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Curricula

Choosing Health--High School: Sexuality & Relationships
Betty M. Hubbard, Ed.D.
This Choosing Health skills-based program consists of eight curricula for high school students. Each stresses communication, decision-making, assertiveness, stress management, and goal setting. This component on "Sexuality and Relationships" is designed to give students information about anatomy and physiology as well as about the psychological and social aspects of sexuality. Topics include establishing and maintaining healthy relationships and making responsible decisions as well as information on sexual orientation, pregnancy, and birth. Additional program materials are available.
1997, Choosing Health-High School; Teacher/Student Resource books $27 each; ETR Associates, P.O. Box 1830, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1830; Phone: 800/321-4407 and 800/435-8433; Web site: www.etr.org

F.L.A.S.H.: Family Life and Sexual Health Grades 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, And 11-12
Elizabeth Reis, M.A.
Special Education for Grades 7-12
Jane Stangle, M.Ed.
These five skills-based curricula are designed to promote knowledge about human development and reproduction and to promote young people’s respect for and appreciation of themselves, their families, and others. The curricula cover such subjects as puberty, sexual health and hygiene, reproductive systems, pregnancy, contraception, abstinence, HIV/AIDS, STDs, sexual exploitation, and lifelong sexuality. The curricula include: grades 5-6 (15 lessons); grades 7-8 (20 lessons); grades 9-10 (30 lessons); grades 11-12 (18 lessons), and special education (28 lessons). The HIV/AIDS data needs updating.
Grades 5-6: 1985, $25; grades 7-8: 1986, $40; grades 9-10: 1988, $55; grades 11-12: 1992, $40; special education: 1991, $40; Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, Health Education Materials Sales; 400 Yesler Way, 3rd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104; Phone: 206/296-4902; Fax: 206/205-5281.

Filling the Gaps: Hard-to-Teach Topics in Sexuality Education
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
This teacher's manual covers eight topics-abstinence; condom use; diversity; pregnancy options; safer sex; sexual behavior; sexual identity and orientation; and sexuality and society-that are often missing or need strengthening in many sexuality education programs. It provides background for teachers, rationale for teaching each topic, teaching activities, and resources. It is designed to supplement an existing curriculum.
1998; $19.95; SIECUS, 130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350, New York, NY 10036-7802; Phone: 212/819-9770; Fax: 212/819-9776.

Growing Together, Second Edition: A Sexuality Education Program for Girls Ages 9-11 and Their Parents
Girls Incorporated
This is a component of Girls Incorporated’s Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy program. It is a series of five workshops designed to help parents and their daughters learn new information and develop the skills they need to talk about sexuality issues. It addresses puberty; adolescent sexual development; and values and expectations for teen sexual behavior. A Spanish version is also available.
1998; available to affiliated organizations and to licensees, non-member organizations should call for more information; Girls Incorporated National Resource Center, 441 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-3287; Phone: 317/634-7546; Fax: 317/634-3024; Web site: www.girlsinc.org

It Takes Two: Pregnancy Prevention Classroom/Group Program
Young Women’s Resource Center
This curriculum encourages youth to accept the shared responsibility of pregnancy prevention by explaining the consequences of premature and unprotected sexual activity, urging responsible decisions about sexual intercourse, and encouraging healthy, respectful, and safe male/female relationships. It consists of 36 lessons targeted at young people in grades seven through 12. Worth the Wait is a new abstinence-only-until marriage version of this program. Be sure to ask for the original It Takes Two.
1997; call for information; Legacy Resource Group, P.O. Box 700, Carlisle, IA 50047-0700; Phone: 515/989-3360; Fax: 515/989-3391.

