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Reproductive Health

Meeting the Needs of Young Clients:
A Guide to Providing Reproductive Health Services to Adolescents

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The following publications and materials were useful in compiling this handbook, including the quotes from and about adolescents.

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Acknowledgments

This handbook was produced by Family Health International (FHI). Jane Schueller coordinated this project, and Barbara Barnett wrote the text. Nina Frankel was responsible for graphic design and production, and Karen Dickerson coordinated photographs and copyedited the handbook. FHI is especially grateful to Karen Katz and Hally Mahler for their contributions to the content, structure and review of this document. FHI wishes to also thank expert staff who reviewed the contents of this manual: Nina Frankel, David Grimes, Nash Herndon, JoAnn Lewis, Susan Palmore, Elizabeth Raymond, Roberto Rivera, Elizabeth Robinson, Cynthia Waszak and Irina Yacobson. In addition, FHI is grateful to the following health experts who provided comments and suggestions: Douglas Huber and Cathy Solter of Pathfinder International and Sharon Epstein and Tijuana James-Traore of the FOCUS on Young Adults Project of Pathfinder International. We also wish to thank Olivia McDonald and selected health providers from Kingston, Jamaica, for their contributions. Finally, FHI wishes to thank the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for funding this project.

This publication was funded through Cooperative Agreement CCP-A-00-95-00022-02 to Family Health International from USAID. The information contained in the publication does not necessarily reflect FHI or USAID policies.

Meeting the Needs of Young Clients:

A Guide to Providing Reproductive Health Services to Adolescents

By Barbara Barnett with Jane Schueller

Library of Congress Card Number: 00-106541

ISBN: 0-939704-68-4

© 2000 by Family Health International
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Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA

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