Recommended Reading

AIDS and the Churches: Getting the Story Right by Edward C. Green and Allison Herling Ruark published in First Things (April 2008) The director of the AIDS Prevention Research Project at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies and his research fellow explain how what the churches are called to do by their theology turns out to be what works best in AIDS prevention.

Sex, Teens and the Dermatologist: Recognize Your Role in Preventing the Spread of STDs [pdf] by Kim K Dernovsek MD, December 2004, Practical Dermatology article that describes how medical personnel can effectively reach teens during an office visit.

American trend towards abstinence are described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2002

What Happened in Uganda? [pdf] Landmark report to USAID in 2002 describing the Ugandan HIV prevalence reduction success and the behavior change that had occurred.

Address by Her Excellency Janet K. Museveni [pdf] First Lady of the Republic of Uganda at "Common Ground: A Shared Vision for Health" Conference, Hosted by The Medical Institute for Sexual Health, Washington, DC -- June 17-19 2004

Evidence That Demands Action: Comparing Risk Avoidance and Risk Reduction Strategies for HIV Prevention - Executive Summary Edward C. Green, PhD, Rand L. Stoneburner, MD and Daniel Low-Beer, PhD, Norman Hearst, MD, MPH and Sanny Chen, MHS. This insightful monograph explores how the leadership in Uganda managed to do what no other nation has done -- cut the HIV/AIDS seroprevalence rate by an incredible 2/3! To purchase a copy of the entire monograph, please call the Medical Institute for Sexual Health at (800) 892-9484.