AIDS INFORMATION NEWSLETTER Michael Howe, MSLS, Editor AIDS Information Center VA Medical Center, San Francisco (415) 221-4810 ext 3305 February 10, 1995 Women and HIV Infection (Part XIX) [Editor's Note: Beginning with this issue -- and continuing throughout the remainder of this series -- the newsletter will provide information resources pertaining to women and HIV infection. This part includes a document, "Women's Health Resources on the Internet," by Tricia A. Segal and Julia Lea. Although not totally related to HIV/AIDS, this guide to locating women's health information is being transmitted in its original format in accordance with the agreement between the AIDS Information Center and the authors. Refer to the table of contents to locate particular subject areas within the document.] WOMEN'S HEALTH RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET Edition: 2.0 Date: Fall 1994 Authors/Contact persons: Tricia Segal and Julie Lea Contact e-mail: women-health@umich.edu Institution: University of Michigan, School of Information and Library Studies Audience: Anyone interested in the health issues concerning women, regardless of educational, sexual or ethnic background. Access method: URL: gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/00/inetdirsstacks/ womenhealth%3asegalea IP Address: 141.211.190.102 URL: http://asa.ugl.lib.umich.edu/chdocs/womenhealth/ womens_health.html Gopher path: USA/Michigan/University of Michigan Libraries/Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides Copyright 1994 by Tricia A. Segal and Julie J. Lea ***************************************************************** TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction and Using this guide Resources 1.0 General health resources 2.0 Emotional health 2.1 Body image/Eating disorders 2.2 Relationships 2.3 Stress management 3.0 Physical health 3.1 Diseases 3.2 Drug/Alcohol 3.3 General medical test information 3.4 Gynecological exams 3.5 Fitness 3.6 Nutrition 4.0 Sexual health 4.1 AIDS 4.2 Birth control 4.3 Menopause 4.4 Menstruation 4.5 Pregnancy 4.6 Sexually transmitted diseases 4.7 Sexuality 5.0 Appendices 5.1 Internet terms 5.2 Suggested Internet paper resources 5.3 Acknowledgments ***************************************************************** ***************************************************************** INTRODUCTION We are interested in making the topic of women's health issues more easy to access by the general public. Our goal is to produce a guide of resources that relate to women's health concerns on the Internet. We are endeavoring to organize, describe and evaluate these located sources. Many of the sources are specific to women, but we are also including information of a more general nature in an effort to address all the health concerns of women. We are continuing to accomplish this with the help of subject experts in the field of women's health. This guide should not be considered the definitive source on the subject, but as a helpful starting point. We intend to maintain this guide as an ongoing project and we encourage any comments, corrections, suggestions for additions, and/or compliments. We feel confident that this guide is a useful resource and we want people to use it, however, we ask that if you use it elsewhere you give us credit for our work. USING THIS GUIDE We have organized this guide numerically within a subject arrangement. We have also included a index which organizes the resources by the tool used to obtain them, and also alphabetically. If you are unfamiliar with the terms or the methods used to locate the information we have cited, please refer to appendices 5.1 and 5.2, which are a short list of definitions and a list of suggested reference works on the methods of Internet navigation. ***************************************************************** ***************************************************************** 1.0 General health resources 1.1 Title: Health Information Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus info/Campus Services/Health Services/ Health Information Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: Extensive, direct, explanations of health issues, practices, and prevention of diseases. Taken from health center pamphlets. Topics include: disease, drug and alcohol, health promotion, fitness, nutrition, sexuality, stress, and women's health. Also provides address and phone number for further information. ***************************************************** 1.2 Title: HealthInfo Tool: Gopher Address: riceinfo.rice.edu Path: Health and Safety at Rice/HealthInfo Access restrictions: none Contact: Prentice Riddle (riddle@rice.edu) Author: Rice Health Center Description: Extensive, direct, explanations of health issues, practices, and prevention of diseases. Taken from health center pamphlets. Topics include: preventitive medicine, HIV/AIDS, STD's illness, Rice counseling center and women's health. Also contains references to further information in printed form. ***************************************************** 1.3 Title: Women's Health Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.berkeley.edu Path: Libraries and Academic Support/Research Databases and Resources by Subject/ Women_Gender Studies/Womens Wire Gopher/Women's Health Access restrictions: none Contact: Ann Dobson (adobson@uclink.berkeley.edu) Author: Data Communication and Network Services Description: Contains extensive information on women's health, eating disorders, emotional information, and this is the home gopher for the National Institute of Health gopher. ***************************************************** 1.4 Title: Women's Homepage Tool: WWW URL: http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/ sorokin/women/index.html Access restrictions: none Contact: Jessie Stickgold-Sarah (sorokin@mit.edu) Author: Jessie Stickgold-Sarah Description: This work has a large and varied collection of gophers and WWW documents that can be reached through it. These sites are extremely varied, the health-related documents are: the Breast Cancer Information Clearinghouse, which is treated seperatly in this guide, a midwifery server which gives women and midwifes needed information and the Nightingale gopher which deals with nursing issues. 