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=HIV/AIDS=
=HIV/AIDS=


== Introduction ==




== Useful Links ==
== Useful Links ==


* Sexual health information & HIV/AIDS prevention.
Sexual health information & HIV/AIDS prevention.
** Collaboration with international AIDS organizations is recommended for material targeted at older children. Possible partners include the [http://www.nkosishaven.co.za/ Nkosi Johnson AIDS Foundation] in South Africa.
* Collaboration with international AIDS organizations is recommended for material targeted at older children. Possible partners include the [http://www.nkosishaven.org/ Nkosi Johnson AIDS Foundation] in South Africa.
** The program 'the World starts with me' is a complete digital curriculum on sexual health and hiv/aids prevention. It was developed for Uganda and is currently being adapted for other countries. see: http://www.butterfly-works.org
* The program 'the World starts with me' is a complete digital curriculum on sexual health and hiv/aids prevention. It was developed for Uganda and is currently being adapted for other countries. see: http://www.theworldstarts.org/
* [http://www.who.int/topics/hiv_infections/en/ WHO HIV Infections] page
* [http://www.nylc.org/inaction_init.cfm?oid=3696&null=1206067300296 Y-RISE]: The Service-Learning and HIV/AIDS Initiative
:Y-RISE mobilizes young people in the fight against AIDS, combining research, tool development, training, and program implementation to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and direct service.
* [http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/ AIDSinfo] is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project that offers the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for people living with HIV/AIDS, their families and friends, health care providers, scientists, and researchers. Also available in Spanish as [http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/infoSIDA/ infoSIDA].
* [http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/HIVAIDS/default.htm NIAID HIV/AIDS page] (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH)
*[http://www.schoolsandhealth.org/HIV-AIDS&Education-Accelerate/HIV-AIDS&Education-downloadsandlinks.htm Schools and Health] Downloads and links page. The UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team on Education and HIV/AIDS established a working group to help countries in sub-Saharan Africa to “accelerate the education sector response to HIV&AIDS”. [http://www.child-development.org/Accelerate.htm| Partnership for Child Development] is the umbrella organization.
* [http://hivaidsclearinghouse.unesco.org/ev_en.php UNESCO HIV/AIDS Impact on Education Clearinghouse]
*[http://www.the-networktufh.org/publications_resources/trainingmodulesdetail.asp?id=6&t=Training%2Bmodules%2FCurricula The Women and Health Learning Package]
*[http://www.educationpng.gov.pg/QL_HIVandAIDS/index.html Papua New Guinea materials]


==Projects==
==Projects==


* Developing a health education intervention to be evaluated on the OLPCs in Mozambique, specifically geared towards HIV/AIDS education

*OLPC-Tanzania (Project Leader-Asad Moten): XO laptops for Health education specifically HIV/AIDS prevention, diagnosis, and treatment at tertiary clinics and schools in rural Tanzania.
==People==
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HIV/AIDS

Useful Links

Sexual health information & HIV/AIDS prevention.

  • Collaboration with international AIDS organizations is recommended for material targeted at older children. Possible partners include the Nkosi Johnson AIDS Foundation in South Africa.
  • The program 'the World starts with me' is a complete digital curriculum on sexual health and hiv/aids prevention. It was developed for Uganda and is currently being adapted for other countries. see: http://www.theworldstarts.org/
  • WHO HIV Infections page
  • Y-RISE: The Service-Learning and HIV/AIDS Initiative
Y-RISE mobilizes young people in the fight against AIDS, combining research, tool development, training, and program implementation to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and direct service.

Projects

  • Developing a health education intervention to be evaluated on the OLPCs in Mozambique, specifically geared towards HIV/AIDS education
  • OLPC-Tanzania (Project Leader-Asad Moten): XO laptops for Health education specifically HIV/AIDS prevention, diagnosis, and treatment at tertiary clinics and schools in rural Tanzania.
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