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Sexuality and Reproductive Health in Adolescents
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Adolescent
Forum
The Adolescent Forum, sponsored by the International Planned
Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Division, is a listserv
about sexual and reproductive health for adolescents with
an emphasis on Caribbean and Latin American youth. This site
describes IPPF/WHR programs for 15-24 year-olds and gives
listserv subscription information.
Adolescent
Sexuality SIG
FOCUS is a Pathfinder International program in partnership
with The Futures Groups International and Tulane University
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Its goal is
to improve the health and well-being of young adults in developing
countries through the creation and strengthening of effective
reproductive health initiatives. Information about the program,
a series of four-page briefs on selected issues in young adult
reproductive health, and a training module are online.
Adolescent
Wellness and Reproductive Education Foundation
The
AWARE foundation focuses on educating and empowering adolescents
to make responsible decisions regarding their wellness, sexuality,
and reproductive health. The site provides information
for professionals, parents and teens. Articles for teens cover
health screening, why some teens want to be pregnant, and
signs of depression. The parents' section gives information
on puberty, talking to teens about sex, and several women's
health articles. Of interest to professionals are a
"how-to" guide for introducing teens into one's practice,
information on chlamydia and GC, violence among teens, and
evaluating pelvic pain.
Advocates
for Youth
Advocates for Youth (formerly Center for Population Options)
provides information, training, and advocacy to youth-serving
organizations, policy makers, and the media with the goal
of promoting policies which help young people make informed
and responsible decisions about their sexual and reproductive
health. This site, targeted at professionals, parents,
and teens, described AY's organizational structure, activities
and services; and provides a list of publications with ordering
information.
Alan
Guttmacher Institute
The AGI undertakes research, policy analysis, public education
and related action with the goal of preventing unintended
pregnancies, guaranteeing freedom to terminate unwanted pregnancies,
and supporting healthy, wanted pregnancies. This site
provides extensive information on adolescent reproductive
issues through policy papers, statistical fact sheets, and
extended special reports including information on teen sexuality,
contraception and pregnancy. The full texts of selected
articles from the current issue of Family Planning Perspectives
also are on-line.
Campaign
For Our Children
Campaign For Our Children is a non-profit organization designed
to reduce the incidence of teenage pregnancies in Maryland.
Site contents, however, are of broader interest in providing
national and state-by-state statistics on children; information
on effective education programs teacher and parent resources;
links to related Web sites; and a list of innovative publications
and products including TV sports, posters, and billboard and
bus materials.
Data
Archive on Adolescent Pregnancy and Pregnancy Prevention
The DAAPPP of the US Office of Population Affairs is a repository
for data on teenage sexual behavior including pregnancy, contraception,
behavioral factors, and STDs. Data sets from over 130
studies published since the late 1970's (many of them longitudinal)
were selected as being among the best in the field by a national
panel of experts. These data sets are briefly described
and may be ordered on-line in several different formats.
Health
Initiatives for Youth
HI-FY (Health Initiatives for Youth) is an independence, non-proft
organization with the goal of establishing a partnership between
youth and adults to increase the availability and quality
of health care for young people, particularly those with IDS/HIV.
Although focusing on San Francisco youth, HI-FY also acts
nationally though youth empowerment programs, health care
professional training, and advocacy for improved systems of
care by means of publications, magazines, presentations, community
organizing and outreach, and information dissemination. The
site describes programs and resources.
Healthy Teen Network (Formerly NOAPP)
The Healthy Teen Network's mission is to provide leadership, education, training,
support, information, and advocacy resources to practitioners
in the field and to establish a forum where divergent viewpoints
can be expressed. This site describes Healthy Teen Network's services and
products, gives a calendar of upcoming events, and lists selected
Web links.
Kaiser
Family Foundation
The KFF is an independence health care philanthropy which
focuses on health policy, reproductive health, and HIV policy.
In addition to a description of grant application procedures
and summaries of previously awarded grants, this site also
contains a variety of on-line KFF survey reports, a number
of which are relevant to adolescents. These include What
Teens Don't Know About STDs Put Then At Risk, Measuring the
Effects of Sexual Content in the Media, Reflections of Girls
in the Media, and A Survey of Americans on Values.
National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
This is a nonpartisan, nonprofit advocacy group with the goal
of reducing teenage pregnancy. A distinguished Board of Directors
encompasses the full spectrum of perspectives and persuasions
about teen sexual behavior. This site provides an extensive
annotated list of Web links to national and regional youth
related sites; a publications list; some limited statistics;
tips for parents and for religious groups; and descriptions
of the organization and its activities.
Not
Me, Not Now
Sponsored by Monroe County, NY, this site describes their
county-wide multimedia and classroom abstinence-only campaign
to prevent teen pregnancy. Online materials include
guidelines for parents on talking to teens about sex, a research
report on the effects of the campaign in diminishing young
people's views about their readiness for parenthood, a teen
interactive page, and a shopping cart for ordering Not Me,
Not Now items such as apparel, posters, videos, and parent
guides.
Planned
Parenthood Federation of America
PPFA is committed to service, advocacy, education and research
on human reproduction and sexuality. In addition to
public policy and political action news, this site offers
a variety of fact sheets and brief reports of interest to
both professionals and the public. Topics include emergency
contraception, chemical abortifacients, relevant Supreme Court
rulings, and teen pregnancy statistics, among others. Consumer
guides in both English and Spanish also are on-lne and cover
such topics as reproductive health, birth control, abortion,
STDs, help for teens, and guides for parents. PPFA's publications
list, a roster of regional affiliates, and an extensive links
page are available as well.
ReCAPP
Prevention (ReCAPP), sponsored by ETR Associates (Education,
Training and Research) is designed for health educators and
program coordinators. The website provides practical tools
and information on reducing sexual risk-taking behaviors among
teens including the best practices in pregnancy prevention
education, skill-building activities, education and facilitation
tips, information on evidence-based programs that change sexual
risk-taking behavior, latest statistics, abstracts, news summaries,
papers on current research in the field of teen pregnancy
prevention, a resource database of education resources materials,
and a calendar of current events in the field of pregnancy
prevention.
SIECUS
SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information on
human sexuality, promotes comprehensive education in the field,
and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible
sexual choices. Annotated bibliographies, the current
issue of Advocates Report, fact sheets on adolescent sexuality
issues, parents' publications (some in Spanish), and other
related information are all available on-line.
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Teen/Family Resources
