Sources for Further Research
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
This system, developed by the CDC, monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults, including sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Issue Spotlight: The HIV/AIDS Epidemic
View recent headlines and webscasts on HIV/AIDS, or follow how the epidemic is affecting different countries.
Global Media AIDS Initiative
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan convened Presidents, CEOs and senior executives from more than 20 of the world’s leading media companies to launch the new Global Media AIDS Initiative. The meeting was co-chaired by Peter Piot, the Executive director of UNAIDS and Drew Altman, President and CEO of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, whose organizations developed the Initiative.
The Initiative aims to activate media organizations to reach the world’s people – especially youth – with information about how to prevent and treat HIV and to help combat AIDS-related stigma and discrimination.
Webcast: Youth and HIV/AIDS
Stephen Lewis, U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa moderates a post-show discussion with a panel of HIV-positive young people from Africa and the U.S. He is joined by Carol Bellamy, executive director, UNICEF, and Linda Ellerbee, the award-winning television producer, best-selling author and host of Nick News, who discusses her experiences filming in South Africa.
kaisernetwork.org, December 1, 2003
"National Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults: Sexual Health Knowledge, Attitudes and Experiences"
This Planned Parenthood Federation of America teaching resource is based on Kaiser Family Foundation research and public education materials. The report examines what kinds of pressure young people face to be sexually active and how they handle the pressure; what they know about HIV/AIDS and STDs; what they know and how they feel about contraception and protection; and what sources inform and influence their decision making.
Global HIV/AIDS Online Database
The UNAIDS/WHO Global HIV/AIDS Online Database collates the most recent country-specific data on the spread and impact of the virus, together with information on risk behaviours (e.g. casual sex and condom use). Health sector response information (eg. data on people receiving treatment and coverage of hiv counselling and testing) is also an essential part of this database.
Teenwire
Created by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, this site provides information for teens on sexuality and health.
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