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The sites listed here are recommended for further information. The sites are for general viewing, but have also been categorised for the various interest groups for faster referencing. Click on the appropriate link to view sites for your group.
Parents and Other Adults
Educators and Advocates
Adolescence Directory Online
An electronic guide containing resources for parents, educators, researchers, health practitioners and teens on adolescent issues.
AIDS Education Global Information System
Largest and most comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledgebase on the internet with nearly one-half million files, fully-indexed, cross-referenced and searchable.
AIDS Clock
Gives the cumulative global count of people infected with HIV/AIDS, and shows three photo montages that change six times a minute, the rate of new cases of HIV infection worldwide.
Alliance for Young Families
Provides leadership to prevent teenage pregnancy, and meet the service needs of pregnant and parenting teens and their children.
AVERT
Focuses on education about HIV infection, statistics information for HIV positive people as well as latest news and statistics. Also has a interactive quiz section for professionals and young people alike.
The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource
Presents AIDS and related information in a simple language that both professionals and laymen can understand.
Campaign For Our Children
Develops research-based prevention messages and educational media campaigns to encourage healthy, responsible sexual decisions among early-adolescent youth, promotes a more informed support-system for youth, as well as raise public awareness about adolescent reproductive health issues.
HIV InSite
Gateway to AIDS Knowledge. Also provides information on a variety of AIDS-related topics.
Mothers' Voices
Nonprofit organisation mobilizing mothers as educators and advocates for improved HIV prevention, expanded research and better medical treatment for PLWAs. Highly interactive forum for AIDS education and action.
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Advocates for teen pregnancy prevention by supporting values and stimulating actions that are consistent with pregnancy-free adolescence. Highly interactive and will benefit teens, parents and advocates.
Plain Talk
Provides resources to improve positive and honest communication between parents and children, encourage youth to make healthy choices and to reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
Talking with Kids About Tough Issues
Encourages parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drugs.
Teen Sexuality in a Culture of Confusion
Eight teens talk about their lives, sex, relationships and being HIV+ and how the media has influenced their decisions.
Tips on Teens
A place to get accurate, down-to-earth information that will make a difference in how you raise your teenagers. It offers timely, relevant information and guidelines, and links to resources on a variety of issues affecting today's teens. As a result, you'll be better able to get involved in your teens' lives, communicate with them more effectively, and have some fun in the process.
AIDS Education Global Information System
Largest and most comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledgebase on the internet with nearly one-half million files, fully-indexed, cross-referenced and searchable.
Advocates for Youth Fact Sheets
Series of one-page fact sheets conveying essential statistics, emerging trends and resources in a concise, easy-to-use format.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Daily Health Reports on HIV/AIDS
Provides daily reports on HIV/AIDS and related issues
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Daily Health Reports on Reproductive Health
Provides daily reports on reproductive health issues
Safe Motherhood Initiative
Global effort that aims to reduce deaths and illnesses among women and infants, especially in developing countries. Contains numerous facts and statistics.
Adolescence Directory Online
An electronic guide containing resources for parents, educators, researchers, health practitioners and teens on adolescent issues.
AIDSLink
Provides insightful analysis of the latest news, information and trends in the global response to the AIDS pandemic.
HealthLink
Dynamic bi-monthly publication providing up-to-date news about issues, including public policy, HIV/AIDS. It disseminates the most current and pertinent information that uniquely contributes to the global discussion and debate on health issues.
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Formerly International Family Planning Perspectives, this journal provides the latest peer-reviewed, policy-relevant research and analysis on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and other industrialized countries.
Journal of the History of Sexuality
Illuminates the history of sexuality in all its expressions, recognizing various differences of class, culture, gender, race, and sexual orientation. Spanning geographic and temporal boundaries, JHS provides a much-needed forum for historical, critical, and theoretical research in this field. Its cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary character brings together original articles and critical reviews from historians, social scientists, and humanities scholars worldwide.
Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality
A Publication of the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality (IASHS) to disseminate knowledge about all aspects of human sexuality. Interactive and constantly updated.
The Kinsey Institute
Promotes interdisciplinary research and scholarship in the fields of human sexuality, gender and reproduction.
Listserv and Discussion Groups
AIDSNEWS
Includes news on AIDS treatments, information from medical journals, interviews with scientists, physicians and other health professionals. To subscribe send an email to: listserv@rutgers.edu with the following in the text body of your message: subscribe AIDSNEWS <your email address>
Nigeria-AIDS eForum
Moderated discussion forum and listserv on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria.
Global Reproductive Health Forum @ Harvard (GRHF)
An internet networking project that aims to encourage the proliferation of critical discussions about reproductive health and gender on the net. GRHF provides interactive electronic forums, global discussions, distributes reproductive health and rights materials from a variety of perspectives through our clearinghouse as well as maintains an extensive, up-to-date research library.
