Menstuff® features a web site that we feel fits our parameters of positive change in male roles and relationships. See also Web Sites of the Week 2001, 2002, or 2004. Also see Top 100.
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4 Kids team of educators, writers, artists,
technology specialists, and students produces a weekly
newspaper article and maintains the 4Kids Web site. Their
vision is to pursue more effective ways of creating learning
environments for all children regardless of gender, race,
ethnicity or disability, particularly through advancing
technologies such as the Internet. Your link to the latest
tecKNOWLEDGEy on the Web." 1122 West Campus Road, Ste 236,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 www.4kids.org
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Families Like
Ours, Inc. purpose is to establish the means for an
ongoing community of support for such families. Clearly
adoptive families of all types have resources available to
them through out the United States; Alternative families
have unique issues that are not fully addressed by those
traditional resources. www.familieslikeours.org
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National Fatherhood Initiative:
serves as a catalyst for engaging America in a public and
forthright discussion about the necessity of reversing the
trends that are removing fathers from their children. NFI
encourages and supports family and father-friendly policies,
develops national public education campaigns to highlight
the importance of fathers in the lives of their children,
provides motivation for national and local coalition
building, and provides information to individual men to help
them be better fathers ensuring that more children grow up
with involved and committed fathers, as well as involved
mothers. This is the best way to ensure that every child has
what should be their birthright: a happy and secure
childhood www.fatherhood.org
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Kids' Turn is a program that helps kids learn
about divorce. Hopefully, Kids' Turn will help some kids
feel better about divorce, too. You can learn how other kids
feel about divorce, and there are games to play, and
activities to help you learn about divorce. If you want, you
can show your parents this Website, and maybe they can learn
something, too. Like to get their bi-annual newsletter? Sign
up at: kidsturn@earthlink.net
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www.diversophy.com
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Silicone Holocaust. This site should be visited by any man who wants his significant other to get breast implants, but be prepared. It isn't a pretty site. Thousands of women are suffering and many are dying, because the FDA didn't do their job. This site will show some of the horrors of disease, and disfigurement, associated with toxis breast implants. This is to alert you to the dangers of implants (in spite of the Science Panel's findings) and will help present the side of the story that your plastic surgeon and the media don't tell. This site should be mandatory viewing for any man who
wants his significant to get breast implants! This is
Informed Concent, something your plastic surgeon and their
media don't want you to see. www.siliconeholocaust.org
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Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating
disorders. Edreferral.com
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November is Impotency Awareness Month. With this
in mind, we selected this important segment of this
government web site at Web Site of the Week. The Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) and Pfizer, Inc. are advising
doctors about new warnings and information in the prduct
labeling for Viagra (sildenafil) in response to
postmarketing reports of serious adverse events. The new
information augments the original drug labveling which
warned against the concomitant use of Viagra and nitrates.
Be fully informed about the benefits and risks of using
Viagra, know that consideration must be given to the
cardiovascular status of patients prior to prescribing
Viagra, and know how to safeuly use the drug. www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/viagra/vIAGRA.htm
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Ethnic Elders Care - presents a comprehensive presentation of information about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among ethnic minority elders in the United States. It is devoted to promoting research, treatment, education and support for ethnic minority elders with dementia, their families and caregivers. The site contains articles, news, links and a monthly news letter. www.ethnicelderscare.net |
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The depression-screening.org web site is sponsored by the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) as part of NMHA's Campaign for America's Mental Health. The mission of this web site is to educate people about clinical depression, offer a confidential way for people to get screened for symptoms of the illness, and guide people toward appropriate professional help if necessary. www.depression-screening.org |
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Getting It On: This is the web site for
a book they published called The Guide to Getting It
On! It is one of the few books about sex that you
actually want to sit down and read. Like the book, the site
is easy, fun and informative and is our pick for this week.