2.0 Emotional health -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 2.1 Body image/Eating disorders 2.1.1 Title: Body Image Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Campus Info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Health Promotion/Body Image Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: Pamphlet discussing the origins and effects of ideal body image on women's physical and emotional health. Women and HIV Infection (cont'd) ***************************************************** 2.1.2 Title: Self-esteem Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Campus Info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Health Promotion/ Self-esteem Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: Discusses positive vs. negative thinking--a quiz to take and learn to empower yourself. Gives reference to workshops, self-improvement tapes, counseling center services. Also describes a positive thinking packet with cassettes available to help change and empower yourself. Also includes a suggested reading list. ***************************************************** 2.1.3 Title: Drinking and dieting: the calorie connection Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Campus Info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Drug_Alcohol/Drinking and dieting Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: Tells how many calories are in alcohol by proof and kind, and how long it takes to burn them. Also offers some tips on avoiding excess calories when drinking. ***************************************************** 2.1.4 Title: Eating Disorders Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.berkeley.edu Path: Libraries and Academic Support/ Research Databases and Resources by Subject/Women_Gender Studies/ Womens Wire Gopher/Women's Health/Eating Disorders Access restrictions: none Contact: Ann Dobson (adobson@uclink.berkeley.edu) Author: Data Communication and Network Services Description: Describes anorexia, bulimia and gives the warning signs of the disorders. Treatment options are also listed and described. ***************************************************** 2.2 Relationships 2.2.1 Title: Dating in the 90's Tool: Gopher Address: riceinfo.rice.edu Path: Health and Safety at Rice/HealthInfo/ Rice Counseling Center/ Dating in the 90's Access restrictions: none Contact: Prentice Riddle (riddle@rice.edu) Author: Rice Health Center Description: Guide of basic dating skills for those first beginning to date and those entering into the dating arena after being in a long-term relationship. ***************************************************** 2.2.2 Title: Relationships Tool: Gopher Address: riceinfo.rice.edu Path: Health and Safety at Rice/HealthInfo/ Rice Counseling Center/ Relationships Access restrictions: none Contact: Prentice Riddle (riddle@rice.edu) Author: Rice Health Center Description: Covers topics such as friendships, how communication affects health, loneliness and immunity, relationships in a college environment, shyness, and a discussion about love. ***************************************************** 2.2.3 Title: Partner Violence Tool: Gopher Address: riceinfo.rice.edu Path: Health and Safety at Rice/HealthInfo/ Rice Counseling Center/Partner Violence Access restrictions: none Contact: Prentice Riddle (riddle@rice.edu) Author: Rice Health Center Description: Gives an introduction and recent history of domestic violence along with some startling statistics. Offers ways of telling you are in risk of being in a violent relationship. Also talks about "overreacting," and why the abused partner does not just leave the relationship. Offers ways to deal with and get out of a violent relationship. Also tells how to help yourself if you are an abuser. Gives guidance to friends and family of abused, and lists the phone number for the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. ***************************************************** 2.2.4 Title: Shyness Tool: Gopher Address: riceinfo.rice.edu Path: Health and Safety at Rice/HealthInfo/ Rice Counseling Center/ Relationships Access restrictions: none Contact: Prentice Riddle (riddle@rice.edu) Author: Rice Health Center Description: Describes shyness, what causes it, how to overcome it. ***************************************************** 2.2.5 Title: Eating Disorders Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.berkeley.edu Path: Libraries and Academic Support/ Research Databases and Resources by Subject/Women_Gender Sudies/ Womens Wire Gopher/Women's Health/Domestic Violence Access restrictions: none Contact: Ann Dobson (adobson@uclink.berkeley.edu) Author: Data Communication and Network Services Description: Gives a description of what constitutes as domestic violence. Gives statistics and facts on abuse rates, increases, national polls, injuries and fatalities, reports made to police, and deaths due to domestic violence. Provides many case results and studies. ***************************************************** 