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Advocates for Youth

Dedicated to creating programs and promoting policies to help young people make informed decisions about their sexual health.

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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
The site contains screening tools, fact sheets, and publications on violence against women in both English and Spanish.
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American Social Health Association's Youth Page
Youth page designed specifically for young people to ask questions and receive information about teen sexual health and STI prevention.
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The Body: An AIDS and HIV Information Resource
AIDS information on more than 550 topic areas.
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Boston Women's Health Book Collective
The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective works to empower women with information about health, sexuality, and reproduction. This includes work in public interest, cooperation between social justice movements, and promoting equality between the sexes.
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Working in the Catholic social justice tradition, Catholics for a Free Choice does research, policy analysis, education and advocacy on issues of gender equality and reproductive health worldwide.

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Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
Comprehensive information on HIV/AIDS including statistics, prevention, testing, and treatment.
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Center for Reproductive Rights
The Center for Reproductive Rights is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to defending the reproductive rights of women worldwide.
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Center for Development and Population Studies
CEPDA designs, implements, monitors, and evaluates projects in family planning and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, youth services, and women's political participation and empowerment.
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A website for teens covering issues of sexuality, safe sex, STIs/HIV, pregnancy, and abortion.
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Consortium for Emergency Contraception
The Consortium for Emergency Contraception is made up of group of international organizations in the field of family planning working to expand access to and ensure safe use of emergency contraception, with emphasis on developing countries.
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Continuous Identification of Research Evidence
Collects new scientific evidence for the use of contraceptives that is potentially relevant to the World Health Organization's (WHO) international family planning guidance.
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Engender Health
EngenderHealth works to improve reproductive health services worldwide by promoting and providing information on contraception, pregnancy, informed choice, male involvement, sexually transmitted infections, and quality of care.
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Equality Now
Organization dedicated to ending human rights violations against women, particularly female genital mutilation.
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Family Care International
Family Care International works to improve women's sexual and reproductive health care in developing countries, with special emphasis on making pregnancy and childbirth safer.
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Family Health International
Since 1971, Family Health International (FHI) has been at the forefront of public health research, prevention, care and treatment in the developing world. FHI delivers services and conducts research in HIV/AIDS, other infectious diseases and reproductive health to improve the lives and well-being of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
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Family Violence Prevention Fund
This national non-profit organization focuses on domestic violence education, prevention, and public policy reform.
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Gay Men's Health Crisis
Extensive HIV/AIDS-related information from the world's first AIDS service organization. Includes information on living with HIV.
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Gender and AIDS Web Portal
Provides a wide range of information, materials, debates and practical tools on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Global Health Council
The Global Health Council works to improve health equity worldwide. The site offers updates on health news and events, AIDS programs, information resources, and health professional exchanges.
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Global Medicine Network
An online community that allows health care providers worldwide to establish personal and professional contacts. These contacts can then lead to cooperative relationships including international medical service, research, book and supply donation, and education and visitor exchange.
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Go Ask Alice!
The health question and answer site produced by Columbia University's Health Promotion Program provides factual, in-depth, straight-forward, and non-judgmental information to assist readers' decision-making about their physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual health.
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GoLeft!
GoLeft is a web-based project that uses a framework of pop culture to highlight and promote small, local, progressive groups around the country by attracting volunteers and other resources to their work.
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Guttmacher Institute
The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health through an interrelated program of social science research, policy analysis and public education designed to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate, promote sound policy and program development and, ultimately, inform individual decision making.
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Health Reform Online (HRO)
HRO is the World Bank's information resource for healthcare managers, analysts, and decision-makers who want to learn more about the economics of health care delivery in developing countries.
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Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Offers a daily HIV/AIDS report and news updates.
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HIV/AIDS and SRH Integration
The Resources for HIV/AIDS & Sexual and Reproductive Health Integration Web site provides a comprehensive knowledge base for health professionals working to integrate the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services.
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IAVI: International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
IAVI’s mission is to ensure the development of safe, effective, accessible, preventive HIV vaccines for use throughout the world. IAVI researches and develops vaccine candidates, conducts policy analyses, and serves as an advocate for the field.
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ICON
International Contraceptive & SRH Marketing Ltd (ICON) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. The company primarily engages in commodity supply services and with the social marketing of contraceptives in conjunction with Member Associations.
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Interagency Youth Working Group
The Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG) seeks to provide global technical leadership to advance the reproductive health and HIV/AIDS outcomes of young people ages 10-24 in developing countries
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International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS (ICW)
An international network run for and by HIV-positive women. Includes resources and current events.
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International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM)
IPM was established in 2002 as a non-profit product development partnership to accelerate the development and accessibility of microbicides in order to prevent transmission of HIV.
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International Women's Health Coalition

