SIECUS Report articles from October 2002

SIECUS Report archives from October 2002

AIDS spread to millions worldwide signals urgent prevention needs. (From the Editor).
October 1, 2002... The SIECUS Report is usually filled with original articles on sexuality-related issues. But this one is different, and that's not a bad thing. This issue is heavy with data--from the recent International AIDS Conference in Barcelona as well as...

True discourse key to prevention efforts. (From the President).
October 1, 2002... This summer, I traveled to Barcelona to attend the International AIDS Conference. It gave me an amazing opportunity to meet colleagues both old and new, to reflect on how far we have come since the pandemic began, to question why we have not...

HIV/AIDS prevention and sexuality education must change to meet their promise.
October 1, 2002... All over the world, education is identified as having a critical role to play in teaching people about sex, sexuality, and the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Yet all too often, the radical potential of education to promote safer and more pleasurable...

A 10-step strategy to prevent HIV/AIDS among young people.
October 1, 2002... This "10-Step Strategy" was released during the International AIDS Conference in Barcelona to help countries as well as communities develop their own HIV/AIDS program guidelines based on individual situations and needs. 1. End the silence,...

Demographic shifts change national face of HIV/AIDS.
October 1, 2002... As the global HIV/AIDS pandemic enters its third decade, it is impacting people of color most dramatically. Despite the fact that the health of the U.S. population has improved significantly over the last 50 years, ethnic and racial minority...

Recommendations for meeting the Global HIV Prevention challenge.
October 1, 2002... The Global HIV Prevention Working Group* made these recommendations at the International AIDS Conference to scale up strategies to reach those in need and reverse the epidemic's projected course. They include: Substantially Increasing and...

The global impact of HIV/AIDS on young people.
October 1, 2002... This article provides an overview of the impact of HIV/AIDS on young people around the world, generally defined as those between the ages of 10 and 24. It uses a variety of sources and studies. Readers are cautioned that global data sets and...

AIDS Conference registrants must turn knowledge and commitment into action.
October 1, 2002... I stand before you as a person living with HIM as a former injection drug user, as a former sex worker, and as a gay man. I also stand before you fully aware that I am alive today largely because I had the good fortune to have been born a white...

Health Connections: AIDS Education Lessons to supplement literature-based instruction.
October 1, 2002... As all of us know, adolescents are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, because of their sexual behaviors. Education is one strategy for helping them reduce such risks. So I was excited when I heard that...

Standards for STD/HIV prevention curricula in secondary schools.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... This is a checklist of 63 standards that school officials and educators can use to evaluate their existing STD/HIV prevention education programs or to develop new curricula and materials. These standards include topics, messages, and...

Politicians urged to rise above prejudices and embrace HIV/AIDS prevention strategies. (Policy Update).
October 1, 2002... "But AIDS is a perfect illness because it is so alien to human nature and has as its function to destroy life in the most cruel and systematic way. Never before has such a formidable calamity affected mankind." These words were written by...