This is an alphabetical list of websites listed on Harris Library web pages.
Addiction Search
This is an excellent Web site that includes information for health consumers, health
educators, and students. Topics covered include weekly news features, treatment, prevention, social
issues, and statistics. The site also has a section on addiction in specific
Populations. [Listed May 18, 2001. Last updated July 17, 2003.] (ADDSe)
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network is a nationwide resource for
addiction-related information funded by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration's
(SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). "ATTC vision is to unify science, education
and services to transform the lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and other drug
addiction." Resources on this site include: Licensing & Certification Requirements for all U.S.
States; SAMHSA's Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator; full text cutting-edge research
articles taken from the journal, Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research; and much more.
[Listed November 11, 2003.] (ATTC)
ADEC
ADEC, an international consortium of state universities and land grant institutions, provides
high quality and economic distance education programs and services via the latest and most
appropriate information technologies. ADEC also provides links to on-line articles about distance
education, and to many excellent Internet sites devoted to distance education resources. [Listed
April 1, 2001.] (ADEC)
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
The ACF, within the Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for federal
programs that promote the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and
communities. This is an excellent Web site for federal government information. The
Search function allows you to search their website for information on a wide range
of topics such as welfare reform, child abuse and neglect, and runaway and homeless youth.
The
Find an ACF Program Office Website drop-down menu connects you with any of the
divisions of the ACF. The site also includes press releases and fact sheets on current issues.
[Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.] (ACF)
Administration on Aging (AOA)
This agency is part of the Federal Department of Health & Human Services. This extensive
website features a variety of fact sheets on topics related to the elderly, information on
government initiatives and programs on aging, statistics on older persons, elder abuse prevention
and more. The site also includes a section specifically targeted at professionals with links to GAO
Reports on Aging, website links, and
HHS Poverty
Guidelines. There is also a comprehensive section for Elders & Caregivers. [Listed
April 1, 2001. Last updated April 1, 2008.] (AOA)
Adolescence Directory On-line (ADOL)
ADOL is an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center
for Adolescent and Family Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors, parents,
researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to find Web resources for topics such as
conflict and violence; mental health issues; health and health risk issues, etc. [Listed April 1,
2001. Last updated March 27, 2008.] (ADOL)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ is the lead Federal agency on quality of care research. It coordinates all federal
quality improvement efforts and health services research. The site is a useful resource for
locating grant announcements in the health fields, as well as research findings, consumer health
information, and clinical information. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated January 30,
2007.] (AHRQ)
AgingStats.Gov
This is the website for the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics, which is a
group of U.S. Government agencies cooperating and collaborating their statistics on aging. Includes
the report
Older Americans 2008: Key Indicators of Well-Being
as well as PowerPoint slides of the charts and Excel spreadsheets of the data tables.
This site also includes a subject area contact list, a timeline, and older versions
(2000, 2004, and 2006) of the
Older Americans
report. [Listed November 14, 2005. Last updated March 27, 2008.] (AGIStats)
Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI)
AGI is a nonprofit organization focused on reproductive health research, policy analysis and
public education. The site provides policy papers, reports and statistics on topics such as
abortion, sexual behavior, teen pregnancy, contraception, etc. There is also access to the
Institute's publications:
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health and
International Family Planning Perspectives, which are in PDF format. [Listed December 27,
2002.] (AGI)
Alzheimer's Association
This site provides comprehensive information on Alzheimer's disease, including basic facts,
caregiving issues, medical diagnosis and treatment, and current research efforts. The site can be
tailored for "Persons with memory loss, caregivers, and health professionals." [Listed April
1, 2001. Last updated November 2, 2005.] (Alzheimer)
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is a professional medical
organization comprised of child and adolescent psychiatrists trained to promote healthy development
and evaluate, diagnose, and treat children and adolescents and their families who are affected by
disorders of feeling, thinking and behavior. Features of this site include:
Legislative Action (links to current legislation affecting children and
adolescents with mental illness);
Facts for Families (brief information summaries of over 75 issues relating
to children and families); and
Related Web Sites. Featured topics on this association's home page change on a
regular basis. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.] (AACAP)
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
This site includes a section for
Health Care Professionals that includes fact sheets and research; a section on
their
Advocacy work which includes current legislative information; and a
media section with press releases of recent findings and
press clips where the AAGP's work has been utilized. [Listed November 14, 2005.
Last reviewed November 2, 2005.] (AAGP)
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
AAMFT is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy. Clicking
on
Updates on Family Problems in the
Public
category will take you to a
Families and Health section that offers pamphlets on such topics as adolescent
behavior problems, male sexual problems, children and divorce, and depression. The site also
includes
Resources for Practitioners and
Resources for Approved
Supervisors. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.]