2.2.6 Title: Rape and sexual assault Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Campus Info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Health Promotion/Rape and Sexual Assault Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: Gives ways to reduce your chance of being a victim of rape through psychological preparedness in dating relationships, in your car, on the street, in your home. Also lists what to do if you are assaulted--numbers to call, what tests will be done, what to report to police. Also tells what to do if the attacker has a weapon. ***************************************************** 2.3 Stress Management 2.3.1 Title: Stress Tool: Gopher Address: riceinfo.rice.edu Path: Health and Safety at Rice/HealthInfo/ Rice Counseling Center/Stress Access restrictions: none Contact: Prentice Riddle (riddle@rice.edu) Author: Rice Health Center Description: Gives an example of a case in which there exists positive and negative stressors. Lists the warning signs of too much stress. Offers ways to manage stress. ***************************************************** 2.3.2 Title: Stress Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Campus Info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Stress Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: Covers blockades to stress, coping strategies, symptoms of stress and stress management techniques. ***************************************************** 2.4 Support and Discussion groups 2.4.1 Title: BiFem-L Tool: Listserv Access method: send subscription request to: LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BITNET(Bitnet) or LISTSERV@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU(Internet) Message: subscribe BiFem-L lastname, firstname Access restrictions: Women only (only members can post) Contact: Elaine Brennan Moderator: Elaine Brennan Description: This is a high volume moderated mailing list for women only who are bisexual or bi-friendly. This is considered a safe space by those who use it to express their own opinions and views, where no discussion is restricted in advance or topics declared off limits. It is, however, not used to solicit sexual partners. Anonymous posting is an option for members. ***************************************************** 2.4.2 Title: INTVIO-L Tool: Listserv Access method: send subscription request to: LISTSERV@uriacc.uri.edu or LISTSERV@uriacc.bitnet Message: subscribe INTVIO-L lastname, firstname Access restrictions: none Contact: Glenn Wolfner (famviol@uriacc.uri.edu) Moderator: Glenn Wolfner Description: A list covering all aspects of family violence, including child abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, and dating violence. Sponsored by Federal Partnerships Against Violence, National Institute of Justice. In contrast to other lists on family violence, the primary contributors to INTVIO-L tend to be members of organizations providing crisis services and researchers in social work. The output of the list can range from 1-2 messages to 10 messages/day. ***************************************************** 2.4.2 Title: EJINTVIO Tool: Listserv Access method: send subscription request to: LISTSERV@uriacc.uri.edu or LISTSERV@uriacc.bitnet Message: subscribe EJINTVIO lastname, firstname Access restrictions: none Contact: Glenn Wolfner (famviol@uriacc.uri.edu) Moderator: Glenn Wolfner Description: The Intimate Violence electronic journal aims to present the latest information on research and treatment on all aspects of family violence. Submissions are accepted from students and professionals engaged in family violence research and treatment. Past contributors have included directors of women's centers, social psychologists, and scholars. 3.0 Physical Health -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 3.1 Diseases 3.1.1 AIDS 3.1.1.1 Title: misc.health.aids Tool: Usenet Path: news://misc.health.aids Access restrictions: none Contact: unknown Author: unknown Description: This usenet group is an unmoderated listing of postings of questions and answers about AIDS. There is some interest about women within this group, although not exculsively. Threads of conversation are quite lengthy and flaming occurs on a regular basis. ***************************************************** 3.1.2 Breast Cancer 3.1.2.1 Title: Breast Cancer Information Clearinghouse Tool: WWW URL: http://nysernet.org/breast/ Default.html Access restrictions: none Contact: New York State Education and Research Network Author: Nysernet Description: This guide is intended "to provide information for breast cancer patients and their families." This information goes from how to detect breast cancer to President Clinton's position on the subject to simple questions about cancer and how it can be treated. Breast Cancer Information Clearinghouse is a valuable starting point for those interested in finding resources about breast cancer, its detection and support groups for patients and their families. ***************************************************** 3.1.3 Cancer 3.1.3.1 Title: Women's Cancer Resource Center Tool: FTP Path: etext.archive.umich.edu/pub/ Politics/Feminism/Computing/ womens-groups-online.gz Access restrictions: necessary to have a decompression program to view file. Contact: (wcrc@igc.apc.org) Author: (corina@igc.apc.org) Description: This is one entry within a larger list of email addresses for women's organizations that is divided by region. ***************************************************** 3.1.4 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 3.1.4.1 Title: CFS-L Tool: Listserv Access method: send subscription request