Annotated Bibliography: Culturally Competent Sexuality Education Resources

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Educators, service providers, health professionals, and individuals worldwide are working to provide people with comprehensive sexuality education to help them become sexually healthy adults as well as to help them practice safe sexual behaviors, delay the onset of sexual intercourse, and reduce both unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease rates.

As they develop these programs, these individuals must target their messages to people of different cultures, races, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, genders, and sexual orientations. This bibliography includes resources that reflect the diverse cultures and backgrounds of such groups as Latinos; African Americans; Asians and Pacific Islanders; Native Americans; gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people; and others.

It includes culturally competent resources for professionals, individuals, and families specifically related to sexuality. It also includes resources related to other fields that are adaptable to discussions about sexuality, and provides ordering information for as well as contact information on organizations with more resources.

As with all materials, SIECUS recommends that readers screen them to make certain they are relevant to their target audience.

SIECUS does not sell or distribute any of these publications. They are, however, available for use in our Mary S. Calderone Library. For those interested in purchasing specific books mentioned in this bibliography, each annotation contains ordering information. Please call individual publishers for shipping and handling charges.

This bibliography was compiled by Amy Levine, librarian; Darlene Torres, associate librarian; and Johanna Novales, data assistant, at the Mary S. Calderone Library.

* These books were in SIECUS' annotated bibliography on Culturally Competent Sexuality Education Resources, which was published in December 1996. They are still relevant.

Disclaimer: Most of the books in this bibliography contain current, positive images about sexuality; others may need updating.

(Published in the SIECUS Report, Volume 30, Number 3 - June/July 2002)

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GENERAL BOOKS

Nuestros Cuperos, Nuestros Vidas
The Boston Women's Health Book Collective
This Spanish version of Our Bodies, Ourselves is an easy-to-use resource that addresses the social, spiritual, and health issues of Latina-American heterosexual, lesbian, and bisexual women. Chapters include "Knowledge Is Power," "Taking Care of Our Health," "Relationships and Sexuality," "Health and Reproductive Rights," and "Maternity."
1998; $24; ISBN 0684842319; Seven Stories Press.

FOR PROFESSIONALS

Clinician's Guide to Working with Asians and Pacific Islanders Living with HIV
Daniel D. Yu, M.S.W.
This guide is designed to help medical providers overcome the cultural challenges of working with Asian and Pacific Islanders living with HIV. It discusses three questions: (1) What cultural factors amplify the difficulties faced by Asians and Pacific Islanders with HIV? (2) How do these cultural amplifiers affect a patient's access to services? (3) What can a medical provider do to address language and cultural barriers and to help empower Asian and Pacific Islander patients living with HIV?
1999; free online at http://http://www.apiwellness.org/v20/physician/physunder.html; Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center.

Educating Everybody's Children: Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners Robert W. Cole, Editor Although not specifically focused on sexuality education, this book serves as a practical guide to developing a variety of school programs that can improve the performance of students from diverse cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. While some of the instruction is designed to increase student achievement in reading, writing, mathematics, and oral communication skills, other strategies apply in any subject. 1995; $25.95; ISBN 0871202379; Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

First Talk: A Teen Pregnancy Prevention Dialogue among Latinos Bronwyn Mayden, Wendy Castro, and Megan Annitto This book was published following a national symposium sponsored by the Child Welfare League of America and the National Council of Latino Executives. Chapters include "Characteristics of the Latino Population," "Factors Contributing to Latino Adolescent Pregnancy," "Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases," "Marriage and Childbearing," and "Latino Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention." Appendices include "Principles Underlying Program Development," "Focus Groups," "Principles in the Latino Adolescent Pregnancy Symposium," and "Resources." This book is also available in Spanish. 1999; $14.95; ISBN 0878687610; The Child Welfare League of America.

Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Hispanic/Latino Youth Kindergarten-12th Grade*
This booklet is an adaptation of SIECUS' Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education Kindergarten-12th Grade specifically designed for use with Hispanic/Latino youth. It provides a framework for comprehensive sexuality education including key concepts and developmental message for early childhood, pre-adolescence, early adolescence, and adolescence. The text, in both Spanish and English, includes a resource section on materials for Hispanic/Latino youth.
1995; $8; SIECUS.