Life Planning Education: A Youth Development Program
Advocates for Youth
This skills-based curriculum combines sexuality education and career education with the goal of motivating adolescents to delay parenthood until they achieve their educational and vocational goals. The material can be used with teens in grades seven through 12. This curriculum consists of 142 activities on such topics as values, communication, goals, decision-making, health, sexuality, sexual risks, contraception, STD prevention, and employment.
1995; $45; Advocates for Youth; 2000 M Street, N.W., Suite 750, Washington, DC 20005; Phone: 202/347-5700; Fax: 202/419-3420; Web site: www.advocatesforyouth.org

The New Positive Images: Teaching Abstinence, Contraception, and Sexual Health
Peggy Brick and Colleagues
This manual focuses on prevention behaviors, as well as the developmental, social, emotional, interpersonal, historical, cultural, and cross-cultural forces that shape healthy behavioral change. Intended as a supplement to existing curricula, the manual includes 27 activities for middle school, high school, and college-age groups.
1995; $25.00; Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey, 196 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960; Phone: 973-539-9580 x120.

Project SNAPP: Skills and Knowledge for AIDS and Pregnancy Prevention for the Middle Grades
Carla Adivi, M.P.H., and Jennifer Weissman, M.P.H. with Dalisa Barquero, B.A., Kim Perry, M.S.W., and Project SNAPP Educators
Division of Adolescent Medicine Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
This curriculum, originally developed as a peer education program, is based on social learning theories and research findings from several pregnancy- and HIV-prevention programs. A variety of skills-based activities give students the opportunity to practice communication, refusal, assertiveness, and negotiation skills. This eight-lesson program for grades five through nine includes information on abstinence and safer sex. It requires prior knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology.
1996; $45; ETR Associates, P.O. Box 1830, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1830; Phone: 800/321-4407; Fax: 800/435-8433; Web site: www.etr.org

Reducing the Risk, Third Edition: Building Skills to Prevent Pregnancy STD and HIV
Richard P. Barth, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Targeted to grades nine and 10, this skills-based curriculum teaches students how to refuse or delay sexual intercourse as well as how to use protection against pregnancy and STDs. A student workbook is available in English and Spanish. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health has identified this 16-lesson curriculum as one that reduces health-risk behaviors among youth.
1996; $42.95; ETR Associates, P.O. Box 1830, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1830; Phone: 800/321-4407; Fax: 800/435-8433; Web site: www.etr.org

Streetwise to Sex-Wise: Sexuality Education for High-Risk Youth
Steve Brown
This manual is intended as a supplement to a sexuality education curriculum and focuses on issues of particular concern to high-risk teens. Topics include: communication and decision-making skills, contraception, STDs, sexual orientation, and sexual abuse. It consists of 10 lessons for young teenagers nine to 13 years old and 12 lessons for older teenagers 14 to 19 years old. 1993; $25; Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey, 196 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960; Phone: 973-539-9580 x120.

Taking Care of Business, Second Edition
Girls Incorporated
A component of Girls Incorporated's Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy program, this curriculum for girls 15 to 18 years old consists of 44 lessons. It focuses primarily on the motivation and skills needed to avoid early pregnancy. Sessions include: "Gender-Role Stereotyping," "Examining the Risks," "Skills for Avoiding Unreasonable Risks-Being Assertive," "Making Abstinence An Option," "Decreasing Pregnancy Risk," "Resisting Sexual Pressure," "Avoiding the Risk of HIV/AIDS," "Sexual Responsibility-Communicating with Young Men," and "Get a Life for Yourself Before You Make Another Life."
1998; available to affiliated organizations and to licensees; non-member organizations should call for more information; Girls Incorporated National Resource Center, 441 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-3287; Phone: 317/634-7546; Fax: 317/634-3024; Web site: www.girlsinc.org

Teaching Safer Sex
Peggy Brick et al.
This manual is designed as a supplement to provide the knowledge, attitudes, and skills required for safer sexual behavior. It consists of 21 skills-based lessons targeted to adolescents and young adults. It is also useful for training teachers, counselors, and parents.
1989; $25.00; Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey, 196 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960; Phone: 973-539-9580 x120.