to: LISTSERV@LIST.NIH.GOV(Internet) Message: subscribe CFS-L lastname, firstname Access restrictions: none Contact: Roger Burns (BFU@CU.NIH.GOV) Moderator: Roger Burns Description: List for CFS patients by discussing a broad range of CFS related topics. There is a newsletter published as the CFS-NEWS list on LISTSER@NIHLIST. ***************************************************** 3.1.5 Endometriosis Title: WITSENDO Tool: Listserv Access method: send subscription request to: LISTSERV@DARTCMS1.BITNET(Bitnet) or LISTSERV@DARTCMS1.DARTMOUTH.EDU(Internet) Message: subscribe WITSENDO lastname, firstname Access restrictions: none Contact: unknown Moderator: unknown Description: While this list is primarily dedicated to the women who suffer from Endometriosis the list is open to anyone who is interested. ***************************************************** 3.2 Drug/Alcohol 3.2.1 Title: Women and Alcohol Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Campus Info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Health Promotion/ Drug_Alcohol Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: This resource illustrates the differences between men and women's tolerance for alcohol consumption. It explains the physiological effects of alcohol on women specifically and suggests responsible drinking habits. ***************************************************** 3.3 General Medical Test Information 3.3.1 Title: Tests Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign campus info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Tests Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: Extensive coverage of medical test proceedures, explains how test is performed, what the test is for, and what a patient should do before and after the exam. ***************************************************** 3.4 Gynecological Exams 3.4.1 Title: Breast Self Examination Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign campus info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Health Promotion/Breast Self Exam Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: Detailed instruction for monthly self breast exams for breast cancer and lymphoma. ***************************************************** 3.5 Fitness 3.5.1 Title: Fitness Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign campus info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Fitness Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: Guide to body composition, it contains exercise guidelines and information on what to do in case of an injury. Women and HIV Infection (cont'd) ***************************************************** 3.6 Nutrition 3.6.1 Title: Nutrition Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign campus info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Nutrition Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: A resource on cholesterol intake eating disorders, weight gain and loss, vegetarian diet and contains a guideline to a healthy diet. 4.0 Sexual Health -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 4.1 AIDS 4.1.1 Title: HIV/AIDS Tool: Gopher Address: riceinfo.rice.edu Path: Health and Safety at Rice/ HealthInfo/HIV_AIDS Access restrictions: none Contact: Prentice Riddle (riddle@rice.edu) Author: Rice Health Center Description: Contains a study on women and HIV which is includes how the risk factor for women has increased, how women can reduce their risk of contracting the virus. It also includes a guide for caring for someone with AIDS. ***************************************************** 4.2 Birth Control 4.2.1 Title: A Girl's Guide to Condoms Tool: WWW URL: gopher://english-server.hss.cmu.edu/00 ftp%3aEnglish%20Server%3aFeminism%3a Girl%27s%20Guide%20to%20Condoms Access restrictions: no boys (that's what it says) Contact: unknown Author: Mimi Coucher Description: A tongue-in-cheek guide to becoming comfortable with buying and using condoms correctly and with style. ***************************************************** 4.2.2 Title: The Pill Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign campus info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Women's Health/The Pill Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: An extensive explanation of the the use of oral contraceptives. It describes possible side-effects, explains how they work and provides answers to commonly asked questions. ***************************************************** 4.3 Menopause 4.3.1 Title: MENOPAUS Tool: Listserv Access method: send subscription request to: ISTSERV@PSUHMC.HMC.PSU.EDU (Internet) or LISTSERV@PSUHMC.BITNET (Bitnet) Access restrictions: none Message: subscribe MENOPAUS lastname, firstname Contact: unknown Author: unknown Description: Discussion of menopause and the sharing of remedies. ***************************************************** 4.4 Menstruation 4.4.1 Title: Toxic Shock Syndrome and Tampons Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign campus info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Women's Health/Toxic Shock Syndrome Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: Explains what causes TSS and its relation to tampon use. Describes symptoms and prevention of TSS. ***************************************************** 4.5 Pregnancy 4.5.1 Title: Sex During Pregnancy Tool: Gopher Address: gopher.uiuc.edu Path: University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign campus info/Campus Services/Health Services/Health Information/Women's Health/Sex During Pregnancy Access restrictions: none Contact: Lynn Bilger (gopher@uiuc.edu) Author: McKinley Health Resource Center Description: It