Oftentimes, our HIV prevention and testing programs can become solely focused on HIV/AIDS without much attention or resources allotted to STD prevention. This webinar will assist you in learning ways to incorporate STD awareness and testing into your HIV prevention programming. The Washington, DC Department of Health will be guest hosting this webinar to provide a look at STDs prevention, facts, and program ideas that will be beneficial for all HIV youth service providers. 

Slides from webinar presented on January 22, 2009.

Further Citations and Resources -

To find an interactive activity to teach people about how STI's increase the risk of HIV infection, please visit the CDC website here.

To learn about STI infection, rates, and resources in your area, please visit the CDC website here.

For questions and answers about STI's and STD's, use Goaskalice.com.

To access, inSPOT, to get resources on STI's and internet technologies, click here.

• I.S.I.S., Inc.is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to developing and using Internet technologies to prevent disease transmission and enhance the sexual well-being of individuals and communities. Our mission is to provide leadership, innovation, educational resources and research in online sexual health promotion.

To check out what the STICC of Metro DC is doing, click here.

• Formed in 1982, the Sexually Transmitted Infections Community Coalition (STICC of Metropolitan Washington, DC) is a partnership of over thirty public and private stakeholders in the metropolitan area who have a common interest to reduce the impact of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)*, including HIV, in the community.

Visit the American Social Health Association, here.

• The American Social Health Association is a trusted, non-profit organization that has advocated on behalf of patients to help improve public health outcomes since 1914. We are America's authority for sexually transmitted infection information.

Find out more about RealTalkDC, a best practice and model for incorporating social media and text messaging into your HIV and STI prevention campaigns - click here.

Please visit Advocates for Youth for more indepth information and resources on sexual health and education for young LGBTQ people. Click here to visit.

Oftentimes, our HIV prevention and testing programs can become solely focused on HIV/AIDS without much attention or resources allotted to STD prevention. This webinar will assist you in learning ways to incorporate STD awareness and testing into your HIV prevention programming. The Washington, DC Department of Health will be guest hosting this webinar to provide a look at STDs prevention, facts, and program ideas that will be beneficial for all HIV youth service providers.  
 

Recording of webinar originally presented on February 9, 2010.

Further Citations and Resources -

To find an interactive activity to teach people about how STI's increase the risk of HIV infection, please visit the CDC website here.

To learn about STI infection, rates, and resources in your area, please visit the CDC website here.

For questions and answers about STI's and STD's, use Goaskalice.com.

To access, inSPOT, to get resources on STI's and internet technologies, click here.

• I.S.I.S., Inc.is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to developing and using Internet technologies to prevent disease transmission and enhance the sexual well-being of individuals and communities. Our mission is to provide leadership, innovation, educational resources and research in online sexual health promotion.

To check out what the STICC of Metro DC is doing, click here.

• Formed in 1982, the Sexually Transmitted Infections Community Coalition (STICC of Metropolitan Washington, DC) is a partnership of over thirty public and private stakeholders in the metropolitan area who have a common interest to reduce the impact of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)*, including HIV, in the community.

Visit the American Social Health Association, here.

• The American Social Health Association is a trusted, non-profit organization that has advocated on behalf of patients to help improve public health outcomes since 1914. We are America's authority for sexually transmitted infection information.

Find out more about RealTalkDC, a best practice and model for incorporating social media and text messaging into your HIV and STI prevention campaigns - click here.

Please visit Advocates for Youth for more indepth information and resources on sexual health and education for young LGBTQ people. Click here to visit.

 Come to this webinar to learn more about the unique ways that eating disorders affect LGBTQ youth, current research, and learn program ideas to implement in addressing this issue. This webinar will be guest hosted by the National Eating Disorder Association and will be a great first step in becoming involved in the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, February 21 – 27, 2010. Visit NEDA Awareness Week to find out more. 

Come to this webinar to learn more about the unique ways that eating disorders affect LGBTQ youth, current research, and learn program ideas to implement in addressing this issue. This webinar will be guest hosted by the National Eating Disorder Association and will be a great first step in becoming involved in the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, February 21 – 27, 2010. Visit NEDA Awareness Week to find out more. 