Values and Choices: A Value-Based Curriculum For 7th and 8th Grades
John Forliti, et al;
Revising Editor Dorothy L. Williams
This curriculum focuses on abstinence from sexual intercourse as the most desirable choice for teenagers. Emphasizing values such as respect, responsibility, self-control, equality, honesty, and social justice, its 15 lessons address topics such as puberty, dating, sexual pressure, pregnancy, birth, STDs, and birth control.
1991; discontinued, call for availability; Search Institute, Thresher Square West, Suite 200, 700 South Third Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415; Phone: 800/888-7828; Fax: 612/376-8956; Web site: www.search-institute.org

Abstinence

Choosing Health--High School: Abstinence
Jeanie M. White, Ed.M., And Nancy Abbey
This Choosing Health skills-based program consists of eight curricula for high schools. Each stresses communication, decision-making, assertiveness, stress management, and goal setting. This component on "Abstinence" encourages sexual abstinence as a positive choice and emphasizes that it eliminates the risk of unwanted pregnancies and STDs. Additional program materials are available.
1997, Choosing Health--High School; Teacher/Student Resource books $27 each; ETR Associates, P.O. Box 1830, Santa Cruz, CA 95061-1830; Phone: 800/321-4407; Fax: 800/435-8433; Web site: www.etr.org

Will Power/Won’t Power, Second Edition: A Sexuality Education Program for Girls Ages 12-14
Girls Incorporated
This is a component of Girls Incorporated’s Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy programs. It consists of 45 lessons and five supplemental lessons on sexual development and seven supplemental lessons on contraception. They are designed to help girls learn how to say no to intercourse by recognizing, exploring, and practicing attitudes and skills to deal with health and sexuality issues. Topics include reproductive health and sexuality, assertiveness, identifying and resisting sexual pressures, values, abstinence, and STD prevention.
1998; available to affiliated organizations and to licensees, non-member organizations should call for more information; Girls Incorporated National Resource Center, 441 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-3287; Phone: 317/634-7546; Fax: 317/634-3024; Web site: www.girlsinc.org

Books

GENERAL

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: A Guidebook For Communities
C.D. Brindis
This step by step guide to creating a successful adolescent pregnancy prevention program provides information on coalition building, fund raising, needs assessment, and impact evaluation. A resource directory and worksheets are also included.
1991, 279 pp., $24.50. Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, Distribution Center, 100 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 9404-1885; 415-723-0003.

Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Childbearing (Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 26)
Laurie Schwab Zabin and Sarah C. Hayward
As volume 26 in the Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry series, this monograph looks at adolescent sexuality in terms of developmental issues. The authors focus on societal issues that affect teenage sex behavior. The age of sexual onset, behavior, contraceptive use, childbearing, and intervention strategies are discussed.
1993, 132 pp., $15.50. Sage Publications, P.O. Box 5084, Newbury Park, CA 91359; 805-499-0721.

The Best Intentions: Unintended Pregnancy and the Well-Being of Children and Families
Sarah S. Brown and Leon Eisenberg, Editors
This book examines the causes and consequences of unintended pregnancy in the United States. It then suggests and evaluates prevention strategies. The authors propose a national campaign to reduce unintended pregnancies through education, research, increased access to contraception, and emphasis on the important role that feelings and interpersonal relationships play in prevention.
1995; $29.95; ISBN 0-309-05230-0; National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Lock Box 285, Washington, DC 20055; Phone: 800/624-6242; Fax: 202/334-2451; Web site: http://www.nap.edu

Contraceptive Technology: Seventeenth Revised Edition
Robert A. Hatcher, M.D., M.P.H. et al
This book provides clear information about sexual anatomy and physiology, sexually transmitted diseases, contraceptive methods, and women’s reproductive health problems. The authors emphasize the need for education and counseling. The book includes relevant statistics and strategies. It also includes a list of family planning resources as well as a glossary and index.
1998; $39.95; ISBN 0-9664902-0-7; Ardent Media Inc., c/o American Book Center, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, NY 11205; Phone: 800/218-1535; Fax: 718/935-9647.

Dangerous Passage: The Social Control of Sexuality in Women's Adolescence
Constance A. Nathanson This book examines adolescent female sexuality in terms of history, sociology, and culture. An emphasis is placed on the issue of social control, and how it impacts adolescent sexuality. The ways in which adolescent pregnancy and childbirth are socially constructed are discussed, and the development of adolescent pregnancy as a public policy issue is examined.
1991, 286 pp., $18.95. Temple University Press, Broad and Oxford Street, University Services Building, room 305, Philadelphia, PA 19122; 215-204-8787.

