As part of the Iowa Initiative's mission to reduce unintended pregnancies in Iowa among adult women through networking, outreach and education, we invite nationally-known health care thought-leaders to Iowa to provide an informed perspective on the issues at stake. This also gives Iowa's family planning professionals opportunities to experience, learn from, and be inspired by national experts as well as lessons they can learn from each other. Below are highlights on our upcoming and past "On The Issues" Speaker Series.
At this event, we will be discussing topics related to health care reform and its impact on family planning providers. We'll also engage providers and community leaders in a dialogue about sustainability beyond the Initiative. We are honored to announce our speakers for this event:
- Clare Coleman, President & CEO of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA)
- Leonardo Cuello, Attorney, National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
5/13/10 - On the Issues: Working Effectively with Latinos in Iowa
Several topics were discussed related to Iowa's Latino community and how we can better serve them in our work to reduce unintended pregnancies. Links to each presenter's presentation are provided below. Videos of the presentations can be viewed on the Iowa Initiative's YouTube channel. (Be sure you click on "see all" in the right-hand column to view all of the available videos.)
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Laura Jimenez
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Reproductive Justice
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Hector Sanchez-Flores
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Latino Youth & Families
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Melissa Esquivel
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Latinos in Iowa
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Juan Manuel Galvez Ibarra and Esperanza Pintor Martinez
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La Noche te da Sorpresas radio soap opera
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Myriam Hernandez Jennings
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Improved services to Latinas, cultural competencies
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Hector Sanchez-Flores
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Engaging Men in Pregnancy Prevention
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The Iowa Initiative, in partnership with Des Moines University Global Health and the Iowa Department of Public Health, proudly welcomed Director Barnes to Des Moines on July 22. You can learn more about the White House Domestic Policy Council at www.whitehouse.gov.
Following a great morning, we had two other presentations. Dr. Mary Mincer Hansen and Jenell Stewart from Des Moines University provided an overview of the current global landscape for maternal and child mortality. You can view a copy of their presentation here. Finally, Julie McMahon with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) discussed Iowa's health reform and the IDPH's efforts to reduce unintended pregnancies.
Sarah is the CEO and co-founder of The National Campaign headquartered in Washington, D.C. To learn more, visit www.thenationalcampaign.org.
- Sarah Brown's Bio
- Agenda
- Sarah Brown's Slides -- "We Can Do Better: Raising the Profile of Unplanned Pregnancy"
- The Changing Twenties
- Briefly...Unplanned Pregnancy Among 20-Somethings: The Full Story
- Findings from Focus Groups -- What 20-Somethings Are Saying About Pregnancy, Sex, and Childbearing
The Guttmacher Institute is the leading think tank on sexual and reproductive health issues in the United States and worldwide, headquartered in Washington, D.C. To learn more, visit www.guttmacher.org/.








