, University of Washington, 1983. 390 p. Publication Order Number DA8308611, University Microfilms International. Abstract: "The primary question of this dissertation is why in the seventies and eighties are rural areas [of the United States] growing when only a decade ago researchers were propounding increasing urbanization resulting in the amalgamation of immense megalopolises?" The focus is on understanding the motivations for moving away from places of concentration and into places of low density. The study is based on interviews conducted among 72 migrant households in nonmetropolitan areas of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. "The findings, in the form of simple frequencies, demonstrate that migrants are moving away from centers of culture and toward nature, not only in search of Jefferson's pastoral ideal, but also to find more 'nature' in an overly civilized or 'culture'-oriented society." (EXCERPT) Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON | OREGON | IDAHO | MONTANA | TURNAROUND MIGRATION | INTERNAL MIGRATION | MIGRATION | MOTIVATION | CULTURAL BACKGROUND | CULTURE | SOCIAL CHANGE | NONMETROPOLITAN POPULATION | POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | MIGRANTS | CHANGES | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Population Dynamics | Demographic Factors | Population | Psychological Factors | Behavior | Population Characteristics | Geographic Factors Document Number: 245523 |
| 15. Title: Rocky Mountain highs. Author: Russell C Source: American Demographics. 1982 Jun;4(6):24-7, 44. Abstract: Results from the 1980 U.S. census are used to analyze population trends for states in the Rocky Mountain area during the 1970s. The data show that these states experienced much more rapid population growth than the rest of the country. Trends in age structure, households by type and size, and housing values are also considered. (ANNOTATION) Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS | POPULATION GROWTH | AGE DISTRIBUTION CHANGES | HOUSEHOLDS | CHANGES | ARIZONA | COLORADO | IDAHO | MONTANA | NEVADA | NEW MEXICO | UTAH | WYOMING | HOUSING | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Population | Population Dynamics | Demographic Factors | Age Distribution | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Family and Household | Social Change | Residence Characteristics | Population Distribution Document Number: 207022 |
| 16. Title: Idaho. Author: U.S. Bureau of the Census Source: Advance reports. Final population and housing unit counts. In: 1980 census of population and housing. U.S. Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C., United States, 1981. (PHC80-V-14)12 p. Abstract: Language: English Keywords: GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | IDAHO | CENSUS | POPULATION STATISTICS | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Research Methodology Document Number: 212386 |
| 17. Title: 1980 census of population. Final reports. Characteristics of the population: number of inhabitants. No. 14. Idaho Author: United States. Bureau of the Census Source: Washington, D.C, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1981. 38 p. (no. PC80-1-A) Abstract: This is the first of the final state reports from the 1980 U.S. census. There will be 58 publications in the series, one for each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. outlying areas, and a U.S. summary volume. Each report has 13 tables containing population counts for the state as a whole, counties, county subdivisions, metropolitan areas, urbanized places, incorporated places, census designated places, and urban and rural residences. Summary computer tape files corresponding to these reports but containing additional data are also available. (ANNOTATION) Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | IDAHO | CENSUS | POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS | POPULATION SIZE | GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION | TABLES AND CHARTS | STATISTICS | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Population Statistics | Research Methodology | Demographic Factors | Population | Population Dynamics Document Number: 243721 |
| 18. Title: Child-raising attitudes, family size, and the value of children Author: Mohan PJ Source: Journal of Psychology. 1981 Jan;107(1):97-104. Abstract: Attitudes toward having and raising children are assessed using data from a mail survey of 360 women and 258 men in Idaho. Negative attitudes toward children are found among younger women with three or more children. The author notes that educational status and the expressed value of children to parents seem to offset any negative attitudes toward child-rearing due to family size or density. (ANNOTATION) Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | IDAHO | ATTITUDES | FAMILY SIZE, IDEAL | CHILD WORTH | PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS | CHILD REARING | FAMILY SIZE | EDUCATIONAL STATUS | DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Psychological Factors | Behavior | Family Characteristics | Family and Household | Microeconomic Factors | Economic Factors | Socioeconomic Status | Socioeconomic Factors Document Number: 204565 |
| 19. Title: Population density and Great Basin ecology. Author: Vorkapich M Source: Anthropology Ucla. 1981;7(1-2):217-230. Abstract: Language: English Keywords: POPULATION DENSITY | CLIMATE | NEVADA | CALIFORNIA | UTAH | IDAHO | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Population Distribution | Geographic Factors | Population | Environment | North America | Americas | Developed Countries Document Number: 204206 |
