YouthNet, a program coordinated by Family Health International, is pleased
to announce the availability on our Web site, www.fhi.org/youthnet
<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 communications 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
<http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthIssuesPapers.htm>
or send an email to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
requesting a printed copy (please make sure you provide your mailing
address).

-- 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, Mongolia, and South Africa on sex
education, abstinence-only approaches and virginity pledges, parent
attitudes, and more. Available at:
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/YouthInfoNet/YIN14.htm
<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) Initiative, 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
</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 evaluation results. Go to:
http://www.fhi.org/en/Youth/YouthNet/Publications/pregprevforum/index.htm
<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
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