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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

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

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
http://www.astho.org

Florida Public Health Association
http://www.fpha.org

National Association of Social Workers Florida Chapter
http://www.naswfl.org

Society for Social Work Leaders in Healthcare
Contact Kim Maddox at Kmaddox@mailer.fsu.edu

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RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS

Agency for Healthcare Administration
http://www.fdhc.state.fl.us/

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
http://www.amchp.org/pages/Welcome.aspx

Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs
http://www.asip1.org/

CityMatCH: The National Organization of Urban MCH Leaders
http://www.citymatch.org

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov

Florida Birth Defects Registry
http://www.fbdr.org

Florida Health Information Center
http://floridahealthinfo.hsc.usf.edu/

HIV/AIDS Prevention Campaign
http://www.wemakethechange.com/

Maternal and Child Health Library
http://www.mchlibrary.info/

MCH PHSW Leadership Training Program Educational Modules
http://ssw.unc.edu/phsw/mch/

National Association of County and City Health Officers
www.naccho.org

National Guidelines Clearinghouse
http://www.guidelines.gov

National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org

Office of the Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov

The Public Health Foundation
http://www.phf.org

Social Work Today
http://www. socialworktoday.com

World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers
http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/wwwrsw/

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CHILD ABUSE

Child Abuse Prevention Foundation
http://www.preventchildabuse.com/

Child Abuse Source Book for Florida School Personnel: A Prevention and Intervention Toolkit
http://www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/chiabuse.pdf

National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/

National Center on Child Fatality Review
http://ican-ncfr.org/

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
http://www.childwelfare.gov

National Resource Center on Child Abuse and neglect
http://www.casanet.org/library/abuse/nrccan.htm

Prevent Child Abuse America
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/

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CHILDREN

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

Bright Futures
http://www.brightfutures.org/

Center on the Developing Child
http://developingchild.harvard.edu/

Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
http://www.cahmi.org

Child and Family Web Guide
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/

Child Development
http://www.talaris.org

Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Child Trends, Inc.
http://www.childtrends.org

Child Welfare League of America
http://www.cwla.org

Family Health Line
http://211bigbend.net/hotlines/family-health-line.html

Florida Association for Infant Mental Health
http://www.cpeip.fsu.edu/faimh/index.cfm

Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services
http://www.central directory.org

FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy
http://www.cpeip.fsu.edu

Health, Mental Health and Safety in Schools
http://www.nationalguidelines.org/

Healthy Steps for Young Children
http://www.fdlrs.com

Kid's Health
http://www.kidshealth.org

National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org

National Center for Children in Poverty
http://www.nccp.org

National Center for Early Development and Learning
www.ncedl.org

The National Center For Infant and Early Childhood Health at UCLA
http://www.healthychild.ucla.edu/PUBLICATIONS/NationalCenterPubs.asp

National Head Start Association
http://www.nhsa.org

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/sids.cfm

Starbright Foundation
http://www.starbrightfoundation.org/

World Association for Infant Mental Health
http://www.waimh.org.

Zero to Three
http://www.zerotothree.org

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DATA RESOURCES

Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative
http://www.cahmi.org

Child Health USA
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/publications/pdfs/childhealth2010.pdf

The Commonwealth Fund
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Maps-and-Data/State-Data-Center/Child-Health.aspx

Community Health Assessment
Florida MAPP Field Guide
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/CHAI/Resources/FieldGuide/contentsFguide.htm

Directory of Health and Human Services Data Resources
http://aspe.hhs.gov/datacncl/datadir/

Kids Count Data Book
http://datacenter.kidscount.org/DataBook/2010/Default.aspx

National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

National Women's Health Quick Health Data Online
http://www.4woman.gov/statedata

Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
http://www.cdc.gov/prams/

State Health Facts
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/children.jsp

Women's Health USA
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/publications/pdfs/womenshealth2010.pdf

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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP advice on how to communicate with children and adolescents during times of crisis)
http://www.aap.org/disasters/families.cfm

CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
www.bt.cdc.gov

The Children's Defense Fund web site provides resources, including web sites and tips from experts for talking with children and adolescents about traumatic events
http://www.childrensdefense.org

