Preconceptional family health evaluation: A regional education program for family planning clients and health professionals |
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| Authors: | Dale H Lea Gale B Gardiner Alan E Guttmacher |
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| Institution: | (1) Foundation for Blood Research, P. O. Box 190, 04070-0190 Scarborough, Maine;(2) Department of Community Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut;(3) College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont |
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| Abstract: | The Preconceptional Family Health Evaluation Program was a regional project developed and funded for 2 years by the New England Regional Genetics Group (NERGG) to educate family planning health professionals about genetics, and to offer family planning clients preconceptional identification of genetic and environmental exposure risks. To meet these goals, genetic education was provided on a regional basis to 45 family planning professionals. A self-administered family health risk questionnaire adaptable to individual family planning settings was developed. Five hundred and twenty-nine family planning clients voluntarily completed the questionnaire. Cigarette smoking (35%) and alcohol use (57%) were two major categories of risks identified. The Preconceptional Family Health Evaluation Program was well received by all participants and provided an effective means for regional education of family planning health professionals. As a result of the program, state program planners, clinical genetics services, and family planning health professionals developed a strong relationship that will serve future educational and genetic risk screening efforts. |
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| Keywords: | preconceptional family health evaluation family planning clients family planning health professionals regional genetics education program |
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