| 20. Title: Reactions and adjustments to divorce: differences in the experiences of males and females. Author: Albrecht SL Source: Family Relations. 1980 Jan;29(1):59-68. Abstract: Divorce rates in the United States have increased significantly in recent years, and the trend shows no tendency toward reversal. Consequently, an increasing number of persons is going to confront the problems associated with adjusting to the termination of a marriage. Past research on divorce adjustment has concentrated primarily on female subjects. In this analysis, the divorce experiences of males are compared with those of females for a sample of 500 ever-divorced persons from eight Rocky Mountain states. Contrary to some early suggestions, the experiences of males and females are quite different, particularly in such areas as stress associated with the divorce, property settlements, changes in social participation, and effects on income. (author's) Language: English Keywords: DIVORCE | SEX FACTORS | STRESS | OWNERSHIP | INCOME | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | SAMPLING STUDIES | SOCIAL BEHAVIOR | ARIZONA | COLORADO | IDAHO | MONTANA | NEW MEXICO | NEVADA | UTAH | WYOMING | Nuptiality | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Psychological Factors | Behavior | Socioeconomic Factors | Economic Factors | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Studies | Research Methodology Document Number: 207201 |
| 21. Title: Counseling sexually active very young adolescent girls. Author: Peach EH Source: MCN: American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing. 1980 May-Jun;5(3):191-5. Abstract: The sexually active young adolescent female presents herself to the adolescent health program at the Community Health Clinics, Inc., in Nampa, Idaho in several ways: the pregnancy scare; agency referrals; routine physical examinations; the homeless adolescent; and repeated infections. The approach to the adolescent is dependent upon the situation. An important consideration in seeking information regarding sexuality is to be knowledgeable about the individual state laws concerning the right of minors to seek and receive treatment for venereal disease and fertility control without parental consent. The age in Idaho is 14 years. Another important factor in talking to early adolescents about their sexual activity is to be certain that the terminology used means the same thing to the adolescent as it does to the counselor and the parents. The most successful interviewing style, generally, is warm honest, concerned and presented with a gentle sense of humor. When an early adolescent comes in for routine health maintenance activities, her psychosocial development and her level of knowledge about human sexuality are evaluated. Interviewing the adolescent female about her sexual behavior is not always easy. A few potential problems are that clients sometimes lie, mothers may remain in the room for the entire interview and physical examination, and the youth may refuse to communicate. Possibly, the most important help a clinician can give a young client is to aid her in sorting out her feelings about her own sexuality and the use of contraception. Language: English Keywords: IDAHO | ADOLESCENTS, FEMALE | SEX BEHAVIOR | COUNSELING | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Adolescents | Youth | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Behavior | Clinic Activities | Program Activities | Programs | Organization and Administration Document Number: 802150 |
| 22. Title: The National Inventory of Family Planning Services: 1975 survey results. Author: United States. National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS] Source: Rockville, Maryland, DHEW, April 1978. (PHS 1000-Series 14-No. 19) 32 p. Abstract: The National Inventory of Family Planning Services 1975 survey of U.S. family planning sites that provide medical and nonmedical services, whether federally funded or not, and whether provided to the public at large or to a special segment of the population, has collected and made available data on the demographic and institutional characteristics of these sites. Information is tabulated and presented in several categories: 1) geographic and regional distributions of the medical and nonmedical service sites; 2) physical location where family planning services are provided on a regularly scheduled basis; 3) agency, institution, or body with operating responsibility; 4) primary purpose; 5) number of patients, new patients, and visits; 6) medical services provided; 7) ancillary services available; and 8) contraceptive methods provided. This included 4660 medical providers and 2574 nonmedical providers. Appendix information comprises survey methodology, definition of terms and geographical areas, and the Annual Survey Questionnaire. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS | FAMILY PLANNING ACCEPTORS | FAMILY PLANNING ACCEPTORS, NEW | GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION | STATISTICS | ALABAMA | ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | DELAWARE | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | FLORIDA | GEORGIA (UNITED STATES) | HAWAII | IDAHO | ILLINOIS | INDIANA | IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN | MINNESOTA | MISSISSIPPI | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA | NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY | MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | TENNESSEE | TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING | AMERICAN SAMOA | GUAM | PUERTO RICO | UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS | HOSPITALS | PHYSICIAN'S OFFICE | MOBILE HEALTH UNITS | PUBLIC SECTOR | PRIVATE SECTOR | ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES | IUD | VAGINAL FOAM | VAGINAL GEL | VAGINAL DIAPHRAGM | RHYTHM METHOD, CALENDAR | FEMALE STERILIZATION | MALE STERILIZATION | COUNSELING | SEX EDUCATION | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Family Planning | Programs | Organization and Administration | Research Methodology | North America | Latin America | Developing Countries | Oceania | Caribbean | Health Facilities | Delivery of Health Care | Health | Macroeconomic Factors | Economic Factors | Contraceptive Methods | Contraception | Vaginal Spermicides | Vaginal Barrier Methods | Barrier Methods | Family Planning, Behavioral Methods | Sterilization, Sexual | Clinic Activities | Program Activities | Education Document Number: 782366 |
