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• New York Statewide
• Child Passenger safety - fitting stations
  www.nysgtsc.state.ny.us/seat-per.htm
• Department of Health and the Office of Children & Family Services
  www.ocfs.state.ny.us
•  Family Planning Advocates of New York State
  www.fpaofnys.org
• The Greater New York Hospital Association
  www.gnyha.org
• NYS Department of Health
  www.health.state.ny.us
• NYS Office of Children & Family Services
  www.ocfs.state.ny.us
• New York State Perinatal Association (NYSPA)
  www.nysperinatal.org
•  Other Perinatal Networks in New York
  www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/perinatal/en/cppsnlist.htm
•  National
•  March of Dimes
  www.marchofdimes.com
• National Birth Defects Prevention Network
  www.nbdpn.org
• National Perinatal Association
  www.nationalperinatal.org

List by Topic

• Birth Control
• Planned Parenthood
  www.plannedparenthood.org
• Yahoo Birth Control Full Coverage/Daily News
  http://news.yahoo.com/fc/Health/Birth_Control
• Breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding.com
  www.breastfeeding.com
• La Leche League International
  www.lalecheleague.org 
• National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) Breastfeeding Web Site
  www.4woman.gov/Breastfeeding
• Child Abuse
• American Humane Association Facts and Info on Child Abuse
  Contains facts sheets and statistics
  www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pc_facts_info
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  (Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect)
  www.childwelfare.gov
• National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
  www.dontshake.com  
• Prevent Child Abuse New York
  http://preventchildabuseny.org/index.shtml
• Child Advocacy:
• Child Welfare League of America
  www.cwla.org
• Children’s Defense Fund
  www.childrensdefense.org
• Children’s Health
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  www.aap.org
• Divorce, Separated and Single Parents
• American Coalition for Fathers and Children
  www.acfc.org
• Children's Rights Council
  www.gocrc.com 
• Domestic Violence
• New York State Coalition against Domestic Violence
  www.nyscadv.org
• New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence
  www.opdv.state.ny.us
• Cayuga County: Domestic Violence Intervention Program
  http://cscaa1.com
• Madison County: Liberty Resources VOV (Victims of Violence)
  www.liberty-resources.org/programs/showProgram.cfm?program=15
• Onondaga County: Vera House
  www.verahouse.org
• Oswego County: The Domestic Violence Coalition of Oswego County (DVCOC)
  http://oswegocountyabusevictims.org
• Fatherhood
• Fatherwork: Stories, Ideas, and Activities to Encourage Generative Fathering
  http://fatherwork.byu.edu/          
• Me & My Dad
  www.extension.iastate.edu/dads
• National Center for Fathering
  www.fathers.com
• National Center for Strategic Non-Profit Development and Community Leadership/National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families
  www.npcl.org
• National Center on Fathers and Families
  www.ncoff.gse.upenn.edu
• National Fatherhood Initiative
  www.fatherhood.org     
• National Fathers' Network: For father’s raising children with special health care needs or developmental disabilities.
  www.fathersnetwork.org
• Free or Low Cost Health Care Insurance
• Child Health Plus
  www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/chplus/
• Family Health Plus
  www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/fhplus/index.htm
• Family & Community Health – NYS Department of Health
  www.health.state.ny.us/community/
• Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services (MOMS) Program
  www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/perinatal/en/moms.htm
• PCAP - Prenatal Care Assistance Program
  www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/perinatal/en/pcap.htm 
• Health Literacy
• American Medical Association’s Health Literacy Resources
  www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8115.html
• Ask Me Three
  www.askme3.org
• CDC Health Literacy/Communication
  www.cdc.gov/communication/resources/literacy.htm
• Federal Government Plain Language
  www.plainlanguage.gov 
• Helen Osbourne’s Health Literacy Consulting
  www.healthliteracy.com
• HIV/AIDS
• AIDS Infonet: Several hundred fact sheets on various topics relating to HIV/AIDS
  www.aidsinfonet.org/factsheets.php
• The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
  www.thebody.com
• Centers for Disease Control HIV/AIDS
  www.cdc.gov/hiv/
• New York State Department of Health HIV/AIDS
  www.health.state.ny.us/diseases/aids/
• Project Inform: HIV/AIDS Treatment Information
  www.projectinform.com
• Yahoo AIDS News Full Coverage/Daily Updates
  http://news.yahoo.com/fc/Health/AIDS___HIV
• Infant Care
• Cayuga Community Health Network – A Rural Health Network
  www.cayugahealthnetwork.org
• March of Dimes
  www.marchofdimes.com
• National Birth Defects Prevention Network
  www.nbdpn.org
• National Perinatal Association
  www.nationalperinatal.org