Family Disaster Plan
http://www.floridadisaster.org/

Florida Emergency Management
www.floridadisaster.org

National Center For Post Traumatic Stress
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/

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

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FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

Alcohol Related Birth Defects: An Update
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh25-3/toc25-3.htm

The ARC of the United States
http://www.thearc.org/

CDC-Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/default.htm

CSAP's Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center for Excellence
http://www.fascenter.samhsa.gov/index.cfm

Drinking and Your Pregnancy
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/fas/fas.htm

FAS Community Resource Center
http://www.come-over.to/FASCRC/

FASERS of Florida (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Education Service)
Email Wishes3@excelonline.com

FASLink - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Information, Support and Education Link
http://www.acbr.com/fas/

FAS World
http://www.fasworld.com/

Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit
http://depts.washington.edu/fadu/

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Florida Resource Guide
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/socialwork/pdf/fasd.pdf (PDF 1,486 KB)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic and Prevention Network
http://depts.washington.edu/fasdpn/

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Family Resource Institute
http://www.fetalalcoholsyndrome.org/

March of Dimes: Drinking During Pregnancy
http://www.marchofdimes.com

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.nofas.org

SAMHSA Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence
http://www.fasdcenter.samhsa.gov/

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HIV/AIDS

AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center
http://www.aids-etc.org/

The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
http://www.amfar.org/

Bureau of HIV/AIDS: Main Web Site
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/aids/index.html

Bureau of HIV/AIDS: Preventing Perinatal HIV Transmission
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/aids/Perinatal/PERINATAL.html

CDC National Prevention Information Network
http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/index.asp

Florida/Caribbean AIDS Education and Training Center
http://www.usfcenter.org

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp

National Minority AIDS Council
http://www.nmac.org/

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HOME VISITING

Early Head Start
http://www.ehsnrc.org/Publications/homebased.htm

Every Child Succeeds
http://www.everychildsucceeds.org/

Healthy Families Florida
http://www.healthyfamiliesfla.org

Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
http://www.hippyusa.org/

Nurse Family Partnership
http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/

National Healthy Start Association
http://www.nationalhealthystart.org/

Parents as Teachers
http://www.parentsasteachers.org/

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INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE

Family Health Line
http://211bigbend.net/hotlines/family-health-line.html

Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence
http://www.fcadv.org

Florida Department of Health Handbook for Avoiding Domestic Violence
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/mch/docs/firststepeng.pdf (PDF 590 KB)

Futures without Violence
http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Http://www.ncadv.org

National Human Trafficking Resource Center
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking/

U.S. Department of Justice - Violence Against Women Office
http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov

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LIFE COURSE MODEL

MCH Life Course Resource Guide
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/lifecourse/

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MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
http://www.chadd.org

Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
http://www.fadaa.org

Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Ira Chasnoff's Website
http://www.childstudy.org

MedEd Postpartum Depression
http://www.mededppd.org/default2.asp

National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
http://www.casacolumbia.org

National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
www.ffcmh.org

National Directory of Family Run and Youth Guided Organizations for Children’s Mental Health
http://familyorgdirectory.fmhi.usf.edu/details.cfm?orgID=41

National Alliance on Mental Illness
http://www.mani.org

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMSHA) Publications
http://store.samhsa.gov/home

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PARENTING

Center for Effective Parenting
Http://www.parenting-ed.org

Child Development Institute
http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/index.shtml

Family Health Line
http://211bigbend.net/hotlines/family-health-line.html

Growing Great Kids
http://www.greatkidsinc.org/ggk-p36.html

Happiest Baby on the Block
http://www.happiestbaby.com/

The Incredible Years
http://www.incredibleyears.com/

Nurturing Parenting
http://www.nurturingparenting.com/home.php

The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida
http://www.ounce.org

Parenting Guides
http://www.parenting.org/guides

Parenting Resources
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Parents.shtml

Parents as Teachers
http://www.parentsasteachers.org/

Positive Parenting Tips for Healthy Child Development
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/Parenting/InfantsToddlers.html