(AAMFT)
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Information on this site includes resources relating to caregiving, Medicare, nursing homes,
and research on aging, as well as AARP's legislative and policy efforts. Under topic area
Policy and Research is the
Research Center called
AgeSource Worldwide
where you will find links to
Internet Resources on Aging
and
AgeLine Database
. The
Internet Resources on Aging
has "over 900 of the best sites on the web for people age 50+." The list is
searchable by topic or browse the topics or an alphabetical list. The
AgeLine Database
covers books and more than 600 journals and magazines and is fully searchable with multiple
options. A copy of the
Thesaurus of Aging Terminology
covering the subject terms used is available in the Harris Library. The site also provides
links to services that are available to its large membership base. [Listed April 1, 2001. Last
Updated February 9, 2007.] (AARP)
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
AEI is a conservative think tank engaged in research in the areas of economics and trade,
social welfare, U.S. politics, international affairs and defense policies. The site provides access
to its publication,
The American Enterprise. [Listed April 1, 2001.] (AEI)
American Medical Association Health
Information
This site supports the ongoing mission of the AMA by providing timely information on matters
important to the health of America. A link from this site goes to
Medem which provides extensive medical information culled from the nation's
leading medical associations.
Reference Links takes you to medical Web sites that have been screened by the
Library staff of the AMA's James S. Todd Memorial Library. The Medical sites fall under three
categories: Conditions and Illness-Related, Medical Indices and Lists, and U.S. Government sources.
[Listed April 1, 2001.] (AMA_Health)
American Psychoanalytic Association
The Web site of this professional association of psychoanalysts includes an online searchable
bibliography on the literature of psychoanalysis, abstracts of recent issues of its journal, and an
overview and history of psychoanalysis. [Listed April 1, 2001.] (APSA)
American Public Human Services Association
The mission of APHSA is to "develop, promote and implement public human service policies that
improve the health and well-being of families, children and adults." This site provides
information on key health and human services issues and policies under the
Policy and
News Room menu headings. It also includes
Links to a large number of umbrella organizations. [ListedApril 11, 2001. Last
updated April 16, 2003.] (APHSA)
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
The ASAM website includes information on alcoholism and other addictions targeted at both the
physician and the consumer. Practice guidelines and public policies are also included. A search
engine is provided allowing the user to do keyword searching for topics within the website. [Listed
May 18, 2001.] (ASAM)
American Society of Criminology
The American Society of Criminology" is an international organization concerned with
criminology, embracing scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the etiology,
prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency. This includes the measurement
and detection of crime, legislation, the practice of criminal law, as well as a review of the law
enforcement, judicial, and correctional systems."--From the website. [Listed November 29,
2007.] (ASC)
American Studies Web
This site is produced by the Crossroads Project, a networking and curriculum project of the
American Culture Studies program at Georgetown University. It is a subject-oriented index of
primary and secondary web resources in American Studies. The links to material include material
on
Ethnicity, Race, and Religious Cultures; National Identity; Gender and
Family;
Social Movements and Social Reform; and much more. [Listed June 29, 2001.
Last updated April 15, 2008.] (ASW)
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
This excellent site provides information on issues affecting "struggling families" and
at-risk children. The Foundation has funded a number of national initiatives, all of which are
presented on this site. These include
Child Welfare / Permanence,
Community Change,
Economic Security,
Education,
Health,
Juvenile Justice, and
Special Interest Areas. Supporting documentation and publications for all of
these programs can be found online. Also check out the data sets available through
KIDS COUNT (a state-by-state effort to collect data on the status of children in
the United States). [Listed April 1, 2001. Last updated August 16, 2007.] (AECF)
The Arc:
Disability Related Links
The Arc is the "world’s largest community based organization of and for people with
intellectual and developmental disabilities." This section of their website provides links to
organizations and programs related to the topic of disabilities. [Listed July 11, 2001.
Last updated April 15, 2008.] (ArcDRS)
ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center
This organization provides information on respite programs for caregivers and families
dealing with individuals who have disabilities or other special needs. The site provides useful
Fact Sheets and
Services, as well as access to a National Respite Locator Service. Information on
federal funding programs for respite services is also included. [Listed July 5, 2001. Last updated
December 29, 2003.] (ARCH)
Association for Community Organization & Social Administration (ACOSA)
"ACOSA is a membership organization for community organizers, activists, nonprofit
administrators, community builders, policy practitioners, students and educators." (From the ACOSA
website). The organization hosts an annual symposium, sponsors the
Journal of Community Practice, and promotes the dissemination of research related to
social administration and community organizing. Resources on the site include reports,
bibliographies and links related to social work and community development. [Listed October 27,
2005.] (ACOSA)
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
A membership-based organization, the Association is devoted to promoting ethical and
professional fundraising. The site provides access to current news about fundraising and
philanthropy. Some features of the site are only available to its members. [Listed April 23, 2001.
Last updated January 30, 2007.] (AFP)
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
The ADDA, founded in 1989, provides comprehensive information on Attention Deficit Disorder,
including links to
ADD Research, Legal Issues, a
Kids Area,
Teens Area, and
Support Groups. Current information on the annual ADD National Conference is
supplied. You can also search the site for any related topics. [Listed May 2, 2003.] (ADDA)
Australian Association of Social Workers
The AASW site includes the Code of Ethics, abstracts from the journal
Australian Social Work, the full text of a discussion paper on welfare dependency in the
21st century, and other links relating to membership issues of the ASW. [Listed April 1,
2001. Last updated March 17, 2002.] (AASWau)
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