www.goofyfootpress.com/main.html
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On October 9, 2003, more than 5,000 communities will rally for afterschool by participating in the fourth annual Lights On Afterschool! The event will call attention to afterschool programs and the resources required to keep the lights on and the doors open. Lights On Afterschool! is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. Afterschool programs keep kids safe, help working families and improve academic achievement. Lights On Afterschool! is a project of the Afterschool
Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring
that all children have access to afterschool programs by
2010. The National Presenting Sponsor of Lights On
Afterschool! is the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. Additional
support is provided by the C.S. Mott Foundation, Ewing
Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Open Society Institute.
www.afterschoolalliance.org/
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Steps to Recovery from Bible Abuse web site is a response to the abusive use of the bible against gays and lesbians and all others oppressed and alienated by religion. Religious terrorists have distorted the Bible and used it to abuse and oppress Gays and to hold hostage the spirituality and sexuality of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender People! This web site is intended to give encouragement and hope to the multitude of homosexuals and others who have suffered from unrelenting attacks by religious leaders. Jesus taught that God loves and accepts you as God's children, just as you are. Being gay does not cut you off from God. The information in this web site will help you to answer the ignorance that represses and wounds the human spirit. Give yourself the time it takes to study all of this site. It will equip you to feel good about yourself and to help others do the same. One main puspose of this web site is to encourage people
who have been abused by the Bible and religion to take a
fresh look at the Bible for themselves. Discover the
spiritual help there that has been a source of encourgment
and peace of mind for many multitudes of people in many
different cultures and religious traditions. www.truluck.com/index.htm
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The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to
assist families in the positive resolution of grief
following the death of a child and to provide information to
help others be supportive. It is a national nonprofit,
self-help support organization which offers friendship and
understanding to families who are grieving the death of a
child of any age, from any cause. There is no religious
affiliation. There are no membership fees or dues, and all
bereaved family members are welcome. If you are missing a
loved one during this holiday season, don't go alone.
Contact this organization. www.compassionatefriends.org
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MoveOn.org
One of the best things about MoveOn.org is that each of us can help decide what issues the organization stands for, using a unique, online discussion forum. Everyone can post suggestions, and everyone can rate all the other suggestions. Those that receive the highest ratings can become the focus of MoveOn.org's action campaigns. It's a promising idea: choose our priorities collectively, then act on them collectively. MoveOn.org, PO Box 9063, Berkeley, CA 94709-9063. info@moveon.org. |
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teenwire.com. The web site is filled with
sexuality and relationship information that you can trust.
It's from Planned Parenthood Federation of America and is
directed to teens and above. It offers gobs of information
plus answers from experts to real teen questions about sex,
body, dating, birth control and much more. teenwire.com
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Earth Share is a federation of America's leading
non-profit environmental and conservation organizations.
Their members work hard every day to safeguard your health
and the environment. Their goal is to continue expanding
opportunities for working people to have an easy and
effective way to help the environment, and in doing so, help
ensure the preservation of our natural heritage. www.earthshare.org
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COLAGE is the only national and international
organization in the world specifically supporting young
people with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender parents.
Our mission is to foster the growth of daughters and sons of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parents of all
racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds by providing
education, support and community on local and international
levels, to advocate for our rights and those of our
families, and to promote acceptance and awareness that love
makes a family. Colage, 3543 18th ST #1, San Francisco, CA
94110. Located on the 4th floor of the San Francisco's
Women's Building on 18th St. between Valencia &
Guerrero. 415.861.KIDS (5437) or colage@colage.org
or www.colage.org
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StopHazing.org In 1992 concerned students and
administrators at the University of New Hampshire formed a
group called the MJTF (multi-jurisdictional task force) with
the sole purpose of passing an anti-hazing law in New
Hampshire. In order to educate the NH legislature and public
on the topic of hazing, the MJTF prepared books of
educational materials, held press conferences, gave lectures
and testified at the NH legislature. After a large effort
involving students across the state the NH law was
successfully passed in 1993. In 1998, two of the original
members of the MJTF, Brian Rahill and Elizabeth Allan
noticed the lack of hazing information available on the web.
They quickly gathered the materials they had developed
during the effort to pass the NH law and co-founded the
group StopHazing.org with the mission to eliminate hazing
through education. The main purpose of StopHazing.org is to
serve as a resource for accurate, up-to-date hazing
information for students, parents, and educators.
