Agencies
and Research Centers:
1. Alan
Guttmacher Institute - Men's
page : "The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) is a
nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive
health research, policy analysis and public education. AGI
publishes Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health,
International Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher
Report on Public Policy and special reports on topics
pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights. The
Institute's mission is to protect the reproductive choices
of all women and men in the United States and throughout the
world. It is to support their ability to obtain the information
and services needed to achieve their full human rights, safeguard
their health and exercise their individual responsibilities
in regard to sexual behavior and relationships, reproduction
and family formation."
2. Office
of Population Affairs Clearinghouse - Covers topics such
as family planning, reproductive health, STDs, adolescent
pregnancy programs, data and statistics, publications, legislation,
and links to other websites. "The Office of Population
Affairs Clearinghouse, formerly known as the Family Life Information
Exchange (FLIE), is sponsored by the Office of Population
Affairs, Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human
Services. The OPA Clearinghouse collects, develops, and distributes
information on family planning, adolescent pregnancy, abstinence,
adoption, reproductive health care, and sexually transmitted
diseases, including HIV and AIDS. The primary target audience
of the Clearinghouse is Title X and Title XX grantees."
3. CDC
National Prevention Information Network - From this page,
search for male or men and it leads to thousands of education
outreach materials such as reports, information sheets, and
other grey literature. "The CDC National Prevention Information
Network (NPIN) is the U.S. reference, referral, and distribution
service for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB). NPIN produces, collects,
catalogs, processes, stocks, and disseminates materials and
information on HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB to organizations and
people working in those disease fields in international, national,
state, and local settings. All NPIN
services are designed to facilitate sharing of information
and resources on education and prevention services, published
materials, research findings, and trends among users."
4. CDC
Reproductive health - Use search bar at the top right
corner "The CDC's Division of Reproductive Health mission
is to promote optimal reproductive and infant health and quality
of life by influencing public policy, health care practice,
community practices, and individual behaviors through scientific
and programmatic expertise, leadership, and support. CDC accomplishes
its mission by working with partners throughout the nation
and world to: Conduct epidemiologic, behavioral, demographic,
and health services research; support national and state-based
surveillance systems to monitor trends and investigate health
issues; support development of scientific and programmatic
development within states and other jurisdictions; provide
technical assistance, consultation, and training worldwide;
translate research findings into health care practice, public
health policy, and health promotion strategies."
5. CDC
STDs site - This site covers the specific topics of STDs
for both males and females and links to key resources such
as health communication, training and publications relating
to STDs.
6. Federal
Citizen Information Center - From here you can type in
search criteria such as "male sexual health" and
see related documents that have been written on issues relating
to male sexual health. "For over 30 years, the Federal
Citizen Information Center (FCIC) has been a trusted one-stop
source for answers to questions about consumer problems and
government services. Consumers can get the information they
need in three ways: by calling toll-free 1 (800) FED-INFO,
through printed publications, or through information posted
on FCIC's family of websites: www.firstgov.gov,
www.pueblo.gsa.gov,
www.kids.gov, www.consumeraction.gov."
7. Center
for Research in Reproduction and Contraception - The Center
for Research in Reproduction and Contraception at the University
of Washington is dedicated to basic and clinical research
focused primarily on the male reproductive system. Under the
auspices of the Center, fifteen project investigators are
working to understand the biology of this complex system and
to apply their findings to problems of infertility and contraceptive
development. Their research ranges from the biophysics of
cell signaling to clinical trials of hormonal contraceptives.
Other important goals are to train young scientists in the
methods of reproductive biology and medicine and to maintain
cooperative research with institutions in developing countries.
Together, the scientists and trainees of the
CRRC are addressing some of the most challenging scientific
problems as well as the most pressing social issues of our
time.
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