2001
Hopkins Report: Youth Crucial to Stopping HIV/AIDS
Multi-media HIV/AIDS Prevention Campaign Launched in Tanzania
Frederick T. Sumaye, Prime Minister for the United Republic of Tanzania, introduces the "ISHI" campaign targeting vulnerable young adults
Radio Program Encourages Safer Sexual Behavior to Prevent HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia
Entertainment-education principles used to appeal to young adults
Kids Connecting with Kids
Postcards from Africa Alive! penpal project
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs Welcomes New Director; Dr. Jane Bertrand to Succeed Dr. Phyllis Piotrow
AIDS Resource Center To Be Created in Ethiopia
Africa Alive! YouthAIDS Initiative Joins with Artists Against AIDS Worldwide
Artists include Bono, Britney Spears, Destiny's Child
Ghana's President Launches New Life Choices Family Planning Campaign To Curb Rapid Population Growth
Spanish Version of Media/Materials Clearinghouse Now Available
Spanish Version of the POPLINE Web Site Now Available
Rwandans Turn Out in Force to Elect Gacaca Judges after Communication Campaign Urges Post-Genocide Reconciliation
New Web Resource with More than 5,000 Materials Introduced for Professionals Working to End Violence against Women
Press release
Entertainment with Social Message Spreads Worldwide
Proceedings of the EE 2000 Conference 
New Informed Choice Strategy for Developing Countries Guides People to Better Family Planning Decisions
Report
Modern Hotline Systems Connect Concerned Africans to AIDS Information and Counseling 24 Hours a Day
Near East Division Launches New Web Presence
Internet POPLINE Now Available Free of Charge
Condom Sales Soar as the "Stop AIDS Love Life" Campaign Gets Established in Ghana
Campaign Information | Flyer
Hopkins Report: Cities Will Determine Living Standards for Mankind
Report | Related story in Washington Post
Photoshare's New Shopping Cart Feature
The Media/Materials Clearinghouse has added a new shopping cart feature to the Photoshare Web site. With the shopping cart, it is now even easier to order photos for print, presentation, and Web materials. The cart allows users to make a preliminary selection of photographs, which can be viewed and edited for at least 7 days before submitting a final order. As always, photographs are available free of charge for nonprofit, educational use.
Proceedings of the Third International Entertainment-Education Conference for Social Change
New Quality Family Initiative Encourages Indonesians to Make Their Own Decisions and Demand Quality Service
New Design for Mediabank Gallery
The Media/Materials Clearinghouse's Mediabank Gallery has a new look. The new gallery includes sample materials from Mediabank grouped by subject as well as links to searches of the Mediabank database. The gallery also includes a special section featuring logos, information, and links to sample project materials. Each month, the "New Materials" feature of the Gallery is updated to include a sampling of materials added to Mediabank during that month.
New Program Promotes Rwanda's Post-Genocide Judicial System Reconciliation
International Family Planning Perspectives on CD-ROM
A new CD-ROM provides easy access to 10 years (1990 to present) of the journal International Family Planning Perspectives. Users can now access more than 700 peer-reviewed and searchable articles, digests, and updates on sexual and reproductive health. Produced by the Population Information Program and The Alan Guttmacher Institute, the CD-ROM is free and may be ordered online.
KUBA AIDS Prevention Campaign Launch in Rwanda Draws Close to 50,000 Spectators, Ten First Ladies
Two Reproductive Health Experts to Join Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Press Room Now Open
Earth Day 2001 Challenges: Balancing Rapid Population Growth with Environmental Leadership
Mediabank Adds New Items
Mediabank has just added more than 250 new items, including 49 calendars and a set of posters on domestic violence produced by the Project against Domestic Violence (PADV) in Cambodia.
Updated Video Catalog
Visit our newly updated Videoshare catalog of more than 100 videos that can be ordered from the Media/Materials Clearinghouse. The catalog is searchable by country, language, or subject.
Femi Kuti's New York Concert to Usher in UN Special Session on HIV/AIDS
Press Room Now Open
Journalists have a new "home" at the JHU/CCP Web site. The Press Room offers in one location all the resources reporters might need to cover reproductive health and population related stories: POPLINE database searches, program photographs from around the world, videos for broadcast, contact information. Twenty theme topics are available, from HIV/AIDS in Africa to violence against women. You can also sign up to receive press releases by e-mail!
Children's Game Educates on Indonesia Coral Reef Conservation
In a bold bid to raise awareness of Indonesia's rich resources, the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP) has launched an educational game to inform children about the preservation of coral reefs. "The game will be distributed to elementary schools located in several coastal areas in four provinces where part of their coral reefs have been damaged," said Douglas Storey, COREMAP Public Communication team leader from Johns Hopkins University Center for Communications Programs.
Press release | COREMAP page | COREMAP logos
Photoshare Adds New Items
Photoshare has added 189 photographs from Asia. The section on contributing photographs has been expanded, and new links include the International Development Research Centre Digital Slidebank.