StopHazing.org now helps to educate over 30,000
visitors/month. www.stophazing.org
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drDrew.com: We are looking to expand on that
essential one-on-one contact. Through our network of doctors
and health institutions, writers and editors, celebrities
and community members, we are creating a space where
everyone shares a part of their lives in hopes of helping
others. Some of this information will be straight fact; some
of it will be personal stories; and some will be a mixture
of the two. At drDrew.com, we look forward to providing
information that is difficult to access to the public. We
offer a place to answer your questions and encourage you to
share something from your own life as well. www.drdrew.com
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Rape in prison is an ugly reality that most people have
learned to ignore or have grown to accept. But prisoner rape
infringes upon basic human rights, contributes to the spread
of disease, and perpetuates violence both inside and outside
of prison walls. Stop Prisoner Rape (SPR) seeks to
end sexual violence against men, women, and youth in all
forms of detention. Through education, outreach, and
advocacy, SPR confronts indifference and combats the causes
of prisoner rape. SPR is the only nationwide organization
focused solely on the problem of sexual assault behind bars.
With more than twenty years of experience monitoring the
problem, and its powerful team of experts and survivors, SPR
is in a unique position to promote significant reform and
responsible policy. www.spr.org
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Changing Men Collection at Michigan State
University. A recent and most important addition to the
collections is the Changing Men Collections (CMC), which has
grown from an initial donation from the National
Organization for Changing Men to a major research collection
representing all activities of the contemporary men's
movements. This includes materials devoted to father's
rights, the National Organization of Men Against Sexism,
mytho-poetic groups, and groups representing men's issues
from all over the world. The CMC also features a large
collection of periodicals and newsletters. A great deal of
effort has already been committed to building the
collections as a whole and it is the intent of the MSU
Libraries to continue to support the CMC. Received materials
are first organized and when appropriate cataloged to
improve access and research. Since the growth and quality of
the CMC depend almost solely on donations, individuals and
groups are encouraged to contribute materials. If you or
your group wish to make a donation, please contact the Head
of Special Collections. All aspects of the men's movements
are collected and made available for use. While it was last
updated 9/15/00, it provides an emense library of research
materials on the various segments of the men's movement for
in-library reference and use. www.lib.msu.edu/coll/main/spec_col/radicalism/men/
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www.menteach.org
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This is International
Men's Month. Since men don't talk about, much less
look at another man's penis, we thought we would bring you
this opportunity. www.my-penis.org
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This is International
Men's Health Week, part of International
Men's Month. We wanted to share what kids in France see
on television about condoms. It is somewhat graphic, so if
you are extremely sensitive or under 18, be advised.
andigraph.free.fr/animation/pageanimationseb/pagepapabite.htm
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The Fathermag provides some great on-line information for
and about fathers. See www.fathermag.com
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Youth Web
Online (www.youthwebonline.com)
strives to unite youth and adults from diverse backgrounds
and communities in the fight against bias, bigotry and
prejudice. This project provides young people with an
opportunity to report incidents, get information and
exchange ideas about preventing hate-related harassment in
our homes, schools and communities. YouthWEB Online also
provides parents, teachers and the community-at large with
information, educational resources and an avenue for sharing
strategies for addressing hate crimes. They work to build
awareness about hate crimes nationwide and create concrete
ways for citizens to combat hatred in their own communities.
To report a hate-crime, go to www.youthwebonline.com/everyone/reportform.html
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TeenGrowth is the Web site thousands of teens go for their health information. Our board certified physicians give you the scoop on puberty, family, friends, drugs, sex and emotions. If you want to know what's happening with your body, become a member of TeenGrowth. It's quick, painless and best of all - FREE. Search the site then ask your question |
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Let's Face It USA is a nonprofit network that links people with facial disfigurement and all who care for them to resources that can enrich their lives. www.faceit.org includes resources for pain control, eating, prosthetics and legal services.
