AMWA Position Paper: Tobacco Control and Prevention

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Previous 270Frances Perkins.org: Teachers and Social Securityhttp://teachers.francesperkins.org Frances Perkins.org: Teachers and Social SecurityTop/Society/Law/Legal_Information/Social_Security_Law What are the two laws that reduce Social Security benefits for many public employees, including many school teachers? FAQs about quarters, Medicare eligibility.
Other resource N0 Michigan Bureau of Health Serviceshttp://www.cis.state.mi.us/free/ Michigan Bureau of Health ServicesTop/Society/Law/Legal_Information/Legal_Practice/Resources/Public_Records/Licenses Searchable database of licenses and disciplinary actions for health care professionals and veterinarians.
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Other resource N2 Injured Workers for Changehttp://www.injuredworkers4change.org/ Injured Workers for ChangeTop/Society/Law/Legal_Information/Workers'_Compensation Investigating alleged legal abuse, medical fraud, and unlawful retaliation toward workers in the workers compensation system.
Other resource N3 Northern Territory - NT WorkSafe: Workers' Compensationhttp://www.nt.gov.au/deet/worksafe/comp_rehab/ Northern Territory - NT WorkSafe: Workers' CompensationTop/Society/Law/Legal_Information/Workers'_Compensation/Government_Agencies/Australia Works with employers and employees to ensure injured workers have access to medical, pharmaceutical, rehabilitation costs and income support.
Other resource N4 Newfoundland and Labrador - Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC)http://www.whscc.nf.ca/ Newfoundland and Labrador - Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC)Top/Society/Law/Legal_Information/Workers'_Compensation/Government_Agencies/Canada An employer-funded no fault insurance system that promotes safe and healthy workplaces, provides return-to-work programs and fair compensation.
Other resource N5 Alabama Department of Industrial Relations: Workers' Compensationhttp://dir.alabama.gov/wc/ Alabama Department of Industrial Relations: Workers' CompensationTop/Society/Law/Legal_Information/Workers'_Compensation/Government_Agencies/United_States Ensures proper payment of benefits to employees injured on the job and encourages safety in the work place. Includes sections for insurance coverage, ombudsman, and medical.
Other resource N6 Body Structure and Conception of Man in Ancient Egyptian Arthttp://www.ancient-egypt.de/ Body Structure and Conception of Man in Ancient Egyptian ArtTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Ancient/Africa/Egypt Articles on medicine and body structure in art.
Other resource N7 Spanish American Warhttp://www.spanamwar.com/ Spanish American WarTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Nineteenth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/Spanish-American_War Covers all aspects of the war, such as battles, people, and the home front. Music, medicine, weapons, genealogy, veterans, Theodore Roosevelt, Cruiser Olympia, and Manila Bay Santiago.
Other resource N8 Health Physics Historical Instrumentation Museum Collectionhttp://www.orau.com/ptp/museumdirectory.htm Health Physics Historical Instrumentation Museum CollectionTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Twentieth_Century/Atomic_Age Online tour of the museums holdings in the area of health physics including a large selection of radioactive quack cures, dosimeters, geiger-mueller counters, fluoroscopes used to fit shoes, and x-ray apparatus. Early in the century many health claims were made for radioactive substances and apparatus.
Other resource N9 Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VC and Bar, MC, RAMChttp://www.chavasse.u-net.com/chavasse.html Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, VC and Bar, MC, RAMCTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Twentieth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/World_War_I/Personalities The story of Captain Chavasse, a medical officer with the 10th (Liverpool Scottish) Battalion, the Kings Liverpool Regiment.
Other resource N10 Richard Irving Dacrehttp://www.zip.com.au/~lnbdds/home/dacre/index.html Richard Irving DacreTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Twentieth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/World_War_I/Personalities/Personal_Accounts The memoirs of Lt. Colonel Richard Dacre of the Royal Army Medical Corps, covering his service on the Western Front.
Other resource N11 Combat Support in Koreahttp://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/korea/22_1_int.htm Combat Support in KoreaTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Twentieth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/Korean_War/Land_Forces A report on the role of combat support units in Korea. Covers the Corps of Engineers as well as transportations, logistics, signals, medics, ordnance and security units.
Other resource N12 Medica: The Society for the Study of Healing in the Middle Ageshttp://www.umm.maine.edu/medica/ Medica: The Society for the Study of Healing in the Middle AgesTop/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Middle_Ages/Daily_Life University of Maine hosts the pages of this society interested in medicine in medieval times. Includes an extensive bibliography, related links and an events list.
