Support Structures

Community Health Resources:

• Community Toolbox - Promoting community health and development by connecting people, ideas and resources.

• Center for Health and Health Care in Schools- Established to explore ways to strengthen the well being of children and youth through effective health programs and health care services in schools.

• Health Education Resource Exchange in Washington -A clearinghouse of public health education and health promotion projects, materials and resources in the State of Washington. This web site is designed to help community health professionals share their experience with colleagues around the state.

• Healthy People 2010 - A comprehensive set of national health objectives for the decade.

• US Census Bureau - Population pyramid and access to population statistics.

• CDC - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - WISQARSTM (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System) is an interactive database system that provides customized reports of injury-related data.

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - The ATSDR ToxFAQs™ is a series of summaries about hazardous substances developed by the ATSDR Division of Toxicology. Information for this series is excerpted from the ATSDR Toxicological Profiles and Public Health Statements. Each fact sheet serves as a quick and easy to understand guide. Answers are provided to the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about exposure to hazardous substances found around hazardous waste sites and the effects of exposure on human health.

• National Institutes of Health - A-Z index of NIH health resources, clinical trials, health hotlines, MEDLINEplus, drug information. Grants news, applications, grants policy, NIH Guide, award data, research training, research contracts, loan repayment programs, Small Business Research Programs. Press releases, media center, calendars, radio & video, media contacts