Earth Day 2001 Challenges: Balancing Rapid Population Growth with Environmental Leadership
 Improving living standards in the developing world without destroying the environment is a challenge explored in a new interactive CD-ROM offered by JHU/CCP.
Press release | Sample CD | Order CD-ROM
March to the Taj Mahal: A Symbol of Hope for Mothers Everywhere
JHU/PCS-India is involved in the "White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood," which coordinated a march to the Taj Mahal in India on April 7th, World Health Day. The event was a live webcast on April 10 and is available for viewing here.
More Equals Less: New Study Shows Increased Media Exposure Leads to Reduced Sexual Activity Among Youth in Zimbabwe
The more exposure young people have to messages encouraging self-control and self-respect, the less likely they are to engage in risky sexual behavior, according to a new study of Zimbabwe youth published by researchers from JHU/CCP. "The research shows that multi-media campaigns can increase the reach and impact of messages designed to encourage young people to use contraception, discuss reproductive health, and to say no to sex," said Young Mi Kim, senior research and evaluation advisor at JHU/CCP. The article is available online.
Join the Health Communication Materials Network!
The Media/Materials Clearinghouse has established a network of professionals specializing in all aspects of health communication materials development and dissemination. The Health Communication Materials Network enables health communication specialists around the world to share ideas, information, and samples of materials with their colleagues. Membership is free; and any individual or organization involved in the field of health communication materials development is invited to apply.
Workshops Offer Intense Training, Meet Real-World Needs
The Training Division at JHU/CCP is offering intensive learning opportunities in 2001 for health educators, program officers, administrators, and field staff. Workshops include Advances in Health Communication & Advocacy (October 21 - November 7, Arabic), Advances in Health Communication & Advocacy (June 4 - 29, English) and Youth First! Strategic Communication and Advocacy for Health (September 10 - 28, English). For more information about these opportunities contact Nicole Bouver.
"The PopReporter": New E-zine Links You to Health News Around the World
The first issue of "The PopReporter," a free electronic news magazine, will soon be available. Each week our research staff will prepare an electronic magazine loaded with links to key news stories, reports, and related developments around the globe. The focus will be on reproductive health, family planning, and related health communication topics. To subscribe, visit "The PopReporter" page.
Promoting Sexual Responsibility Among Young People in Zimbabwe
A multimedia information campaign, including traditional elements and special events such as musical and dramatic performances, increases the reach and impact of reproductive health interventions directed at young people, suggests a recent study. In addition, building community support for behavior change is essential to ensure that young people find approval for their actions and have access to reproductive health services. The study, co-authored by JHU/CCP researchers, is available in the March issue of International Family Planning Perspectives.
Mediabank Adds New Items
Mediabank has added more than 220 images of posters, pamphlets (with links to full text), and novelty items from the USA, Africa, Asia, Near East, and Latin America to its collection of over 3,000 materials.
Africa Alive! Updates
Updates to the AfricaAlive! Web site include new artist and AIDS activist interviews, information on recent events, and a country spotlight on Zambia.
Population Reports
Population and the Environment: The Global Challenge
As the century begins, natural resources are under increasing pressure, threatening public health and development. Water shortages, soil exhaustion, loss of forests, air and water pollution, and degradation of coastlines afflict many areas. As the world's population grows, improving living standards without destroying the environment is a global challenge.
RHGateway Selected for Current Web Contents
The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) has selected Reproductive Health Gateway for inclusion in its new online publication, Current Web Contents. Current Web Contents will be a collection of evaluated scholarly Web sites and will be accessed through Current Contents Connect ( CC Connect), which is a Web-based current awareness tool providing access to bibliographic information from scholarly journals and books. RHGateway is managed by JHU/CCP for the USAID Population and Health Materials Working Group.
Photoshare Adds New Items
Photoshare has added more than 150 photographs from the Near East, Africa, and Asia to its vast collection of images. New links include the EuroNGOs Photo Database and the Public Health Image Library.
Harnessing IT for World Health Improvement
On January 9-10, 2001, the USAID Population and Health Materials Working Group hosted its third conference on using IT to improve health worldwide. The conference, held at the JHU School for Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., drew more than 200 participants representing 60 organizations working in international health. In plenaries and smaller breakout sessions, conference participants explored the issues and challenges of using new technologies for information sharing, advocacy, and training. Conference photos and selected presentations are available online.
Break the Silence: Rwandans Speak Out About AIDS
Week-long radio and television programming in Rwanda aims to raise awareness of and offer solutions to HIV/AIDS epidemic. On the final day of the campaign, February 3, more than 400 people are expected to participate in the first nationally broadcast town meeting ever held in Rwanda.
First-time Publication: Population Reports on CD-ROM
For the first time ever, the quarterly journal Population Reports will be distributing a multimedia version on CD-ROM in addition to the print version. All the content of the new issue, "Population and the Environment: The Global Challenge," plus interactive enhancements that provide additional depth and detail will be available on the disk. Orders are being accepted now for 1st quarter 2001 distribution.
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