• Nemours Foundation: Kids Health http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/guide_parents.html
• New York Online Access to Health:
  www.noah-health.org/en/pregnancy/newborn
• Zero to Three:
  www.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission:
  www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/grand/12steps/12steps.html
• Men’s Health Issues
• Mayo Clinic Men’s Health
  www.mayoclinic.com/health/mens-health/MC99999
• MedlinePlus Men’s Health Page
  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menshealth.html
• Men's Health Network
  www.menshealthnetwork.org
• Mental Health
• New York State Office of Mental Health
  www.omh.state.ny.us
• Family Mental Health Foundation
  http://fmhf.org/
• Medline Plus Postpartum Depression:
  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/postpartumdepression.html
• Postpartum Support International
  www.postpartum.net
• Nutrition
• Cornell Cooperative Extension
  www.cce.cornell.edu
• Eat Well Play Hard
  www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/nutrition/resources/ewph.htm
• Food Pyramid
  www.mypyramid.gov
• New York State WIC
  www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/nutrition/wic/
• United States Department of Agriculture
  www.usda.gov
• WIC – Women, Infants and Children
  www.fns.usda.gov/wic/
• Perinatal Mood Disorders
• Family Mental Health Foundation
  http://fmhf.org/
• Medline Plus Postpartum Depression:
  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/postpartumdepression.html
• National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) PPD Website
  www.4woman.gov/faq/postpartum.htm
• Online PPD Support Group
  www.ppdsupportpage.com 
• Postpartum Support International
  www.postpartum.net
• The Postpartum Resource Center of New York
  www.postpartumny.org
• Pregnancy
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
  www.acog.org
• March of Dimes
  www.marchofdimes.com
• Medicaid Obstetrical and Maternal Services (MOMS) Program
  www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/perinatal/en/moms.htm
• National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
  www.ncemch.org
• The National Women's Health Information Center
  www.4women.org
• PCAP - Prenatal Care Assistance Program
  www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/perinatal/en/pcap.htm
• Women’s Health Pregnancy
  www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy
• World Health Organization
  www.who.int
• Yahoo Fertility and Pregnancy Full Coverage/Daily News
  http://news.yahoo.com/fc/Health/Fertility_and_Pregnancy
• Safe Sleep/SIDS Prevention
• Back to Sleep Campaign
  www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/sids.cfm
• SIDS Alliance
  www.sidsalliance.org
• The National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center (NSIDRC)
  www.sidscenter.org
• Sexuality and Sexual Health
• Planned Parenthood federation of America
  www.plannedparenthood.org
• SIECUS-the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
  www.siecus.org
• Shaken Baby Syndrome
• National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome
  www.dontshake.com
• Smoking and Tobacco Cessation
• New York State Smokers' Quitsite
  www.nysmokefree.com
• Tobacco Free CNY
  www.tobaccofreecny.org
• Tobacco Free Madison County
  www.tobaccofreemc.org
• Social/Health Marketing
• CDC Health Marketing
  www.cdc.gov/healthmarketing
• Social Marketing Institute
  www.social-marketing.org
• Weinreich Communications
  www.social-marketing.com
• STD/STI (Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections)
• Providers and Consumers
• The American Social Health Association
  www.ashastd.org
• Consumers
• The CDC National Prevention Information Network
  www.cdcnpin.org
• El Centro Nacional de Prevención e Información de los CDC
  www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/espanol/acerca/index.asp
• Providers
• The Division of STD Prevention, CDC
• English www.cdc.gov/std 
• Spanish www.cdc.gov/std/Spanish
• Substance Use
• Partnership for a Drug Free America
  www.drugfree.org
• Erowid Psychoactive Vault
  If you’re looking for pictures of a particular drug, stories from users, or simply need information on substance, Erowid is the place to go!  Keep in mind that Erowid is a non-biased organization and is not involved in the promotion or prevention of substance use.
  www.erowid.org/psychoactives/psychoactives.shtml
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration)
  www.samhsa.gov
• Teen Pregnancy
• Sex Etc. A Web Site by Teens for Teens
  www.sxetc.org
• National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
  www.teenpregnancy.org
• Transgender and Intersex
  
• REACH CNY Transgender and Intersex Resource List
• Women’s Health
• National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
  www.4woman.gov or www.womenshealth.gov (same site)
• Youth Development
• The Advancing Youth Development (AYD) Partnership
  www.nyayd.org
• Act for Youth
  www.actforyouth.net
• The Institute for Youth Development
  www.youthdevelopment.org