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Previous 10CyberSpace: Online Information about Quality and Safety in Health Carehttp://qhc.bmjjournals.com/misc/echoice2.shtml CyberSpace: Online Information about Quality and Safety in Health CareTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/News_and_Media Overview of cultural factors affecting safer health care, efforts to improve patient-provider communication, and lessons from non-medical research disciplines. Contains links to resources to help patients, practitioners, and policymakers improve quality and safety in health care.
PreviousAmerican Journal of Public Healthhttp://www.ajph.org/ American Journal of Public HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/News_and_Media/Publications Published by the American Public Health Association (APHA).
Random 1Dennis J. Toman, CELA, J.D.http://www.elderlawfirm.com/ Dennis J. Toman, CELA, J.D.Top/Society/Law/Services/Lawyers_and_Law_Firms/Elder_Law/North_America/United_States/North_Carolina Greensboro attorney focusing on Medicaid planning and division of assets.
Random 2CIDRAP Plague Home Pagehttp://www1.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/plague/ CIDRAP Plague Home PageTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Bacterial/Plague Medical overview aimed at clinicians in identifying and treating plague, along with updated news and links related to the disease.
Random 3Enviro Health Environmental Home Inspectionshttp://www.create-your-healthy-home.com Enviro Health Environmental Home InspectionsTop/Science/Environment/Air_Quality/Indoor_Air_Quality/Products_and_Services/Consultants Offers sick building investigations regarding mold, air quality, and electromagnetic fields. Provides healthy home self-help information.
Random 4IVIGhttp://www.atdn.org/access/drugs/ivig.html IVIGTop/Health/Pharmacy/Drugs_and_Medications/I/Immune_Globulin A solution of globulins containing antibodies normally present in adult human blood.(Gamma globulin, immune globulin, intravenous imunoglobulin, Gammagard)
Random 5Medical Equipment Planners-UShttp://www.mep-us.com/ Medical Equipment Planners-USTop/Business/Healthcare/Consulting/M Advises healthcare clients on selection of medical equipment and technology to meet both patient care and budgetary objectives; services include technology assessment, transition management and automated equipment tracking.
NextJournal of Epidemiology and Community Healthhttp://jech.bmjjournals.com/ Journal of Epidemiology and Community HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/News_and_Media/Publications Monthly international journal encompassing numerous aspects of epidemiology and public health.
Next 10World Health Organization Publicationshttp://www.who.int/dsa/ World Health Organization PublicationsTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/News_and_Media/Publications Publications issued by WHO and covers topics important to international public health.
Random 1Arthur Murray Dance Studiohttp://www.texdance.com Arthur Murray Dance StudioTop/Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Ballroom/Education/Studios Austin, Texas. Information regarding current calendar, employment, newsletter, photos, FAQs, getting started, finding music, dance trivia, health and fitness, wedding programs, and contact information.
Random 4MesoRx: Clomiphene Citrate (Clomid)http://www.mesomorphosis.com/steroid-profiles/clomid.htm MesoRx: Clomiphene Citrate (Clomid)Top/Health/Pharmacy/Drugs_and_Medications/C/Clomiphene An article on the usefulness of clomiphene as an anti-estrogen for male bodybuilders and endurance athletes.
Random 4Davenport Medical Businesshttp://mypeoplepc.com/members/ltdavenport/davenportmedicalbusiness/ Davenport Medical BusinessTop/Business/Financial_Services/Medical_Billing Medical billing service offering full practice management.
Next 70Johns Hopkins: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Carehttp://www.hopkins-lungs.org/ Johns Hopkins: Division of Pulmonary and Critical CareTop/Health/Nursing/Specialties/Critical_Care Offers education and research related to pulmonary medicine. Site features clinical programs relating to various lung diseases and provides a definition, evaluation, treatment, research, and educational material for each.
