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The Source: Volume 6, Issue 2, December/January 2002

SIECUS News

World AIDS Day, December 1, 2002
First observed on December 1, 1988, World AIDS Day is an annual event to strengthen global efforts to address the challenges of the AIDS pandemic. This year's theme is "Stigma and Discrimination."

NEW RESOURCES

El Gran Libro de la Sexualidad
José R. Díaz Morfa, Caterina Marassi Candia, Pilar Migallón Lopezosa, and Mercedes Palop Botella
This Spanish language book for young people provides a presentation of the facts of sex and sexuality. It includes information on body image, puberty, conception, birth control, and HIV/AIDS. Throughout the book, two cartoon characters, a boy and girl, reflect the diverse feelings and questions children often have on these topics. This book is fully illustrated and has information to assure young people that the changes and emotions they experience while growing up are "perfectly normal."
2002; $11.95; ISBN 8466204067; Editorial LIBSA, S.A.; Web site: http://www.libsa.es.

HIV/AIDS and Children in the English Speaking Caribbean
Barbara A. Dicks, Ph.D., MPH, editor
This book provides an overview of the environmental, spiritual, and policy issues that impact HIV/AIDS prevention and service delivery for children and adolescents in Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, and The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It focuses on the differences among Caribbean countries and their colonial influences, language, culture, and religion.
2001; $24.95; ISBN 0789014424; Haworth Press, Inc; http://www.haworthpressinc.com.

How Homophobia Hurts Children: Nurturing Diversity at Home, at School, and in the Community
Jean M. Baker, Ph.D.
Through personal excerpts from gay young people, this book illustrates the ways that these youth have been harmed by homophobia. They describe how they came to the recognition that they are part of a group held in disregard by the rest of society, even sometimes by their own families. Chapters include "Shame Can Shatter Their Dreams," "Myths and Fallacies," "Identity Development," "Coming Out," "Parents and Families Coming Out," "Students Tell Us How Schools Can Help," and "Gay Youth Support Groups."
2002; $24.95; ISBN 1560231645; Haworth Press, Inc; http://www.haworthpressinc.com.

CURRICULUM

STDs and HIV: A Guide for Today's Teens
Instructor's Guide
Student Manual
William L. Yarber
This curriculum, which includes a student manual and instructor's guide, is designed for grades seven through 12. The instructor's guide consists of information on preventative health behaviors on STDs and HIV/AIDS as well as handouts and activities. The instructor's guide is designed to complement the student manual. It begins with a discussion of adolescents' need for STD/HIV prevention education, followed with information concerning the effectiveness of STD prevention, and the goal and implementation strategies for school STD/HIV prevention education. Chapter two presents the choice of two lesson plans, one for five sessions and the other for eight sessions. Chapter three includes 19 "learning opportunities." The learning opportunities are designed to strengthen the health-enhancing attitudes, behaviors, and skills emphasized in the student manual. Activities include decision-making, communication strategies, examining values, problem-solving, and social skill enhancement. Chapter four contains test questions that cover the information discussed in previous chapters. The student manual consists of six STD/HIV sections of "facts" along with self tests. Topics in each "fact" section include "The STD/HIV Problem," "Avoiding STD/HIV," "Recognizing an STD/HIV Infection," "Seeking Testing and Treatment," "Getting Partners to Testing and Treatment," and "Stopping the Spread of STD/HIV."
2003; student guide, $8.75; instructor's guide, $17.95; ISBN 0883146282; American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; http://www.aahperd.org.

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