The Source: Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2001/January 2002

The Source: Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2001/January 2002

SIECUS News

World AIDS Day, December 1, 2001
First observed on December 1, 1988, World AIDS Day is observed annually to strengthen global efforts to address the challenges of the AIDS pandemic. This year’s theme is I Care…Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century.

Resources

I Care…Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century
American Association for World Health
This resource booklet for World AIDS Day includes fact sheets, proactive strategies, activities, resources, and a glossary.
2001; Free; American Association for World Health, 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 1208, Washington, DC 20006; Phone: 202/466-5883; Fax: 202/466-5896; Web site: http://www.aawhworldhealth.org.

Resource Guide to Coming Out
Human Rights Campaign Foundation
This resource booklet provides information about coming out as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Using personal narrative, it addresses coming out to yourself and to others—including family members, workplace, and health care providers—as well as online, in faith communities, and in the military. Recommended readings, religious resources, and national resources are included. It is also available in Spanish.
2001; Free; Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 919 18th Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006; Phone: 800/866-NCOD; Fax: 202/347-5323; Web site: http://www.hrc.org.

My Grandma Has AIDS:Annisha’s Story
Valerie Reeder-Bey and Annisha Monic Wilburn
This booklet written by a grandmother and her granddaughter helps young people understand HIV/AIDS.
1998; Free; MEE Distribution and Fulfillment Center, 340 N. 12th Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107; Phone: 888/847-2237; Fax: 215/839-4903; Web site: http://www.meeproductions.com.

Conferences

The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), 38th Annual Meeting, “Reproductive Health 2001” is scheduled for December 12 -15 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. The two pre-conference sessions are Adolescent Reproductive Health and Women’s Health During Perimenopause and Beyond. The conference, designed for clinicians and other healthcare professionals, will feature informative lectures with question and answer sessions immediately following. General session topics will include sexually transmitted infections, abortion, contraception, social issues, and much more. Registration fees are available at http://www.arhp.org/arhpframeconf.html

For more information:

ARHP
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20037-1718
Phone: 202/466-3825 or 877/444-ARHP
Fax: 202/466-3826
Email: conferences@arhp.org
Website: http://www.arhp.org

Trainings

The Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC)
For a list of upcoming trainings go to http://www.gmhc.org/contact/contact.html

Planned Parenthood of New York City’s Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Center for Community Outreach, Education, and Training
For a list of upcoming trainings go to http://www.ppnyc.org/news/events.html