Previous 70Children's Eliminates Powdered Gloves From Operating and Recovery Roomshttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/media_center/newsreleases/1999/11899.asp Children's Eliminates Powdered Gloves From Operating and Recovery RoomsTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid/Allergic_Reactions Information on latex allergic responses which can range from mild skin irritation to life-threatening anaphylactic shock. From the Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Next 170Tulane University School of Medicine: Acid-Base Tutorialhttp://www.acid-base.com/ Tulane University School of Medicine: Acid-Base TutorialTop/Health/Nursing/Students Includes physiology and treatment, and the history of arterial blood gas analysis.
Previous 170Malariahttp://www.vnh.org/Malaria/Malaria.html MalariaTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Tropical_Health A Navy Medical Department pocket guide and technical manual for malaria prevention and control.
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Previous 270Southern Tier Regional Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.strems.org/index.html Southern Tier Regional Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring regional EMS system for Chemung, Schuyler and Steuben counties in the Southern Tier of New York.
Other resource N0 Alabama Department of Public Health EMS Divisionhttp://www.adph.org/ems/ Alabama Department of Public Health EMS DivisionTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Includes events, news, rules, exams, links, staff, programs and refresher Courses.
Other resource N1 Wyoming Office of Emergency Medical Services and Injury Controlhttp://wdhfs.state.wy.us/ems/ Wyoming Office of Emergency Medical Services and Injury ControlTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Provides oversight and assistance to EMS with training, certifications, licensing and regulation and coordination with many statewide medical services.
Other resource N2 The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systemshttp://miemss.umaryland.edu/ The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services SystemsTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils The lead organization responsible for coordinating the statewide emergency medical services (EMS) system.
Other resource N3 Indiana Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.state.in.us/sema/ems/ Indiana Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Maintains the certification of Indiana's EMS providers, vehicles and sponsoring hospitals, provides technical assistance to local communities concerning local EMS systems and investigates complaints involving ambulance services or personnel.
Other resource N4 Big Medicinehttp://www.bigmedicine.ca/ Big MedicineTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/News_and_Media Online news digest providing medical related news from around the world. Includes other news related to politics, business, managed care, biology, science, technology and education.
Other resource N5 Medic8http://www.medic8.com/MedicalNews.htm Medic8Top/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/News_and_Media Includes a list of regularly updated articles and alerts for medical professionals from other online news providers.
Other resource N6 Bates College EMShttp://abacus.bates.edu/people/orgs/ems/ Bates College EMSTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders All volunteer, non-transport emergency medical service serving the Bates College campus. Site includes service description, statistics, member and contact information, and pictures.
Other resource N7 Cornell University Emergency Medical Servicehttp://cuems.cornell.edu Cornell University Emergency Medical ServiceTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Student run EMS serving the Cornell community. Site includes community announcements, contact and membership information, photo gallery, and description of activities.
Other resource N8 Rice University Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.ruf.rice.edu/~rems/ Rice University Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Basic life support, non-transport agency. Include history, operations, statistics, contact information, and EMS education.
Other resource N9 Illini Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://hobbes.ncsa.uiuc.edu/IEMS/ Illini Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders News and information about the EMS student organization affiliated with the Department of Risk Management.
Other resource N10 Western Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.wiu.edu/users/miemt/ Western Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Non-transport agency serving Western Illinois University. Includes overview, how to join, services, members, and officers.
Other resource N11 Amherst College Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.amherst.edu/~acems/ Amherst College Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders All volunteer student team that provides non-transport care on campus. Includes overview, personnel, how to join, statistics, and training.
Other resource N12 Indiana University Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://php.indiana.edu/~iuems/ Indiana University Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Includes overview, officers, events, membership, and pictures.
Other resource N13 Radford University Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.radford.edu/~ruems/ Radford University Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Advanced life support first responders in western Virginia. Includes history, newsletter, members, pictures, and links.
Other resource N14 Tufts University Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.tufts.edu/central/pubsafe/ems/tems/index.html Tufts University Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Providing initial emergency care on campus. Includes overview, how to join, classes, and request form for events.
Other resource N15 STAT Responsehttp://www.geocities.com/firems45/ STAT ResponseTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Offers first aid, CPR instruction and on-site emergency medical response for events.
Other resource N16 Emergency Medical Response Teamhttp://members.aol.com/Spomed1/index.html Emergency Medical Response TeamTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders General Motors Service Parts Operations in Flint, Michigan. Includes an interactive quiz, links, and other information.