| 23. Title: Family planning funds increased tenfold since FY 1971 while staff remained constant. Source: Family Planning/Population Reporter. 1977 Oct;6(5): 62-65. Abstract: State health and welfare agencies administered about $126 million in family planning funds in FY 1976, a 10-fold increase over FY 1971, with little increase in staff. Although family planning personnel in health agencies increased from 85 to 147, staff in welfare agencies decreased from 9 to 7 and part-time professional staff was just over 300 in both years, according to the Alan Guttmacher Institute's 6th annual survey of family planning services. In FY 1976 family planning funds came through 5 separate Federal programs. 1/3 of all funding was concentrated in California, Georgia, Louisiana, and Tennessee and nearly 40% of the increase came in these states. California spent $20.2 million. Louisiana was next with $7.9 million. The largest source of funds was Title 10, providing some $45.2 million to 37 state health agencies. Title 5 grant funds provided $20.2 million to 43 states and the District of Columbia. Title 20 contracts totaled $18.7 million in 19 states and general health agency funds of $6 million in 5 states. Wyoming reported it neither received nor spent any family planning funds. Use of family planning services paralleled funds received. Tables show levels of funding in each state, staff levels, and state welfare agency planning funds in 1971 and 1976. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | PUBLIC SECTOR | FUNDS | ALABAMA | ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | DELAWARE | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | FLORIDA | GEORGIA (UNITED STATES) | HAWAII | IDAHO | ILLINOIS | INDIANA | IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN | MINNESOTA | MISSISSIPPI | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA | NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY | NEW MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | TENNESSEE | TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Macroeconomic Factors | Economic Factors | Financial Activities | Family Planning | Programs | Organization and Administration Document Number: 772906 |
| 24. Title: Illinois, Massachusetts: governors veto restrictions on state funds for abortion. Source: Family Planning/Population Reporter. 1977 Oct;6(5): 57-59. Abstract: Within a 24-hour period Governor James R. Thompson (Republican) of Illinois and Governor Michael S. Dukakis (Democrat) of Massachusetts vetoed bills which would have prohibited use of state funds to pay for abortion unless the woman's life were in danger. Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that neither the Constitution nor federal law requires states to pay Medicaid benefits for nonherapeutic abortions, many states have adopted similar restrictive policies. As of September 25, 1977, a total of 30 states had discontinued payment for abortion while 13 of the remaining 20 have committed themselves to continuing abortion payments. For fiscal year 1976 about 261,000-274,000 poor women received abortions paid for at least in part by federal or state funds. The total public expense was $60 million. 75% of these abortions were in California, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New YOrk, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. 3 of these states have cut off public funding. The average cost of a nonpublic abortion is $280, which is $42 more than the average monthly welfare payment for an entire family. It, thus seems unlikely that poor women will be able to afford abortion. Language: English Keywords: ILLINOIS | MASSACHUSETTS | ABORTION | FUNDS | LAWS AND STATUTES | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ALABAMA | ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | DELAWARE | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | FLORIDA | GEORGIA (UNITED STATES) | HAWAII | IDAHO | INDIANA | IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | MICHIGAN | MINNESOTA | MISSISSIPPI | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA | NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY | NEW MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | TENNESSEE | TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Financial Activities | Economic Factors Document Number: 772907 Notification |
