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American Social Health Association
The American Social Health Association is a trusted, non-profit organization that has advocated on behalf of patients to help improve public health outcomes since 1914. We are America 's authority for sexually transmitted disease information.
Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
Founded by Alan Guttmacher in 1963 as the physician education arm of Planned Parenthood® Federation of America (PPFA), ARHP became independent in 1972, international in 1975, multidisciplinary in 1981, and began offering professional accreditation in 1988. ARHP was the first medical organization to offer continuing medical education (CME) credits on-line in 1993 and has sponsored a broad variety of science-based patient and public education programs, and advocacy initiatives. ARHP activities include the development and implementation of clinical conferences, visiting faculty programs, monographs, an international peer-reviewed journal, Contraception, and on-line education. ARHP-sponsored programs and conferences feature the latest research, emerging technologies, hands-on training, and useful information for health care practice.
Center for Disease Control
CDC seeks to accomplish its mission by working with partners throughout the nation and the world to monitor health, detect and investigate health problems, conduct research to enhance prevention, develop and advocate sound public health policies, implement prevention strategies, promote healthy behaviors, foster safe and healthful environments, provide leadership and training. Those functions are the backbone of CDC’s mission. Each of CDC’s component organizations undertakes these activities in conducting its specific programs. The steps needed to accomplish this mission are also based on scientific excellence, requiring well-trained public health practitioners and leaders dedicated to high standards of quality and ethical practice.
Medpage Today
MedPage Today is the only medical news service for physicians that links consumer medical news and the professional medical analysis needed by clinicians. Through our daily coverage of breaking medical stories and topics widely reported in the consumer media, we provide clinicians with the real-time information they need to address their patients' questions and to find out how new developments might impact their clinical practice.
National Adolescent Health Information Center
The overall goal of NAHIC is to improve the health of adolescents by serving as a national resource for adolescent health information and research, and to assure the integration, synthesis, coordination and dissemination of adolescent health-related information.
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, founded in February 1996, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan initiative supported almost entirely by private donations. Its mission is to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families by reducing teen pregnancy. The goal of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy by one-third between 2006 and 2015.
National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) is a recognized leader and resource in maternal and child health. HMHB reaches an estimated ten million health care professionals, parents and policymakers through its membership of over 100 local, state and national organizations.
National Women’s Health Information Center
The OWH was established in 1991 within the US Department of Health and Human Services. OWH coordinates the efforts of all the HHS agencies and office involved in women's health. OWH works to improve the health and well-being of women and girls in the United States through: its innovative programs, educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information.
News-Medical Net
News-Medical.Net is a free to access global medical news service for the consumer, medical professional and researcher. Our mission is to segment, profile and distribute medical news to the widest possible audience of potential beneficiaries. The news provided is sourced from over 6000 qualified news sources each day.
OBGYN.net
OBGYN.net has been designed for the specific needs of Professionals interested in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the medical industry, and women everywhere. Our goal is to continuously improve services to help in the delivery of Women's Healthcare. OBGYN.net, in one sense, offers the same resources you might find at a medical conference or Women's Health symposium. You can use OBGYN.net to: Learn about new techniques and innovations, investigate new opportunities, acquire published materials, network with your peers, interact with medical professionals and women globally.
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The Alan Guttmacher Institute
The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health through an interrelated program of social science research, policy analysis and public education designed to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate, promote sound policy and program development and, ultimately, inform individual decision making.
American Civil Liberties Union – Reproductive Freedom Project
The ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project protects everyone's right to make informed decisions free from government interference about whether and when to become a parent. Learn more about our work in reproductive health and take action to protect rights guaranteed to all Americans.
Center for Reproductive Rights
The Center for Reproductive Rights (formerly the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy) is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive rights worldwide.
National Abortion Federation
The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada . We believe that women should be trusted to make private medical decisions in consultation with their health care providers. NAF currently offers quality training and services to abortion providers and unbiased information and referral services to women.
National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association
The National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) is a non-profit membership organization based in Washington , D.C. that has served as an important source of advocacy, education and training for the family planning and reproductive health care field for more than 35 years. NFPRHA's mission is to assure access to voluntary, confidential, comprehensive, culturally sensitive family planning and reproductive health care services and to support reproductive freedom for all.
Office of Population Affairs
The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) serves as the focal point to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health on a wide range of reproductive health topics, including adolescent pregnancy, family planning, and sterilization, as well as other population issues. The OPA also provides policy and administrative direction for Title X Family Planning Program and the Title XX Adolescent Family Life Program.
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Congress.org
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Project Vote Smart
Project Vote Smart is a resource to find background information and the current status of state and federal legislation, congressional voting records, biographical/contact information and public statements of elected officials, issue positions, interest group ratings, and campaign finance information. Website visitors can find local election offices and test their knowledge on political trivia.