Internet Resources in Public Health

Government Sites: Local, State, Federal & International

Local

State

• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials - Lists state health agencies available on the Internet and provides seminars on various current health topics.
• California Air Resources Board - Site lists information for all divisions of the ARB including the Comliance Division, Monitoring & Laboratory Division, Research Division, and Mobile Source Operations. Also provided is access to a directory of California local Air Pollution Control Districts, some of which are accessable via the web.
• California Department of Health Services - Background information on the California Department of Health Services and its agencies. The site also lists press releases, DHS Fact Sheets, and CDC Disease Fact Sheets.
• California Department of Industrial Relations - This site covers Occupational Health and Safety boards, commissions, publications, an ergonomics proposal, labor laws, statistics, research, etc.
• California Department of Pesticide Regulation - The site includes the department's state strategic plan, DPR publications, fact sheets, and regulatory notices. It also provides access to the DPR pesticide-related Oracle databases: Chemical Ingredients Database, Product/Label Database, DPR People Locator, and the USEPA Product Registration and Pesticide Chemcial databases.
• California Health Information for Policy Project -- CHIPP - This agency provides information on future health information systems in California and has produced the California Health Database Inventory, which contains descriptive information on over 125 databases currently maintained by 10 health and welfare agencies, programs, or departments.
• Demographic Research Unit - Provides demographic research and analysis, produces current population estimates, future projections of population and school enrollment, and disseminates census data. There is also a list of publishers available.
• Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment - This California EPA site provides full text of Risk Assessment documents, the Toxics Directory, California Cancer Potency Factors, as well as other documents and agency information.
• Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development - One of the 12 departments fo the California Health and Welfare Agency. Provides contact and program information, including e-mail contacts. Also provides definitions of various state health occupations.
• Oregon Health Plan Policy and Research - Covers the Oregon Health Plan and priority list for healthcare services.

Federal

• Administration on Aging (AoA) - Includes information on:
  • Older Americans Act Reauthorization
  • Aging Network
  • Eldercare Locator
  • Statistical Information on Older Persons
  • National Aging Information Center
• Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research - Lists research activities of the agency including areas such as women's health, managed care, use of computers. Also listed are Clinical Practice Guidelines and Medical Effectiveness Program.
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) - Searchable database of ATSDR documents and the internet HAZDAT database. Also includes state maps of hazardous sites, information on conferences, job apportuniteis, etc.
• AIDS Fact Sheet
• Bureau of the Census - Offers health statistics from several sources. Use the Subject A-Z menu to find health topics such as aging, fertility, health insurance, etc.
  • Statistical Abstract (U.S. Census Bureau)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - Provides regional information as well as national. Covers the latest news releases on unemployment, living conditions, wages, and employment projections.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Covers travelers health information, the latest disease outbreaks and vaccine recommendations; complete information about the CDC including funding, statistics, and publications. CDC Wonder, which is searchable, and provides direct access to CDC reports, guidelines and numeric public health data, is available through this site.
  • 1998 Guidelines for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Community-Based Environmental Protection - A comprehensive network of community-based environmental protection activities within EPA and other related governmental and non-governmental organizations.
• Department of Energy's Technical Information Service - Lists publications by the DOE's Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) Technical Information Services, including regulatory codes and standards. Lists other Web sites, including the Fire Protection Program and ES&H databases available.
• Department of Health and Human Services - Provides information on the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), consumer information, descriptions of DHHS agencies and links to these agencies. The What's New section covers current news items and the site has searching capabilities.
• Health Resources and Services Administration - Covers health manpower statistics, hospital facilities information, etc.
• HIV/AIDS Resources
• Indian Health Service - An agency of Public Health Service.
• Internet FDA - This government produced site covers foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. Information is linked under such categories as FDA News, Foods, Human Drugs, Biologics, Medical Devices/Radiological Health, Animal Drugs, Cosmetics, Field Operations/Imports, and Toxicology. The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) provides the FDA Drug Approvals List and regulatory guidelines. Mirror Site.
• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - Provides access to NCHS information. Agency news releases, fact sheets, unpublished data, and available NCHS products are among the resources to be found here.
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Includes information on the National Toxicology Program and abstracts of Environmental Health Perspectives
• National Institutes of Health - Provides access to the NIH Search Engine, the PDQ Database, NIH Office of AIDS Research, the Women's Health Institute, the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, and NIH Clinical Alerts.
• National Toxicology Program - Publications listed include full texts and search capabilities for the 7th Annual Report on Carcinogens, abstracts for long term carcinogen studies, short term toxicity studies, immunotoxicity studies and reproductive studies. Testing information is also included.
• NIOSH, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - The site includes recent NIOSH Alerts, occupational safety and health profiles for the 50 states, and the Compendium of Occupational and Environmental Questionnaires. It also provides access to several databases: Manual of Analytical Methods, Pocket Guide to Chemical Substances, RTECS, and the National Agricultural Safety Database.
• OAR Air Links from the USEPA Office of Air and Radiation - Through this site EPA's proposed new ozone and particulate matter air quality standards may be found. Access to a number of other air quality information resouces is available here as well.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Covers agency publications including fact sheets, Industrial Hygiene and Asbestos Standards; Federal Register Notices & Standards. Statistics, data and technical information are also provided. There are links to other Safety & Health Internet sites.
• PREVLINE: Prevention Online
• Social Statistics Briefing Room (SSBR) - See White House Social Statistics Briefing Room.
• Statistical Abstract (U.S. Census Bureau).
• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Researchers and Scientists - Includes environmental test methods and guidelines, regulatory informaton and research programs. Also included is information on the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996.
• White House Social Statistics Briefing Room - Health section covers government tables and charts on vital statistics, health services, prevention and risk, and health expenditures.
• The Year 2000 Issue: Implications for Public Health Information and Surveillance Systems - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention White Paper - May 1996.

International

• International Agency for Research on Cancer - IARC's mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. The agency is involved in both epidemiological and laboratory research and dissemination of scientific information.
• Pan American World Health Organization - Covers Country Health Profiles for all nations in the Americas and also lists publications available.
• United Nations International Drug Control Programme
• U.S. Agency for International Development - Covers Demographic Health Surveys by country, HIV/AIDS global program, Dialog from the XI International AIDS conference, 1996.
• World Health Organization - Includes the Weekly Epidemiological Record, the Statistical Information System, World Health Report, and International Travel and Health.