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Agencies

Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/

Administration for Children and Families http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/

Agency of Health Care Policy and Research http://www.ahcpr.gov/

American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/

Epidemiology Program Office http://www.cdc.gov/epo/index.htm
Food And Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/nccdhome.htm
National Center for Environmental Health http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/programs/programs.htm#programs
National Center for Infectious Disease http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/ncid.htm
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/ncipchm.htm
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

Children’s Defense Fund http://www.childrensdefense.org/index.html

Department of Health and Human Services http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

Department of Health and Human Services Site 2 http://www.hhs.gov/policy/

Environmental Protection Agency http://www.coax.net/croe/pending.htm

Healthcare Financing Administration http://www.hcfa.gov/

National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/

Center for Scientific Review http://www.drg.nih.gov/
National Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov/
National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/
National Center for Research Resources http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/
National Eye Institute http://www.nei.nih.gov/
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nih.gov/nichd/

Public Health Service http://phs.os.dhhs.gov/phs/phs.html

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/atsdrhome.html

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/

Office of Public Health and Science http://surgeongeneral.gov/ophs/

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/

World Health Organization http://www.who.org/

Boards and Committees

Appalachian Regional Commission http://arc.gov/

National Council on Disability http://www.ncd.gov/

President’s committee on Employment of People with Disabilities http://www50.pcepd.gov/pcepd/

Campaign Contributions

OpenSecrets http://www.opensecrets.org/home/index.asp

Consumer Health Information

American with Disabilities Act Information http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/

Coalition for Consumer Health Information http://www.healthandsafety.org/

Combined Health Information Database http://chid.nih.gov/

Consumer Health Information http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/

National Center for Health Statisticshttp://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/default/

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information http://www.health.org/

National Health Information Center http://nhic-nt.health.org/

National Health Law Program http://www.healthlaw.org/

Path Institute for understanding Healthcare consumer Behavior http://www.pathinstitute.com/

U.S. Government Database http://eden.cs.umass.edu/Govbot/

Executive Branch

Executive Office of the President of the United States http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OP/html/OP_Home.html

Office of the First Lady of the United States http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/First_Lady/html/HILLARY_Home.html

Office of the Vice President of the United States http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OVP/html/GORE_Home.html

White House Office http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html

Federal Courts

Federal Courts (Circuit Courts D.C. and Armed Forces) http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDCTS/

Federal Election Commission http://www.fec.gov/

Federal Judiciary Homepage http://www.uscourts.gov/

Federal Judicial Center http://www.fjc.gov/

Sentencing commission http://www.ussc.gov/

Supreme Court Decisions since 1990 from Cornell http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/

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Attorney General http://www.ag.ohio.gov/

Campaign Contributions http://www.ohiocitizen.org/

Catholic Social Services of South west Ohio http://www.archdiocese-cinti.org/

Executive Branch Agencies by Name http://www.ohio.gov/ohio/agency.htm

Ohio Department of Mental Health http://www.mh.state.oh.us/system/prime.html

Ohio Department of Public Health http://www.odh.state.oh.us/

Greene County Combined Health District http://www.greene.oh.us/

State of Ohio HomePage http://www.ohio.gov/

Nursing Organizations

Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses http://amsn.inurse.com/

Aerospace Nursing Association yspencer@wpo.nccu.edu

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nurses http://aaacn.inurse.com/

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners http://www.aanp.org/

American Assembly for Men in Nursing http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/aamn/

American Association for the History of Nursing http://www.aahn.org/aahn.html

American Association of Colleges of Nursing http://www.aacn.nche.edu/

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) http://www.aacn.org/

American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants http://www.aalnc.org/

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) http://www.aana.com/

American Association of Nurse Attorneys http://www.taana.org/

American Association of Nurse Executives http://www.aone.org/

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses http://www.aaohn.org/

American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses http://www.epva.org/

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) http://www.midwife.org/

American College of Nurse Practitioners (ACNP) http://www.nurse.org/acnp/

American Forensic Nurses http://www.amrn.com/

American Holistic Nurses' Association (AHNA) http://ahna.org/

American Journal of Nursing's resources http://www.ajn.org/career/norg.cfm

American Nephrology Nurses Association http://www.amrn.com/

American Nurses Association http://www.ana.org/

American Psychiatric Nurse Association http://www.apna.org/

American Radiological Nurses Association http://www.rsna.org/about/orgs/asa.html

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition http://www.clinnutr.org/

American Society of Opthalmic Registered Nurses asoin@aao.org

American Society of Pain Management Nurses http://www.nursingcenter.com/people/nrsorgs/ASPMN/

American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses http://www.aspan.org/

American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgical Nurses http://www.karpinskimd.com/ASPRSN.html

AMIA Nursing Informatics Working Group http://amia-niwg.org/

Association of Community Health Nurse Educators ACHNE@puetzamc.com

Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) http://www.aorn.org/

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing http://www.awhonn.org/

AWHONN, Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses http://www.awhonn.org/

Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) http://www.ena.org/

Federation of Nurses And Health Professionals http://www.aft.org//index.htm

Home Health Care Nurses Association hhna@aol.com

Hospice Nursing Association (HPNA) http://www.hpna.org/

Interagency Council on Information Resources for Nurses http://www.nursingcenter.com/people/nrsorgs/icirn/page1.html

International Society of Nurses in Genetics, Inc. http://nursing.creighton.edu/isong/

Intravenous Nurses Society (Therapy) http://www.ins1.org/

Leininger http://www.tcns.org/introduction/tcnursing.html

Midwest Nursing Research Society http://www.mnrs.org/

Monash Health Promotion on the Internet http://www.monash.edu.au/health/

National Association for Practical Nurse Education & Service napnes@bellatlantic.net

