Related Links: Organizations and Government Agencies

Education

• AASA Online- American Association of School Administrators
• American Cancer Society - Disseminates knowledge concerning the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of cancer
• Council of Chief State School Officers - Composed of chief state school officers who collect information about specific areas of focus
• HandsNet - National nonprofit network linking the human services community
• The Library of Congress - Makes resources available to the American people
• NASA's Educational Resources - Online educational resource
• National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)- Resources for middle level and high school education
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
• National Institute for Literacy - Literacy information
• The National Science Foundation - Independent agency of the Federal government
• United Nations - Links to all servers associated with the U.N.
• The U.S. Department of Education - National Library of Education
• U.S. Government Internet Educational Resources - ED-funded and other resources
  

General Resources/Policy

• U.S. General Accounting Office- Full text access to GAO reports & testimony
• White House
• Head Start
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Institute for Child Health Policy

Health

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality- News on health care research and funding. Includes National Guideline Clearinghouse and Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research.
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Supported by the AACAP Abramson Fund
• American Academy of Pediatrics - Dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults
• American Social Health Association - Dedicated to stopping sexually transmitted diseases
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Department of Health and Human Services
• CDC National Center for Health Statistics
• CDPHE - Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Healthy People 2000 - Midcourse Review with 1995 Revisions
• Healthy People 2000 - Progress Reviews
• HRSA- Health Resources and Services Adminstration
• The International Food Information Council Foundation - Provides scientific information on food safety and nutrition
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau - Provides leadership to build infrastructure for the delivery of health care services to mothers and children
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - Prevention Online
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• The National Institutes of Health - NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone
• The National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health and Department of Health & Human Services
• Office of the Surgeon General
• Social Security Online - Social Security Administration
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)- Department of Health & Human Resources
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans
• The World Health Organization - Objective is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health

 

Office of School Health
University of Colorado Denver
Campus Box F-541 P.O. Box 6508,
Aurora, CO 80045

303-724-0644 • http://www.uchsc.edu/schoolhealth