Other resource N17 University of South Carolina - First Responderhttp://www.uscfr.net University of South Carolina - First ResponderTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders First response medical care on campus. Includes team description, news, events, education, and contact information
Other resource N18 EMSVillage.comhttp://www.emsvillage.com/ EMSVillage.comTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Chats_and_Forums An online community for emergency medical professionals. Features daily related news, message forums, links directory, and educational articles.
Other resource N19 National Fire and Rescuehttp://www.nfrmag.com National Fire and RescueTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/News_and_Media A quarterly magazine including content for fire and emergency medical professionals.
Other resource N20 Country Health Profiles - Pan American Health Organizationhttp://www.paho.org/english/country.htm Country Health Profiles - Pan American Health OrganizationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Statistics Data and analysis on health and related sociological factors in the nations of the Americas.
Other resource N21 Safety and Health Statisticshttp://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/osha/shstats.htm Safety and Health StatisticsTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Statistics The statistics unit provides information on workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities that occur in Connecticut.
Other resource N22 World Health Organization Statistical Information Systemhttp://www.who.int/whosis/ World Health Organization Statistical Information SystemTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Statistics Health and health-related statistical information.
Other resource N23 Bacterial Foodborne Disease: Medical Costs and Productivity Losseshttp://www.ers.usda.gov/epubs/pdf/aer741/ Bacterial Foodborne Disease: Medical Costs and Productivity LossesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Statistics Report from the US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. "Microbial pathogens in food cause an estimated 6.5-33 million cases of human illness and up to 9,000 deaths in the United States each year."
Other resource N24 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQhttp://www.ahcpr.gov/ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Policy_and_Regulation Formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.
Other resource N25 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentationhttp://www.aami.org Association for the Advancement of Medical InstrumentationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Policy_and_Regulation Provides multidisciplinary leadership and programs that enhance the ability of the professions, health care institutions, and industry to understand, develop, manage, and use medical instrumentation and related technologies safely and effectively.
Other resource N26 Medical Outcomes Trusthttp://www.outcomes-trust.org/ Medical Outcomes TrustTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Policy_and_Regulation Dedicated to improving health and health care by promoting the science of outcomes measurement, and the development, evaluation and distribution of standardized, high quality instruments that measure health and the outcomes of medical care. Includes online publications.
Other resource N27 International Association of Health Policyhttp://www.healthp.org/ International Association of Health PolicyTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Policy_and_Regulation International network of scholars, health workers and activists with the aim of promoting the scientific analysis of public health issues.
Other resource N28 Healthy Public Policy at MJSahl Consultinghttp://home.earthlink.net/%7ehealthypublicpolicy/ Healthy Public Policy at MJSahl ConsultingTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Policy_and_Regulation Provides consulting assistance for health care management and public health; services include management and administrative support, needs assessment, literature reviews, research analysis, and grant writing assistance.
Other resource N29 International Federation of Tropical Medicinehttp://www.iftm.org/ International Federation of Tropical MedicineTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Tropical_Health The organization was found to coordinate and facilitate the exchange of information among national tropical medicine societies.
Other resource N30 Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseaseshttp://hml.org/WWW/tropical.html Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseasesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Tropical_Health Links to organizations, references and government resources.
Other resource N31 ITG (Institute of Tropical Medicine) Libraryhttp://lib.itg.be/bibhome.htm ITG (Institute of Tropical Medicine) LibraryTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Tropical_Health Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, the Library. Antwerpen, Belgium. Specialized in tropical medicine and international health, epidemiology, infectious and parasitic diseases, microbiology and other disciplines.
Other resource N32 Tropical Medicine Internet Resourceshttp://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/about/LibraryInternetResources.htm Tropical Medicine Internet ResourcesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Tropical_Health Links arranged by subject. Hosted by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Other resource N33 Rural Healthcare in Nebraskahttp://net.unl.edu/swi/pers/rhospital.html Rural Healthcare in NebraskaTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health Rural hospitals: fighting for survival.
