A quarterly international newsletter on sexuality, sexual health, and sexuality education.
Volume 2, Issue 1 - Winter 2001/2002
Web Resources
SexTalk
http://www.sextalk.org
Planned Parenthood of Tomkins
County has a fun, useful, interactive, and
informative Web site. Its goal is to get
health information to the user in a safe
and anonymous way. A unique aspect of
the site is a virtual tour of its clinic that
goes step by step through a typical visit
led by “Spekie,” the speculum, to make
people, and, in particular, youth more
comfortable with their visit.
Engenderhealth’s
Sexuality and Sexual
Health Online Course
http://www.engerderhealth.org/resonc/sexuality
Engenderhealth offers a new, unique
online minicourse in sexuality and
sexual health. It is designed to provide
a basic introduction to sexuality and to
help providers of reproductive health
services incorporate sexuality issues.
There are six modules on topics
related to sexuality. Two new minicourses
are soon scheduled on STDs
and HIV/AIDS.
YouandAIDS.org
http://www.YouandAIDS.org
YouandAIDS.org is the HIV/AIDS
portal for South Asia. The portal, which
was launched in 2000 as a South Asian
HIV/AIDS platform, has been
relaunched as a forum for supporting
the region’s expanded mulitsectoral
response to the epidemic. At the center
of the portal is the participation by
United Nations agencies, HIV/AIDS
theme groups, governments, bilaterals,
NGOs, community-based organizations
(CBOs), the private sector, and the
people infected and affected by the
epidemic
Reproductive Health Outlook
http://www.rho.org
Reproductive Health Outlook is a
Web site produced by the Program for
Appropriate Technology on Health
(PATH). It provides up-to-date
summaries of research findings,
program experience, and clinical guidelines
related to key reproductive health
topics as well as analyses of policy and
program implications.This Web site is
especially designed for reproductive
health program managers and decisionmakers
working in developing
countries and low-resource settings.
It helps users link with quality online
resources and collaborate with
colleagues around the world.
Global Reproductive
Health Forum
http://hsph.harvard.edu/organization/healthnet
The Global Reproductive Health
Forum is an Internet networking project
of the Harvard School of Public
Health. It provides interactive
electronic forums and global
discussions. It also distributes
reproductive health and rights materials
from a variety of perspectives
through a clearinghouse and also
maintains an extensive research library.
It aims to encourage critical discussion
about reproductive health, rights, and
gender on the Internet and reach out
to, involve, and globally meet the
needs of underserved groups.
What You Do
http://www.whatyoudo.org
Whatyoudo.org is HIV Insite’s new
youth-oriented Web site. Its goal is to
provide unbiased, accurate, straightforward
information about HIV/AIDS
and to highlight the thoughts and
action of youth who are affected by
the epidemic. The site functions as an
online forum where young people can
interact, learn, and take action against
HIV/AIDS.
Kaiser Media Resource Project
http://www.kmrp.org
The Kaiser Media Resource Project of
the Kaiser Family Foundation has
created a special, new package of information
designed to aid journalists on
topics relating to reproductive and sexual
health. In addition, it provides an
“on-call, on-line” service for journalists
seeking accurate, up-to-date
information and referrals on sexuality,
sexuality education, and sexual health.
For more information on the project,
contact The Kaiser Media Resource
Project at 212/976-1533 or e-mail
them at infor@kmrp.org
Web Master: siecus@siecus.org