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October 2006 Monthly Monitor
Advocates for Youth's Youth of Color Initiative
Feature: Parent Child Communication
October is let's Talk Month
Let's Talk Month is a national public education campaign celebrated in October and coordinated by Advocates for Youth. Let's Talk Month is an opportunity for community agencies, religious institutions, businesses, schools, media, parent groups and health providers to plan programs and activities which encourage parent/child communication about sexuality.
Click here for more information on Let's Talk Month, please visit:
Click here to download the Let's Talk Month guidebook and sample materials
Focus on Plain Talk*
Plain Talk is a neighborhood-based initiative aimed at helping adults, parents, and community leaders develop the skills they need to communicate effectively with young people about reducing adolescent sexual risk-taking. Plain Talk was developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and launched in five urban communities in 1993. Today, Plain Talk has been replicated in multiple communities across 10 states.
Click here for more information on Plain Talk
Resources
Click here for more resources on parent child communication.
* This feature summarizes Replicating Successful Programs: Focus on Plain Talk, by Advocates for Youth, [From Research to Practice], Washington, DC: Advocates for Youth, June 2006.
Capacity Building & Professional Development
The Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina announces the North Carolina Hispanic Symposium 2006: Teen Pregnancy Prevention for Hispanic/Latino Youth. This one-day symposium on effective practices in teen pregnancy prevention for Hispanic/Latino youth is intended for prevention program providers, healthcare providers, school personnel, public and private agency directors, and policy makers.
(The Symposium was held on November 9, 2006 8:00 am - 4:00 pm at The Friday Center, 100 Florida Center Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.)
The Great Lakes Institute for Community Health Educators (GLICHE) is an intensive five day residential institute for professionals working in adolescent reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, community health, school classrooms, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, sexuality, and family planning education.
GLICHE participants acquire knowledge on program design and development, while learning innovative and creative ways to influence and engage a diverse array of students and clients. Participants learn to model positive messages about human sexuality as they evaluate their own ability to design and deliver effective presentations.
This training is a designated event for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive 26 category 1 contact hours in health education.
(GLICHE was held from November 12 to November 16, 2006 at the Doubletree Hotel Madison, 525 West Johnson Street, Madison, Wisconsin. For questions, please contact: Shannon Sainer at 317.247.9008.)
Funding Opportunities
The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice provides financial support to lesbian-led, LGBTI, and progressive organizations to help lesbians and allied communities challenge oppression and claim their human rights. The Foundation's US Fund Panel Grants program supports Lesbian, Transgender, Intersex, and LGBTI social change organizations and projects (including film, video, media and cultural projects) that directly address the depth and complexity of critical issues in LGBTI communities. Applications are due November 15, 2006. For more information, please visit http://www.astraea.org/PHP/Grants/DeadlinesAllGrants.php4
The mission of the Elton John AIDS Foundation is to provide funding for educational programs targeted at HIV/AIDS prevention and/or the elimination of prejudice and discrimination against HIV/AIDS-affected individuals, and for programs that provide services to people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.
There is no deadline for applying. For more information, please visit contact the program officer at the National AIDS Fund at 202.408.4848 or visit http://www.ejaf.org
Announcements
HIV Prevalence within the black community in south Florida still disproportionately high
African American in south Florida are more than three times as likely to be HIV-positive than their white counterparts in the same region, according to a report by the Florida Department of Health. The report, titled "Silence is Death: The Crisis of HIV/AIDS in Florida's Black Communities," examines 20 counties in the state with at least 600 reported HIV/AIDS cases.
"It is unacceptable that for 15 years in a row, HIV/AIDS has been the leading cause of death among black Floridians aged 25 to 44 years," state health department Secretary M. Rony Francois said, adding, "It is time for us to mobilize communities and all those who have a stake in the epidemic to find innovative ways to reduce the associated morbidity and mortality."
The report also makes recommendations for fighting HIV/AIDS within the black community in Florida, including raising awareness about the disease, promoting HIV testing, increasing access to HIV prevention and care, encouraging communities and local governments to increase their response to HIV/AIDS within the black community and initiating development of a plan to address the epidemic (FDOH release, 9/5).
For more information, please visit http://www.doh.state.fl.us/
JOB OPPORTUNITY
The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) is looking for an experienced program coordinator and trainer to work on SIECUS' cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Adolescent and School Health. The project focuses on providing capacity building assistance and training to state education agencies and large school districts. They are looking for someone who has experience working with, but not necessarily in, schools. See the job description below for the details including how/where interested parties should send their letters/resumes.
Job Summary: Based in SIECUS' New York office, the School Health Project Coordinator will coordinate all aspects of SIECUS' cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) focused on providing capacity building assistance to state and local education agencies.
Responsibilities:
- Administer all aspects of a five-year cooperative agreement with CDC-DASH, including implementing the activities proposed in SIECUS' application for funding according to established timelines; fulfilling all award requirements including conducting evaluation activities and preparing reports and work plans; and serving as the primary point of contact for the project.
- Provide customized capacity-building assistance on strengthening school-based HIV-prevention policies and programs to DASH-funded state education agencies and large school districts through telephone, email, and on-site services. Assistance will be provided according to mutually-determined goals and priorities.
- Provide workshops and trainings on HIV-prevention related topics for CDC-DASH funded partners.
- Plan and participate in collaborative activities with colleague organizations.
- Participate as part of SIECUS' Education and Training team including attending team and agency meetings, occasional writing tasks, preparing grant reports, and submitting monthly reports.
- Perform other duties, as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree (or equivalent experience) and minimum of five years of experience in sexual/reproductive health, family planning, and/or HIV prevention.
- Strong workshop and training development and delivery skills.
- Excellent writing, verbal, organizational, computer, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to travel domestically (air travel required). Must have a valid U.S. driver's license.
Salary: Commensurate with experience.
(At the time of this posting on the Web site, the position has been closed.)
SIECUS is a national, nonprofit organization which affirms that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one that is worthy of dignity and respect. They advocate for the right of all people to accurate information, comprehensive education about sexuality, and sexual health services. SIECUS works to create a world that ensures social justice and sexual rights.
SIECUS is an equal opportunity employer.
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