Other resource N13 (Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture)http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/vatican/toc.html (Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture)Top/Society/History/By_Region/Europe/Renaissance This project involves the creation of a hypertext archive of narratives, medical consilia, governmental records, religious and spiritual writings and images documenting the arrival, impact and response to the problem of epidemic disease in Western Europe between 1348 and 1530.
Other resource N14 Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewskahttp://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/zakrzews.html Marie Elizabeth ZakrzewskaTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Women DistinguishedWomen.com biography of an instructor at the New England Female Medical College who convinced the Board of Lady Managers to open a new teaching hospital.
Other resource N15 Medical History of President John Adamshttp://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g02.htm Medical History of President John AdamsTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Presidents/Adams,_John Describes medical background of President John Adams.
Other resource N16 Medical History of President James Monroehttp://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g05.htm Medical History of President James MonroeTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Presidents/Monroe,_James Reviews the medical history of America's 5th President.
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Other resource N18 Civil War Medicinehttp://www.civilwarmedicine.aphillcsa.com/ Civil War MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War Includes descriptions of a typical amputation and the soft lead Minie bullets that made them necessary, duties of the Confederate Dental Service, and regulations of the Union ambulance corps.
Other resource N19 Civil War Nurseshttp://www.edinborough.com/Life/AtFront/Nurses.html Civil War NursesTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/Wars/Civil_War/Women The nurses and the medical departments on both sides of the Civil War played an important part in the life of injured soldiers. Covers the role of nurses in the war, including essays, photographs, and letters.
Other resource N20 Sickness and Death in the Old Southhttp://www.tngenweb.org/darkside/ Sickness and Death in the Old SouthTop/Society/History/By_Region/North_America/United_States/South About causes of death, old-time medical terms, and funerary and burial customs in the 19th century.
Other resource N21 Imperial College London - Centre for the History of Science Technology and Medicinehttp://www.hstm.ic.ac.uk/ Imperial College London - Centre for the History of Science Technology and MedicineTop/Society/History/Academic_Departments/United_Kingdom/England Graduate and undergraduate programs, faculty list, London area resources.
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Other resource N23 Yale Library: History of Science, Technology, and Medicinehttp://info.med.yale.edu/library/sir/history.html Yale Library: History of Science, Technology, and MedicineTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Engineering_and_Technology Links to many types of resources
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Other resource N27 David Grovehttp://mywebpage.netscape.com/davidigrove/DavidGrove.htm David GroveTop/Society/History/By_Topic/Science/Medicine Dr. Grove is the author of "A Human History of Helminthology", "Strongyloidiasis: a major roundworm infection of man" and "Alternative Medicine: fact or fiction?".
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Other resource N45 Photographs for Mental Health Care Reform: The Maryland State Care Campaign, 1908-1910http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/sc5400/sc5492/html/almshouse.html Photographs for Mental Health Care Reform: The Maryland State Care Campaign, 1908-1910Top/Society/History/By_Topic/Social_History/Health This online exhibition traces the Maryland State Lunacy Commission's successful campaign to transfer the mentally ill from county almshouses into state hospitals. Photographs played a key role in the passage of new laws.
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Other resource N48 Get The Facts NYhttp://www.getthefactsny.org Get The Facts NYTop/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education Supports medically accurate and age-appropriate sex education for New York State youth. Includes information on and for parents, teachers, teens, clergy, and policymakers.
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Other resource N50 What is Healthy Love?http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7783/healthy_love.htm What is Healthy Love?Top/Society/Sexuality/Sex_Education/Abstinence-Only 36 questions and answers on practicing abstinence.
Other resource N51 VamTantra.Comhttp://www.vamtantra.com VamTantra.ComTop/Society/Sexuality/Tantra Offers introduction to tantric spiritual awakenings, tantra shop list, spiritual medicine, and spiritual clubs.
Other resource N52 Masturbation from a Christian Perspectivehttp://www.religioustolerance.org/masturba.htm Masturbation from a Christian PerspectiveTop/Society/Sexuality/Masturbation An overview of Evangelical, liberal Christian, and medical viewpoints.
Other resource N53 The Sexual Health infoCenterhttp://www.sexhealth.org/ The Sexual Health infoCenterTop/Society/Sexuality/News An information center and store combined to provide sexual health information and products. Features in the infoCenter are the Guide to Better Sex, Guide to Safer Sex, STDs File (including Chlamydia, AIDS, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Crabs, and Hepatitis), Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Issues, Sex and Aging, and Sexual Dysfuntions. Sex Survey, Sex Tip of the Week, and Sex Advice features.
