Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
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Headquarters Location: Washington, D.C.
Founded: 1963
Mission: The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), founded in 1963, is a multidisciplinary association of professionals who provide reproductive health services or education, conduct reproductive health research, or influence reproductive health policy. ARHP educates healthcare professionals, policy makers and the public. The organization fosters research and advocacy to improve reproductive health.
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national, women's reproductive health, advocacy, policy, resource services, pregnancy, contraception, adolescent sexual health, reproductive cancers, sexually transmitted diseases, reproductive disorders, menopause, menstruation, abortion
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Leadership
Wayne Shields.
Wayne C. Shields, president and chief executive officer, has guided the development and implementation of health education initiatives, scientific programs, and policy activities for ARHP since 1991. He serves on the editorial boards of Contraceptive Technology Update and Clinical Proceedings in Reproductive Health, the board of the National Cervical Cancer Coalition, and the advisory boards of the International Consortium for…
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Financial Data
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Total Revenue:
$4,245,663
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Contact Info
Address:
1901 L St NW
Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
Story:
How did the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, the first organization to focus on the medical professional needs of physicians working in the field of family planning, start?
Many consider that the advent of the birth control pill was the most socially significant medical advance of the century. The wheels of contraceptive science had begun to turn. During the 1950s and early 1960s, social scientists were greatly concerned about a "population explosion" consuming global resources with disastrous consequences for mankind. Zero population growth (ZPG) was a common goal, and the contemporary forward thinkers were focused on the global environment and population.
Dr. Alan Guttmacher was the most prominent of these forward thinkers. Trained as an obstetrician/gynecologist, Dr. Guttmacher (1898-1974) became president of Planned Parenthood and chairman of International Planned Parenthood's Medical Committee. He was a champion of voluntary regulation of contraception and abortion rights and devoted his career to the improvement of the social and medical welfare of women and minorities through family planning.
"In 1962, when I was first privileged to take leadership of Planned Parenthood-World Population, it appeared to me that physicians had not been given sufficient recognition or responsibility in the Planned Parenthood movement in the United States. I therefore suggested that Planned Parenthood physicians be brought together to see if it were possible to construct a viable organization of doctors with this common interest."
- Dr. Alan Guttmacher, from his presentation of the first Margaret Sanger Award in Medicine, 1963
"Family planning" became the catchall term that subsumed the concept of educating people about population, responsible use of birth control, the environment, and women's health. By 1963, Dr. Guttmacher recognized a need for a forum in which physicians could learn about and discuss advances in the field of family planning and formed AAPPP. Membership in AAPPP was limited to Planned Parenthood physicians, and the Association was based in the Planned Parenthood offices in New York.
(Read more at: http://www.arhp.org/About-Us/About-ARHP/History/Birth)
Expert Reviews of Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
Evidence of Impact Summary:
The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals was praised for the quality of their research in leading knowledge in the space. Their ability to bring together the full range of health professionals was also cited as a distinguishing marker of impact.See expert comments.
Organization Strengths Summary:
The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals received significant praise for their leadership/staff excellence as well as their program design.See expert comments.
Areas for Improvement Summary:
Opinions on areas for improvement were mixed but areas like finance, leadership, and program design were mentioned.See expert comments.
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This is the only interdisciplinary organization of reproductive health professionals that involves nurses, physicians, pharmacists, as well as clinicians, researchers, and educators. Also, they provide leadership in the development and dissemination of evidence-based education and policy positions. | ||
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They bring together and maintain networks of health professionals across disciplines and specialties for evidence based training among committed colleagues. They have had a large impact in professional education and scientific collaboration. They continue to help define the cutting edge discussions in our field. | ||
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They are a leading source of evidence based information. | ||
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They provide outreach to providers on issues of environmental health and reproductive outcomes. | ||
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Through its meetings and publications, this organization has become one of the top organizations for the dissemination of high quality evidence and data regarding reproductive health issues. They work with experts to develop evidenced-based recommendations for a broad spectrum of topics and host an annual meeting that is considered the most scientifically rigorous of the family planning meetings. | ||
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They are a leading educational group bringing accurate information about contraception to health care personnel. | ||
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They serve as an effective umbrella for networking, professional education, and training, as well as advocacy. | ||
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They produce materials to help clinicians provide family planning services, provides training, and continuing education for clinicians, especially for nurse clinicians. | ||
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Their leadership in evidence-based reproductive health education relevant to clinicians, educators, and policy makers is a strength. In particular, the web-based CORE and Go Tool programs are unique and fill gaps that no other reproductive health organization has taken on. | ||
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They have a high quality director. | ||
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They have wide membership among family planning staff working in clinic settings. They have great meetings and good continuing education offerings. Overall, they have good leadership and staff. | ||
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Their health professional education, curriculum development, dissemination, and leadership are all strengths. | ||
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Their teaching is a strength. | ||
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They don't just deal with abortion and contraception; they also address other important reproductive health issues, which make it more applicable to a broader public. Another strength lies in its multi-disciplinary staff, with representatives from multiple medical specialties and includes also nurses and social scientists. | ||
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So many health care providers have outdated/erroneous information on best practices. This organization is at the forefront of provider training, a less-recognized critical leg of reproductive health provision. Without great providers, excellence in reproductive health is hard to come by. Their strengths are a commitment to excellence in evidence-based practices, cutting edge provider education. | ||
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Their staff members are very strong. They "get it" and work with many of the major environmental organizations and leading scientists to be sure they get the science right underlying any recommendations. | ||
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They have a very collaborative, open source approach to resources that are critical to the clinical communities and the advocates who work with them. | ||
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They need diversified revenue generation and a strategic business plan for the future. | ||
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They should get involved in leadership development and as an advocate for individual reproductive health programs. | ||
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They could incorporate more men's reproductive health. | ||
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They could update their resources more frequently, so we would know that the quality of the data is based on the most recent info. | ||
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They could use greater involvement with primary care and male issues including vasectomy. | ||
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If the organization could build more policy influence, it would be a significant contribution to the field. | ||
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They have been quite dependent on pharmaceutical company financing. They need help to raise funds more broadly. | ||
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They could improve by finding a way to structure and internally support smaller scale, less-expensive exploratory work. As of now, they tend to prefer larger scale, higher resource approaches. | ||
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Further improvement would come with strengthening operations and revenue streams. | ||
Leadership
Wayne Shields
President and CEO
President and CEO
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