Health-Promoting and Heath-Compromising Behaviors among Minority Adolescents Dawn K. Wilson, James R. Rodriguez, and Wendell C. Taylor, Editors This is part of the Application and Practice in Health Psychology series and is designed for clinical and counseling professionals working with minority adolescents. It addresses developmental, biological, and sociocultural issues and focuses on specific health-promoting and health-compromising behaviors that need targeting such as drug abuse, violence, sexually transmitted diseases, female health issues, and chronic health risks. Chapters include "Preventing Drug Abuse and Violence," "Health Promotion in Minority Adolescents: Emphasis on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus," "Community-based Interventions," and "Health Care and Health Policy for Adolescents." 1997; $24.95; ISBN 1557983976; American Psychological Association.

Hip-Hop's Influence within Youth Popular Culture: A Catalyst for Reaching America's Youth with Substance Abuse Prevention Messages
Patricia Thandi Hicks Harper, Ph.D., and Billo Mahmood Harper
This report provides a practical and theoretical framework for understanding and utilizing youth popular culture, particularly Hip-Hop culture, in substance abuse prevention programs. The discussions are also relevant for sexuality education and sexual health programs. The report includes models, ideas, and case studies designed to help professionals fully integrate youth-friendly, culturally competent approaches into their prevention work. Chapters include "Conceptual and Theoretical Framework for a New Prevention Approach," "Understanding the Youth Culture Phenomenon," and "Youth Popular Culture for Prevention."
1999; $32.50; ISBN 0966994205; McFarland & Associates.

The Multicultural Challenge in Health Education
Ana Consuelo Matiella, Editor
In this book, 28 of the nation's top health educators offer strategies to make health education culturally relevant. The book focuses on the needs of those responsible for educating young people in increasingly diverse communities. Topics include: the acculturation process and implications for education, ethnicity and heath belief systems, multiethnic perspectives on comprehensive health education, integration of multicultural health education into the curriculum, and staff development for multicultural competency.
1994; ISBN 1560713550; out of print but may be available in bookstores or libraries.

Perceptions of Risk: An Assessment of the Factors Influencing Use of Reproductive and Sexual Health Services by Asian American Women*
National Asian Women's Health Organization
This report includes the findings of interviews with health care advocates, practitioners, and focus groups with Asian American women. It discusses how misinformation, poverty, sexism, and privacy issues severely limit Asian American women's access to health services. It includes specific recommendations for educators and counselors working with this population.
1995; $10; National Asian Women's Health Organization.

Sexual Cultures and the Construction of Adolescent Identities* Janice M. Irvine, Editor This book explores how a teenager's race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and family relationships affect the development of his or her sexual identity. It discusses the relationship between ethnic background and adolescent sexual behaviors, desires, and body image. With a specific focus on Asian, African-American, Latino, gay and lesbian, and physically disabled teenagers, this book challenges common generalizations about cultural groups to help educators develop culturally competent sexuality education curricula. 1994; $24.95; ISBN 1566391369; Temple University Press.

Sexuality Education Across Cultures: Working with Differences* Janice M. Irvine Using social-constructionist theory as a tool for understanding cultural diversity and sexuality, this book describes how culture shapes the ways that individuals may differ in their sexual thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The author acknowledges that there is usually no single blueprint for developing effective multicultural sexuality education. The book provides insight into research and examples of problems sexuality educators may face as they develop culturally competent programs to meet their specific needs. 1995; ISBN 0787901547; out of print but may be available in bookstores or libraries.

Sexuality, Poverty, and the Inner City*
Elijah Anderson, Ph.D.
This report from the seminar series, "Sexuality and American Social Policy," focuses on the effects poverty has had on the sexual behavior and gender roles of urban youth. It also compares the sexual attitudes and experiences of poor white teenagers with those of minority youth.
1994; Free; ISBN 0944525199; Kaiser Family Foundation.

¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes We Can!
Angela Ginorio and Michelle Huston
This book explores the experiences of Latinas in the U.S. educational system. The first section provides an overview of governing concepts and trends. The second section provides an in-depth discussion of communities, including families, peers, and schools and their relationship to the educational process. The third section focuses on individual traits, such as self confidence, and explores how they are shaped by educational variables. The book concludes with recommendations for school personnel, families, and policymakers. It is also available in Spanish.
2001; $12.95; ISBN 187992224X; American Association of University Women Educational Foundation.

A Youth Leader's Guide to Building Cultural Competence*
Susan A. Messina
This resource is designed to help educators, health care professionals, and other service providers meet the challenges of teaching HIV and sexuality education to culturally diverse groups. Using a four-step model, it helps build the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to reach young people from a variety of backgrounds, with a specific focus on African-American, Latino, gay, lesbian, and bisexual teenagers.
1994; $10; Advocates for Youth.

PUBLICATIONS FOR FAMILIES

How to Talk to Your Children about AIDS*
This booklet is designed to help parents talk to their children about HIV/AIDS. It offers basic information about and guidelines for specific age levels: preschool, young children, preteens, and teenagers. A Spanish version, Como Hablar Con Sus Hijos Sobre el SIDA, is also available.
1997; $2; SIECUS.

Finding Our Voices: Talking with Our Children about Sexuality and AIDS
This booklet provides parents with support and suggestions for talking with children about sexuality issues. It addresses values, developmental stages, and sexual behavior. It also includes an extensive list of resources. A Spanish version, En Busca de Nuestras Voces: Hablando con Nuestros Hijos Acerca de la Sexualidad y el SIDA, is also available.
1998; $5; Mothers' Voices.

CURRICULA

Be Proud! Be Responsible! Strategies to Empower Youth to Reduce Their Risk for AIDS
Loretta Sweet Jemmott, Ph.D., John B. Jemmott III, Ph.D. and Konstance A. McCaffree, Ph.D.
This six-session curriculum was originally targeted to African American male adolescents 13 to 18 years of age. It is now used to disseminate HIV-prevention information to all adolescents. The skills-based lessons focus on participants' needs to adapt responsible and safer sexual behaviors to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV. It includes a video. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health identifies this curriculum as one that has shown credible evidence of effectiveness.
1996; $ 95; Select Media.

Becoming a Responsible Teen: An HIV Risk Reduction Intervention Program for Adolescents (B.A.R.T.)*
Janet S. St. Lawrence, Ph.D.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has named this HIV/AIDS-prevention curriculum as a "program that works." Originally designed for African-American adolescents in non-school settings, it provides information about HIV/AIDS and involves teen participants in building the skills they need to clarify their own values about sexual activity and learn how to avoid the risk of becoming infected with HIV. For adolescents in grades nine through 12, the curriculum consists of eight sessions. Students are segregated by gender to focus on skill development.
1998; $49.95; ISBN 1560715723; ETR Associates.

Can We Talk? Helping Families Talk Aabout Self-Esteem, Sex and Peer Pressure
This program helps parents of children in grades four through eight enhance their role as sexuality educators of their children. It is a four-part workshop series on self-esteem, puberty, sexuality, mixed messages, and peer pressure. Each class contains information for a one-hour interactive discussion, home activities between parents and children, and videos that focus on communication. The set includes a planning and training manual, a family activity book, and a video. A Spanish version, ¿Conversamos?, is also available.
1998; $75; NEA Professional Library.

A Cultural and Empowerment Approach to HIV Prevention among Latinas/Hispanic Women*
Written in English, this 12-module curriculum takes an empowerment approach to sexuality education for Latinas/Hispanic women. The lessons include information on HIV/AIDS prevention and transmission as well as exercises for examining the role of Latinas/Hispanic women in preventing HIV infection. The curriculum includes a participant's manual, a trainer's manual, and evaluation materials.
1991; National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations (COSSMHO); out of print but may be available in bookstores or libraries.

Focus on Kids: Adolescent HIV Risk Prevention
University of Maryland Department of Pediatrics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified this curriculum as a "program that works." Originally developed for African American urban youth, this program provides information to help reduce the risk of HIV infection among young people nine to 15 years of age through various interactive activities including games, role plays, discussions, and community projects. It also uses "friendship groups" to strengthen peer support. Topics covered in this curriculum are HIV and other STDs, condom use, abstinence, and sex and drug pressures that youth face. It also offers practice in decision-making, communication, and refusal and advocacy skills.
1998; $29.95; ISBN 156071591X; ETR Associates.

