title: Improving the quality of family planning services: the role of new federal recommendations.
abstract: This article provides a brief overview of Federal guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States Office of Population Affairs on how to deliver quality family planning services. This article describes how the recommendations were developed, summarizes key points, and outlines steps that will be taken to disseminate and increase the use of the recommendations by primary care providers.
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Lorrie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gavin
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moskosky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services