Links
Domestic Violence Links
American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
General and legal information about domestic violence, including an important article regarding victim’s safety on the internet, "How An Abuser Can Discover Your Internet Activities."
http://www.abanet.org/domviol/
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
The "Violence Against Women Webpage" includes resources for clinicians, resources for girls and women, and updates on new legislation, policies and articles.
www.acog.org/from_home/departments/dept_web.cfm?recno=17Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
A national interfaith educational resource organization addressing issues of sexual and domestic violence. CPSDV’s emphasis is on education and prevention of abuse in working with clergy and faith communities.
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Family Violence and Sexual Assault Institute (FVSAI)
FVSAI provides information, networking, training, education, and program evaluation for other agencies, practitioners, and organizations. FVSAI publishes the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, the Journal of Emotional Abuse, and the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, as well as Family Violence & Sexual Assault Bulletin, the first national publication focusing specifically on family violence, on a quarterly basis.
Minnesota Higher Education Center Against Violence and Abuse
A clearinghouse on research and information about domestic violence, child abuse, and violence against persons with disabilities, among other topics. Their website includes a "Gallery of children's art" of child witnesses to violence.
Pacific Center on Violence Prevention
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serves as the policy headquarters for the
Violence Prevention Initiative. Their website features a journalist’s handbook, "Reporting on Violence," with a family violence section.Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Project
Information about efforts to end domestic violence in Santa Clara County (California), including county-wide protocols for law enforcement, batterer intervention programs and health care.
SafeNetwork
Information about domestic violence, and a listing of California domestic violence service providers.
Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women
SCCBW is a coalition of advocates and agencies throughout California dedicated to stopping domestic violence. SCCBW serves as a resource center and clearinghouse for information, and assists in the development and coordination of multi-disciplinary and multi-regional prevention services and intervention services for victims of intimate partner violence.
Support Network for Battered Women
A domestic violence agency in Mt. View committed to empowering battered women and their children to rebuild their lives free of violence, and to ending domestic violence in our society.
Includes comprehensive resources for battered women and people who batter in Santa Clara County, California.
Public Health Links
American Public Health Association (APHA)
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health. Their website offers links to Association sections, caucuses, affiliates and related public health Web sites; presents action alerts, publication information, and conference announcements.
www.apha.org
Healthy People 2010
A comprehensive set of national health objectives to be achieved during the first decade of the new millenium. Developed by scientists and public health professionals across the nation, it challenges individuals, communities, and professionals to take specific steps to ensure that good health and long life are enjoyed by all.
http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/
CDC Prevention Guidelines Database includes prevention recommendations regarding disease, disability, and injury ranging from aging to water sanitation.
aepo-xdv-www.epo.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/prevguid.htm
National Health Agency Links
Health Information Links
Healthfinder provides consumer health information documents produced by Federal agencies, s well as a health library with information on prevention & wellness, diseases & conditions, and alternative medicine — plus medical dictionaries, an encyclopedia, journals, and more.
http://www.healthfinder.gov/
The International Institute for Health Promotion (American University) organizes a network of leading institutions in health promotion from all over the world. Its web site hosts conference announcements, publications, information on education and new technologies, and links to discussion groups. Job and internship announcements are planned.
http://www.healthy.american.edu/iihp.html
National Health Information Clearinghouse of the Office of Disease Prevention Health Promotion, DHHS offers information on ODPHP clearinghouses, publications (including Healthy People 2000).
nhic-nt.health.org
National Institutes of Health (NIH) links to all its constituent institutes which provide health education materials on diverse topics, including AIDS, aging, child health, communication disorders, cancer, genetics, and others.
www.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
www.nlm.nih.gov
The NonProfit Gateway Web Network links to grants, budgets, volunteer opportunities, and government agency partnerships provided by 15 different federal departments and agencies.
www.nonprofit.gov
Health Education/Health Promotion Links
Society of Public Health Educators (SOPHE)
SOPHE is an independent, international professional association made up of a diverse membership of health education professionals and students.
www.sophe.org
Northern California Chapter of the Society For Public Health Education (NC-SOPHE)
NCSOPHE is a professional organization for health educators who share a common goal: to promote, encourage, and contribute to the advancement of the health of all people through the practice of health education.
American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
The American Association for Health Education serves health educators and other health promotion professionals. AAHE encourages, supports, and assists health professionals concerned with health promotion through education and other systematic strategies. Their website features job notices meetings, publications, and continuing education information.
http://www.aahperd.org/aahe
Links to selected Publications
American Medical Association provides current, useful information on many health issues and medical conditions.
www.ama-assn.org
Journal of the
American Medical Associationpublishes original, important, well-documented, peer-reviewed clinical and laboratory articles on a diverse range of medical topics to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
World Health News, an online news digest from the Center for Health Communication of the Harvard School of Public Health, is designed as a resource for an international audience of policy makers and journalists, as well as public health researchers, practitioners, and advocates.
www.worldhealthnews.harvard.edu
Journal of Health Affairs--a valuable tool for practitioners, researchers, industry executives, and policymakers who have an immediate need for information on the nation's health system and its impact.
www.healthaffairs.org
The official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, HEB publishes peer-reviewed articles directed toward researchers and professionals in health behaviour and health education.