Growing Together: A Sexuality Education Program for Girls Ages 9-11 and Their Parents
Girls Inc.
This revised and updated curriculum is a component of Girls Incorporated's Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy program. It consists of five one-and-a-half- to two-hour sessions to help parents and their daughters nine to 11 years of age learn new information and develop the skills they need to talk about sexuality issues. Topics include anatomy, puberty, and communication. A Spanish version, Crecer Juntas, is also available.
2001; ISBN 1576790614; available to affiliated organizations and to licensees-non-member organizations should call for more information; Girls Incorporated National Resource Center.

HIV Prevention for Latinos: Interactive Bilingual HIV Education for English as a Second Language Programs
Asistencia Para Latinos
This curriculum is designed to teach Latinos factual and culturally competent HIV/AIDS information. Lesson plans are in English and Spanish. Topics include "HIV 101 for ESL Classrooms," "Understanding HIV and the Body," "Sexual Relationships," "Needle Sharing," and "Reproduction and Prenatal Care."
1998; Asistencia Para Latinos.

It's Up to Us: An AIDS Education Curriculum for ESL Students*
Henry Lesnick
This curriculum provides five hours of HIV/AIDS instruction for high school and young adult students who speak English as a second language (ESL). Using exercises which require students to use listening, reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills, this curriculum helps them develop English language skills while learning how HIV is transmitted and prevented. Background materials, exercises, and activities come with each lesson. The curriculum also includes a list of international HIV/AIDS education and support service providers.
1995; available free of charge at http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/homepages/lesnick/; Hostos Community College Department of English, City University of New York.

Let the Circle Be Unbroken: A Model Curriculum for "Rites of Passage" Activities and Programs
Theresa Montgomery Okwumabua
This program translates the theories of an Afrocentric conceptual model into a prevention program. It teaches adolescents the knowledge and skills necessary to build self esteem; enhance self image; develop leadership skills, cultural awareness and appreciation; and make healthy, productive, and self-affirming life choices. Targeted to young people 10 to 18 years of age, this curriculum consists of 16 units covering such subjects as "Knowing Self and Others," "Conflict Resolution and Violence Prevention," "HIV/AIDS and Other Life Threatening Conditions," and "Spirituality: The Journey Within."
1996; $120; NIA Psychological & Health Consultants, Inc.

Nosotras Viviremos
The National Coalition of Advocates for Students
Updated in 1996 by the National Coalition of Advocates for Students, this curriculum consists of two parallel training manuals: one addressing the issues and concerns of farm-working mothers/mentors and the other addressing the issues of pre-adolescent and adolescent farm-working girls. Each consists of six units, including basic HIV/AIDS/STD information, exercises, stories, and handouts. The curricula are designed to help participants explore self-identity and to use self-reflection to address the reality of sexuality, HIV, and STDs in their lives. The intervention is designed for implementation in four sessions, with each session lasting between two and three hours. The curriculum is also available in Spanish.
2001; ISBN 1880002205; for more information contact the National Coalition of Advocates for Students.

S.T.A.T.S.: Sex, Teens, AIDS: Take 'Em Serious
March of Dimes and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Originally developed for a male responsibility program, this video and curriculum and activities guide has recently been revised to address sexuality issues facing male and female adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. The twenty-minute video--the center piece of the program--consists of mini-dramas including discussion of peer pressure, intimate relationships, safer sex, abstinence, HIV and other STDs, and teen pregnancy. The guide, which can be used in single or multiple sessions, covers five areas: "The Three R's: Responsibility, Respect, Relationships," "Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood," "Protecting Yourself," "Sexually Transmitted Diseases," and "Intimate Violence in Relationships."
2000; $95; March of Dimes.

Tackling Gay Issues in School: A Resource Module
Leif Mitchell, Editor
This resource for educators, administrators, counselors, trainers, and others working to create safe and inclusive school environments includes a rationale for including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues in schools, recommended curriculum and staff development activities, and resource lists. A Spanish version, Abordondo La Temática Gay en la Escuela, is also available.
1999; $20; Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).

