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[sea-aids] IV/AIDS and Sex Education Youth-friendly Websites

IV/AIDS and Sex Education Youth-friendly Websites

UNESCO Bangkok(29.7.03)

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Youth-Friendly Websites on HIV/AIDS and Sex Education

The internet has a wealth of resources on HIV/AIDS, of which only a

small portion is youth-friendly. The following is a resource list of web

sites that were created for young people and which has AIDS-related

content.

AIDS Sex and Teens from avert.org

Web: www.avert.org/young.htm

This website provides teens with basic information on HIV/AIDS,

including transmission, statistics, and history.

Dr. Drew.Com

Web: www.dr.drew.com

An interactive site that encompasses all aspects of teen life, with a

specific focus on sex, dating and physical health and well-being.

Go Ask Alice

Web: www.goaskalice.columbia.edu

A question and answer website run by Columbia University's Health and

Education Program.

It's Your (Sex) Life

Web: www.itsyoursexlife.com

A site that answers questions about contraception, STDs, and how teens

can negotiate their sexual lives. This site is sponsored by the Henry J.

Kaiser Family Foundation.

I Wanna Know

Web: www.iwannaknow.org

This is a teen-oriented site that includes questions and answers on teen

sexuality and STDs, along with brochures, " STD 101, " and other helpful

info.

Scarleteen

Web: www.scarleteen.com

An online magazine for teens that has frank and open discussions about

sex.

Sex Etc.

Web: www.sxetc.org

This website is produced by teens for teens. SEX, etc. talks about love,

sex, abstinence, contraception, AIDS, STDs, drugs and drinking, violence

and health topics, just to name a few.

Staying Alive

Web: www.staying-alive.org

A website created for young people. It is a partnership between MTV,

Youth Net (spearheaded by Family Health International) and the Kaiser

Family Foundation. Additional partners include USAID, UNAIDS and The

World Bank. Their mission is to " inform young people about the virus,

promote safe lifestyle choices, provide information about local

organizations and mobilize youth to overcome the stigma and

discrimination surrounding HIV/AIDS and to fight for an end to the

spread of HIV/AIDS. "

Teen Advice Online

Web: www.teenadviceonline.com

By Teens For Teens, " this is a site that deals with a wide array of

questions about sexual health issues in today's world. Teens contribute

stories about their own experiences.

TeenAIDS

Web: www.teenaids.org/gnTeens.html

This section of the Teen AIDS web site is devoted to teens and includes

a teen advice column.

Teenwire

Web: www.teenwire.com

An online magazine by Planned Parenthood that provides sexual health and

relationship information for teens.

The AIDS Handbook

Web: www.westnet.com/~rickd/AIDS/AIDS1.html

This handbook was written by middle school kids for middle school kids

and contains information on AIDS prevention, transmission, symptoms and

treatment. Also contains links to other web-based resources.

The Stop AIDS Now Peer Education Center

Web: www.silcom.com/stopaids~/

This site contains facts about HIV and online access to peer educators.

Youth HIV

Web: www.youthhiv.org

A website that is created by and for HIV positive youth and peer

educators. It is a project created by Advocates for Youth and offers

sexual and mental health information, community support, opportunities

for advocacy, resources and referrals, and online peer education.

Zap Health

Web: www.zaphealth.com

This site provides a site for and by youth with referrals, chat lines, a

" savvy street reporter " and articles on a wide range of health issues,

including HIV/AIDS and STDs.

Forwarded to SEA-AIDS by Jan Wijngaarden at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional

Bureau for Education Bangkok, Thailand July 29th, 2003. Thank you to

Sanam Kittikulsingh for researching.

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