Sexual Health / Literacy Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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- General Material
January 2010
Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in Sexual and Reproductive Health Services
Publisher(s):This guidance document focuses on the integration of violence against women resources into the existing Sexual and Reproductive Health framework. It introduces key principles, discusses evidence from the literature and provides a foundation for integrating gender based violence and sexual and reproductive health services.
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- General Material
January 2010
Race, Gender, and Abortion: How Reproductive Justice Advocates Won in Georgia
Publisher(s):This report is a brief summary of the policy victory in Georgia and some subsequent activities since the legislative session.
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- General Material
January 2010
Preventing HIV Infection in Women: A global Health Imperative
Publisher(s): This resource discusses prevention of HIV infection in women utilizing a strong knowledge of biological, behavioral, and structural factors from a global health perspective.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
October 2009
Mobilizing Religious Communities to Respond to Gender-based Violence and HIV: A Training Manual
Publisher(s):This manual offers guidance to trainers who are conducting workshops for religious leaders and women leaders of faith on gender-based violence and HIV. It offers resources and approaches to use in training to raise awareness and to motivate action planning to address gender-based violence and HIV issues.
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- General Material
July 2009
Teen Pregnancy, Parenting, And Dating Violence
Publisher(s): This issue brief discusses the link between dating violence and pregnancy among teens and provides guidance for screening and responding to pregnant teens in violent relationships.
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- General Material
June 2009
Effects of Pornography on Perceptions of Women and Sexual Violence
Publisher(s):This blog post discusses research and analyzes the framing of sexual violence in the media.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
June 2009
Sexual Violence Against Women: Impact on High-Risk Health Behaviors and Reproductive Health
Publisher(s):VAWnet: The National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
This Applied Research paper provides a brief overview of research on the impact of sexual violence on females’ high-risk health behaviors and reproductive health, focusing on studies of sexual assault or rape experienced primarily during adulthood.
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- General Material
April 2009
Disability and HIV Policy Brief
Publisher(s):World Health Organization (WHO), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
This comprehensive policy brief discusses the actions needed to increase the participation of persons with disabilities in the HIV response and ensure they have access to HIV services which are both tailored to their diverse needs and equal to the services available to others in the community.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
April 2009
Interpersonal Violence and Teen Pregnancy: Implications and Strategies for Community-Based Interventions
Publisher(s):This presentation provides information about the association between dating violence and teen pregnancy, challenges faced by pregnant teens who experience abuse, and practice suggestions.
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- General Material
January 2009
A Manual for Integrating the Programmes and Services of HIV and Violence Against Women
Publisher(s):The aim of this manual is to support government agencies, NGOs and inter-institutional networks in the development of processes for integrating HIV and VAW interventions in the specific areas of prevention, VCT, PMTCT, care, support and treatment. Also available in Spanish.
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- General Material
January 2009
Investing in Reproductive Justice for All: Toward a U.S. Foreign Policy on Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Publisher(s):This report outlines an inquiry that studied programs that use comprehensive approaches to sexual and reproductive health and noted issues that arise when programs are not rooted in human rights; expressing benefits and challenges to comprehensive, rights-based sexual and reproductive health care.
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- General Material
- Training Tools
January 2009
SASA! An Activist Kit for Preventing Violence against Women and HIV
Publisher(s):This toolkit offers a comprehensive, user-friendly program tool for organizations interested in mobilizing communities to prevent violence against women and HIV infection. Included in this toolkit are practical resources, activities, and monitoring and assessment tools for local activism, media and advocacy, communication, and training materials.