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Public Health - General

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
California Centers for Health Improvement
California Department of Health Services 
California Health Decisions 
California State Senate Office of Research
Center for Studying Health System Change 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
Coalition for Healthier Communities 
Families USA
Harvard School of Public Health "Burden of Disease Unit"
Health Canada
Health Enhancement Research Organization (HERO) 
Health Forum
Health Project
Health Promotion Research Network
HealthOnline
Health Resources and Services Administration
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Institute of Health Promotion Research
Intelli-Health
International Healthy Cities Foundation
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine
National Business Coalition on Health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development/California
Orange County Medical Association
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Practical Research Benefiting Children and Youth 
Summex integrated health management
UCI School of Social Ecology
US Department of Health and Human Service, National Center for Health Statistics/CDC
US Department of Health and Human Services
World Health Organization
Zero Population Growth

Professional Journals

American Hospital Association NEWS
American Family Physician
American Journal of Health Behavior 
American Journal of Health Promotion
American Journal of Health Studies 
American Journal of Human Genetics
American Journal of Public Health
American Medical Association publications, including JAMA
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases
Australian Injury Prevention Bulletin
British Journal of Medicine
Emerging Infectious Diseases Online Journal
Full-Text Electronic Journals
Health Education and Behavior
Health Policy and Planning Online
Health Promotion International Online
International Journal of Medicine
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Journal of Injury Prevention
Journal of Rural Health
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Milbank Quarterly
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Neuroscience-Net
New England Journal of Medicine
Pediatrics
Public Health Related Journals
Scientific American
The Future of Children
The Lancet

Chronic Disease - General 

Administration on Aging - Alzheimer's
ALS Association (Lou Gehrig's disease)
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association - Cardiovascular Disease
American Liver Foundation - Cirrhosis
American Lung Assocation - Lung Disease (COPD)
Arthritis Foundation
Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Healthy Eating Active Communities
National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Health - Osteo and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.

Injury Prevention

Child Passenger Safety

AAA-Auto Club
American Academy of Pediatrics
Boosterseat.gov
Buckle Up America
California Office of Traffic Safety
California Dept. of Health Services
Children's Safety Network
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Injury Control Research Network
Institute for Highway Safety
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Kids and Cars
National Center for Injury Prevention & Control
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - "Safe Communities"
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
National Safety Council
Safercar.gov
Safety Belt Safe USA
SAFE KIDS Worldwide
The Prevention Institute
Trauma Foundation
TraumaLink - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Trauma.org - Injury Prevention
4 R Kids Sake

Injury Prevention - General 

Center for Injury Control at Rollins School of Public Health
Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center
Injury Prevention Web
Motorcycle Safety Foundation
Orange County Citizens for the Prevention of Gun Violence
Peace it Together
Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center
The Pacific Center for Violence Prevention

Pedestrian Safety

America WALKs
American Trails
Cornell University Law website has traffic law (including pedestrian laws) for most U.S. states.
Federal Highway Administration Pedestrian Program (Pedestrian Roadshow)
National Center for Bicycling & Walking
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (child pedestrian safety resources)
Partnership for a Walkable America 
Right of Way
Sustrans Safe Routes To Schools Project 
UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Walkable Communities, Inc.

Drowning Prevention 

American Academy of Pediatrics-A Parent's Guide to Water Safety
California Department of Boating and Waterways
Consumer Product Safety Commission- Publications - Child Drowning Prevention
Drowning Fact Sheet
Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center
Orange County Fire Authority -"Children drown without a sound"
Safe Kids Drowning Fact Sheet

Suicide 

American Association of Suicidology (AAS)
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
American Psychological Association
Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP)
Center for Disease Control Suicide Facts
NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health)
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
Suicide Prevention Network Network

Bike Safety 

Bike Helmet Safety Institute
Bike Plan Source
Chainguard Online
Cranium Canyon
League of American Bicyclists
SAFE KIDS - bike safety
Snell Memorial Foundation
World Health Organization Helmet Initiative

Falls 

Centers for Disease Control 
"Preventing falls among seniors"
Home Fall Prevention Checklist for Older Adults (PDF file)

SAFE KIDS - falls

Miscellaneous

Parenting 
American Academy of Pediatrics
Children's Safety Zone
Dr Koop.com
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association
Parent Soup
Parent Time
Parent Zone
Parents Place

Professional Associations 
American Nurses Association/California
American Public Health Association
American Public Health Association - "Public Health Nursing Section"
California Nurses Association
Society for Public Health Education
Southern California Public Health Association

Best Practices 
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