Viviremos! On the Road to Healthy Living
Villarreal Analytical Management and Organizational Services (VAMOS) and The National Coalition of Advocates for Students
This bilingual curriculum on HIV/AIDS is for migrant students in grades six through 12. The curriculum helps farm worker teens delay sexual intercourse by practicing assertiveness and decision-making skills in potentially high-risk situations. It also teaches them how to use condoms. It consists of five lessons including "Basic Facts about HIV and AIDS," "Risk Assessment," "Assertiveness," "Decision Making," and "Problem Solving."
1996; $19.95; ISBN 1880002124; National Coalition of Advocates for Students.

Will Power/Won't Power: A Sexuality Education Program for Girls Ages 12-14
Girls Inc.
This updated curriculum is a component of Girls Incorporated's Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy program. It consists of 10 90-minute sessions for girls 12 to 14 years of age on reproductive health, assertiveness, sexual pressures, values, abstinence, and decision making. Originally designed to help girls who were likely to be facing decisions about sexual intercourse but who had not yet become sexually active, it has been revised to address sexual decision making for girls who are sexually experienced. A Spanish version, Querer/Poder Decir "No," is also available.
2001; ISBN 1576790622; available to affiliated organizations and to licensees-non-member organizations should call for more information; Girls Incorporated National Resource Center.

ORDERING INFORMATION

Advocates for Youth
2000 M Street,NW Suite 750
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/347-5700
Fax: 202/419-3420
Web site: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org

The American Association of University Women Education Foundation
Sales Department
8543 Grovemont Circle
Gaithersburg, MD 20877-4179
Phone: 800/225-9998
Fax: 301/948-6233
Web site: http://www.aauw.org

American Psychological Association
Order Department
750 First Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 800/374-2721 or 202/336-5500
Fax: 202/336-5502
Web site: http://www.apa.org

Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
730 Polk Street, Fourth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: 415/292-3400
Fax: 415/292-3404
Web site: http://www.apiwellness.org

Asistencia Para Latinos
c/o Deborah Schoeberlein
RAD Educational Programs
P. O. Box 1433
Carbondale, CO 81623
Phone: 970/963-1727
Fax: 970/963-2037

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
1703 N. Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 800/933-2723
Fax: 703/575-5400
Web site: http://www.ascd.org

The Child Welfare League of America
P. O. Box 2019
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-2019
Phone: 800/407-6273
Fax: 301/206-9789
Web site: http://www.cwla.org

ETR Associates
4 Carbonero Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066-4200
Phone: 800/321-4407
Fax: 800/435-8433
Web site: http://www.etr.org

Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Bookmasters Inc.
P. O. Box 388
Ashlin, OH 44805
Phone: 212/727-0135
Fax: 212/727-0254
Web site: http://www.glsen.org

Girls Incorporated
National Resource Center
441 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317/634-7546
Fax: 317/634-3024
Web site: http://www.girlsinc.org

Harper Collins
P. O. Box 360846
Pittsburg, PA 15251-6846
Phone: 800/242-7737
Fax: 800/822-4090
Web site: http://www.harpercollins.com

The Haworth Press, Inc.
10 Alice Street
Binghamton, NY 13904-1580
Phone: 800/HAWORTH
Fax: 800/895-0582
Web site: http://www.haworthpressinc.com

Hostos Community College
Henry Lesnick
Department of English
City University of New York
Bronx, NY 10451
Phone: 718/518-6597
Web site: http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/homepages/lesnick/

Jossey-Bass
Attention: Order Department
10475 Cross Point Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46256
Phone: 800/956-7739
Fax: 800/605-2665
Web site: http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/homepages/lesnick/

Kaiser Family Foundation
2400 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 800/656-4533
Fax: 650/854-4800
Web site: http://www.kff.org

March of Dimes
P.O. Box 1657
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703-1657
Phone: 800/367-6630
Fax: 570/825-1987
Web site: http://www.modimes.org

McFarland & Associates
8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 601
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301/589-0780
Fax: 301/589-2567
Web site: http://www.hiphop4kids.com/html/maincontent.html

National Asian Women's Health Organization
250 Montgomery Street, Suite 900
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415/989-9747
Fax: 415/989-9758
Web site: http://www.nawho.org