Dubious Conceptions: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy
Kristin Luker
This book combines historical information, statistics, and personal narratives to paint a picture of teenage mothers in America today. It examines the important roles that race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status play in teenage pregnancy. It also traces how teen pregnancy rates are influenced by politics.
1997; $14.95; ISBN 0674217039; Harvard University Press, Customer Service, 79 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; Phone: 800/448-2242; Fax: 800/962-4983; Web site: http://www.hup.harvard.edu

Facing Facts: Sexual Health for America's Adolescents.
SIECUS
A guide to policy makers, health professionals, and parents to use when developing sound policies on adolescent health. It was developed by the National Commission on Adolescent Sexual Health and includes a consensus on characteristics of sexually healthy adolescents, and recommendations for developing policies.
1995; 32pp., $12.95; SIECUS Publications, 130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350, New York, NY 10036-7802; 212/819-9770.

Going All The Way: Teenage Girls Tales of Sex, Romance, & Pregnancy
Sharon Thompson
Based on a qualitative study of four hundred adolescent girls who were interviewed between 1978 and 1986, this book looks closely at adolescent female sexuality through portions of interviews coupled with the authors commentary. The book is divided into chapters such as "Romantic Expectations and Sexual Consent", "Sex, Sociality, and Popularity" and "From Sex To Motherhood".
1995, 337 pp., $23.00. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, C/O Sales, 19 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003; 800-788-6262.

Handbook of Adolescent Sexuality and Pregnancy: Research and Evaluation Instruments
Josefina J. Card, editor
This reference book contains instruments and measures related to adolescent sexuality and pregnancy, and is intended for researchers and evaluators. Tools assessing the consequences of adolescent pregnancy and the impact of prevention programs are included.
1993, 278 pp., $62.00. Sage Publications, P.O. Box 5084, Newbury Park, CA 91359; 805-499-0721

Reproductive Health in Developing Countries: Expanding Dimensions, Building Solutions
Amy O. Tsui, Judith N. Wasserheit,
and John G. Haaga, Editors
This book provides information about the magnitude of reproductive health problems in developing countries, and what is known about the effectiveness of interventions in these areas. The topics covered in this collection of essays include infection-free sexual relationships, intended pregnancies and births, healthy pregnancy and delivery, and healthy sexuality.
1997; $49.95; ISBN 0-309-05644-6; National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Lock Box 285, Washington, DC 20055; Phone: 800/624-6242; Fax: 202/334-2451; Web site: http://www.nap.edu

Risking The Future: Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy and Childbearing, Volume 1
Cheryl Hayes, editor
Generated by the Panel on Adolescent Pregnancy and Childbearing of the National Research Council, this important resource provides a comprehensive review of the issues in adolescent sexual behavior and childbearing. Chapters on trends and determinants of adolescent sexual behavior, consequences of adolescent childbearing, interventions, and priorities for research and policy are included.
1987, 330 pp., $34.95. National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue N.W., Box 285, Washington, D.C. 20055; 202/334-3313.

FOR PARENTS

Five Hundred Questions Kids Ask About Sex and Some of the Answers
Francis Younger, M.A.
This book is intended for parents, teachers and young people. Written in question-and-answer format, it provides clear, comprehensive answers to questions young people ask. Chapters include: "Bodily Development and Sexual Maturation," "Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth," "Relationships," "Birth Control," "Sexually Transmitted Diseases," and "Heredity."
1992, $36.95, 212pp.; ISBN 0-398-05789-3; Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd., 2600 South First Street, P.O. Box 19265, Springfield, IL 62794-9265; Phone: 800/258-8980; Fax:217/789-9130; Web site: http://www.ccthomas.com