National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA) http://www.nadona.org/

National Association of Hispanic Nurses http://www.incacorp.com/nahn

National Association of Neonatal Nurses http://www.nann.org/

National Association of Orthopedic Nurses http://naon.inurse.com/

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners http://naon.inurse.com/

National Association of School Nurses http://www.vrmedia.com/nurses/

National Black Nurses Association, Inc. http://www.nbna.org/chapter.html

National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. http://www.ncsbn.org/

National Institute of Nursing Research http://www.nih.gov/ninr/

National League for Nursing (NLN) http://www.nln.org/

National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Inc. http://www.nflpn.com/

National Federation of Specialty Nursing Organizations nfsno@mail.ajj.com

National Institute of Nursing Research http://www.nih.gov/ninr/

National Nurses in Business Association http://www.greatnurses.com/

National Nursing Staff Development Organization http://nnsdo.org/

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing http://www.podi.com

National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties http://www.nonpf.com

National Student Nurses Association http://www.nsna.org

Ohio Board of Nursing http://www.state.oh.us/nur/

Ohio Nurses Association http://www.ohnurses.org/

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) http://www.ons.org/

Poverty Related Resources Institute http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/povlinks.htm

Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) http://www.stti.iupui.edu/

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates http://www.sgna.org


Professional Organizations

Alzheimer’s Association http://www.alz.org/

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Online http://www.aaaai.org/

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/

American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/

American Academy of Family Physicians: Family Medicine Online http://www.aafp.org/family/

American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.eyenet.org/

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/

American Academy of Health and Palliative Medicine http://www.aahpm.org/

American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/

American Academy of Neurology http://www.aan.com/

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine http://www.aacom.org/

American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org/

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/

American Association of Kidney Patients http://www.aakp.org/aakpteam.html

American Association of Retired Persons http://www.aarp.org/

American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/

American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/

American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/custom.asp

American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/afb/

American Health Information Management Association http://www.ahima.org/

American Heart Association http://www.amhrt.org/

American Liver Foundation http://sadieo.ucsf.edu/alf/alffinal/homepagealf.html

American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/

American Medical Association http://www.ama~assn.org/search/search.htm

American Medical Informatics Association http://www.amia.org/

American Medical Women’s Association http://www.amwa-doc.org/

American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/

American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/

American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/

American Psychoanalytic Association http://www.apsa.org

American Society of Anesthesiologists http://www.asahq.org/

ARC of the United States (formerly the Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States) http://thearc.org/

Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons http://www.primenet.com/~snavely/

Association of Clinicians for the Underserved http://www.clinicians.org/

Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America http://www.ccfa.org/

Epidemiologists http://www.sph.jhu.edu/Publications/JEPI/default.htm

Epilepsy Foundation http://www.efa.org/

Leukemia Society of America http://www.leukemia.org/

National Multiple Sclerosis Society http://www.nmss.org/

National Osteoporosis Foundation http://www.nof.org/

National Parkinson Foundation http://www.parkinson.org/

National Women’s Health Organizations http://gynpages.com/nwho/

Planned Parenthood http://www.plannedparenthood.org/

Society of Otolaryngology http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/oto/SOHN

The Center for Health Professions http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/

Vote Smart Web-Issues, Health Care http://www.vote-smart.org/issues/HEALTH_CARE/

World Health Organization http://www.who.int/

State Boards of Nursing

Alabama Board of Nursing http://www.abn.state.al.us/

Arizona State Board of Nursing: http://www.state.az.us/bn/welcome.html

Arkansas State Board of Nursing: http://www.state.ar.us/nurse/

California Board of Registered Nursing http://www.dca.ca.gov/r_r/regnurs1.htm

Colorado Board of Nursing http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/

Florida Board of Nursing http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/nursing/rnhome.htm

Georgia Board of Nursing http://www.sos.state.ga.us/ebd-rn/

Idaho Board of Nursing http://www2.state.id.us/ibn/ibnhome.htm

Illinois Department of Professional Regulation http://www.state.il.us/dpr/

Iowa Board of Nursing http://www.state.ia.us/government/nursing/index.htm

Kansas State Board of Nursing http://www.ink.org/public/ksbn/

Louisiana State Board of Nursing http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/

Maryland Board of Nursing HTTP://www.dhmh.state.md.us/mbn

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing http://www.state.ma.us/reg/boards/rn/

Minnesota State Board of Nursing http://www.nursingboard.state.mn.us/

Missouri State Board of Nursing http://www.ecodev.state.mo.us/pr/nursing/

Montana Board of Nursing http://www.com.state.mt.us/License/POL/pol_boards/nur_board/board_page.htm

Nevada State Board of Nursing http://www.state.nv.us/boards/nsbn/

New York State Board for Nursing http://www.nysed.gov/prof/profhome.htm

North Carolina Board of Nursing http://www.ncbon.com/

Ohio Board of Nursing http://www.state.oh.us/nur/

Oregon State Board of Nursing http://www.osbn.state.or.us/

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing http://www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/nurbd.htm

South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation http://www.llr.state.sc.us/

Texas Board of Nurse Examiners http://www.bne.state.tx.us/

Utah State Board of Nursing http://www.commerce.state.ut.us/web/commerce/DOPL/dopl1.htm

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/

Vermont Board of Nursing http://www.sec.state.vt.us/opr/rules/nursing/nursedex.htm

Virginia Department of Health Professions http://www.dhp.state.va.us/

West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses http://www.state.wv.us/nurses/rn/

Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing http://www.state.wi.us/