| 25. Title: The Court, the Congress, and the President: turning back the clock on the pregnant poor. Author: LINCOLN R; DORING-BRADLEY B; LINDHEIM BL; COTTERILL M Source: Family Planning Perspectives. September/October 1977;9(5):207-214. Abstract: The effect of recent U.S. Court decisions and of executive, congressional, and state actions will be to cut off public funds for abortion services. This impact will fall most severely on the poor, especially black, teenage, unwed, and rural poor. Charts are presented which show the disproportion among states of abortion availability and expenditure. A virtual cutoff of public abortion funds will affect the estimated 300,000 poor women annually who receive Medicaid-funded abortions, the 150,000 other low-income women whose abortions are subsidized by clinics or hospitals, and the estimated 424,000 needy women unable to obtain abortion services because of Medicaid restrictions or inaccessibility. More than 3 million Medicaid-eligible women of reproductive age are at risk of unwanted pregnancy. Teenage illegitimacy and unwanted pregnancies will certainly rise, as will pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality. The final result of these recent decisions and actions will be soaring public expenditures for health and welfare payments. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ABORTION | LOW INCOME POPULATION | LEGISLATION | TITLE 19 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | CRITIQUE | ALABAMA | ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | DELAWARE | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | FLORIDA | GEORGIA (UNITED STATES) | HAWAII | IDAHO | ILLINOIS | INDIANA | IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN | MINNESOTA | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA | NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY | NEW MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | TENNESSEE | TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING | LAWS AND STATUTES | FUNDS | ETHNIC GROUPS | MATERNAL MORTALITY | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Social Class | Socioeconomic Status | Socioeconomic Factors | Economic Factors | Public Assistance | Government Financing | Financial Activities | Cultural Background | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Mortality | Population Dynamics Document Number: 772841 Notification |
| 26. Title: The nurse practitioner in family planning services: law and practice. Author: ROEMER R Source: Family Planning/Population Reporter. 1977 Jun;6(3): 28-34. Abstract: Before 1971, when Idaho became the 1st state to authorize expanded scope of functions for registered nurses, nearly all states made it illegal for any nurse to perform diagnosis or prescribe treatment, creating an ambiguity as more and more nurses were equipped by education and technology to perform new tasks. Today 30 states have liberalized the scope of nursing functions, making it possible for nurses and nurse-midwives to assume, among other tasks, family planning functions. A table gives the status of legislation and regulations governing nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives in each state. The area of greatest controversy is the prescription of oral contraceptives. In some states it is allowed under doctor's supervision or in rural areas or in areas where clear need exists for a nurse to dispense such medication. Usually this dispensing is limited to a single course of treatment. Nurse-midwives are rapidly being accepted as extensions of scarce medical facilities. Generally nurse-midwives are authorized to provide prenatal and postpartum care, to handle normal deliveries, and do family planning work including fitting diaphragms and inserting and removing IUDs. An innovation is the family planning nurse practitioner. Several courses for such practitioners have been set up across the U.S. Graduates may, with medical direction, perform bimanual pelvic examinations and breast examinations, take blood pressure, prescribe contraception, fit diaphragms, insert IUDs, examine vaginal secretions microscopically, and refer patients with problems to physicians. In a California program both registered and nonregistered nurses are being trained as women's health specialists who may make routine examinations in both pregnant and nonpregnant women and give family planning advice. Non-RN family planning specialists being trained include licensed vocational nurses, baccalaureate degree holders in nonnursing fields, and qualified persons with less formal education. The 24-week course was authorized under a California State Department of Health demonstration program. While there may be serious concern that nurse-practitioners or other trained personnel may be used in place of physicians in poor neighborhoods and rural areas, others feel that use of such personnel will help make family planning and well-baby services more generally available and conserve valuable physician time for those cases which need greater skill and training. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | NURSES AND NURSING | LAWS AND STATUTES | ALABAMA | ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | DELAWARE | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | FLORIDA | GEORGIA (UNITED STATES) | HAWAII | IDAHO | ILLINOIS | INDIANA | IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN | MINNESOTA | MISSOURI | MISSISSIPPI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA | NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY | NEW MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | TENNESSEE | TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING | MIDWIVES AND MIDWIFERY | FAMILY PLANNING PERSONNEL | Developed Countries | North America | Americas | Health Personnel | Delivery of Health Care | Health | Family Planning Programs | Family Planning Document Number: 771459 |