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Poets Against the War In late January, 2003, Sam Hamill called upon writers to "reconstitute a Poets Against the War movement like the one organized to speak out against the war in Vietnam." He asked writers, “to speak up for the conscience of our country and lend your names to our petition against this war” by submitting “a poem or statement of conscience to the Poets Against the War web site.” The response was overwhelming. Over 13,000 poems were submitted including work by Adrienne Rich, W. S. Merwin, Galway Kinnell, Robert Bly, Marilyn Hacker, Grace Schulman, Shirley Kaufman, Wanda Coleman, Yusef Komunyakaa, Katha Pollitt, Hayden Carruth, Jane Hirshfield, Tess Gallagher, Sandra Cisneros and former Poet Laureate Rita Dove. Poets Against the War collects the best poems submitted to the website. This anthology is both a cry against impending war and a celebration of the long and rich tradition of moral opposition and dissent by American writers and artists. |
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The Women's Freedom Network was founded in early 1993 by a group of women who were seeking alternatives to extremist ideological feminism and the anti-feminist traditionalism. It believes in the full participation of women in every area of American life. It celebrates the achievements women have already made, and it views women's issues in light of a philosophy that defines women and men as individuals and not in terms of gender. It does not set different standards of excellence, morality, or justice for men and women. www.womensfreedom.org |
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KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. KidsHealth has been on the Web since 1995. KidsHealth has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents - each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone. There are literally thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources - all original and all developed by experts in the health of children and teens. |
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Baring
Witness. It all started on November 12, 2002 in a
field in West Marin, CA where naked women wrote out "peace"
with their bodies. Then men and women gathered at Drake's
Beach on December 29 to replicate the act. Then to Bolinas,
Mendocino and Santa Cruz, California. Then it spread around
the U.S. to Florida, Salt Lake City, Helena and Missoula,
Montana, Champaign-Urbana, IL, Big Bend, TX, New Orleans,
and on February 7, 2003 in the snow in New York City's
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Intersex Society of North America (ISNA.org) is a public awareness, education, and advocacy organization which works to create a world free of shame, secrecy, and unwanted surgery for intersex people (individuals born with anatomy or physiology which differs from cultural ideals of male and female). Examples of medical diagnoses which result in intersexuality are: clitoromegaly, micropenis, hypospadias, ambiguous genitals, early genital surgery, adrenal hyperplasia, Klinefelter Syndrome, androgen insensitivity, testicular feminization. info@isna.org |
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Mothers Against Circumcision, (MAC), was created in January 1997. They maintain a website listing the many benefits of remaining intact and the physically, psychologically, and sexually damaging effects of circumcision. They are dedicated to ending circumcision of non-consenting children by educating parents. Members communicate online through an e-mail list. They post current news, exchange ideas, implement strategies to end circumcision, and provide support to one another. Members, including men, and are of all ages, religions and walks of life. www.mothersagainstcirc.org |
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NOHARMM - National Organization to Halt the Abuse and Routine Mutilation of Males, informatin that news media needs concerning latest scientific research and emergingin social, legal andhuman rights developments relevant to the non-therapeutic genital alteration of unconsenting chidren. The mission is to raise public awareness about male genital cutting (MGC) practices and increase public understanding of genital integrity as a fundamental human right. www.noharmm.org/raising.htm or thammond@noharmm.org |
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The National Organization of Restoring Men is a non-profit support group for men who have concerns about being circumcised, are considering foreskin restoration, or are in the process of restoring their foreskins. Our aim is to help men regain a sense of self-directedness -- physically as well as emotionally. NORM is dedicated to providing an arena in which circumcised men can share their concerns without fear of being ridiculed for a desire to be intact and whole again. A safe place is provided to discuss goals and learn about methods and techniques of restoration and to discover those methods that will work best for each individual. www.norm.org |
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NOCIRC, National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Center. MUSIC.com is an organization of musicians who support the work of the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers. NOCIRC is an organization of diverse individuals committed through research, education and advocacy to securing the birthright of male and female infants and children to keep their sex organs intact. NOCIRC has over 100 centers throughout the world. NOCIRC-PA is the Pennsylvania branch of NOCIRC. www.nocirc.org/ or nocirc@cris.com |