Other resource N34 Institute of Rural Healthhttp://www.rural-health.ac.uk/ Institute of Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health Based in Wales, United Kingdom and working with professionals, communities, academic bodies and service organisations to optimise the health of rural communities. Publications, support programmes and research projects.
Other resource N35 WWAMI Rural Health Research Centerhttp://www.fammed.washington.edu/wwamirhrc/ WWAMI Rural Health Research CenterTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health The Center's focus is to perform policy-oriented research on issues related to rural health care. (WWAMI=Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho).
Other resource N36 National Farm Medicine Centerhttp://research.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/ National Farm Medicine CenterTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health Not-for-profit program studying disease and injury in farmers, ranchers and others in industries related to agriculture.
Other resource N37 Rural and Remote Mental Health Servicehttp://www.users.bigpond.com/telemed/index.html Rural and Remote Mental Health ServiceTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health Providing specialist psychiatric and counselling support to country areas of South Australia, with details of staff and publications.
Other resource N38 Rural and Remote Health in Australiahttp://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/rural_health/ Rural and Remote Health in AustraliaTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health A project of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, examining inadequate, inaccessible and diminishing health services. Provides a summary of community feedback, with details of funding and recommendations.
Other resource N39 Australian Rural Health Education Networkhttp://www.arhen.org.au/ Australian Rural Health Education NetworkTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Co-ordinating the activities of university departments of rural health, with details of publications and projects.
Other resource N40 Combined Universities Centre for Rural Healthhttp://www.cucrh.uwa.edu.au/ Combined Universities Centre for Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Run by three universities in Western Australia and providing regional opportunities for further education in this field. Features details of student placements and research support.
Other resource N41 Monash University: School of Rural Healthhttp://www.med.monash.edu.au/mrh/ Monash University: School of Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Providing undergraduate and postgraduate education in country areas of Victoria, Australia, with details of placements and research opportunities.
Other resource N42 Rural Health Education Foundationhttp://www.rhef.com.au/ Rural Health Education FoundationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Australian not-for-profit charitable organisation delivering live interactive television education to rural and remote health professionals.
Other resource N43 University of Newcastle: Department of Rural Healthhttp://www.newcastle.edu.au/faculty/health/initiatives/rhi/ University of Newcastle: Department of Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Aims to provide educational opportunities for health professionals, improve the standard of indigenous health care and promote inter-disciplinary research and development. Includes map of coverage area in New South Wales, Australia.
Other resource N44 Appalachian Regional Healthcarehttp://www.arh.org/ Appalachian Regional HealthcareTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations Private, not-for-profit health care system serving rural, central Appalachian mountain communities in Kentucky and West Virginia which includes hospitals, clinics, home health care agencies and stores, and other related health services.
Other resource N45 Franklin Community Health Networkhttp://www.fchn.org/ Franklin Community Health NetworkTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations Located in the scenic western mountains of Maine, FCHN is a locally controlled, nonprofit, integrated network of rural health-care providers.
Other resource N46 Minnesota Center for Rural Healthhttp://www.ruralcenter.org/mcrh/ Minnesota Center for Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations Support community based strategies to ensure access to quality health services for rural and underserved citizens.
Other resource N47 National Rural Health Associationhttp://www.nrharural.org/ National Rural Health AssociationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations A national membership organization whose mission is to improve the health and health care of rural Americans and to provide leadership on rural issues through advocacy, communications, education and research. The NRHA is a nonprofit association headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with a government affairs office in Washington, D.C.
Other resource N48 Pennsylvania Office of Rural Healthhttp://porh.cas.psu.edu/ Pennsylvania Office of Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations The mission of the Office is to improve the health of rural communities and their residents throughout the Commonwealth by implementing numerous objectives.
Other resource N49 Rural Healthhttp://www.ruralhealth.gov.au/ Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations An Australian Government resource for health professionals, service providers, rural communities and consumers, with information on support services, educational programmes and research projects.
Other resource N50 Rural Information Center Health Servicehttp://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/richs/ Rural Information Center Health ServiceTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations Joint project of the Office of Rural Health Policy, Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Agricultural Library (NAL), United States Department of Agriculture. Operating as part of NAL's Rural Information Center (RIC), RICHS collects and disseminates information on rural health issues.