Other resource N54 Recognizing Healthy and Unhealthy Sexual Development in Childrenhttp://www.selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/child_behavior/sexdev.html Recognizing Healthy and Unhealthy Sexual Development in ChildrenTop/Society/Sexuality/Children_and_Adolescents Article examining what is "normal" sexual development and behavior in children and teenagers, and which behaviors might signal that a child is a victim of sexual abuse, or acting in a sexually aggressive manner towards others. By Dr. Phil Rich.
Other resource N55 The Center For Sexual Healthhttp://www.centerforsexualhealth.com The Center For Sexual HealthTop/Society/Sexuality/Sexology/Sex_Therapy A group practice of sex therapists and physicians offering evaluation and treatment for a wide range of sexual and sexually related problems, and for the enhancement of sexual health. Offices in North Carolina.
Other resource N56 Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interactionhttp://hsc.virginia.edu/csmhi/ Center for the Study of Mind and Human InteractionTop/Society/Issues/Peace/Peace_Studies An interdisciplinary center that practices "preventive medicine" in the widest sense, CSMHI studies large-group dynamics and issues such as ethnic tension, war, peace, and diplomacy. Recent and upcoming events, faculty, and history of group.
Other resource N57 Medical Researchhttp://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/online/research/index.html Medical ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection Articles and links concerning fraudulent and unscientific practices in medical research and product safety testing, including many about the use of animals. From Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Research. New South Wales, Australia.
Other resource N58 MRMC: Aping Science - A Critical Analysis of Research at the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Centerhttp://www.mrmcmed.org/ape.html MRMC: Aping Science - A Critical Analysis of Research at the Yerkes Regional Primate Research CenterTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Primates By Murry J. Cohen M.D., Stephen R. Kaufman M.D., Brandon P. Reines M.D. Summary and ordering information for the book. From Medical Research Modernization Committee.
Other resource N59 NetVet Veterinary Resources - Comparative Medicinehttp://netvet.wustl.edu/compmed.htm NetVet Veterinary Resources - Comparative MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Primates Comparative medicine concerns the study of phenomena basic to diseases of all species. Links include organizations, mailing lists, meetings, selected legislation and regulations.
Other resource N60 Guardian Education: Government backs vivisectionhttp://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,878770,00.html Guardian Education: Government backs vivisectionTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2003 Polly Curtis. The government today gave its support to vivisection, following the publication last year of a controversial report by an all-party select committee of peers that said animal experiments were needed for medical progress. Animal Aid disagrees.
Other resource N61 Guardian - Animal testing is a disasterhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,495634,00.html Guardian - Animal testing is a disasterTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/News_and_Media/2001 Thousands of people have been injured or killed by drugs that were found to be safe for other species. Jerome Burne.
Other resource N62 Daily Telegraph: Counter-terrorismhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2001/07/03/dl02.xml Daily Telegraph: Counter-terrorismTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Companies_Involved/Huntingdon_Life_Sciences/News_and_Media/2001 Leader. HLS was a company engaged in lawful and important work, supported by an association representing more than 100 medical research charities, being driven to ruin by a small bunch of terrorist fanatics. The decision has already put the animal rights terrorists on the defensive.
Other resource N63 National Institutes of Health (NIH)http://www.nih.gov National Institutes of Health (NIH)Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Government An agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services. It is one of the world's foremost medical research centers and the Federal focal point for health research. As the steward of biomedical and behavioral research for the Nation, its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. USDHHS. US.
Other resource N64 Foundation for Biomedical Researchhttp://www.fbresearch.org Foundation for Biomedical ResearchTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations Promoting public understanding and support of the ethical use of animals in scientific and medical research to improve the quality of human and animal health. In the News (from various media sources), facts, FAQ, online videos, educational materials, kids page, publications and specific research projects. Founded by Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. US.
Other resource N65 Doctors and Lawyers for Responsible Medicinehttp://www.dlrm.org Doctors and Lawyers for Responsible MedicineTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/Europe/United_Kingdom Campaigning for an immediate end to all animal experimentation. Newsletters, publications, FAQ and membership. UK.
Other resource N66 Civitas - incorporating Citizens for Planetary Healthhttp://www.linkny.com/~civitas/ Civitas - incorporating Citizens for Planetary HealthTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/North_America Promotes environmental and human health by exposing harmful practices and policies such as relying upon unscientific animal experiments to justify poisoning the environment and to predict the effects of toxins and medicines on humans. Directory of articles including the archives of the online newsletter "The Civil Abolitionist". New York, US.
