SIECUS Report articles from June 2002

SIECUS Report archives from June 2002

Understanding cultural diversity is key to effective communication. (From the Editor).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... When I first started working in New York City after living in the Washington, DC, area for over 20 years, I was in awe of the ethnic diversity of this enormous city. It is filled with neighborhoods that reflect the cultures of dozens of...

Governments need to provide sexual health services to their citizens. (From the President).
June 1, 2002... I am writing to you from the 14th Annual International AIDS Conference in Barcelona, Spain, where more than 10,000 scientists, activists, policy- makers, and people living with HIV/AIDS are meeting to discuss ways to prevent and treat this...

Discussing sexuality fosters sexual health.
June 1, 2002... Every woman seeking reproductive health services carries her entire life story with her. It is a story that providers should be prepared to listen to with respect because it may contain information vital to the woman's health and well-being....

BBC's Sexwise provides critical sexual health information worldwide.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) are working together in different regions of the world to speak to people in their own languages about sexual health and reproductive rights...

PASH Promotes Adolescent Sexual Health.(Promoting Adolescent Sexual Health)
June 1, 2002... Imagine you are part of a small team asked to design and conduct a course for young people about sexuality and sexual health. The funding body wants a course with 15 to 16 weekly sessions, each lasting about two and a half hours. What approach...

AIDS Infoshare: Russian public health and human rights.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... AIDS Infoshare is a Russian nongovernmental organization (NGO) founded in 1993 to provide individuals and organizations with the tools that they need to fight HIV/AIDS and STDs as well as human rights violations in the health care system. ...

Working with out-of-school youth in Belize and Peru.
June 1, 2002... Urban youth in Belize and Peru face a number of common concerns, including high pregnancy rates, lack of knowledge and negative attitudes about sexual and reproductive health, low self-esteem, poor decision-making skills, and limited economic...

Youth hotlines succeed in Guatemala and Colombia.
June 1, 2002... Early childbearing, unsafe abortion, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sexual violence, drug and alcohol addiction, family tensions, and psychological distress are all common problems among youth in Guatemala and Colombia. ...

Experiences of implementing a sexual health strategy in Northern India. (View from the Field).
June 1, 2002... A sudden furor arose in Northern Indian in April 2000 after the arrest and imprisonment of 11 workers of a nongovernmental organization (NGO) over charges of publication and distribution of pornography and inciting the armed forces to mutiny....

LoveLife and Independent Newspapers join South African fight against HIV/AIDS.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Despite the advances in treatment of HIV/AIDS and prevention efforts, sub-Saharan Africa is still overwhelmed and burdened by the epidemic. South Africa, in particular, has suffered. Consider these statistics: * South Africa has the...

Bush Administration "mission creep" affects global sexual health efforts. (Policy Update).
June 1, 2002... This issue of the SIECUS Report addresses a gamut of international issues related to sexual and reproductive health. In many ways, they are the product of in-country dynamics. But more recently, we have seen the ideological and religiously...

A SIECUS annotated bibliography: Culturally Competent Sexuality Education Resources.(Bibliography)
June 1, 2002... Educators, service providers, health professionals, and individuals worldwide are working to provide people with corn prehensive sexuality education to help them become sexually healthy adults as well as to help them practice safer sexual...