Teach More/Love More
http://www.teachmorelovemore.org/GrowingChildDetails.asp?catid=19

Touchpoints
http://www.brazeltontouchpoints.org/

Triple P – Positive Parenting Program
http://www.incredibleyears.com/

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PRECONCEPTION CARE

Every Woman Florida
http://www.everywomanflorida.com/

Florida’s Preconception Health Indicator Report
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/Family/mch/every_woman/PCHIR_Overview.pdf

Preconception Health
http://www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy/before-you-get-pregnant/preconception-health.cfm

Preconception Health
http://www.marchofdimes.com/catalog/category.aspx?categoryid=160&code=PRECONCEPTION+HEALTH

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PREGNANCY / PRENATAL CARE

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology
http://www.acog.org

American College of Nurse Midwives
http://www.midwife.org

Association of Reproductive Health
http://www.arhp.org/Topics

Breastfeeding
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/

Breastfeeding
http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/

Centering Pregnancy
http://centeringhealthcare.org/pages/centering-model/pregnancy-overview.php

Family Health Line
http://211bigbend.net/hotlines/family-health-line.html

Florida Folic Acid Council
http://www.folicacidnow.net

Guide to Breastfeeding for African American Women
http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/breastfeeding-guide/BreastfeedingGuide-AfricanAmerican-English.pdf

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies
http://www.hmhb.org/index.html

March of Dimes
http://www.marchofdimes.com/

Maternal and Child Health Bureau
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov

National Healthy Start Initiative
http://www.healthystartassoc.org/

Pregnancy
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/pregnancy_gateway/index.html

Reproductive Health Gateway
http://www.rhgateway.org/

STDs and Pregnancy
http://www.cdc.gov/std/pregnancy/STDfact-Pregnancy.htm

Text4Baby
http://www.text4baby.org/

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SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME

National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
http://www.dontshake.com

The Shaken Baby Alliance
http://www.shakenbaby.com

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SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME

Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs
http://www.asip1.org

Cribs for Kids
http://www.cribsforkids.org/

National SIDS Resource Center
http://www.sidscenter.org/

SIDS Alliance
http://www.sidsalliance.org

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SUICIDE PREVENTION

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
http://www.afsp.org/

CDC Suicide Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/suicide/

Columbia TeenScreen Program website at http://www.teenscreen.org/

Electronic version of the best selling book Suicide: the Forever Decision, for Those Thinking About Suicide and for Those Who Know, Love and Counsel Them by Paul Quinnett, Ph.D. available as a free download. Instructions for the download are available from http://www.qprinstitute.com/pdfs/Forever_Decision.pdf.

The National Center for Suicide Prevention Training (NCSPT) is ready to roll out its first Internet-based workshop, "Locating, Understanding, and Presenting Youth Suicide Data." This free training is available at www.ncspt.org

The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Indicators website is: WWW.NSSPI.ORG

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Suicide Prevention Resource Center
http://www.sprc.org/stateinformation/statepages/showstate.asp?stateID=9

Teen Screen
http://www.teenscreen.org

"Youth Suicide Prevention Programs: A Resource Guide"
http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/suicide/

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Tobacco Cessation

Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco

Florida Quitline
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/tobacco/quitline.html

The Florida Tobacco Control Clearinghouse
http://www.ftcc.fsu.edu/

Great Start
http://www.americanlegacy.org/greatstart/html/home.html

Help Your Patients Quit Smoking
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/default.htm

How Health Care Providers Can Help
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tobacco/tobaqrg.pdf

National Cancer Institute
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco

Smoke Free
http://www.smokefree.gov/

Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/

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WOMEN'S HEALTH

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
http://www.ahrq.gov/research/womenix.htm

For Girl's Health
http://www.girlshealth.gov/

HRSA Women's Health
http://www.womenshealth.gov/

Institute for Women's Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/

The National Women's Health Information Center
http://www.womenshealth.gov/

Office of Research on Women's Health
http://www4.od.nih.gov/orwh/

The Women's and Children Health Policy Center
http://www.jhsph.edu/wchpc/

Women's Health USA 2004
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/whusa04/

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