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Government & Public Health Policy links

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
  Communicate with Journalists From the Media Activist Kit, from FAIR [Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting], the national media watch group.
  How to Write a Letter to the Editor From the Human Rights Watch site.
  Search Information Legislative Bills
  US Senate Site
  Legislative Information on the Internet In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress
  US Dept. of Health & Human Services
  US Department Bureau of Labor Statistics
  US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  The National Library of Congress Legislative Information on the Internet. Easily search bills by bill number or word search.
  Federal Web Locator "a service provided by the Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy"
  Search Bills Daily Updates on Assembly Bills and Senate Bills
  Hill Basics: The Legislative Process Overview from the American Nurses Association's Federal Government Affairs web resources
  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.
  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."
HEALTH POLICY
  US Food and Drug Administration
  Kaisernetwork Health Policy Information
  Health Hippo An extensive resource of connections to health policy and legal resources on the Internet
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
   Infection Control Today
  Center for Science in the Public Interest
  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.
  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.
TEXAS POLICY & POLITICS
  Texas Legislative and other Government Pages
  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.
  The Texas Senate - The official website of the Texas State Senate
  Kay Bailey Hutchison - Texas US Senator
  The Texas Legislature Online
  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.
  CNAP Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice. In 1991 CNAP was organized to accelerate legislative endeavors in Texas for Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs).
  Facts on Health Insurance Coverage From the National Coalition on Health Care.
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