Recording of webinar originally presented on January 12, 2010.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth appear to be at higher risk for certain adverse health outcomes, and to have several personal, cultural and structural barriers to accessing healthcare. Little is known, however, about the experiences of LGBTQ youth with healthcare providers and healthcare services. Our goal was to recruit a sample of LGBTQ youth and to determine their preferences regarding healthcare providers, healthcare settings and the health issues that they consider important to discuss with a healthcare provider.

If your organization is directly serving young adults between the ages 18-24, you might be qualified to become part of the nationwide LGBTQI Young Adult Tobacco Needs Assessment. The first step in preparing your organization to be part of the Needs Assessment is attending this webinar that will include all the details and logistics required in becoming one of NYAC’s partners in this initiative. If you plan to distribute the needs assessment to the young adults you serve, at least one person from your organization must take this tutorial about the survey tool and submit the evaluation/registration form provided during the webinar to receive the stipends given to the first 50 organizations to sign up with NYAC.

For more information about the Needs Assessment and to see the Survey, click here.

Recording of webinar originally presented on November 10 @ 3 p.m. ET

Interning can be both exciting and terrifying. How can we construct useful internships that utilize the skills and perspective of young people? This webinar will explore ways to build internships that are both useful to the organization and the intern. This session will also discuss common mistakes made in dealing with interns and offer suggestions on how to recruit, maintain and support them.

Recording of webinar originally presented on September 16, 2009.   

Enthusiastic youth leaders and committed adult supervisors - how can they work together? This webinar will explore ways to maximize youth participation by strengthening youth-adult partnerships. This webinar will offer best practice examples and principles that should be in place to encourage a strong and productive working relationship. This session will also explore the importance of mentorship and offer ways to establish effective mentors.

Slides from webinar presented on July 8, 2009.

[the report] highlights [LGBT student's] struggle as well as that of GLBT school employees and offers concrete steps schools can take to improve their educational experience. It is NEA's first publication that combines research on GLBT issues and outlines program work by the Association to better the lives of students and its members.

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has published "Bullying in Schools. Part of COPS' Problem- Specific Guide Series , the guide provides police with information about the causes and extent of bullying in schools and includes recommendations for developing practices and policies that promote student safety. 

HIV: Hey, It's Viral! is a groundbreaking sex-positive 20-minute video from Beyondmedia Education addressing HIV/AIDS prevention and activism from youth perspectives. The video shows young people what HIV is, how it is transmitted, and how it can be prevented - all spun with a fun soundtrack and entertaining animations to illustrate the science of HIV/AIDS. Focusing on risk reduction, safer sex practices and the importance of testing, the movie stresses the idea that anyone can get HIV, and everyone can help prevent it.

The HIV: Hey It's Viral DVD includes the 20 minute video, plus extra bonus features that explain in depth the biology of HIV, how to use a condom, how to get tested for HIV, as well as individual personal stories of young people living with HIV. Other features include a workbook for educators, an action guide for activists, educational visual aids and more.

Enthusiastic youth leaders and committed adult supervisors - how can they work together? This webinar will explore ways to maximize youth participation by strengthening youth-adult partnerships. This webinar will offer best practice examples and principles that should be in place to encourage a strong and productive working relationship. This session will also explore the importance of mentorship and offer ways to establish effective mentors.

Recording of webinar originally presented on July 8, 2009.

This Report, produced by the Equality Federation and the Movement Advancement Project, details the capacities and priorities of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender State Advocacy Organizations. This piece includes information on state organizations statistics in:

• budget trends
• staffing chellenges
• legislative priorities
• candidate endorsement criteria
• consitutuency groups

Safe spaces lead to safe choices. This webinar focuses on creating safe places for queer youth within your organization and on the community level. This session also explores space zone best practices for transgender and non-gender conforming youth. If your organization is trying to outreach to the young LGBTQ community, this webinar is for you.

Slides from webinar presented on January 22, 2009.

NYAC, in partnership with CDC/DHAP, is a provider of capacity building assistance (CBA) services for community based organizations providing HIV/AIDS prevention and education services to young people.  With a specific emphasis on organizations providing services to young men who have sex with men (YMSM) and transgender youth of color, and LGBTQ youth.

This fact sheet contains more information on the capacity building assistance NYAC is providing through our partnership with CDC.

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Support our efforts to bring additional resources to this space soon!