Our Voices: Information on HIV for Youth by Youth

10/01/2013

Dear Friends of the Youth Advisory Group,

As some of you may know, due to lack of government funding, the Youth Advisory Group will no longer convene. We want to say a big thank you to everyone who participated in YAG activities and supported YAG’s cause over the years. Thank for your hard work, dedication, and great ideas along the way. We are so grateful to have been part of the informative, impressive projects you created that have had a big impact in the HIV/AIDS community over the years.

Stay happy and healthy!

06/21/2013

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/american-medical-association-opposes-fda-ban-gay-men/story?id=19436366 #.UcSz__nCaSq

A decades-long ban by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which prohibits gay men from donating blood, has come under fire after the American Medical Association voted Tuesday to oppose the ban.

05/08/2013

Congrats to the Youth Advisory Group on a great speech at the Capitol this morning. Give Us the Facts!

02/15/2013

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is looking for bright, committed, and enthusiastic teens (ages 14 to 17) from across the nation to join their Youth Leadership Team (YLT). The YLT works to reflect teens’ views and to give voice to their unique perspectives by getting them actively involved—nationally and locally—in teen pregnancy prevention efforts. Teens will go to Washington for a series of meetings and events that help them get comfortable working together and talking about these issues.

Download an application:http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/about-us/PDF/2013_YLT_application.pdf

Questions: http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/about-us/ylt-faq.aspx

01/28/2013

Per our discussion at the last Youth Advisory Group meeting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/us/dave-purchase-who-led-needle-exchange-movement-dies-at-73.html?emc=eta1

Mr. Purchase, a biker from Tacoma, Wash., began handing out sterile syringes on the streets to prevent AIDS among drug addicts 24 years ago.

01/24/2013

http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/connecticut/home.html

GLSEN invites youth to participate in its Safe Schools Summit on April 6 in New Haven. It will highlight all the great work the Jump-Start and Students of Color Organizing (SOCO) teams are doing in their schools and the state. To learn more about the event and register, please go to www.glsen.org/connecticut, and click on “Register for our Safe Schools Summit” on the top right of the page. You can also go to http://conta.cc/YnUN6E.

Put your passion for safe schools advocacy into action! Register today for GLSEN Connecticut's 2nd Annual Safe Schools Summit on Saturday, April 6th, 9am - 5pm in New Haven.

12/11/2012

http://www.washington.edu/news/2012/11/30/electrically-spun-fabric-offers-dual-defense-against-pregnancy-hiv/

November 30, 2012Electrically spun fabric offers dual defense against pregnancy, HIV By Hannah Hickey News and InformationPosted under: Engineering, Health and Medicine, News Releases, Research, Science, TechnologyThe only way to protect against HIV and unintended pregnancy today is the condom. It’s...

11/21/2012

http://nyti.ms/RT9Sr2

The battle against AIDS in Africa is beginning to fall apart. Money is running out. While Middle-income countries like India and Brazil may be able to save themselves, the future here looks bleak.

11/21/2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/world/new-hiv-cases-falling-in-some-poor-nations-but-treatment-still-lags.html?hp

The most important factor, according to a United Nations report, was not campaigns to get people to use condoms or abstain from s*x. Rather, it was focusing treatment on high-risk groups.

11/08/2012

Stayteen.org is conducting a survey to find out exactly what teens think about the resources, info, games, and all the other goodies on the site. Users between age 12-19 who submit a valid email address will automatically be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com—25 entrants will win! If you know teens who visit Stay Teen or you use it with teens you know, we encourage you to ask them to take the survey. Results will be used to improve the site and add more relevant content for our audience! The survey closes on Friday, November 30.

Think you're a s*xpert? Find out how you really score. Take the quiz at StayTeen.org!

11/07/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKyhsARetVs&feature=list_other&playnext=1&list=SP3xP1jlf1jgIxlPXN8TSU3IQ7-4btvbXH

Figuring out how to talk to you teenager about s*x and s*xuality may not always be easy. Planned Parenthood is here to help you get the conversation started....

10/31/2012

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/endgame-aids-in-black-america/?utm_source=Reaching+the+Endgame+for+AIDS+in+Black+Communities%3B+NAACP+Campaign+CSAT+10-9-12&utm_campaign=Reaching+Endgame%3B+NAACP+Campaign&utm_medium=email

A groundbreaking two-hour exploration of one of the country’s most urgent, preventable health crises.