National Coalition of Advocates for Students
100 Boylston Street, Suite 815
Boston, MA 02116-4610
Phone: 617/357-8507
Fax: 617/357-9549
Web site: http://www.ncasboston.org

NEA Professional Library
Distribution Center
P. O. Box 2035
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-2035
Phone: 800/229-4200
Fax: 301/206-9789
Web site: http://www.nea.org/books

NIA Psychological & Health Consultants, Inc.
286 North Avalon
Memphis, TN 38112
Phone: 901/272-2469
Fax: 901/272-2469

Penguin Putnam Inc.
405 Murray Hill Parkway
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
Phone: 800/788-6262
Fax: 201/256-0017
Web site: http://www.penguinputnam.com

Praeger Publishers
88 Post Road West
West Port, CT 06881
Phone: 800/225-5800
Fax: 603/431-2214
Web site: http://www.greenwood.com

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
P. O. Box 890510
Charlotte, NC 28289
Phone: 800/462-6420
Fax: 800/338-4550
Web site: http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com

SIECUS
Publications Department
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350
New York, NY 10036-7802
Phone: 212/819-9770
Fax: 212/819-9776
Web site: http://www.siecus.org

Select Media
PO Box 1084
Harriman NY 10926
Phone: 845/774-7335
Fax: 845/774-2945
Web site: http://www.selectmedia.org

Seven Stories Press
100 Newfield Avenue
Edison, NJ 08837
Phone: 800/596-7437
Fax: 732/225-1562
Web site: http://www.sevenstories.com

Temple University Press
c/o Chicago Distribution Center
11030 S. Langley Avenue
Chicago, IL 60628
Phone: 800/621-2736
Fax: 800/621-8476
Web site: http://www.pressuchicago.edu

Waveland Press, Inc.
P. O. Box 400
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
Phone: 847/634-0081
Fax: 847/634-9501
Web site: http://www.waveland.com

University of Minnesota Press
Chicago Distribution Center
11030 S. Langley Avenue
Chicago, IL 60628
Phone: 800/621-2736
Fax: 800/621-8476
Web site: http://www.upress.umn.edu

MORE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

Advocates for Youth
This organization works to prevent pregnancy, STDs, and HIV infection among adolescents.
2000 M Street, NW Suite 750, Washington, DC 20036; Phone: 202/419-3420; Fax: 202/419-1448; Web site: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org.

African American AIDS Policy and Training Institute
This organization works to fight AIDS among people of African descent.
1833 W. 8th St, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90057-4257; Phone: 213/353-3610; Fax: 213/989-0181; Web site: http://www.blackaids.org.

Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA)
This organization provides HIV/AIDS-related services, education, and research to Asian and Pacific Islander communities in New York City.
150 Lafayette Street, Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10013; Phone: 212/334-7940; Fax: 212/334-7956; Web site: http://www.apicha.org.

Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center
This center aims to educate, support, empower, and advocate for Asian and Pacific Islander (A&PI) communities-particularly A&PIs living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS.
730 Polk Street, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109; Phone: 415/292-3400; Fax: 415/292-3404; Web site: http://www.apiwellness.org.

The Balm in Gilead
This organization works to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout the African- American community by building the capacity of faith communities to provide AIDS education and support networks for all people living and affected by HIV/AIDS.
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 450, New York, NY 10036; Phone: 212/730-7381 or 888/225-6243; Fax: 212/730-2551; Web site: http://www.balmingilead.org.

Blacks Educating Blacks about Sexual Health Issues (BEBASHI)
This organization is the largest AIDS service agency providing education, HIV-prevention counseling, HIV antibody testing, and case management services to the African American community in Pennsylvania.
1217 Spring Garden Street, First Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19123; Phone: 215-769-3561; Fax: 215-769-3860; Web site: http://www.bebashi.org.

The Center for Cross Cultural Health (CCCH)
This organization works to integrate the role of culture in improving health and to ensure that diverse populations receive culturally competent and sensitive health and human services. Through information sharing, training, and research the Center works to increase cultural competency among individuals, organizations, systems, and societies.
1313 S.E. Fifth Street, Suite 100B, Minneapolis, MN 55414; Phone: 612/379-3573; Fax: 612/623-3002; Web site: http://www.crosshealth.com.