Other resource N51 Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Healthhttp://www.pitt.edu/~super1/ Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet and Global HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Epidemiology This course is designed to provide an overview on epidemiology and the Internet for medical and health related students around the world based on the concept of Global Health Network University and Hypertext Comic Books.
Other resource N52 Public Health Genetics Unithttp://www.phgu.org.uk Public Health Genetics UnitTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Epidemiology Information about advances in genetics and their impact on public health medicine and the prevention of disease.
Other resource N53 NewsRx Report Series on Preventive Medicine Epidemiology Researchhttp://www.newsrx.net/partialreports/newsrx_current_quarterly_report_on_preventive_medicine_epidemiology.htm NewsRx Report Series on Preventive Medicine Epidemiology ResearchTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Epidemiology/Journals Information and news on series of monthly, quarterly, and yearly fee based reports.
Other resource N54 University of Alabama, Birmingham - Department of Epidemiology and International Healthhttp://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=7946 University of Alabama, Birmingham - Department of Epidemiology and International HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Epidemiology/Education Providing information on programs, international health programs, faculty, catalog/academic calendar, and an extensive index and search feature.
Other resource N55 Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario - Department of Community Health and Epidemiologyhttp://meds.queensu.ca/medicine/comhepi/ Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario - Department of Community Health and EpidemiologyTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Epidemiology/Education Includes information on graduate programs, about the School of Graduate Studies, affiliated research groups, seminars and conferences and other resources of interest.
Other resource N56 CDC Public Health Image Library - PHILhttp://phil.cdc.gov/ CDC Public Health Image Library - PHILTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/History An extensive collection of still images, image sets, and multimedia files related to public health.
Other resource N57 U.S. Department of Health and Human Serviceshttp://www.hhs.gov/about/hhshist.html U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/History Historical highlights.
Other resource N58 Andrew Balfour of Khartoumhttp://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/abofkrt.html Andrew Balfour of KhartoumTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/History The career of this pioneer of tropical medicine. Vintage photographs and links are also included.
Other resource N59 Clendening History of Medicine Library: Nightingale Lettershttp://clendening.kumc.edu/dc/fn/ Clendening History of Medicine Library: Nightingale LettersTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/History Exhibition of photographs and letters of Florence Nightingale pertaining to the history of nursing
Other resource N60 Emergency and First Aid - HealthWorld Onlinehttp://www.healthy.net/clinic/firstaid/ Emergency and First Aid - HealthWorld OnlineTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid Listing of common injuries and first aid treatment recommendations.
Other resource N61 First Aid Preparedness Examhttp://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/havlicek/1st_Aid008.html First Aid Preparedness ExamTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid A triage of first aid questions intended to educate and re-enforce understanding of life saving information relative to emergency medical assistance and the scout badge requirements.
Other resource N62 Kidshealth - CPRhttp://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/cpr.html Kidshealth - CPRTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid/CPR Article for parents providing instruction on performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on children.
Other resource N63 DrKoop.com: Medical Encyclopedia: Bleedinghttp://www.drkoop.com/ency/article/000045.htm DrKoop.com: Medical Encyclopedia: BleedingTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid/Severe_Bleeding Bleeding explained from the Medical Encyclopedia at drkoop.com.
Other resource N64 Children's Eliminates Powdered Gloves From Operating and Recovery Roomshttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/media_center/newsreleases/1999/11899.asp Children's Eliminates Powdered Gloves From Operating and Recovery RoomsTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid/Allergic_Reactions Information on latex allergic responses which can range from mild skin irritation to life-threatening anaphylactic shock. From the Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Other resource N65 Institute of Child Health: Guidelines and Treatment of Anaphylaxis Factsheethttp://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/factsheets/diseases_conditions/guidelines_anaphylaxis/ Institute of Child Health: Guidelines and Treatment of Anaphylaxis FactsheetTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid/Allergic_Reactions Parent's guide includes a chart comparing mild to severe reactions, the use of antihistamines, inhalers, and epinephrine, and other emergency measures to take until medical help arrives.
