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Prevention Links of Interest

Below are links to various websites rich in prevention-related information.

Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Agencies & Organizations

Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine (ATPM) (http://www.atpm.org)

American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ajpmonline/)

American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) (http://www.acpm.org)

American Public Health Association (APHA) (http://www.apha.org)

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) (http://www.aamc.org)

Center for Disease Control & Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov)

MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (http://www2.cdc.gov/mmwr)

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (http://www.dhhs.gov)

U.S. Public Health Service (http://www.usphs.gov)

Prevention Programs of Interest

Guide to Clinical Preventive Services (http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/guidecps)

Healthy People 2000 (http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/hp2000/default.htm)

Healthy People 2010 (http://www.health.gov/healthypeople)

The Health Project with C. Everett Koop (http://healthproject.stanford.edu)

Put Prevention into Practice (http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/ppipix.htm)

The Medicine & Public Health Initiative (http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/mph)

World of Prevention (http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/prevention/)

Cancer Prevention

American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org)

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

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

Infectious Disease Prevention

Immunization Action Coalition (http://www.immunize.org)

Injury Prevention

National Safety Council (http://www.nsc.org)

National SAFE Kids Campaign (http://www.safekids.org)

Mental Health Prevention

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (http://www.aacap.org/web/aacap)

American Psychological Association (http://www.apa.org)

Nutrition Prevention

Shape Up America! (http://www.shapeup.org)

American Dietetic Association (http://www.eatright.org)

Substance Abuse Prevention

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (http://www.samhsa.gov)

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (http://www.tobaccofreekids.org)

E-mail comments & questions to Amy L. Ward
Last updated 9/24/01