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GOVERNMENT & POLICY |
Health Policy
Journals |
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How to Communicate with Journalists From the
Media Activist Kit, from
FAIR [Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting], the national
media watch group. |
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How to Write a Letter to the Editor From the
Human Rights Watch site.
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Search
Information Legislative Bills |
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US Senate Site
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Legislative Information on
the Internet In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson,
legislative information from the Library of Congress |
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US Dept. of Health & Human
Services |
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US Department Bureau
of Labor Statistics |
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US Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services |
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The National Library of
Congress Legislative Information on the Internet. Easily
search bills by bill number or word search. |
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Federal Web Locator
"a service provided by the Villanova Center for Information
Law and Policy" |
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Search
Bills Daily Updates on
Assembly Bills and
Senate Bills |
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Hill Basics: The Legislative Process Overview from the
American Nurses Association's Federal Government Affairs web
resources |
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Project Vote Smart
Check on your candidates and elected officials in five basic
categories: biographical information, issue positions,
voting records, campaign finances and interest group
ratings. |
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Freepress.net A project of Free Press and the Free Press
Action Fund, "a nonpartisan organization working to involve
the public in media policymaking and to craft policies for
more democratic media." |
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BUILDING COALITIONS |
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Building Coalitions: Structure A 9 page document from
the University of Florida Extension service. Revised April
2002.
Building Coalitions: Turf Issues An 8 page document from
the University of Florida Extension service. Revised April
2002.
California Coalition for Compassionate Care Includes
information
about the coalition,
Nursing Facility Education,
Professional Practices,
Consumer Education/ Public Engagement,
Community-Based Coalitions,
Publications and Materials,
Public Policy,
California Hospital Initiative in Palliative Services
(CHIPS), and
Links.
New projections from nation's largest health care coalition
show health care reform would produce huge savings A
press release from the
National Coalition on Health Care.
Planning for Change: A Coalition Building Technical
Assistance System A 25 page August 2002 report from the
Community Partnerships for Adult Learning site,
sponsored by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education,
at the U.S. Department of Education,
Democracy In Action
MeetUp A site that "helps people find others who share
their interest or cause, and form lasting, influential,
local community groups that regularly meet face-to-face."
Personal Democracy Forum A "hub for the conversation
already underway between political practitioners and
technologists, as well as anyone invigorated by the
potential of all this to open up the process and engage more
people in all the things that we can and must do together as
citizens."
PICnet A company that "empowers the missions of
non-profits, government agencies and international
organizations through technology solutions."
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HEALTH POLICY |
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US Food and Drug
Administration |
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Kaisernetwork Health
Policy Information |
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Health Hippo An extensive resource of connections to
health policy and legal resources on the Internet |
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Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention |
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Infection
Control Today |
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Center for Science in the
Public Interest |
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Public
Citizen Publications Online. Protecting Health, Safety &
Democracy. Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer
advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer
interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts.
You can sign up for email updates. |
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Site from the The World Bank Group. Includes online reports
on many topics. |
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From FastStats, National Center for Health Statistics.
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Health Insurance is a Family Matter A report from the
Committee on the Consequences of Uninsurance; 296 pages,
2002. Available online from the National Academies Press.
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An "Online Version of an Exhibit Held at the National
Library of Medicine 15 April to 31 August 1994" |
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"Web Site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related
Statistics. |
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Includes facts on the uninsured, and
National Coalition on Health Care press release of September
29, 2003 from the
National Coalition on Health Care.
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A a research division within the RAND Corporation. Projects
"address current policy concerns, but we also work
extensively on the scientific basis for improving service
delivery, system performance, and organizational
effectiveness." |
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A press release from the
National Coalition on Health Care.
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Health Care for All Web site of the comprehensive health
reform campaign in Massachusetts. |
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TEXAS POLICY
& POLITICS |
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Texas
Legislative and other Government Pages |
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The
Texas Register Online - Established by the Texas
Legislature in 1975, the Texas Register serves as the
journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. You can
subscribe to email notifications of rule changes. |
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The Texas Senate
- The official website of the Texas State Senate |
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
- Texas
US Senator |
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The Texas
Legislature Online |
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Randy Neugebauer
Representative of the
19th District of
Texas |
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Texas Department of
Public Safety Online Renew your Drivers license, change
your address, get a driver handbook, order your driving
record, register your vehicle, ID information and
downloadable forms available online. |
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CNAP Coalition for Nurses in
Advanced Practice.
In 1991 CNAP
was organized to
accelerate legislative endeavors in Texas for Advanced
Practice Nurses (APNs). |
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Facts on Health Insurance Coverage
From the
National Coalition on Health Care.
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