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
This organization is committed to engaging all Americans in promoting the well being of children, young people, and their families as well as in protecting every child from harm.
440 First Street, N.W., Third Floor, Washington, DC 20001-2085; Phone: 202/638-2952; Fax: 202/638-4004; Web site: http://www.cwla.org.

Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP)
Through a combination of cultural competency trainings, interpreter trainings, research projects, community coalition building, and other services, CCHCP serves as a bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate.
2821 Beacon Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98144; Phone: 206.860-0329; Fax: 206/860-0334; Web site: http://www.xculture.org.

Diversity Rx
This web site, supported by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care (RCCHC), and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, promotes language and cultural competence to improve the quality of health care for minority, immigrant, and ethnically diverse communities.
Web site: http://www.diversityrx.org.

Diversity Web
This web site, designed by the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the University of Maryland at College Park, aims to connect, amplify, and multiply campus diversity efforts through a central location on the Web.
Web site: http://www.diversityweb.org.

ETR Associates
This organization seeks to enhance the well being of individuals, families, and communities by providing leadership, educational resources, training, and research in health promotion with an emphasis on sexuality and health education.
P. O. Box 1830, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1830; Phone: 800/321-4407; Fax: 800/435-8433; Web site: http://www.etr.org.

Girls Incorporated
This national youth organization is dedicated to helping every girl become strong, smart, and bold through advocacy, research, and education.
120 Wall Street, Third Floor, New York, NY 10005; Phone: 212/509-2000; Fax: 212/509-8708; National Resource Center, 441 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-3233; Phone: 317/634-7546; Fax: 317/634-3024; Web site: http://www.girlsinc.org.

Latina Health Project
This is a series of programs and events designed to explore and explain disparities in health status and in access to medical care affecting Hispanic women in Philadelphia, PA; Delaware; and South New Jersey.
Minority Women's Health Initiative, WHYY, Inc, 150 North Sixth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; Phone: 215/351-2003; Fax: 215/351-3347; Web site: http://www.latinasalud.org.

Latino Commission on AIDS
This membership organization is dedicated to improving and expanding AIDS prevention, research, treatment and other services in the Latino community through organizing, education, model program development and training. Using its extensive network of members, the Commission works to mobilize an effective Latino community response to the health crisis created by HIV/AIDS.
24 West 25th Street, Ninth Floor, New York, NY 10010; Phone: 212/675-3288; Fax: 212/675-3466; Web site: http://www.latinoaids.org.

Multicultural Pavilion
This web site provides resources for educators, students, and activists to explore and discuss multicultural education; facilitate opportunities for educators to work toward self-awareness and development; and provide forums for educators to interact and collaborate with each other to develop a critical, transformative approach to multicultural education.
Web site: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural.

National Alliance for Hispanic Health
This network seeks to improve the health and well being of Hispanics in the United States.
1501 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036; Phone: 202/387-5000; Fax: 202/797-4353; Web site: http://www.hispanichealth.org.

National Asian Women's Health Organization (NAWHO)
This organization works to achieve health equity for Asian women and families.
250 Montgomery Street, Suite 900, San Francisco CA 94104; Phone: 415/989-9747; Fax: 415/989-9758; Web site: http://www.nawho.org.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
This organization works at the national, regional, and local levels for the protection and enhancement of African Americans and other minorities.
4805 Mt. Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215; Phone: 877/622-2798; Fax: 410/358-3818; Web site: http://www.naacp.org.

National Black Women's Health Project (NBWHP)
This organization seeks to improve the health of black women by providing wellness education and services, health information, and advocacy.
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., Suite 310, Washington DC 20003; Phone: 202/543-9311; Fax: 202/543-9743; http://www.nbwhp.org.

National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)
This center works to increase the capacity of health care and mental health programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems.
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, 3307 M Street, N.W., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20007-3935; Phone: 800/788-2066 or 202/687-5387; Fax: 202/687-8899; Web site: http://www.georgetown.edu/research/gucdc/nccc/.

