CAPACITY STRENGTHENING TOOL

LARC First

This is a comprehensive website which offers the practitioner information and tools to use during counseling and provision of LARC. The premise of the site is that long-acting reversible contraception should be offered first to young women.

The site includes the following information:

  • Essential components of a LARC-First practice
  • Evidence about LARC effectiveness
  • Tools for contracpetive counseling
  • Resources for the practitioner
  • Patient management
  • Staffing needs and tools

Since its publication in 2013, this site has been used by many state and city health departments, community health centers, and physicians, and has gained over 30,000 unique visitors.

Last modified: July 23, 2021

Language: English

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