| 27. Title: Three states are likely to continue abortion funding for Medicaid patients. Author: SIMLER SL Source: Modern Healthcare 7(8): 26. August 1977. Abstract: At the federal level, it is practically certain that funding for nontherapeutic abortions by Medicaid will be cut off. Recently the House voted to ban all abortion funding and the Senate approved payment only for "medically necessary" abortions or pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. At the same time, the Supreme Court ruled that states do not have to fund abortions for low-income women. In the light of this ruling, states will have to decide whether to continue such funding. California, New York, and Maryland are considered likely to continue funding of nontherapeutic abortions for Medicaid recipients. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | FUNDS | CALIFORNIA | CONNECTICUT | IDAHO | MARYLAND | MISSOURI | NEW YORK | PENNSYLVANIA | ABORTION | LAWS AND STATUTES | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Financial Activities | Economic Factors | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning Document Number: 772929 Notification |
| 28. Title: Legal abortion in the United States, 1975-1976. Author: SULLIVAN E; TIETZE C; DRYFOOS JG Source: Family Planning Perspectives. May-June 1977;9(3):116-117, 121, 124-129. Abstract: A nationwide survey conducted by The Alan Guttmacher Institute shows that more than 1 million legal abortions were reported in the U.S. during 1975 and more than 1.1 million are estimated to have been performed in 1976. States varied greatly in the numbers performed. Legal abortion seems to be the most frequently performed surgical procedure in the nation. The number performed annually is rising. Figures are given for all states and comparisons made with rates in other countries. There has been a concentration of services among relatively few providers, mainly clinics, in larger cities, indicating the failure of hospitals to provide abortions. Public hospitals are less likely than private hospitals to provide abortion services, thus discriminating against young, poor, and rural women. The entire need for abortion is still not being met adequately by the nation's health facilities. Language: English Keywords: SURVEYS | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ABORTION | INCIDENCE | CLINICS | HOSPITALS | ABORTION RATE | EVALUATION REPORT | SUMMARY REPORT | STATISTICS | ALABAMA | ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | DELAWARE | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | FLORIDA | GEORGIA (UNITED STATES) | HAWAII | IDAHO | ILLINOIS | INDIANA | IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN | MINNESOTA | MISSISSIPPI | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA | NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY | NEW MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | TENNESSEE | TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING | Sampling Studies | Studies | Research Methodology | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Measurement | Health Facilities | Delivery of Health Care | Health | Evaluation Document Number: 771081 Notification |
| 29. Title: Reported number of legal abortions, abortion ratios, and abortion rates, by state of occurrence, 1974. Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 24(54): 37. August 1976. Abstract: A table of the reported legal abortions, live births, ratio of abortions per 1000 live births, and rate of abortions per 1000 females in the 15-44 age group in the 50 states and the District of Columbia and New York City is reported. The table indicates a total of 763,476 reported legal abortions and a total of 3,103,458 reported live births for the year 1974. The total number of women in the 15-44 age range for the year was 46,230,975. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ABORTION | STATISTICS | ALABAMA | ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | DELAWARE | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | FLORIDA | GEORGIA (UNITED STATES) | HAWAII | IDAHO | ILLINOIS | INDIANA | IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND | MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN | MINNESOTA | MISSISSIPPI | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA | NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY | NEW MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO | OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | TENNESSEE | TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Research Methodology Document Number: 761576 Notification |
| 30. Title: Organized family planning services in the United States: FY 1975. Author: Alan Guttmacher Institute [AGI] Source: Family Planning Perspectives. November-December 1976;8(6):269-274. Abstract: In the U.S., an estimated 10,000,000 low and marginal income women were at risk of unwanted pregnancy in FY 1975; of these 34% received services from organized family planning programs. Private physicians served 20%, and 46% did not receive them from either medical source. Of the total of 3,800,000 women provided with family planning services, 42% were served by health departments, 25% by Planned Parenthood affiliates, and all the other agencies each served 17%. Amost all patients obtained services in metropolitan area clinics. Pills, IUDs, and sterilization were chosen by 80% of new patients. Prior to enrollment, 1/3 had used no contraception, 1/6 used less effective, mostly nonprescription methods. Of those patients under 20, 1/2 had used no method before enrollment. Many patients are nulliparous, 48% of the total and 70% of those younger than 20. Patient load increased 16% over the previous year. Language: English Keywords: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | FAMILY PLANNING ACCEPTORS | LOW INCOME POPULATION | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS | GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS | RESEARCH REPORT | STATISTICS | ALABAMA | ALASKA | ARIZONA | ARKANSAS | CALIFORNIA | COLORADO | CONNECTICUT | DELAWARE | FLORIDA | |