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Government
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Medical Education
Medical Sites
Private Organization
Publications
Topics
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Publications

AMA Publications:9 These have  full text, while NEJM only provides summaries.
    JAMA  
     Archives Journals
     AMA News
     Science News Updates
AJPH
BMJ (British Medical Journal - Electronic version - subscribe FREE and set your own interests)
JMIR
(Journal of Internet Medical Research)
Journal of Preventive Medicine in Managed Care
MMWR
NEJM
Prevention Science


Community Assessment

Census Bureau 
Public Health Foundation - Health Status Indicators
NACCHO Community Toolbox 
NACCHO Community Assessment
WHO Community Maps
Data from NLM
Census 2000, PDF summary of Releases/Contents


Medical Sites

AD2000 Immunization Schedule  
Update on Imunization Registry Development - April 2000
ABPM (American Board of Preventive Medicine)
ACPM (American College of Preventive Medicine)  
        Look at Preventive Medicine Resources Link
ATPM (Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine)
AMA (American Medical Association) 

AMA's National Patient Safety Foundation (To prevent Iatrogenic disease)
OneMedicine Alternative & Complementary Medicine Information
American Academy of Family Physicians
APHA (American Public Health Association)
CDC (Centers for Disease Control)
    Plan for threat from Emerging Infectious Diseases
        Video of EID Plan (To view this streaming video you will need to download Real Player Plus-Basic if you
             do not have it already - it is free)
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services
Hardin Meta Directory - Public, Occupational and Environmental Health
How to Evaluate a Medical web site
Intelihealth list of health resources
Intelihealth Professional 
Medical Matrix
Mayo Clinic Web Site
MD jobs/residencies
NACCHO (National Association of City & County Health Officials)
National Center for Quality Assessment
New England Journal of Medicine 
Outbreaks
Putting Prevention into practice
Population Resources for Primary Care Physicians (From Virginian Data MD MPH)
PDR Health Professional Site

         Quackery Evaluation
         AMA's Medical Empowerment Site
         Alternative Medicine Alert
         Danger of use Web Pharmacies.
         MEDEM [Medem plans to be the leading source of quality healthcare information 
         a partnership of major Physician specialty Groups interested in clear valid consumer
         infomration]

         The National Center for Complimentary & Alternative Medicine [at NIH]

MMWR (Remember that you can have MMWR emailed to you weekly at no cost.
When emailed it is read with Adobe Acrobat (download at MMWR site).  The
illustrations will be color,. not B&W as in print version.)
University of South Carolina Preventive Medicine Page

Links to History of Medicine in the last Millenium.
    October Supplement to the Encarta Encyclopedia
   
Edward Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination
PBS' DNA workshop
History of Public Health
Medical History on the Internet
National Museum of Health and Medicine
From Quackery to Bacteriology
Electronic Journal (Free) on the History of Public Health
The New Electronic Britannica 

Topics Pages
Asthma Links
Adolescent Health
Cross Cultural Issues   ( By M. Garcia, Snr, PM Resident VCU)
MCH Web
Women's Health Issues
      
Women's Health Project
       Heart Disease Mortality in Women
       Women & Heart Disease - Atlas
Food Sanitation Web Sites


Educational Links

Graduate Programs in Public Health
     Public Health Training Links
     The Ten Essentials
     Public Health In America
     Public Health Grand Rounds (You will need to have RealPlayer Basic to view this) 

Public Health Functions ( Adobe-PDF)
California Distance Learning Network
Epidemiology Web
Tutorials for Microsoft Office
The Human Genome Project
MMWR Series
    This Week's report
    Annual Indices
    Surveillance Summary-Current
    Surv.Summ. Past Years
    Supplements
    CDC Achievements 20th Century
    Continuing Education Opportunities from CDC
    Epi-info
    Journal - Emerging Infectious Diseases 
PHTN distance learning opportunities
       
Principles of Vaccination, General Recommendations, and Immunization Strategies  (Videocast)
        Update:  Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic and Influenza 2000-2001:   Special Session
              for Public Health Workers about Influenza Control (Videocast)
Minority Health 2000  
National Academy Press Catalogue
Rabies Epizootic Update
University of NC-Webcasts  [You will need RealPlayer to view these - See Member Resources Page
Mapping (GIS) Resources


Government Agencies

Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality  New Name for AHCPR
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Bioethics at the NIH
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) see the policy issues
Centers for Disease Control
Public Health Prevention Practices Office
Conference of State & Territorial Epidemiologists
        Blueprint for Surveillance System for the 21st Century
DHHS
DHHS vetted Health Information Links
EPA
FDA
Federal Health Statistics
Grantline 
Guide to Community Preventive Services
Healthy People 2010:
    Coalition for Healthy Communities
    Healthy People Consortium
    Partnerships for health
    Healthy People 2010 Links
    Healthy People 2000:
Institute of Medicine
Health Resources Administration
        Center for Telehealth Development
Library of Congress 
       Model Vital Statistics Statutes (You will need Adobe Reader for this)
       National Bioethics Advisory Commission
      
National Library of Medicine
       Medline
       National Institutes of Health
       Cancer Mortality Maps
       NIH Family Life Web Seminars
National Institute of Allergic & Infectious Diseases
Pan American Health Organization
Rural Health Care Telecommunications Grants (from USAC)
US Census Data
World Health Organization
Web-Health
National Association of Health Data Organizations
    What is the Public Health Consortium?
    National Uniform Billing Committee:
 
    Utah Health Information Network 
    Data Interchange Standards Association

Consumer Health Information paper 
(
above is at the National Information Infrastructure Virtual Library)