Other resource N66 10 Health Tips a Youth Baseball Coach Should Knowhttp://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/news/baseball.3.11.html 10 Health Tips a Youth Baseball Coach Should KnowTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid/Recreation_and_Sports_Injuries Prevention and first aid information. From Kids Source Online.
Other resource N67 National Association of Community Health Centershttp://www.nachc.com/ National Association of Community Health CentersTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Community_Health National organization which provides services and technical assistance to health centers in support of their mission to provide health care services to the poor and medically underserved.
Other resource N68 Community Health Project - Muskegonhttp://www.mchp.org/ Community Health Project - MuskegonTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Community_Health Information on children's programs, health, and educational resources for the community of Muskegon, West Michigan.
Other resource N69 Managing Community Health Serviceshttp://erc.msh.org/chs/index.htm Managing Community Health ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Community_Health A resource for those working at the community level to improve health. Tools, discussion boards and related links.
Other resource N70 Health-Related Quality of Life, CDChttp://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/hrqol Health-Related Quality of Life, CDCTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Community_Health Information about CDC's use of health-related quality of life measures to track population health and identify health disparities in population subgroups, and in state and local communities.
Other resource N71 Club Health - Public Health Informationhttp://www.clubhealth.org.uk Club Health - Public Health InformationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Community_Health Club Health shares research, policy and practice on health and nightlife. It carries out original research, develops public health information and promotes best practice through an international conference every two years.
Other resource N72 Colorado Healthy People 2010http://www.secahec.org/artman/publish/The_Colorado_Healthy_Trusts_People_2010_Initiative.shtml Colorado Healthy People 2010Top/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Community_Health Promotes wellness with over 100 community-based health programs aimed at providing Coloradoans with tools to help them prevent illness and death.
Other resource N73 Jag Mobilehttp://www.subr.edu/suson/managecenter.htm Jag MobileTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Community_Health/Mobile_Health_Clinics The School of Nursing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA provides health promotion and disease prevention services to the medically underserved throughout the area. Includes details of outreach programs.
Other resource N74 The Children's Health Fundhttp://www.childrenshealthfund.org/ The Children's Health FundTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Community_Health/Mobile_Health_Clinics A national pediatric mobile program supporting direct health services and public education programs in disadvantaged rural and urban communities. Details of individual programs and funding. Based in New York, USA.
Other resource N75 St. Joseph Community Health Clinics & Programshttp://www.stjosephhealth.org/services/medical_access.htm St. Joseph Community Health Clinics & ProgramsTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Community_Health/Mobile_Health_Clinics Providing medical, dental and mental health services, as well as health education and prevention, and in-home primary care to low income, underserved populations. Service and contact details. Sonoma County, California, USA. [English and Spanish]
Other resource N76 Vaccine Identification Standards Initiative (VISI)http://www.cdc.gov/nip/visi/ Vaccine Identification Standards Initiative (VISI)Top/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Disease_Control_and_Prevention/Immunizations Uniform guidelines and resources for vaccine packaging, labeling, and recording to enhance the safety of vaccination and the accuracy and convenience of transferring vaccine identifying information into medical records and immunization registries.
Other resource N77 The Fleet Street Clinichttp://www.fleetstreetclinic.com/ The Fleet Street ClinicTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Disease_Control_and_Prevention/Immunizations/Travelers A specialist travel clinic in the UK. Resources on vaccine recommendations, Malaria, travel medicine news.
Other resource N78 Passport Healthhttp://www.passporthealthhouston.com/ Passport HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Disease_Control_and_Prevention/Immunizations/Travelers Houston-based travel immunization service. Service list and contact information.
Other resource N79 TravelMedCare New Yorkhttp://www.travelmedcare.com/ TravelMedCare New YorkTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Disease_Control_and_Prevention/Immunizations/Travelers Offices in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Information on international travel medicine and vaccination services to those intending to travel overseas.
Other resource N80 Tropical Medical Bureauhttp://tmb.exodus.ie/exodus/ Tropical Medical BureauTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Disease_Control_and_Prevention/Immunizations/Travelers Vaccination information for the international traveller, from an Ireland tropical medicine clinic.

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