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The Media Project - USA

Region

Global, Africa, North America

Programme Summary


"The entertainment media's resource on family planning, sexuality and reproductive health." Many teens receive information about values, attitudes and behavior from television and film. The Media Project works with entertainment industry professionals to ensure that they are presenting the most up-to-date, socially relevant, and accurate information about sexual health issues to the public.

Communication Strategies



Work with writers and producers of the most popular USA day-time and prime-time television programmes, Panel discussions and symposiums on adolescent sexuality, Media Project HELPline with answers and researchers available for questions on sexual and reproductive health, SHINE awards - an annual gala event honoring outstanding portrayals of sexuality issues in the entertainment media, and forums and informational pages on the World Wide Web as part of the Advocates for Youth Site.

Development Issues



Children, youth, rights, family planning, HIV/AIDS, health.

Key Points



"The Media project offers entertainment professionals an array of services to encourage and support accurate portrayals of family planning, sexuality, and reproductive health in their work. The Media Project provides several opportunities for creative teams who work in television and film to explore the myriad sexual health issues that young people face today."

Partners



Advocates for Youth and the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Contact

UNEP
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Asia and the Pacific
UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Bldg., Rajdamnern Avenue
10th Floor, B-Block
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel: (66-2) 2881870
Fax: (66-2) 2803829
sarabuddhi@un.org

Europe
UNEP Regional Office for Europe
15 Chemin des Anémones, Châtelaine-Genève
1219 Chatelaine, Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: (41-22) 917 82 79
Fax: (41-22) 917 80 24
roe@unep.ch

Latin America and the Caribbean
UNEP Regional Office for Latin America & the Caribbean
Boulevard de los Virreyes No. 155
Col. Lomas Virreyes, CP 11000- Mexico
D.F., Mexico
Tel: (52-55) 5202 6394
Fax: (52-55) 5202 0950
enlace@pnuma.org

North America
UNEP Regional Office for North America
1707 H Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C 20006
United States
Tel: (1-202) 785 0465
Fax: (1-202) 785 2096
bvd@rona.unep.org

West Asia
UNEP Regional Office for West Asia
P.O. Box 10880
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: (973) 17812752-17812777
Fax: (973) 17825110
uneprowa@unep.org.bh

Africa
UNEP Regional Office for Africa (ROA)
P.O. Box 30552
Nairobi 00100
Kenya
Tel: (254 2) 624 284
Fax: (254 2) 623 928
roainfo@unep.org

Advocates for Youth, 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington D.C., 20005.
Phone: (202) 347-5700
fax: (202) 347-2263
e-mail: info@advocatesforyouth.org
web site: Advocates for Youth site.

Source

Advocates for Youth Web Site.


Placed on the Communication Initiative site November 15 1999
Last Updated June 04 2001

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