HIV Support Information
Discussion list for both emotional support and sharing medical information for people living with HIV or AIDS. To subscribe send an e-mail to lists@web-depot.com
Intaids
Forum for individuals interested in international issues regarding HIV and AIDS. To subscribe send and e-mail to Majordomo@hivnet.org
REPRO-HLTH
Forum allows participants to engage in a frank discussion of RH issues including technical challenges and lessons learned. Participants are encouraged to discuss and disseminate information relevant to reproductive health topics and to share items such as bibliographic citations, book reviews, meeting announcements, new research findings, etc. To subscribe send an e-mail to listproc@info.usaid.gov with the following in the text body of your message: subscribe REPRO-HLTH-L [Your first name Your last name]
Sexuality & Culture
Forum for the discussion and analysis of ethical, cultural, psychological, social, and political issues related to sexual relationships and sexual behavior.
CAPS Program AIDS Site
Includes information on how to develop and evaluate HIV prevention programs, and gives examples of evaluation instruments used in their studies; links to updated research.
FOCUS on Young Adults
Strives to improve the health and well-being of young adults in developing countries through the creation and strengthening of effective reproductive health initiatives. Provides up-to-date information on young adult reproductive health and activities, as well as user-friendly "how to’s" for program assessments and evaluation.
John Snow, Inc.
Provides an extensive range of research and consulting services in the health care and service sectors.
MEASURE Project (Monitoring and Evaluation to Assess and Use Results)
Includes five projects--dedicated to providing accurate and timely information on population, health, and nutrition in developing countries. The projects offer technical services in data collection, analysis, dissemination, and use.
Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Sexuality and Youth Development Organisations
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
An independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the U.S. and throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and innovative program design and management. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, and the environment.
Advocates for Youth
Dedicated to creating programs and promoting policies which help young people make informed and responsible policies about their sexual and reproductive health. Provides information, training and advocacy to youth-serving organisations, policy makers and the media.
Association for Reproductive and Family Health
C ommitted to improving the quality of life of the people in Nigeria and elsewhere in sub-Sahara Africa.
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
Educate health care professionals, public policy makers, and the public, and fosters research and advocacy to promote reproductive health.
EngenderHealth
Works to improve the lives of individuals by making reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable. Provides technical assistance, training, and information, with a focus on practical solutions that improve services where resources are scarce.
Center for International Health Information (CIHI)
Provides a broad range of technical and analytical services that are critical to the planning, funding, management, monitoring, and evaluation of USAID's programs worldwide. Includes updated Health Statistics Reports for more than 90 developing countries; samples of other CIHI publications; a resource page that provides links to international heath and family planning organizations, online databases, and internet guides.
Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA)
Empowers women at all levels of society to be full partners in development. Designs, implements, monitors, and evaluates projects in family planning and reproductive health, family life education, women's participation in empowerment, youth services, and international advocacy for women and girls.
Family Care International
Dedicated to improving women's sexual and reproductive health and rights in developing countries, with a special emphasis on making pregnancy and childbirth safer.
Family Health International
Works to improve reproductive and family health around the world through biomedical and social science research, innovative health service delivery interventions, training and information programs.
Girls Power Initiative
Equips young girls with human rights, comprehensive sexuality education, leadership, economic and other life skills to cope with the challenges of growing-up.
Guttmacher Institute
Provides extensive information about research and statistics in the area of pregnancy, contraception, sexual behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, abortion, youth and law/public policy; access to certain publications.
Healthlink Worldwide
Works to improve the health of poor and vulnerable communities by strengthening the provision, use and impact of information.
International Women's Health Coalition
Works with individuals and groups in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to promote women's reproductive and sexual health and rights. Provide technical, managerial, moral and financial support to reproductive health service providers, advocacy groups and women's organizations in Southern countries.
IPAS
IPAS works globally to improve women's lives through a focus on reproductive health.
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
Works with many international agencies, foundations, governments, and nongovernmental organizations in the US and overseas to promote healthy behavior. Holds a unique collection of over 20,000 sample materials, including pamphlets, posters, videos, audiotapes, and novelty items produced to promote health and family planning in countries around the world.
Journalists Against AIDS Nigeria
Media non-governmental HIV/AIDS advocacy organisation. It's website, Nigeria-AIDS, is an information source on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region.
Life Vanguards
Aims to advance public health knowledge, invest in youth and enhance sustainable human development through education, research and service provision with particular focus on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, prevention and control of HIV/AIDS and youth development in Osun State, Nigeria.
Management Sciences for Health
Private, nonprofit educational and scientific organization working to close the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Provides training and technical support to interested organisations.
