Links

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www.channel4.com/health
Provides a useful resource for teachers and older pupils. 'Vexed about sex?' in the 'Health House' is specifically aimed at young people, and covers a wide range of issues in a lively, interactive fashion. The site also acts as a portal for many other useful websites.

www.fpa.org.uk
The Family Planning Association website carries the slogan 'Putting sexual health on the agenda' and has four main sections. 'I need help now' is targeted specifically at young people. It provides responses to a range of sexual health scenarios, and suggests further sources of help and advice at national and local level. The 'Contraception and sexual health guide' is useful for teachers and pupils alike.

www.brook.org.uk
'Putting young people first' is key to the whole philosophy of Brook's operation. 'Brook Online' is specifically aimed at young people and is designed to address concerns about sexuality from their perspective. It deals with a range of frequently asked questions, with 'Brook guides' providing clear information on contraception, sexually transmitted infections and other aspects of sexuality. There is a very useful section on 'Under 16s'. The section 'Brook near you' provides local contacts throughout the UK.

www.lovelife.uk.com
This site is aimed at teenagers and young adults. There is a good index covering a range of sexual health issues. Topics include how to resist pressure to have sex, for those who do not want it, and how to insist on 'safer sex', for those who do. The site provides information on avoiding pregnancy, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and on using a condom correctly. There is also a useful 'true or false?' quiz. Although produced by Health Promotion England, sexual health clinic listings are given for the whole of the UK under 'Clinic listings'.

www.ncb.org.uk/sexchart.htm
The Sex Education Forum offers a range of information and services for those providing sex education, and can be located within the National Children Bureau website at the URL above. The site currently features a 'Charter for Good Sex and Relationships Education', produced by young people themselves following a consultation in March 2000.

www.babycentre.co.uk
BabyCentre has useful sections on getting pregnant, pregnancy, babies and toddlers. The site is easy to navigate, text and illustrations are clear and easy to read, and there is a wide range of useful interactive elements. This site is particularly good on stages of pregnancy and looking after babies.