The Source: Volume 9, Issue 2, December 2005/January 2006

The Source: Volume 9, Issue 2, December 2005/January 2006

SIECUS News

• World AIDS Day: December 1st

What You Can Do Throughout the Year

Learn the facts about HIV/AIDS.
Protect yourself against HIV infection.
Get tested.
Educate others about HIV/AIDS.
Volunteer at local HIV/AIDS organizations.
Post information about HIV/AIDS at your local library, community organization, faith community, and/or school.

To find out more, check out:

Know HIV/AIDS for facts and statistics about HIV/AIDS, testing sites, and information about protecting against HIV/AIDS.

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health for posters, fact sheets, and a toolkit.

The Families Are Talking newsletter on HIV/AIDS that includes basic facts about HIV/AIDS, information, and messages to share with your children and teens, activities to raise HIV/AIDS awareness, as well as organizations and websites for more information.

NEW ADVOCACY RESOURCE

Out, Safe, and Respected: Your Rights at School
Lamba Legal

This kit is designed to help LGBTQ youth know their rights at school and make sure they're respected. It includes information on making school a safe space, forming a gay-straight alliance, being a LGBTQ ally, taking action, meeting with teachers and officials, informing adults on LGBTQ issues, and locating national resources.

2004; Free; http://www.lambdalegal.org/cgi-bin/iowa/youthpsa/index.html?page=youth_index

Bending the Mold: An Action Kit for Transgender Youth
Lambda Legal and National Youth Advocacy Coalition

This kit is designed to help make school a safer place. It addresses ways to take action to combat invisibility and isolation, protect confidentiality, prevent violence, make bathrooms and lockers rooms accessible, express and dress, fight for equality in sports teams and school activities, access health care, and be a trans ally. It also includes a dictionary and resource list.

2004; Free; http://www.lambdalegal.org/binary-data/LAMBDA_PDF/pdf/305.pdf

Dealing with Legal Matters Surrounding Students' Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
National School Boards Association, et al.

This publication provides practical guidance on schools' legal rights and responsibilities to students, programs, and curriculum. The endnotes section references various related court decisions.

2004; Free; http://www.nsba.org/site/docs/34600/34527.pdf

NEW BOOKS

The Complete Prostate Book: What Every Man Needs to Know
J. Stephen Jones, M.D.
This book covers all aspects of prostate health. Divided into three sections, it addresses the basic anatomy and function of the prostate, conditions that most men eventually experience, and prostate cancer.
2005; $19; ISBN 1591023041; Prometheus Books; www.prometheusbooks.com

On the Spot: Real Girls on Periods, Growing Up, and Finding Your Groove
Karle Dickerson
This book for adolescent girls is a great introduction to puberty and menstruation. It covers all of the changes that can occur in a girls development through tips, quizzes, and firsthand accounts.
2005; $8.95; ISBN 1593372159; Adams Media Corporation; www.adamsmedia.com

The Origin of the World: Science and Fiction of the Vagina
Jelto Drenth
This book about the vagina is informative for both men and women. It goes beyond the structure and workings of the vagina to include science, art, literature, history, culture, and mythology of this important body part.
2005; $29.95; ISBN 1861892101; Reaktion Books; www.reaktionbooks.com

CONFERENCES

The 13 th Annual Ryan White National Youth Conference on HIV & AIDS is scheduled for February 18-20, 2006 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This conference is for youth of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, and HIV status, as well as adults who work with youth or want to better support youth around HIV issues. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to design and deliver culturally appropriate HIV Prevention interventions and techniques; develop skills around HIV education, training, leadership and advocacy; and learn about culturally appropriate models of care; empowerment and support for HIV-positive and affected youth. Registration fees are available at www.napwa.org/rwnyc.

For more information:

Ca'Tina Perkins-Gibson
Senior Program and Information Associate
8401 Colesville Rd, Suite 750
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 240/247-1015
Fax: 240/247-0574
Email: rwnyc@napwa.org
Website: www.napwa.org/rwnyc

The Contraceptive Technology conference is taking place in both Boston and San Francisco. The conferences are scheduled for March 8-11, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, California and from March 19-22, 2006 at the Sheraton in Boston, Massachusetts. These conferences are for physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, registered nurses, public health professionals, physician assistants, researchers, health educators, pharmacists, and anyone else interested in reproductive health care. The conferences will address current and future research developments in contraceptive technologies, contraceptive management skills, clinical management of challenging complications in women's health and primary care, strategies that have been successful in preventing teen pregnancy, new diagnostic lab tests, changes to the STD Treatment Guidelines, and strategies for providing client education, counseling and referral services. Registration fees are available at www.contemporaryforums.com

For more information:

Contemporary Forums
11900 Silvergate Dr
Dublin, CA 94568
Phone: 800/377-7707, extension 0
Fax: 800/329-9923
Email: info@cforums.com
Website: www.contemporaryforums.com

The ETR Associates Summer Training Institute is scheduled for July 26-29, 2006 at the Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose, California. The objective of this conference is to acquire skills-based training, create a community of learners, train the trainers, and gain community support. People who should attend include teachers, community-based educators and youth workers, professional developers and trainers, program directors and administrators, and other professionals interested in evidence-based programs. This conference offers training in four evidence-based curricula. Participants select one curriculum from the following in which they want to be trained; Reducing the Risk, Becoming a Responsible Teen (BART), Keepin' It REAL, or TimeWise. Registration fees are available at www.etr.org/traininginstit

For more information:

ETR Summer Training Institute
4 Carbonero Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Phone: 831/438-4060
Fax: 831/439-9651
Email: summerinstitute@etr.org
Website: www.etr.org/traininginstit

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The 2006 National STD Prevention Conference, Beyond the Hidden Epidemic: Evolution or Revolution? is scheduled for May 8-11, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, Florida. Abstracts should be submitted online at www.cdc.gov/stdconference by Friday December 9, 2005. The different types of sessions include oral presentations, posters, symposia, workshops, and debates. Submissions can be focused on the broad spectrum of critical issues in the field of STD prevention and related fields. The committee also welcomes suggestions for formally structured debates on current questions in STD prevention that have no clearly agreed upon solutions.

For more information:

2006 National STD Prevention Conference
779 E. Chapman Rd
Oviedo, FL 32765
Fax: 407/366-4138
Email: stdconf@cdc.gov
Website: www.cdc.gov/stdconference

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.