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The National Exchange for Urban Leadership created the African American Male Empowerment Summit (AAMES) in 1998 to promote entrepreneurship, fatherhood and youth leadership programs, while celebrating the accomplishments of individuals and organizations which enhance the lives of Urban Americans through mentoring, community development and partnership creation. It was inspired by the vast number of untapped, entrepreneurial opportunities and the strong, yet largely unknown, network of urban male mentoring, family and community development organizations across the U.S. It was created to profile young urban leaders and the elements which enable their success. aames.org or info@aames.org. EVENTS |
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Fight for Your Rights: Take a Stand Against
Discrimination (FFYR) is MTV's yearlong campaign to educate
our audience about discrimination and to help them fight it
within their communities and in themselves. The initiative
addresses some of the most prevalent types of discrimination
in our communities today, including those based on race,
religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and physical
and/or mental ability. news stories, participate in online
discussions, and much more. www.fightforyourrights.mtv.com
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WordsCanHeal.org
is a visionary national media and educational campaign
designed to reduce verbal violence and gossip. It is a new
national effort to reduce verbal violence and gossip. The
goal of the campaign is to promote the value and practice of
ethical speech in order to improve our democracy, build
mutual respect, honor and dignity in our country. The
campaign includes posters, print and television ads. You can
play a key role in this ambitious undertaking to improve our
society and make a difference in the lives of millions of
Americans. Enhance your interpersonal relations at every
level, from the most intimate to the most casual. Seize the
initiative and make a difference in your home, school,
community and workplace. WordsCanHeal.org
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Global
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April is
Child
Abuse Prevention Month and April 1-7 is not only
Testicular Cancer Awareness
Week but also Genital
Integrity Awareness Week and June is International
Men's Health Week, part of International
Men's Month. We wanted to share what kids in France see
on television about condoms. It is somewhat graphic, so if
you are extremely sensitive or under 18, be advised.
andigraph.free.fr/animation/pageanimationseb/pagepapabite.htm
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The Second Nature For the Guys sampler is a special
sampler just for those special guys from menstuff.org on
Father's Day and after. It includes screen saver images from
some of their most popular collections! Check it out at
www.secondnaturecd.com/secnatforguy.html
Second Nature Software is the producer of screen saver collections and, since 1993, a proud supporter of The Nature Conservancy. In a unique partnership between business and conservation, 100% of all after tax profits go to support The Nature Conservancy, an international non-profit membership organization founded in 1951. To date, more than $2.3 million dollars has been contributed to The Conservancy. The Nature Conservancy's mission is to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Over the past half century, the Conservancy has helped protect more than 10 million acres of the most ecologically significant habitat in the United States, and more than 55 million acres in Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Second Nature Software, Inc, 1325 Officers' Row,
Vancouver, WA 98661, 360.737.4170, or fax 360.693.7869 or
terry@secondnature.com
or www.secondnature.com
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Starting off International
Men's Month - since men don't talk about, much less look
at another man's penis, we thought we would bring you this
opportunity. www.my-penis.org
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The Fathermag provides some great on-line information for
and about fathers. See www.fathermag.com
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The Hepatitis Foundation International is
cultivating a community that helps people with hepatitis
concerns o manage and fulfill their lives. Organizations
interested in strategic partnerships for hepatitis C
testing, contact Andi Thomas 877.435.7443x101. For general
hepatitis C info, call Hep C Connection at 800.522.HEPC
www.hepfi.org
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This web site is set up to raise public awareness and
concern of, and assist people affected by, hepatitis C. They
also have a plan for low-cost testing for Hep-C nationally.
Call 877.help-4-hep (877.435.7443) for a confidential
health-risk assessment and information about the blood test
or go to www.hep-c-alert.org
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HCV Anonymous sponsors a program of Positive
Attitudes Anonymous is a fellowship of persons who have
found that living with a potentially terminal illness
(Hepatitis C) is a major challenge. They are individuals who
meet regularly as a group, assisting one another in this new
way of life. They have no outside affiliations. Their past
is kept in confidence within the group. They don’t
thrive on their past, but concentrate on what they want for
today and their future. For many of them, the realization of
their present condition left them feeling dejected and
depressed. They could no longer live life to its fullest.