IWHC works to generate health and population policies, programs, and funding that promote and protect the rights and health of girls and women worldwide, particularly in Africa, Asia, Latin America. IWHC is particularly committed to adolescent health and rights, sexual rights, and access to safe abortion.
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Ipas
Ipas seeks to increase women's sexual and reproductive rights and works to reduce women's rate of deaths from unsafe abortions.
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IUD Toolkit
The IUD Toolkit is a tailored resource composed of documents, presentations, case studies, and tools compiled and reviewed by reproductive health and family planning experts from 13 leading international reproductive health organizations, in addition to the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and the World Health Organization.
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John Snow, Inc.
JSI provides an extensive range of research and consulting services in the health care and service sectors. They work with organizations to develop and implement improved management processes and systems that increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
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Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Program
The website contains information on population and health and contains research and presentation tools on topics such as HIV/AIDS and family planning.
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likeitis
Aimed at 11-15 year olds, this Web site by Marie Stopes International discusses relationships, sex, puberty, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), among other topics, in a frank and open way.
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Marie Stopes International
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Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
An electronic clearinghouse with hundreds of links to violence and abuse related services and resources, including published research and funding sources.
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NARAL: Pro-Choice America
NARAL is a U.S.-based advocacy organization. The website provides advocacy tools including legislator voting records on choice issues and information about laws related to women's reproductive health.
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The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Website provides information, resources, and news on teen pregnancy for youth, parents, and teachers.
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National Violence Against Women and Prevention and Research Center
Offers extensive resources on violence against women, including research articles, tools, and practical guidelines.
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NOT-2-LATE
Facts, news, and information on obtaining Emergency Contraception, administrated by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University.
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Pacific Institute for Women's Health
The Pacific Institute for Women's Health improves the sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing of women and girls, locally and globally. PIWH emphasizes collaboration, coalition-building and communication among activists, practitioners, researchers and policymakers, both in the U.S. and internationally.
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Pan American Health Organization
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is an international public health agency working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization.
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PATH (Program for Appropriate Technology in Health)
PATH's mission is to improve women and children's health with an emphasis on developing countries.
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Pathfinder International
Pathfinder International improves family planning and reproductive health access and services, including prevention of STDs and HIV/AIDS and postpartum/post-abortion care worldwide.
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Planetwire

A reporter's guide to issues related to international family planning, population, reproductive health, and the environment.

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Population Action International (PAI)
Population Action International (PAI) is a policy advocacy group working to strengthen public awareness and political and financial support worldwide for population programs grounded in individual rights. The site offers fact sheets and resources on current issues in population and family planning.
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Population Communications International (PCI)
PCI produces carefully researched and culturally sensitive radio and television soap operas. These serial dramas motivate people to adopt new attitudes and behaviors that foster reproductive and sexual health, gender equality, and environmental protection.
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Population Council
The Population Council seeks to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources.  The Council conducts research worldwide to improve policies, programs, and products in three areas: HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and reproductive health.
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Population Information Network (POPIN)
A guide to population information on UN system websites.
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Population Media Center
Population Media Center strives to educate people around the world about the benefits of small families, encourage the use of effective family planning methods, elevate women's status and promote gender equity through the use of serialized soap operas.
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The Pop Reporter
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Postabortion Care Consortium
The Postabortion Care (PAC) Consortium works to inform the reproductive health community about health concerns related to unsafe abortion, and to promote postabortion care as an effective strategy for addressing this global problem.
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Project Inform
Information on diagnosis, treatment and women and HIV/AIDS.
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Reproductive Health Gateway
The site searches more than 20,000 pages on more than 24 websites to find reliable and relevant reproductive health information.
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Safe Horizon
A victim assistance organization based in New York City, Safe Horizon's website includes information, hotlines, and services for victims of violence.
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Sexwise
An educational program produced by the BBC and IPPF to provide information, discussion and advice about sexual well-being, choices and rights to people in their own language. Includes radio clips and an educational guide in 22 languages.
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UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
The definitive source for comprehensive, international HIV/AIDS information.
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UNIFEM: Women's Human Rights
Information on the United Nations Development Fund for Women and their efforts to end violence against women.
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UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) supports developing countries, at their request, to improve access to and the quality of reproductive health care, particularly family planning, safe motherhood, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS.
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When Love Hurts: A Guide for girls on love, respect, and abuse in relationships
A resource geared towards adolescent women, the site offers definitions of abuse, warning signs in relationships, and personal stories and advice.
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Women's International Network for Guatemalan Solutions (WINGS)
WINGS provides knowledge, financial resources and access for the many poor Guatemalans who want to plan their families.
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World Health Organization: HIV/AIDS
Fact sheets and biomedical information on HIV/AIDS.
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World Health Organization: Sexual Violence
Contains information on initiatives, prevention, and definitions of sexual violence, also links related to gender-based violence.
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Yoursexhealth.org
Yoursexhealth.org is aimed at adolescents of both sexes. It has been developed as an international site and it is currently being translated into French and Spanish. It guides young people in better understanding the consequences  of their sexual decision making, as well as providing a very broad range of essential information.
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The Youth Coalition
The Youth Coalition is an international youth-led organization committed to promoting youth sexual and reproductive rights at the regional and international levels.
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