Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC Link for clinicians
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA (MCHB)
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP/HHS)
Public Health Training Centers Websites (HRSA)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Bridging Distances: Communication Technologies for Public Health - Includes background materials on a communications technologies audioconference.
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) - This site provides information on CCPH programs.  CCPH is a national organization created to support and sustain partnerships between communities and health professions schools to improve health.
Distance Learning Articles & Speeches at the Public Health Training Network (PHTN)
Michigan Public Health Training Center - Resources for public health workforce development Public Health Fellowships -
Visit www.atpm.org/training/training.htm to learn about public health fellowships available through the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine.
National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants (NTICCHC) - The National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants (NTI) is
the national resource for training child care health consultants in the United States. NTI trains state and regional-level public health and early childhood education professionals to coordinate and train child care health consultants in their community who ultimately serve out-of-home child care programs. TrainingFinder.org - In one central website, public health professionals of all disciplines can search the most comprehensive database of distance learning opportunities.  The site provides information to assess and meet the development needs of the public health workforce, while further advancing state-of-the-art training and utilization of public health competencies.  It is a free service to both users and submitters.
Schools of Public Health at ASPH web-site - This site includes ASPH full member schools representing the nation's accredited schools of public health.  Affiliate and Associate members are also included.

Best Practice Initiative from the HHS Assistant Secretary for Health - showcases best practices in public health from around the country and offers a free e-mail subscription service.

Models That Work Campaign - The mission of the Models That Work Campaign (MTW Campaign) is to increase access to primary and preventive health care for underserved and vulnerable populations by fostering the dissemination, replication and adaptation of innovative community-driven solutions that foster health, social and economic benefits.  The MTW Campaign identifies model programs through a national competition; provides assistance for replication and adaptation of model programs; shares information on models through various resources; and builds partnerships with organizations that have vested primary health care interests.  For more information call the MTW Campaign at 1-800-859-2386.

Omaha System - The Omaha System is a comprehensive practice and documentation tool used by nurses, other health care providers, and students from the time of client admission to discharge. It includes an assessment component (Problem Classification Scheme), an intervention component (Intervention Scheme), and an outcomes component (Problem Rating Scale for Outcomes).

Behavioral Risk Factor and Surveillance System (CDC) - State data, publications, and training on the world's largest telephone survey, which tracks health risks in the U.S.
Child Trends DataBank - up-to-date data and research on over 70 indicators of child and youth well-being.
Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) - Includes 3,082 reports of health status indicators, one for each county in the nation.
http://aspe.hhs.gov/admnsimp/ - Confidentiality and Privacy - The public comments in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information" and the NPRM itself are available from the HHS administrative simplification website .
Data Skills Online - Includes self-instructional, Web-based analytic and technical tools that have been developed to train state and local public health professionals in skills that can be applied on demand on the job for working with population-based data, developing and reporting measures for the Title V Block Grant application, monitoring and evaluating progress on specific program activities, and developing strategies to meet the needs of the MCH population.
Finding and Using Health Statistics: A Self-Study Course - The National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (NICHSR) of the National Library of Medicine has added this distance learning program to its Web site.  This course will provide librarians, health services researchers, and public health professionals with some basic concepts for understanding health statistics, as well as pointing to some invaluable Internet portals.
Health Care Informatics - Standards and quality information from the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Massachusetts Health Data Consortium - The Consortium works with hospitals, government planners, employers, purchasers, labor, HMOs, insurers and academic researchers to produce reports relating to: the health status of the population, marketing and planning of health services, the socioeconomic characteristics of the population, community needs, health facilities, services and manpower, and private and public sector health insurance plans.  A good resource for health data tools and reports and information on health data standards issues.
MCH Analytic Skills Online is a cooperative agreement with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).  Located at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Center for the Advancement of Distance Education (CADE), the project uses internet-based technologies to develop and disseminate analytic skills training for maternal and child health (MCH) and children with special health care needs (CSHCN) professionals.
PeriStats - An interactive perinatal data resource from the March of Dimes.  Search for free state and county perinatal statistics, complete with graphs, tables, and more.
A Primer on Collaborating with Medicaid Agencies and Using Medicaid Data in Efforts to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Public Health Data Standards Consortium (PHDSC) - The Consortium is a coalition of organizations committed to the promotion of data standards for public health and for health services research through the collaboration of state, federal, and private sector organizations.  The PHDSC has launched a Web-based Resource Center at http://phdatastandards.info.  The Web-based Resource Center Work Group (PHDSC WRC WG) established this site to expand educational resources, inform stakeholders, and organize public health data standardization efforts.  Visit this site for information on HIPAA, HL7, XML, and other standards that affect day-to-day public health challenges.
The Public Health Workforce Enumeration 2000 - A free 318 page report published by HRSA.  Also available by calling 1-800-ASK-HRSA. (NOTE: 1,686 K LARGE FILE)
State Health Facts Online  - Searchable state heath data comparisons and individual state profiles for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.  Includes state demographic data and indicators in areas such as health status, insurance coverage, CHIP, health budgets, minority health, health providers, and service use.  A Kaiser Family Foundation product.
StatePublicHealth.org  - A product of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and ASTHO affiliates designed to facilitate the dissemination of basic state-based public health information.Users can search all state health agency web sites by keyword, or query state health agency profiles on topics such as agency responsibilities, governance, and required qualifications of officials.
Surveys and Data Collection Systems (NCHS) - A gateway to National Center for Health Statistics data systems and data warehouse.