Mothering Teens: Understanding the Adolescent Years
Miriam Kaufman, Editor
This book helps parents to understand adolescence. Divided into three sections, it outlines issues that are basic to many teen experiences. Essays include: "Change is the Essence: Adolescent Development," "What Is the Role of Gender?," "Sexuality: The Desire to Be Lovable and Loving," and "Coming Out: Parents of Lesbian and Gay Teens."
1997; $16.95; 319pp.; ISBN 0-921881-46-0; LPC Group, 1436 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60607; Phone:800/243-0138; Fax: 312/432-7601

FOR ADOLESCENTS

Asking About Sex and Growing Up
Joanna Cole
Using a question-and-answer format, this book offers scientific facts and practical guidance about puberty, masturbation, intercourse, pregnancy, sexual abuse, and STDs.
1988; $4.95; 90pp.; ISBN 0-688-06927-4; Wilmor Inc., 39 Plymouth Street, Fairfield, NJ 07004; Phone: 800/843-9389; Fax: 888/775-3260.

Changing Bodies, Changing Lives
Ruth Bell
This book offers information that adolescents need to become sexually healthy (both emotionally and physically), to take good care of themselves, and to have control over their lives. It includes information on contraception, STDs, relationships, masturbation, sexual orientation, pregnancy, rape, and communication with parents and friends. A revised and updated version will be available in 1998.
1988 ; $23.00; 254pp.; ISBN 0-394-75541-3; Random House, 400 Hahn Road, Westminister, MD 21157; Phone: 800/733-3000; Fax: 800/659-2436; Web site: http://www.randomhouse.com

Dear Larissa: Sexuality Education for Girls Ages 11-17
Cynthia Akagi
This book consists of a compilation of letters lovingly written from a mother to her daughter. They cover a wide variety of topics, including bodily changes during puberty, conception and pregnancy, what girls should know about boys' bodies, dating, birth control, STDs, and relationships. In addition, it provides space to write questions, as well as a glossary and an index.
1994, $12.95; 229pp.; ISBN 1-880197-10-3; Gylantic Publishing, P.O. Box 2792, Littleton, CO 80161-2792; Phone: 800/828-0013; Fax: 303/727-4279; E-mail: gylanp@aol.com

Dear Michael: Sexuality Education for Boys Ages 11-17
Cynthia Akagi
This book is a boy's version of the previously mentioned book. It consists of a compilation of letters, lovingly written from a mother to her son. The letters cover a wide variety of topics, including bodily changes during puberty, dating, what boys should know about girls' bodies, birth control, STDs, and relationships. In addition, it provides space to write questions, as well as a glossary and an index.
1996; $12.95; 213pp.; ISBN 1-880197-16-2; Gylantic Publishing, P.O. Box 2792, Littleton, CO 80161-2792; Phone: 800/828-0013; Fax: 303/727-4279; E-mail: gylanp@aol.com

"I'm Pregnant, Now What Do I Do?"
Robert W. Buckingham, Dr., P.H., and Mary P. Derby, R.N., M.P.H.
This book is a valuable resource for young women, their partners, and their families. It provides firsthand accounts from young women in this situation and allows the reader to make her own fully informed decision. A glossary and resource section are included.
1997; $12.95; 228pp.; ISBN 1-57392-117-3; Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, NY 14228-2197; Phone: 800/421-0351; Fax: 716/691-0137; Web site: http://www.prometheusbooks.com

You're in Charge: A Teenage Girl's Guide to Sex and Her Body
Niels H. Lauersen, M.D., Ph.D. and Eileen Stukane
This book is written for girls who have questions about their changing body and what it all means. Chapters include: "How Your Body and Looks are Changing: What They Didn't Tell You in Health Class," "What Are Boys Going Through," "Understanding Your Sexuality: What's Normal, What's Not," "When You're Ready for Sex, What Birth Control is Safe?," "What It Means to Be Pregnant and Have a Baby," and "Why Making Healthy Choices (Even When Your Stressed Out) Makes Life Easier."
1993; $12.00; 345pp.; ISBN 0-449-90464-4; Random House, 400 Hahn Road, Westminister, MD 21157; Phone: 800/733-3000; Fax: 800/659-2436; Web site: http://www.randomhouse.com

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