New YouthNet Resources
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YouthNet, a program coordinated by Family Health International,
is pleased to announce the availability on our Web site,
http://www.fhi.org/youthnet, of:
- Youth Issues Paper 5 -
Using Global Media to Reach Youth: The 2002 MTV Staying Alive
Campaign. This paper presents results of the FHI/YouthNet
evaluation of the 2002 global HIV-prevention campaign, "Staying
Alive," which reached 800 million households. Using a "social
diffusion model" and population-based analysis, researchers
found the campaign had significant impact on interpersonal com-
munications about HIV/AIDS and affected social norms in some
cases. You can download this paper at
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthIssuesPapers.htm
or send an email to mailto:youthnetpubs@fhi.org requesting a
printed copy (please make sure you provide your mailing ad-
dress).
- Youth InfoNet No. 14 -
Summaries of 15 program resources with links include findings on
young men projects, a resource compendium, a summary of best
projects globally, reports from a four-country Africa youth
study, and more. Summaries of seven research articles include
findings from Chile, Kenya, a Latin America study, Lesotho, Mon-
golia, and South Africa on sex education, abstinence-only ap-
proaches and virginity pledges, parent attitudes, and more.
Available at:
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthInfoNet/YIN14.htm
- Archives of the Electronic Youth Forum: "Pregnancy Prevention
in a Time of AIDS" (March 15 - April 15, 2005).
The forum was sponsored by YouthNet, the INFO Project, and the
Implementing Best Practices in Reproductive Health (IBP) Initia-
tive, coordinated by the World Health Organization. More than
650 people from 86 countries participated. The archive includes
all digests and introductory statements by guest panelists.
The Forum Summary
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/pregprevforum/summary.htm
the final posting, includes a compilation of all the resources
mentioned during the four weeks, with links, as well as evalua-
tion results. Go to:
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/pregprevforum/index.htm
YouthNet is a global program focusing on improved reproductive
health and HIV prevention for people ages 10 to 24.
David Hock
Family Health International
mailto:dhock@fhi.org