Resources

(See the Bibliography for complete listings)

Books and publications

Mary J. Breen. Taking Care: A Handbook about Women's Health

Brighouse, Ruth. "Ritual Female Circumcision and Its Effects on Female Sexual Function" in the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality Vol I (1) Spring 1992

Canadian AIDS Society. Safer Sex Guidelines: Healthy Sexuality and HIV: A Resource Guide for Educators and Counsellors

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women. Isolating the Barriers and Strategies for Prevention: A Kit about Violence and Women's Education for Adult Educators and Adult Learners

Centre for AIDS Services Montreal (Women). Education/Prevention Workshop for Women on HIV/AIDS, STDs, Sexuality and Self-Esteem. 1994.

Health Canada, Division of STD Control. Canadian Guidelines for Sexual Health Education

Health and Welfare Canada. Women and AIDS: A Challenge for Canada in the Nineties: A Framework for AIDS Education Programs, DSS Cat. #H43-53/20

Immigrant Women's Health Centre. Immigrant Women's Health Handbook (published in many languages)

Rudd, Andrea and Darien Taylor, eds. Positive Women: Voices of Women Living with AIDS

Women and Health, prepared by Patricia Smyke
The Westcoast Reader, AIDS Issue

Pamphlets
"AIDS Education Newspaper."
TESOL Central Office,
1600 Cameron Street, Suite 300,
Alexandria, Virginia, 22314-2751.
Tel: (703) 518-2522. Fax (703) 836-7864.

"Black Women. . . What's Happening With You and AIDS?"
Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (BLACK C.A.P.)
597 Parliament Street, Suite #103,
Toronto, Ontario M4X 1W3;
Tel: (416) 926-0122. Fax: (416) 926-0281

"Caring Safely for People with HIV or AIDS." Canadian Public Health Association, Health Canada

"Women Who Have Sex with Women."
Women's Program/AIDS Vancouver,
1107 Seymour Street,
Vancouver, BC V6B 5S8
Tel: (604) 681-2122. Fax: (604) 893-2211;
with the participation of: AIDS Calgary (403) 228-0161 and The AIDS
Committee of Toronto (416) 340-8122

"Making Connections: A Booklet about Women and Prescription Drugs and Alcohol Action on Women's Addictions, Research and Education (AWARE),
P.O. Box 86,
Kingston, Ontario K7L 4V6
Te: (613) 545-0117. Fax: (613) 545-1508

"Safety and sex: some comforting safer sex info for women who have sex with men"
Women's Project / Comité E.L.L.E.S.
207 Queen Street, 4th floor,
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6E5
Tel: (613) 238-5014. Fax: (613) 238-3425

"Safe S/M: Advice on AIDS Prevention."
AIDS Committee of Toronto,
Safer S/M Education Project.
399 Church Street,
Toronto, Ontario M5P 2J6
Tel: (416) 340-2437

"Hey Girl! What Prostitutes Need to Know about the AIDS Test."
The Prostitutes' Safe Sex Project,
Box 1143, Station F,
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 2T8
Tel: (416) 964-0150

"Positive Sexuality."
Voices of Positive Women,
P.O. Box 471, Station C,
Toronto, Ontario M6J 3P5,
Tel: (416) 324-8703

"Women and AIDS: Choices for Women in the Age of AIDS."
revised by Canadian Public Health Association 1995
For copies contact: National AIDS Clearinghouse,
1565 Carling Ave, Suite 400,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 8R1,
Tel: (613)725-3434. Fax (613)725-9826

Useful Contacts
Deaf Outreach Project,
AIDS Committee of Toronto,
399 Church Street,
Toronto, Ontario M5P 2J6
TTY: (416) 340-8122. Tel: (416) 340-2437

National AIDS Clearinghouse,
1565 Carling Ave, Suite 400,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 8R1,
Tel: (613)725-3434; Fax: (613)725-9826. (Ask for their catalogue)

SIECCAN (The Sexual Information and Education Council of Canada),
850 Coxwell Avenue,
East York, Ontario M4C 5R1
Tel:(416) 466-5304. Fax: (416) 778-0785

Provincial STD or AIDS Hot Lines
Alberta (800)772-2437
British Columbia (800)661-4337
Manitoba (800) 782 - 2437
New Brunswick (800)561-4009
Newfoundland (800)563-1575
Northwest Territories (800)661-0795
Nova Scotia (800)566-2437
Ontario (800)668-2437
Quebec (800)463-5656
Saskatchewan (800)667-6876
Yukon (800)661-0507

For other telephone information lines in your area, look under "AIDS" in your phone book.