healthfinder.gov Special Populations: Community Leaders
healthfinder.gov's Community Leaders section features topics such as community-based programs, environmental health, and homelessness.... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
10 Tips for Choosing Toys for Children with Special Needs 
This site provides information on 10 tips on how to choose a toy for children with special needs. ... Details >
National Lekotek Center |
2008 National Health Observances
This annual calendar lists selected health observances by day, week, and month. Health professionals, teachers, community groups, and others can use these occasions to sponsor health promotion events,... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
A CHARGE WE HAVE TO KEEP - A Road Map to Personal and Economic Freedom for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the 21st Century
This site provides a link to the 2004 Report to the President — A Charge We Have to keep; it offers recommendations within the conceptual framework of the challenges and goals outlined in the Presiden... Details >
President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities |
Ad Council Campaigns
The Ad Council has helped create some memorable slogans, such as "Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk" and "A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste". Explore this section to learn about all current camp... Details >
Advertising Council, Inc. |
American Red Cross African American HIV/AIDS Program
This program offers up-to-date information about the impact of HIV and AIDS in African American communities. It provides culturally specific activity options, and emphasizes encouraging HIV prevention... Details >
American Red Cross, National Headquarters |
American Red Cross Hispanic HIV/AIDS Program
HIV/AIDS information, resources and services that target the Hispanic population. This site is intended for use by community leaders, parents, employers, health professionals and the general public.... Details >
American Red Cross, National Headquarters |
American Red Cross Youth Services
Links to information and resources for young people. Most are related to courses and volunteer opportunities in the community.... Details >
American Red Cross, National Headquarters |
Baltimore American Indian Center
Visit this site to learn more about this urban community center, the only one of its kind in this city where Indian people can obtain a variety of human services. This Center's mission is to assist In... Details >
Nonprofit/Professional Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Center for Health Care Strategies: Community-Based Organizations Page
Staff from community-based consumer organizations can use this section to scan the latest program initiatives, funded projects, publications and resources from the Center for Health Care Strategies, I... Details >
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. |
Contentbank.org: The Community Contentbank
Contentbank.org is designed for individuals who work in community-based organizations and are looking for online resources that meet their clients' needs. Contentbank.org collects, highlights, and dev... Details >
Children's Partnership |
CYFERNet: the Cooperative Extension System's Children, Youth and Family Education Research Network
CYFERNet provides hundreds of complete on-line publications featuring practical, research based, Children, Youth, and Family information. You can search this entire site or explore information in the ... Details >
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Education Resource Organizations Directory - U.S. Department of Education
The Directory is intended to help you identify and contact organizations that provide information and assistance on a broad range of education-related topics.... Details >
U.S. Department of Education |
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (EZ/EC) Initiative
This is a Presidential initiative designed to afford communities real opportunities for growth and revitalization. Its mission is "to create self sustaining, long-term economic development in areas of... Details >
General Government Agency |
Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities
The Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities (EZ/EC) is a Federal initiative designed to afford communities real opportunities for growth and revitalization. These pages provide information on h... Details >
HUD USER, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
Evidence-based Recommendations for Community Preventive Services
The American College of Preventive Medicine has developed these evidence-based recommendations for use at the community level.... Details >
American College of Preventive Medicine |
Find a Health Center: Primary Care for Underserved Populations
The Bureau of Primary Health Care's Health Centers Program provides health care regardless of your ability to pay and even if you have no health insurance. Health care is provided through Community H... Details >
Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration |
Foster Grandparent Program
The Foster Grandparent Program offers seniors age 60 and older opportunities to serve as mentors, tutors, and caregivers for children and youth with special needs. They serve in community organization... Details >
The White House |
Health Disparities Community Solutions Database
This page welcomes to the Health Disparities Projects and Interventions database, sponsored by the American Public Health Association. This database contains projects and interventions provided by mem... Details >
American Public Health Association |
Hearts N' Parks
Hearts N' Parks is a national, community-based program supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health and the National Recreation and Park Asso... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Key Indian Health Issues: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Alcohol exposure during pregnancy can produce a spectrum of issues ranging from infant death to developmental, physical, cognitive and emotional delays. Studies reveal that many Native communities hol... Details >
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board |
Key Indian Health Issues: Oral Disease
American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) carry a disproportionate burden of oral disease. There is a tremendous backlog of dental treatment needs among AI/AN dental patients in all age groups. ... Details >
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board |
Locate a Lekotek and Compuplay Centers in the United States
This page provides information on how to locate a Lekotek Center in the United States.... Details >
National Lekotek Center |
Migrant Health Program
This is a Federal grant program funded under Section 330g of the Public Health Service Act to provide primary health care services in medically underserved areas throughout the U.S. and its territorie... Details >
Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration |
National Tribal Tobacco Prevention Network Project
The National Tribal Tobacco Prevention Network (NTTPN) is an alliance of tobacco prevention and education advocates committed to improving the wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native people by w... Details >
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board |
Neighborhood Networks - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Neighborhood Networks is a community-based initiative of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that encourages the development of resource and computer learning centers in private... Details >
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
Office for Planning and Evaluation/HHS: Children and Youth Policy
This site provides the full text of the Executive Summaries of recent research and evaluation reports regarding issues affecting children and youth. Users can review a listing and summary of the rese... Details >
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Program and Policy Internship: The Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
Join a dynamic team within the US Department of Health and Human Services and help shape and implement cutting-edge policy for faith-based and community social service and health organizations across ... Details >
HHS Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives |
Publications and Research: National Recreation and Park Association
This site provides links to the different types of materials offered by the agency, starting from the on-line library to the NRPA Publications Catalogue.... Details >
National Recreation and Park Association |
Safe & Drug Free Schools Program
This is the home page of the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program (SDFSP), the Federal government's primary vehicle for reducing substance abuse, and violence, through education and prevention activitie... Details >
U.S. Department of Education |
SAMHSA's Funding Opportunities: Grants Information
Links to current SAMHSA grants announcements and applications as well as archives of past SAMHSA grants. This web page also provides a general overview of SAMHSA's grant program, the Knowledge Develop... Details >
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Schizophrenia
Also available in: Spanish
A detailed booklet that describes symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping.
... Details >
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health |
Senior Companion Program
Through the Senior Companion Program, people age 60 and older provide assistance and friendship to elderly individuals who are homebound and, generally, living alone. For details visit this site, or c... Details >
The White House |
State Councils of National Association for Health and Fitness
This document provides information on state councils. Select a state from the pull-down menu or click on a state abbreviation to see information on that state’s council. ... Details >
National Association for Health and Fitness |
Systems of Care (Coordination of Services)
This fact sheet discusses effective, accessible treatment and support for children and adolescents with behavioral problems through community-based "systems of care."... Details >
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center, Center for Mental Health Services |
Take a Bite Out of Crime® Website
The official web site of the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign, best known for McGruff the Crime Dog® and his nephew Scruff®. Users can link to suggestions and activities that involve the ... Details >
National Crime Prevention Council |
Tool Kit for Helmet Promotion Programs
Online references and resources for people who are planning a helmet promotion program.... Details >
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute |
USDA Rural Development Programs
Visitors to this site can get information about the economic development, technical assistance and financial programs that comprise the USDA's commitment to helping improve the economy and quality of ... Details >
U.S. Department of Agriculture |