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Population and Health Materials Working Group  - http://www.med.jhu.edu/ccp/  Organizations that work with the Population, Health and Nutrition Center of USAID. Site has information and resources for population, health and nutrition activities in developing countries. POPLINE has abstracts of the worldwide literature on population, family planning, and related health issues.  SEATS: Family Planning and Technical Support Project  - http://seats.jsi.com  The SEATS II Project promotes the development and expansion of family planning and reproductive health services in developing countries.  A Response to Concerns about Population Assistance  - http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/ib15.html  Alan Guttmacher Institute position statement on international family planning programs.  JHPIEGO - Family Planning Training  - http://www.jhpiego.org/  A nonprofit organization that works in developing countries to train health professionals in modern reproductive health care, especially family planning. Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University.  Population Research Institute  - http://www.pop.org/  PRI Seeks to document asserted abuses of human rights in the name of population control, which have occurred in China and other countries. Bimonthly newsletter-PRI Review.  Don't Fund UNFPA Population Control (Commentary)  - http://www.cato.org/dailys/05-15-99.html  A scathing criticism of the United Nations Population Fund, by Stephen Moore of the Cato Institute.  Why Family Planning Matters  - http://www.jhuccp.org/pr/j49edsum.stm  Issue of Johns Hopkins "Population Reports" newsletter offers technical information for worldwide family planning advocacy. Topics include benefits of family planning, offering women choices, encouraging safer sex, reaching out to youth and to men, protecting the environment, and aiding development.  Prevention First: A Three-Pronged Strategy To Integrate Family Planning Program Efforts Against HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections  - http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/journals/2514799.html  Article in International Family Planning Perspectives discusses the need for new strategies to help reduce STI transmission around the world.