Bioterrorism Preparedness Online Tools and Resources Related to Education and Training - This Public Health Foundation page includes PHF links and links to external sites prepared with annotation and suggested readings to assist states and localities in developing and implementing their plans for assessing and building the public health workforce.
The Center for Biosecurity of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) works to prevent the development and use of biological weapons, to catalyze advances in science and governance that diminish the power of biological weapons as agents of mass lethality, and to lessen the human suffering that would result if prevention fails.
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy - Links to agents of bioterrorism, original clinical information, and additional links (University of Minnesota).
CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response - Contains bioterrorism fact sheets, guidelines, notification protocols, news, Frequently Asked Questions, links, and more.  Includes information about CDC roles and national programs such as the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile and the Health Alert Network. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Office of National Preparedness:
Smart Practices highlight practices and procedures that members of state and local emergency management and responder community have found useful and effective. The mission and overriding objective of FEMA's Office of National Preparedness (ONP) is to help the nation better prepare to respond to emergencies and disasters of all kinds, to include those resulting from acts of terrorism and involving weapons of mass destruction.
Emergency Preparedness: Core Competencies for All Public Health Workers - A tri-fold brochure.

The Air Pollution Distance Learning Network - The Air Pollution Distance Learning Network (APDLN) is a digital "state-of-the-art" educational satellite broadcasting network of over 100 governmental and university broadcast affiliates located across the United States.  The APDLN is the result of a collaborative partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), State and local air pollution control agencies, and North Carolina State University. 

Chesapeake Bay Program - Visit this site for the latest information about pfiesteria; Chesapeake Bay nutrients, toxics, and air pollution; and Chesapeake Bay restoration.

Healthy People 2010 & Environmental Health - Online resources to aid in developing, implementing, and tracking environmental health objectives.   Visit www.phf.org/EH and share this easy to remember link with your environmental health colleagues.

The Pew Environmental Health Commission - The Commission brings together leaders in health, business, environment, government and communities to strengthen the country's public health defenses against environmental threats.

The Luminary Project: Nurses Lighting the Way to Environmental Health is an effort to capture the illuminating stories of nurses' activities to improve human health by improving the health of the environment. The shining stories on this website show how nurses are creatively and strategically addressing environmental problems and illuminating the way towards safe hospitals, communities with clean air, land and water and children born without toxic chemicals in their bodies. http://www.theluminaryproject.org

Assessing Roles, Responsibilities, and Activities in a Managed Care Environment: A Workbook for Local Health Officials - Available from the federal Agency for Health Care and Quality (AHRQ).  It offers a step-by-step guide to assessing, analyzing, and implementing successful health department programs at the local level. The workbook guides readers through the process of developing a strategic plan for their local health department, including sections on cataloging the LHD's current mission statement, activities and capabilities; determining managed care-related changes taking place at community, state and federal levels, and identifying new approaches and opportunities for carrying out core public health services.

Bullies, Self-esteem, and Youth Violence - Learn more about this topic and a new publication "Taking the Bully by the Horns."Consumer

Product Safety Review - The Consumer Product Safety Commission produces this quarterly publication, which provides national consumer product-related injury and death data, consumer product research activities and emerging hazard studies and the latest product recalls.  To order, go to "Publications" at the CPSC's web site or call 202-512-1800.

Department of Transportation Auto Safety Hotline - This site was developed to engage the population in identifying safety problems in motor vehicles, tires, and other equipment such as child safety seats.

National Food Safety & Toxicology Center - Is food poisoning the problem?  Visit the RUsick2 Forum to share and compare your food history and look for common food sources.

Partnership for Food Safety Education - This site provides educational materials on safe food-handling practices to reduce foodborne illnesses.

SafeUSA - A working alliance of major public and private partners dedicated to significantly reducing the high rates of injuries and deaths related to injuries in the United States and increasing the levels of safety in the nation's homes, schools, work sites, transportation areas, and communities.

BSE - Step-by-step breast self-examination (BSE) instructions are now available through the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's virtual BSE program at www.komen.org/bse.  BSE instruction is provided through video animation, audio clips and written directions in both English and Spanish.