Sexual Health / Literacy Content Topic Results
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September 2016
The Stages of HIV Infection
Publisher(s): This printable fact sheet details the various stages of HIV from acute infection to a progression of AIDS.
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August 2016
State HIV Laws
Publisher(s): An interactive and user-friendly guide allowing survivors and advocates to find state-specific legal information about details about HIV Testing and Laboratory Reporting Laws.
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July 2016
What is HIV/AIDS?
Publisher(s):This brief overview includes HIV 101 information such as signs and symptoms and testing sites across the US.
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July 2016
Understanding Intimate Partner Violence as a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Issue in the United States
Publisher(s):This article addresses the ways in which intimate partner violence is a public health issue that intersects with sexual and reproductive health rights concerns.
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June 2016
Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt
Publisher(s): This webpage details the Supreme Court case in which the court struck down two provisions of a Texas law, HB2, that impose medically unnecessary regulations on doctors and facilities that provide abortions. The webpage includes case background and links to related articles and legal documents.
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June 2016
Black Mamas Matter: A Toolkit for Advancing the Right to Safe and Respectful Maternal Health Care
Publisher(s):This toolkit is a direct response to the call for advocacy tools focusing on a rights-based maternal health policy agenda, and includes materials that will support the work of state maternal health advocates as they mobilize their communities and communicate with state policy leaders.
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May 2016
Hispanic/Latino Clients: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program
Publisher(s):This infographic includes statistics on HIV rates in Latino communities and addresses major barriers to adequate healthcare, such as low income status and lack of health insurance coverage.
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April 2016
HIV and Intimate Partner Violence among Asian American and Pacific Islander Women
Publisher(s):This fact sheet raises awareness about the nexus of HIV and IPV, analyzes factors contributing to elevated risk for Asian American and Pacific Islander women and girls, and contextualizes cultural barriers.
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March 2016
Conservation and Birth Control: A Controversial Mix?
This article explains how, in addition to meeting some of the need for family planning in order to reduce pressure on the environment, conservation groups have also become interested in providing health services as a way of gaining communities’ trust and opening up discourse to engage them in conservation practices.
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March 2016
Minors and Sexting: Legal Implications
Publisher(s): Because transferring and viewing sexually explicit material when the subject is a minor can be considered child pornography, sexting among minors can have serious legal consequences. This article explores some of the legal implications of teen sexting.
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March 2016
My Body, My Rights
Publisher(s):This toolkit includes information about sexual and reproductive rights (SRR) violations in Ireland, Tunisia, and Burkina Faso; actions and strategies to defend SRR; and ideas for action to promote SRR in your own community.
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January 2016
Adolescent Boys and Young Men: Engaging Them as Supporters of Gender Equality and Health and Understanding their Vulnerabilities
Publisher(s): This report highlights the importance of engaging adolescent boys and young men in sexual and reproductive health and rights and in gender equality.