Public Health news and resources on the internet - government agencies, institutions, grant sites, information resources:

• American Public Health Association.
• CDCC Home Page - Atlanta - US Government.
• CDC's Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response.
• Recent CDC issues: Anthrax | Smallpox | SARS | Monkeypox
• Ongoing issues: AIDS/HIV | Cardiovascular health | Minority health | Tobacco
• CDCC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
• CDCC Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal.
• CDCC Information Networks and Other Information Sources
  (List of agencies, state and local health departments, etc.)
• Census Bureau - US Government.
• Healthfinder - by US Health & Human Svc's. Dept.
• HealthWeb - links to the best in health information. A collaboration of several major health sciences libraries.
• HealthWorld Online - a cyber-network of integrated health information and resources.
• Healthy People 2010 - a national health promotion and disease prevention initiative.
• Immunization Action Coalition - and Hepatitis B Coalition.
• See also their Vaccine Information website.
• Library of Congress - US Government.
• Missouri Association of Local Public Health Agencies
  (MO ALPHA).
• Missouri Government Home Page.
• Missouri State Department of Health and Senior Services -
  formerly Missouri Department of Health. State information on:
  • Emergency/Terrorism Response
  • West Nile Virus | SARS (Acrobat pdf file) | Monkeypox (Acrobat pdf file)
• Missouri - Earth Share of Missouri. A federation of America's leading non-profit environmental and conservation organizations, working to promote environmental education and charitable giving through workplace giving campaigns.
• Missouri - MOREnet Resources - EdNet.
• Missouri - University of Missouri University Outreach and Extension - Community Connections.
• NACCHO - National Assn. of County and City Health Officials.
• National Civic League.
• THOMAS - Legislative information on the net.
• The Foundation Center - Information and resources for grants.
• World Health News from Harvard School of Public Health.
  
  

(Some links repeated from above)

• See our health data links.
• See our community initiatives page..
• Alliance for National Renewal -
  This is a branch of the National Civic League.
• Health Forum.
  The Health Forum is sponsored by the American Hospital Assn.
• Healthy Communities Toolbox.
• Healthy People 2010.
  This is part of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. It is linked to Information Access for the Public Health Workforce, the PubMed research tool and the Public Health Foundation.
• Kids Count in Missouri - 2002 Data Book available.
• Missouri State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
  Lots of good local information. Check the school data and statistics for access to School District profiles - a treasure trove of health-related information.
• Missouri State Department of Health and Senior Services.
• Missouri OSEDA - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis.
• NACCHO, the National Assn. of County and City Health Officers.
  NACCHO has the Essential Public Health Services model, developed in conjunction with CDC. They have a community assessment model called APEXCPH, for Assessment and Planning Excellence Through Community Partners for Health.
• National Civic League.

Here are a few places to visit for more information about Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA, and the Saint Louis area.

• Saint Louis County
• Saint Louis County Government Home Page
• St. Louis County Library
• Cooperating School Districts
• St. Louis County Municipal League
• City of St. Louis
• City of St. Louis Community Information Network
  (St. Louis City CIN)
• St. Louis City Department of Health
• St. Charles County
• St. Charles County Home Page
• St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment
• Jefferson County
• Jefferson County Home Page
• Jefferson County Health Department
• Franklin County
• Franklin County Home Page
• Franklin County Health Department website
• St. Louis Area
• Get Hooked on Health St. Louis
• Saint Louis 2004
• St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society
• St. Louis Regional Health Commission
• St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
• St. Louis University School of Public Health
• The United Way of Greater St. Louis

• Review our biological terrorism site for important local information.
• Check our communicable disease control site for immediate information.
• Check our pollen and mold center every workday for first reports of local aeroallergens.
• Check our health education resource directory and calendar for lots of local agencies.
  Search it for Media Type=Website to find many online public health resources.
• Check our tobacco education site for local and national agencies, web pages and contacts.
• Check our links to online public health data about Saint Louis County.
• Find metropolitan air pollution data.
• DOH waste management collaborates with the Cooperating School Districts for a ResourcefulSchools project.