Other resource N67 Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine: Ethics and Valueshttp://www.tufts.edu/vet/signature/ethics.html Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine: Ethics and ValuesTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/Organizations/North_America/United_States The most highly developed program in veterinary ethics in the United States and Canada. It includes: The Importance of Ethics and Values in Veterinary Medicine; The Ethics and Values Program; The Center for Animals and Public Policy.
Other resource N68 PCRP Research Controversies and Issues - Animal Experimentationhttp://www.pcrm.org/issues/Animal_Experimentation_Issues/animal_issues.html PCRP Research Controversies and Issues - Animal ExperimentationTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Experiments_-_Vivisection/FAQs,_Help,_and_Tutorials Information and factsheets from Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. US.
Other resource N69 AVMA - Humane labeling latest nichehttp://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/nov00/s111500d.asp AVMA - Humane labeling latest nicheTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Farming American Humane Association certifies food animal producers employing humane standards. From the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Other resource N70 National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS)http://www.usaha.org/NAHEMS/ National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS)Top/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Farming/Organizations/United_States A joint state-federal-industry effort to improve the United States' ability to deal successfully with animal health emergencies, ranging from flood and drought to introductions of deadly foreign animal diseases. Also looks at bioterrorism, emerging diseases, and diseases that pose a threat to production and international trade. Part of USAHA. US.
Other resource N71 Horse Health and Welfare: Codes and Guidelineshttp://www.equinecentre.com.au/health_codes_guidelines.shtml Horse Health and Welfare: Codes and GuidelinesTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals/Horses Victorian government site covering general welfare codes of practice for horses, also shelter requirements, bush racing, land transport, agistment contracts.
Other resource N72 The Jockey Club (UK): Safety & Welfarehttp://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/safety/safetyframeset.html The Jockey Club (UK): Safety & WelfareTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals/Horses Welfare initiatives, role of veterinary officer, horse welfare FAQ and medical update. From the regulatory authority for horseracing in the UK.
Other resource N73 Doctor Bob's Forum for Discussion on Animal Welfarehttp://www.angelfire.com/biz6/doctorbob Doctor Bob's Forum for Discussion on Animal WelfareTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/Chats_and_Forums A forum for discussion on issues in farming, research, and especially in veterinary medicine. Moderated by a pro-animal-rights DVM.
Other resource N74 Countdown to Abolitionhttp://www.geocities.com/countdowntoabolition Countdown to AbolitionTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Animal_Rights/Personal_Pages Shares the scientific and medical arguments against any kind of animal experiments. UK.
Other resource N75 Rollins Environmental Health and Action Committeehttp://www.sph.emory.edu/student/rehac/index.htm Rollins Environmental Health and Action CommitteeTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Sustainable_Development/Organizations Dedicated to creating a working space for a just and sustainable existence and a harmonious relationship with nature. Activities, mission, meeting minutes, and contact information.
Other resource N76 Rachel's Environment and Health Newshttp://www.rachel.org/bulletin/index.cfm?St=1 Rachel's Environment and Health NewsTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Mailing_Lists A free weekly email newsletter published by the Environmental Research Foundation. Complete archive available online.
Other resource N77 Civitas - Citizens for Planetary Healthhttp://www.linkny.com/~civitas/ Civitas - Citizens for Planetary HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Health Promotes environmental and human health by exposing harmful practices and policies such as relying upon unscientific animal experiments to justify poisoning the environment and to predict the effects of toxins and medicines on humans.
Other resource N78 Natural Resources Defense Council - Toxic Chemicals and Healthhttp://www.nrdc.org/health/ Natural Resources Defense Council - Toxic Chemicals and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Health NRDC provides information, reports, fact sheets and studies on everyday health threats posed by toxic chemicals and pesticides.
Other resource N79 Health and the Environmenthttp://www.ycsi.net/users/reversespins/health.html Health and the EnvironmentTop/Society/Issues/Environment/News_and_Media Provides links to news and articles.
Other resource N80 T.E.A.C.H. (Toxic Environment Affects Children's Health)http://www.tr-teach.org T.E.A.C.H. (Toxic Environment Affects Children's Health)Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Pollution/Organizations Educate on toxic environmental hazards that may affect health in the Toms River, NJ area. Founded by the sixty families represented by Mr. Jan Schlictmann on which the 1998 movie "A Civil Action" was based.

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