The Source: Volume 9, Issue 1, October/November 2005

The Source: Volume 9, Issue 1, October/November 2005

SIECUS News

October is National Family Sexuality Education Month (NFSEM), also known as Let's Talk Month.
Since 1975, a national coalition of more than 50 organizations has promoted family communication about sexuality by participating in NFSEM. This observance is designed to encourage parents and caregivers to talk with their children about sexuality. Information for parents and caregivers is available at http://www.familiesaretalking.org (en español, http://www.lafamiliahabla.org ).

Ask Amy: Expert Advice on Parents' pressing questions about Sexuality.
This article printed in Tweens & Teens News: The PARENTGUIDE for 10 Years & Up, October 2005 can be used as a tool to remind parents and caregivers of the importance of talking with their children about sexuality. Print and disseminate the article at your local library or community center. http://www.familiesaretalking.org/AskAmy.pdf

NEW ADVOCACY RESOURCE

Let’s Talk Month Planning Guidebook, Revised Edition
Advocates for Youth
Barbara Huberman, R.N., B.S.N., M.Ed., et al

This guidebook includes an array of information and materials to aid communities in planning and coordinating activities that help parents and other adults talk with young people about sexuality. Chapters include: Let’s Talk Month—Introduction and Facts on Adolescent Sexual Health; Planning and Implementing Let’s Talk Month; Involving Youth: Youth—Adult Partnerships to Promote Parent-Child Communication about Sexuality; Working with the Media; Sample Forms; Work Sheets for Facilitators; Resources for Let’s Talk Month: Organizations and Web Sites; and Sample Materials from Let’s Talk Month Campaigns around the Nation.

2005; Free online: Advocates for Youth

NEW BOOKS

Little Book of Sex
Anne Hooper
This is an easy-to-read book of the essentials of sexual pleasure. It addresses the do's and don'ts of great sex, first-time tips, ways to give you and your lover maximum satisfaction.
2005, $12; ISBN 0756610362; DK Publishing, Inc.; www.dk.com

The Real Truth About Teens And Sex: From Hooking Up to Friends with Benefits—What Teens Are Thinking, Doing, and Talking About and How to Help Them Make Smart Choices
Sabrina Weill
This book for parents and other concerned adults addresses how to communicate with young people so they'll listen, open up, and think before they become sexually involved. It includes results from a nationwide survey of over 1,000 teens.
2005; $23.95; ISBN 039953198X; A Perigree Book; http://www.penguin.com

NEW REPORTS

Sexual Behavior and Selected Health Measures: Men and Women 15-44 Years of Age, United States , 2002
William D. Mosher, Ph.D., et al
This report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) presents the findings of the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) related to sexual behavior.
2005; free; http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/ad/361-370/ad362.htm

ChildTrends Databank: Oral Sex
This analysis of National Survey of Family Growth data, specifically focuses on the frequency of oral sex among young people ages 15-19.
2005; ChildTrends; http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/pdf/95_PDF.pdf

CONFERENCES

The 2005 Teen Pregnancy Prevention Conference, Teen Pregnancy and Poverty: The Power of Prevention , is scheduled for October 25-26, 2005 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in University Park , Pennsylvania . The intensive two-day workshop is for professionals committed to teen pregnancy prevention including educators, social service providers, health care professionals, counselors, legislators, and researchers. Workshops include “Addressing Homophobia in Elementary Schools,” “The Teens will Come: How to Build Your Coalition by Letting Teens Speak Out,” “Making Sense of Abstinence,” “Sexual Bullying Behavior, Risk Factors, and the Impact on Teenage Pregnancy,” and “Is My Program Effective? Using Logic Models to Determine Program Effectiveness.” Registration fees are available at http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/TeenPregnancy/default.asp?WhichPage=fee

For more information:

Kathy Pollard, Conference Planner
The Pennsylvania State University
118 Keller Building
University Park , PA 16802-1300
Phone: 814/863-1738
E-mail: ConferenceInfo2@outreach.psu.edu
Web site: http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/TeenPregnancy/

The Great Lakes Institute for Community Health Education ( GLICHE) is an intensive five day residential conference for professionals working in adolescent reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, community health, school classrooms, GLBT, sexuality and family planning education. Participants will have the opportunity to develop skills in working with and promoting adolescent reproductive health; practice skills developing and conducting educational sessions; learn innovative methods and techniques in education program development and evaluation; receive and provide peer feedback; complete a self-assessment of skills, knowledge, and attitudes as an educator; and determine how the information presented is relevant and useful through an interactive format.

Registration fees are available at http://www.hcet.org

For more information:

Jenny Stephenson
Health Care Education and Training, Inc.
GLICHE
9640 North Augusta Drive, Suite 421
Carmel, Indiana 46032
Phone: 317/247-9008
E-mail: jstephenson@hcet.org
Web site: http://www.hcet.org

The American Public Health Associations' 133rd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Evidence-Based Policy and Practice , will be held December 10-14, 2005, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The conference will include scientific sessions, networking opportunities, public health exposition, and other events designed to share the latest public health research and best practices. Registration fees are available at http://www.apha.org/meetings

For more information:

American Public Health Association
800 I Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202/777- 2476
Web site: http://www.apha.org/meetings

ADDITIONAL TRAINING PROVIDERS

AIDS-Related Community Services (ARCS), Elmsford, NY
For a list of upcoming trainings, call 914/785-8364.

Center for Health and Behavioral Training, Rochester, NY
For a list of upcoming trainings, call 585/530-4382 or visit http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/chbt

Center for Health Training, Austin, TX
For a list of upcoming trainings, call 512/474-2166 or visit http://www.centerforhealthtraining.org

Center for Health Training, Oakland, CA
For a list of upcoming trainings, call 510/835-3700 or visit http://www.centerforhealthtraining.org

Center for Health Training, Seattle, WA
For a list of upcoming trainings, call 206/447-9538 or visit http://www.centerforhealthtraining.org

Harm Reduction Training Institute, New York, NY
For a list of upcoming trainings, call 212/683-2334 or visit http://www.harmreduction.org

Harm Reduction Training Institute, Oakland, CA
For a list of upcoming trainings, call 510/444-6969 or visit http://www.harmreduction.org

Network for Family Life Education, Piscataway, NJ
For a list of upcoming trainings, call Nora Gelperin at 732/445-7929, extension 18.

Planned Parenthood of New York City, NY, NY
For a list of upcoming trainings go to http://www.ppnyc.org/new/events.html#training

Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes, Inc., Ithaca , NY
For a list of upcoming trainings, call 607/216-0021, extension 135.