Global, National and State Children's Service/ Research Agencies
Administration for Children and Families
www.acf.dhhs.gov
The ACF, within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for federal programs which promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
www.ahrq.gov
AHRQ, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ's broad programs of research bring practical, science-based information to medical practitioners and to consumers and other health care purchasers. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project-Quality Indication
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
Committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Annie E. Casey Foundation
www.aecf.org/index.htm
A private charitable organization dedicated to help build better futures for millions of disadvantaged children who are at risk of poor educational, economic, social, and health outcomes.
Bright Futures
brightfutures.org
Health education information for infants, children and adolescents.
The Center for Child Health Outcomes
www.chsd.org
The Center for Child Health Outcomes (CCHO) is involved in an array of activities aimed at identifying efficient and cost-effective healthcare strategies that improve the health of children in the community in which they live.
Child and Youth Health (Parenting and Child Health/Australia)
www.cyh.com
Provides searh of database for over 300 health topics
Child Care Bureau
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/
The Child Care Bureau is dedicated to enhancing the quality, affordability, and availability of child care for all families. The Child Care Bureau administers federal funds to states, territories, and tribes to assist low-income families in accessing quality child care for children when the parents work or participate in education or training.
Child Trends
www.childtrends.org
Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies children, youth, and families through research, data collection, and data analysis.
Children's Defense Fund
www.childrensdefense.org
Provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves, paying particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown.
Community Health Status Indicators Project
www.phf.org/data-infra.htm
HRSA has funded a collaboration among the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) to publish reports for all 3,082 U.S. counties.
Indiana State Department of Health
www.state.in.us/doh/
Dedicated to helping Hookiers attain the highest level of health possible. Information on: Regulatory Services, Health Information, Publication, Data and Statistics, State Laboratories, Public Health Programs, Health Care Links, Birth and Death Certificates, etc.
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
www.modimes.org
Four major problems threaten the health of America's babies: birth defects, infant mortality, low birthweight, and lack of prenatal care. The March of Dimes has adopted goals for the year 2000 to bring us closer to the day when all babies will be born healthy.
National Center for Children in Poverty
cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp/
Identifying and promoting strategies to reduce the young child poverty rate and to improve the life chances of young children still living in poverty.
National Center for Health Statistics Division of Data Services
www.cdc.gov/nchs/
NCHS is the Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency. Since 1960, when the National Office of Vital Statistics and the National Health Survey merged to form NCHS, the agency has provided a wide variety of data with which to monitor the Nation's health.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
www.nichd.nih.gov
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NICHD conducts and supports laboratory, clinical and epidemiological research on the reproductive, neurobiologic, developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults, families and populations.
National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov
The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of biomedical information.
Ohio Department of Health
www.odh.state.oh.us
The Mission of the Ohio Department of Health is to protect and improve the health of all Ohioans by preventing disease, promoting good health and assuring access to quality health care.
Ohio Department of Human Services
www.state.oh.us/odhs/
ODHS enhances the quality of life of Ohioans by supporting the delivery of health and human services. Their Guiding Principles are: Personal responsibility, Community involvement, Integration of services, Simplifying service delivery, Problem prevention, Evaluation of program outcomes, Collaboration, ODHS Program Guide
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
www.rwjf.org
Their mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Remaining faithful to our mission means keeping our commitment to the American people in everything we do from encouraging healthier living and the conditions that promote better health to promoting positive changes in the way health care is delivered in this country.
The Children's Environmental Health Network
www.cehn.org
This site provides information on the Network, the issue of children's environmental health, and links to sources of information and resources in the field.
The State of the World's Children 2001
unicef.org/sowc01/
UNICEF's report on the sate of the world's children.
Title V Information System
www.mchdata.net
Federal program and funding fo maternal and child health administered by the MAternal Child Health Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau
www.census.gov
The Bureau is the preeminent collector and provider with a mix of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States and the services offered. Census State Data Centers, Current Population Estimates and Projections, Current Economic Indicators, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Date Standards, CDC WONDER, Monthly Vital Statistics Report.
UNICEF: The State of the World's Children 1998
www.unicef.org/sowc98/sw98rite.htm
UNICEF, the only organization of the United Nations dedicated exclusively to children, works with other United Nations bodies, governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to lighten children's loads through community-based services in primary health care, basic education, and safe water and sanitation in developing countries.