explains what are safe sex practices during pregnancy. ***************************************************** 4.6 Sexually Transmitted Diseases 4.6.1 Title: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Tool: Gopher Address: riceinfo.rice.edu Path: Health and Safety at Rice/ HealthInfo/Sexually Transmitted Diseases Access restrictions: none Contact: Prentice Riddle (riddle@rice.edu) Author: Rice Health Center Description: Contains information on prevention, contraction and treatments for chlamydia, genital warts, and the use of condoms. ***************************************************** 4.7 Sexuality 4.7.1 Title: Gender and Sexuality Tool: WWW URL: http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/ sorokin/women/index.html#sex Access restrictions: none Contact: Jessie Stickgold-Sarah (sorokin@mit.edu) Maintained: Jessie Stickgold-Sarah Description: While this document is a part of the larger Women's Homepage, there is such a wealth of information on it, that it requires its own listing to fully describe it. There are many varied sources in this single resource, ranging from sexual-gender identity to Madonna's Revenge. There is an emphasis on queer studies which includes a history of homosexuality and numerous articles from magazines. ***************************************************** 5.0 Appendices -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 5.1 Internet Terms Bitnet: an international cooperative of academic systems that connect nearly 2300 hosts in 32 countries. Many listservs reside in Bitnet. FTP (File Transfer Protocol): a high level protocol for transferring files from one computer to another. Anonymous FTP allow file transfer without being a registered user on a particular computer. Gopher: Public domain software that was created by the University of Minnesota which uses a hierarchical menu system that allows the user to navigate through the Internet. Listserv (Listing Service): A typical mailing list to which anyone may subscribe (with only a few exceptions). Any message posted to a listserv is then forwarded to all subscribers. Mosaic: A software interface that acts as a gateway to the World Wide Web that has been developed for Unix and Macinntosh computers. URL (Uniform Resource Locator): A standard for describing where resources are located on the Internet. Usenet: A distributed bulletin board and discussion system which generally requires access to a computer running the Unix operating system. *************************************************** 5.2 Suggested Internet Paper Resources Due to the size and the complexity of finding information the Internet there are numerous paper texts that help when you run into trouble. Our best advice is to find a bookstore with a large computer section and browse through it, since these texts assume differing levels of prexisting knowledge about computers, this is the best way to find one best suited to your needs. We would like to mention a short list that has been helpful to us in our searching. _The Internet Unleashed_. Indianapolis, IN:Sams Publishing, 1994. LaQuey, Tracy. _The Internet Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking_. Reading, MA:Addison-Wesley, 1993. Krol, Ed. _The Whole Internet: User's Guide & Catalog_. Sebastapol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, 1994. Kehoe, Brendan. _Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginnner's Guide_. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:Prentice-Hall, 1993. ******************************************* 5.3 Index Arranged by Tool Gopher Titles Cited and place found within guide: Health Information: 1.1 HealthInfo: 1.2 Women's Health: 1.3 Body Image: 2.1 Dating in the 90's: 2.2.1 Stress: 2.3.1 Women and Alcohol: 3.2.1 Tests (General): 3.3.1 Breast Self Exam: 3.4.1 Fitness: 3.5.1 Nutrition: 3.6.1 HIV/AIDS: 4.1.1 The Pill: 4.2.2 Toxic Shock Snydrome and Tampons: 4.4.1 Sex During Pregnancy: 4.5.1 Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 4.6.1 FTP Sources Cited and their location within the guide: Women's Cancer Resource Center: 3.1.3.1 Usenet Sources Cited and their location within the guide: misc.health.aids: 3.1.1.1 World Wide Web Sources Cited and their location within the guide: Women's Homepage: 1.4 Breast Cancer Information Clearinghouse: 3.1.2.1 Girl's Guide to Condoms: 4.2.1 Gender and Sexuality: 4.7.1 Listserv Sources Cited and their location within the guide: BiFem-L: 2.4.1 CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome): 3.1.4.1 WITSENDO (Endometriosis): 3.1.6 MENOPAUS: 4.3.1 ******************************************* 5.4 Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following people who contributed to the creation of this guide: Sarah Nesbeitt,for the use of her project, Washtenaw County women's organizations home page: http://http2.sils.umich.edu/~tamars/health2.html; Laura Hunt for information on her guide of Women's Studies located on the Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides: http://http2.sils.umich.edu/~lou/chhome.html; Kristen Garlock and Lisa Wood for use of their Film and Video Guide located on the Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides: http://http2.sils.umich.edu/Public/fvl/film.html; also a thank you to all the people who have made women's health resources available on the Internet and who offered support and encouragement on our project; and lastly, a special thanks to Lou Rosenfeld and Joseph Janes for giving us the opportunity to create this resource for women. ***************************************************************** *****************************************************************