They became disoriented, and their peace of mind was
displaced by uncontrollable emotions. They have learned from
their group experience that those who come to the meetings
on a regular basis, and work the program with diligence, are
those who experience spiritual transformation. hcvanonymouse.com
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Adopt-A-Minefield® engages individuals,
community groups, and businesses in the United Nations
effort to resolve the global land mine crisis. The Campaign
helps save lives by raising funds for mine clearance and
survivor assistance and by raising awareness about the land
mine problem. The Campaign seeks national and international
sponsors to adopt minefields that the United Nations has
identified as being in urgent need of clearance. Sponsors
raise funds in their communities to clear their adopted
minefields and return land to productive use. Every dollar
raised for Adopt-A-Minefield® is earmarked for mine
clearance projects. www.landmines.org
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Condomania, America's first condom store, was
established June 1991, in New York City. Condomania OnLine
assists customers of every age, sex, culture and sexual
orientation in the purchase of condoms and safer-sex
products. At Condomania, we believe that the best way for
the public to make educated choices about safer-sex products
is through access to accurate, nonjudgmental information.
Condomania's vision is crucial to the prevention of unwanted
pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, including
HIV. Happy VD Day! www.condomania.com
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KidsHealth is one of the largest sites on the Web
providing doctor-approved health information about children
from before birth through adolescence. Created by The
Nemours Foundation Center for Children's Health Media, our
mission is to provide the best children's health information
on the Internet! Only KidsHealth has separate areas for
kids, teens, and parents - each with its own design,
age-appropriate content, and tone. There are literally
hundreds of in-depth articles and features, and the site
continues to grow every week. www.Kidshealth.org
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This is the first health and wellness site dedicated to
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered men and women.
Staffed by professionals from within our own community, the
site provides easy access to accurate, current and vital
health information. Your privacy is our priority. www.gayhealth.com
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Torah Tots: As this is the start of the Jewish New
Year, and the 10 days of Atonement, we felt this web site
was the best to learn about the various Jewish holidays
during the year. It's safe for kids, acts as a quick
refresher course for Jews and is an informational, easy to
understand site for interested non-Jews. Check it out!
www.torahtots.com
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drDrew.com: We are looking to
expand on that essential one-on-one contact. Through our
network of doctors and health institutions, writers and
editors, celebrities and community members, we are creating
a space where everyone shares a part of their lives in hopes
of helping others. Some of this information will be straight
fact; some of it will be personal stories; and some will be
a mixture of the two. At drDrew.com, we look forward to
providing information that is difficult to access to the
public. We offer a place to answer your questions and
encourage you to share something from your own life as well.
www.drdrew.com
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Fathers' Forum: From the pregnancy on, there were
very few services both educationally or socially to meet
with other men and hear about their experiences as fathers.
In 1983 with a few other new fathers Bruce Linton started a
men’s group for new dads. From that experience he
became aware of how essential having a dialogue between men
about fatherhood is to understanding and valuing are roles
as parents. The Fathers' Forum is an experiment to help
fathers connect with each other and reflect on what it means
to become a parent. At the Fathers' Forum the specific focus
is on expectant and new fathers. This On-line version offers
electronically some of the information and materials used in
classes, workshops and groups with fathers. It is an attempt
to offer a “virtual community” for expectant and
new dads. www.fathersforum.com
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No Stigma: There are many reasons why people do
not get help for mental health problems. Fear, Shame and
Embarrassment often prevent individuals and their families
from doing anything. Mental health problems are real, and
they deserve to be treated. It is not a person's fault if he
or she has a mental health problem. No one is to blame.
Mental health problems are not a sign of weakness. They are
something you can't just "snap out of" even if you try.
Whether you're male or female, it's OK to ask for help and
get it. There's hope. People improve and recover --with the
help of treatment, and they are able to enjoy happier and
healthier lives. www.nostigma.org
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