Male Involvement
Title X Male Involvement Prevention Services
For the past 9 years, the Title X program has funded programs that address family planning and reproductive health information and services for males. While research shows that young men recognize unintended pregnancy, STDs, and HIV/AIDS as serious problems, and acknowledge that prevention is a joint responsibility, experience has shown that drawing them into family planning/reproductive health information and service programs requires approaches that focus on their needs. The OPA/OFP projects are intended to integrate family planning service and education into programs where young males are already receiving other health, education, and social services. Several steps have been taken and are planned to more fully involve males with reproductive health:
- In 1997, the program began an initiative to involve community-based health and social service organizations in developing, implementing and testing approaches for delivering family planning/reproductive health education and services to men. In FY 1999, a total of $4.7 million was awarded to 24 community-based organization for these projects. In 2003, OFP funded a total of 15 male programs directly from Central Office.
- Through HHS regional offices, several small grants were awarded to Title X family planning clinics for employing male high school students as interns. This program is designed to provide participants with information about allied health professions and job-skill training, as well as education about family planning, reproductive health, and responsible sexual behavior.
- FY 2003 Office of Family Planning Male Grantees Program Summaries [pdf] [html]
- In FY 2004, the program established the Family Planning Male Reproductive Health Training Center at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. This Training Center provides science-based information and training to Title X projects that provide family planning/reproductive health information and services to males. www.fpmtc.org