National Council of La Raza (NCLA)
This organization works to reduce poverty and discrimination as well as to improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans through two approaches: capacity-building assistance to support and strengthen Hispanic community-based organizations, and applied research, policy analysis, and advocacy.
1111 19th, N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036; Phone: 202/785-1670; Fax: 202/776-1792; Web site: http://www.nclr.org

National Latina Health Network (NLHN)
This network is dedicated to strengthening and developing collaborations between Latina leaders in public health and building local and national community health partnerships which enhance the quality of life for Latinas and their families across the nation.
1680 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Second Floor, Washington, DC 20007; Phone: 202/966-9633 or 9637; Web site: http://www.nationallatinahealthnetwork.com.

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH)
The mission of NLIRH is to ensure the right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and communities through education, advocacy and coalition building.
P.O. Box 610456; Queens, NY 11361; Phone: 718/229-7045; Fax: 718/229-7112; Web site: http://www.latinainstitute.org.

National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Organization (LLEGÓ)
This organization represents lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Latinas/os. LLEGÓ works to overcome social, health, and political barriers that individuals face due to their sexual orientation and ethnicity.
1420 K Street, N.W., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005; Phone: 202/408-5380; Fax: 202/408-8478; Web site: http://www.llego.org.

National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC)
This organization is dedicated to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.
1931 13th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009; Phone: 202/483-6622; Fax: 202/483-1135; Web site: http://www.nmac.org.

National MultiCultural Institute (NMCI)
This organization works with individuals, organizations, and communities to create a society that is strengthened and empowered by its diversity. Through its initiatives, NMCI leads efforts to increase communication, understanding, and respect among people of diverse backgrounds and addresses some of the important issues of multiculturalism facing our society.
3000 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 438, Washington, DC 20008-2556; Phone: 202/483-0700; Fax: 202/483-5233; Web site: http://www.nmci.org.

National Native American AIDS Prevention Center (NNAAPC)
This is a network of concerned Native Americans willing to speak publicly on the need for HIV-prevention education by and for Native Americans.
436 14th Street, Suite 1020, Oakland, CA 94610; Phone: 510/444-2051; Fax: 510/444-1593; Web site: http://www.nnaapc.org.

National Urban League (NUL)
This organization helps African Americans to secure economic self-reliance, parity and power, and civil rights.
120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005; Phone: 212/558-5300; Fax: 212/558-5332; Web site: http://www.nul.org.

National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC)
This organization advocates for and with young people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender in an effort to end discrimination against them and to ensure their physical and emotional well-being.
1638 R Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009; Phone: 202/319-7596 or 800/541-6922; Fax: 202/319-7365; Web site: http://www.nyacyouth.org.

The Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center
This organization addresses the issues of health, education, land and water rights, and economic development as they relate to Native American people. It offers many programs benefiting people locally, nationally, and internationally.
P. O. Box 572, Lake Andes, SD 57356-0572l; Phone: 605/487-7072; Fax: 605/487-7964; Web site: http://www.nativeshop.org.

Office of Minority and Women's Health (OMWH)
This office of the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) promotes activities that reduce disparities in the health status of women as well as racial and ethnic populations. It stimulates collaborative partnerships to ensure coordinated health care that responds to unique cultural and linguistic needs.
4350 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; Phone: 301-594-4490; Fax: 301/594-0089; Web site: http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/omwh.

Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)
Established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, OMHRC serves as a national resource and referral service on minority health issues.
P. O. Box 37337, Washington, DC 20013-7337; Phone: 800/444/6472; Fax: 301/230-7198; Web site: http://www.omhrc.gov/omhrc.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
This organization believes in the fundamental right of individuals to manage their own fertility regardless of income, marital status, race, age, sexual orientation, and national origin.
810 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019; Phone: 212/541-7800; 800/230-PLAN refers to local Planned Parenthoods; Fax: 212/245-1845; 1780 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036; Phone: 202/973-4800; Fax: 202/296-3242; Web site: http://www.plannedparenthood.org.

YWCA of the USA
The YWCA empowers women and girls by offering a wide range of services and programs that enrich and transform their lives.
Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 301, New York, NY 10118; Phone: 212/273-7800; Fax: 212/ 465-2281; Web site: http://www.ywca.org.

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