Margaret Sanger Center International
Operates on the principle that improved reproductive and sexual health is crucial to bettering the quality of life for all women and their families. Conducts education and training programs on family life and sexuality for youth and parent educators; promotes youth participation and male involvement; providing public policy and political advocacy training; and offers professional development workshops.
Pathfinder International
Dedicated to improving the lives of women and families throughout the developing world by supporting high quality family planning and reproductive health services.
Population Action International
Dedicated to advancing policies and programs that slow population growth in order to enhance the quality of life for all people. Advocates the expansion of voluntary family planning, other reproductive health services, and educational and economic opportunities for girls and women.
Population Communications International
Works with the media to motivate people to make choices that will influence population trends favoring sustainable development and environmental protection. Produces radio and television soap operas in developing countries.
Population Council
Conducts research on biomedical, social science, and public health help change the way people think about problems related to reproductive health and population growth.
Population Services International (PSI)
Develops and implements programs worldwide to encourage healthful behavior and to increase the availability of health products at prices low-income people can afford.
Population Reference Bureau
The Population Reference Bureau is the leader in providing timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. PRB informs policymakers, educators, the media, and concerned citizens working in the public interest around the world through a broad range of activities, including publications, information services, seminars and workshops, and technical support.
Program for Appropriate Technology for Health (PATH)
PATH's mission is to improve health, especially the health of women and children. An emphasis is placed on improving the quality of reproductive health services and on preventing and reducing the impact of widespread communicable diseases. PATH identifies, develops, and applies appropriate and innovative solutions to public health problems. This is accomplished by exchanging knowledge, skills, and technologies with governmental and nongovernmental partners in developing countries and with groups in need elsewhere.
Program for International Training in Health
Assists countries in various stages of development to improve the delivery of reproductive health services through improved preparation and utilization of their human resources.
Reproductive Health Outlook
Especially designed for reproductive health program managers and decision-makers working in developing countries and low-resource settings. Provides information on topics such as adolescent reproductive health, cervical cancer, family planning, gender and sexual health, harmful traditional health practices, HIV/AIDS, infertility, men and reproductive health, refugee reproductive health, reproductive tract infections and safe motherhood.
Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
ReCAPP provides practical tools and information to effectively reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors. Teachers and educators will find up-to-date evaluated program materials to help with their work with teenagers.
Safe Motherhood Initiative
Global effort that aims to reduce deaths and illnesses among women and infants, especially in developing countries. Contains numerous facts and statistics.
SaferSociety Foundation Inc.
A nonprofit agency that serves as a national research, advocacy, and referral center on the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse. Provides specialised training on current and emerging issues related to sexual abuse prevention and treatment.
Sexual Health Network
Dedicated to providing easy access to sexuality information, education, counseling, therapy, and other resources for people with disability, illness, and those who care for them.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
Provides publication lists, bibliographies, and information about SIECUS programs; information for parents, communication tips, publications and resources; direct access to fact sheet about abstinence, sexuality education programs, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
International Organization dedicated to advancement of knowledge about sexuality.
Street Kids International
promotes independence and self-respect among street children around the world; includes information on programs and developing country partners, publications and videos, and two photo essays on a national conference held by Brazil street children and children of Bombay, India.
The Kinsey Institute
Supports interdisciplinary research and study of Human Sexuality.
The Population Institute
Dedicated exclusively to achieving a more equitable balance between the world's population, environment and resources. Provides essential leadership in creating national and international awareness of the social, economic and environmental implications of rapid population growth.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Helps governments, communities and families make the world a better place for children.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Extends assistance to developing countries, countries with economies in transition and other countries at their request to help them address reproductive health and population issues, and raises awareness of these issues in all countries.
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
Provides comprehensive access to population information produced in all regions and on various population-related issues.
World Association of Sexology
Works to further the understanding and development of sexology throughout the world. Brings individuals and organizations together to share scientific information, form networks, and promote international and intercultural exchange.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS
AVERT Home Page
Focuses on education about HIV infection, statistics information for HIV positive people as well as latest news and statistics. Also has a interactive quiz section for professionals and young people alike.
The Body: A Multimedia AIDS and HIV Information Resource
Presents AIDS and related information in a simple language that both professionals and laymen can understand.
HIV InSite
Gateway to AIDS Knowledge. Also provides information on a variety of AIDS-related topics.
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation's Daily Health Reports on HIV/AIDS
Provides daily reports on HIV/AIDS and related issues
Managing Desire
Provides resources for HIV prevention educators, including training, testing and research.
Journalists Against AIDS Nigeria
Media-based non-governmental HIV/AIDS advocacy organisation. It's website, Nigeria-AIDS, is an information source on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and the West Africa sub-region.
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Advocates for global action on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing the transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating the impact of the epidemic.
