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July 2007
YouthResource and GLBTQ Initiative e-News Update
Feature: Burning Questions - Peer HIV Education Strategies for Youth
By Isaiah Webster III
National Youth Advocacy Coalition - 2007
Most people I've met in their late 20s or 30s possess a great deal of knowledge about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Moreover, even if they don't know that much about the subject, they were afforded many opportunities to learn, and at a minimum, have developed an understanding of how the virus is and is not spread. Most importantly, many people in that age group probably know at least one person who has died of complications of AIDS, and in some cases, many people.
Many of today's youth (ages 13-24) have no such up-close and personal knowledge of HIV/AIDS. Though their history books are filled with names and faces of Ryan White, Rock Hudson and Earvin "Magic" Johnson, they may never truly be able to understand the way in which these figures transformed how Americans thought about AIDS.
Continue reading this month's feature at http://www.youthresource.com/health/hiv/burningquestions.htm.
Feature: Get Up, Stand Up
By Nicole
Intern, Advocates for Youth
This article is an urgent call to black women to begin to take the steps necessary to see that HIV/AIDS no longer ravages our community. HIV is currently tearing through the black community at an alarming rate, and young African American women are the hardest hit. Waiting for others to correct this problem just isn't working. If we want to see HIV/AIDS eliminated, we have to start with prevention. Talk about HIV, get tested, and if you are sexually active use a condom every time you have sex.
To read the full article, go to http://www.mysistahs.org/features/getup.htm.
Announcements
Advocates Is Seeking an International Policy Manager
The International Policy Manager at Advocates for Youth promotes U.S. foreign policies that will improve adolescent access to comprehensive reproductive and sexual health information and services in developing countries. The Manager acts as the organization's voice on these issues on Capitol Hill and international agencies. The Manager develops policy and education materials for policy makers and the media.
For more information, please click here.
New CDC Web site for GLBTQ Health
In June the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was excited to announce the launching of its first Web site dedicated to the health of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender populations. This Web site, the first of its kind, is intended to inform and educate on the specific health issues of GLBTQ persons, including GLBTQ youth.
Visit the site at http://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/
2007 Ryan White National Youth Conference
The Ryan White National Youth Conference Positive - Youth Institute will be featured at the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA) annual conference! Staying Alive 2007-Quality in Action is being held 23rd - 26th August 2007 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Positive Youth Institute participants will attend workshops which highlight interventions and programs providing comprehensive, youth appropriate services for those at risk for HIV and for those who are living with HIV. Learn what works, share challenges and successes, network with others who seek to end the AIDS crisis for our youth.
For more details on this year Ryan White Youth Conference and Staying Alive, please visit NAPWA at http://www.napwa.org/
United States Conference on AIDS (USCA)
Join the National Minority AIDS Council for the 2007 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA), set for November 7-10, 2007, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, in Palm Springs, CA.
USCA is the largest AIDS-related gathering in the United States, USCA is phenomenon you cannot afford to miss. Over 3,000 workers from all fronts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic - from case managers and physicians, to public health workers, youth and advocates - come together at this meeting to build national support networks, exchange the latest information and learn cutting-edge tools to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.
For more details on this years USCA please visit NMAC at http://www.nmac.org/home/
New Publications
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