FRONTIERS
Tools and Manuals
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type.

2008
"Operations Research for Managers of Reproductive Health Programs," FRONTIERS course. Washington, DC: Population Council. (downloadable contents)

2007
"Balanced counseling strategy toolkit," FRONTIERS resource. Washington, DC: Population Council. (more)

Nath, Shampa. "Getting research into policy and practice (GRIPP)," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 970 KB) (supplementary report, 1.12 MB) (more)

"Scientific Writing for Reproductive Health Programs," FRONTIERS course. Washington, DC: Population Council. (downloadable contents)

2006
Vernon, Ricardo, James R. Foreit, and Emma Ottolenghi. "Introducing systematic screening to reduce unmet health needs: A manager’s manual," FRONTIERS Manual. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF) (PDF en français) (PDF en español) (more)

2005
Hossain, Sharif Mohammed Ismail, M.E. Khan, Moshiur Rahman, and Mary Philip Sebastian. "Emergency contraceptive pills: South East Asia regional training manual." New Delhi: Population Council. (PDF) (more)

2004
Foreit, Karen G. Fleischman and James R. Foreit. "Willingness to pay surveys for setting prices for reproductive health products and services: A user’s manual (revised edition)," FRONTIERS Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 1.4 MB) 

2003
"Expanding capacity for operations research in reproductive health: Summary report of a consultative meeting," report of a meeting co-sponsored by Population Council/ FRONTIERS and WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, 10–12 December 2001. Geneva: WHO. (PDF, 2.7 MB)

Marin, M. Celeste and Jane T. Bertrand. "Evaluating operations research utilization: Guidelines for assessing process and impact," FRONTIERS Report. Washington, DC: Population Council.  (PDF, 721 KB)

"Using operations research to strengthen programmes for encouraging abandonment of female genital cutting: Report of a consultative meeting on methodological issues for FGC research, April 9–11, 2002, Nairobi, Kenya," FRONTIERS Report. Nairobi: Population Council. (PDF, 543 KB)

2002
Fisher, Andrew A. and James  R. Foreit. Designing HIV/AIDS Intervention Studies: An Operations Research Handbook. New York: Population Council. (full text)

2001
Foreit, James R. et Tomas Frejka (eds.). 1999. La recherche opérationnelle en planification familiale: Un recueil d'articles. New York: Population Council. (PDF, 25.98 MB, 447 pp.)

1999
"Strengthening reproductive health services in Africa through operations research," Africa OR/TA Project II Final Report. Nairobi: Population Council. (PDF, 1.7 MB)

1998
Fisher, Andrew A., John E. Laing, John E. Stoeckel, and John W. Townsend. Handbook for Family Planning Operations Research Design. New York: Population Council. (PDF, 5.79 MB, 84 pp.)

Foreit, James R. and Tomas Frejka (eds.) Family Planning Operations Research: A Book of Readings. New York: Population Council. (PDF, 22.13 MB, 389 pp.)

1994
Janowitz, Barbara and John H. Bratt. "Methods for costing family planning services," New York and Research Triangle Park, NC: United Nations Population Fund and Family Health International. (PDF, 566 KB)

Copies of conference reports, summaries, program briefs, and research updates are available free of charge. Contact frontiers@popcouncil.org. FRONTIERS publications are also available on the USAID/DEC Web site, www.dec.org.

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Related Project

• Production of an Emergency Contraception Guidance Tool and Summary Article

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For more information contact:
Frontiers in Reproductive Health (FRONTIERS)
Population Council
4301 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Suite 280
Washington, DC 20008 USA
Telephone: +1 202 237 9400
Facsimile: +1 202 237 8410
E-mail: frontiers@popcouncil.org