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contains additional links to sites outside of the Bureau of Women's and
Children's Health to provide helpful information on other mother and child
health related issues.
Need to know how many kids had pertussis in Maricopa County in 2002? Need to
know if there has been an increase or decrease in cancer deaths over the
past five years? Need the number of births to teen mothers? You can find
it all (and much more) in the Maricopa County Health Status Report. Summary
Report on Health Status:
www.modimes.org March of Dimes -
Helping you have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.
www.pilotparents.org
provides information and resources to families with children who have
special needs. Our services are free of charge to the families in the
following nine counties, Pima, Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pinal,
Santa Cruz,
La Paz, and Yuma.
www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading federal
agency for protecting the health and safety of the people of the United
States. The CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying
disease prevention and control, environmental health, health promotion,
and educational activities. Calls to the HIV/AIDS Hotline: 800-342-2437
are automatically forwarded to CDC-INFO. 24 hrs a day, seven days a week.
Services are available in English, Spanish and TTY. The public's one source
for public health information is available at:
1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)
1-888-232-6348 TTY
24 Hours/Day
E-mail Address:
cdcinfo@cdc.gov
www.4woman.gov
The National Women’s Health Information Center web site provides
information regarding women’s health issues.
www.azaap.org
The Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is an
organization committed to attaining optimal physical, mental, and social
health for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults by
improving health systems through education, research, and advocacy.
www.ahrq.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) examines what works and
does not work in health care. AHRQ's mission includes both translating
research findings into better patient care and providing policymakers and
other health care leaders with information needed to make critical health
care decisions.
www.healthfinder.gov
healthfinder® is an award-winning Federal
Web site for consumers to find the best government and nonprofit health
and human services information on the Internet.
www.cancer.org
US Department Of Health Services, National Cancer Institute, cancer
information web site.
www.nih.gov
The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and behavioral
research for the Nation. It is an Agency under the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services
www.ask.hrsa.gov
Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services provides publications, resources, and referrals
on health care services for low-income, uninsured individuals and those
with special health care needs.
www.fda.gov
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for protecting the
public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and
veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s
food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
www.cpsc.gov
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the
public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than
15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
www.safekids.org
The National SAFE KIDS Campaign is the first and only national non-profit
organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional childhood
injury, the number one killer of children ages 14 and under.
www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/
The Children’s Safety Network works with maternal and child health,
public health, and other injury prevention practitioners to provide
technical assistance and information, to facilitate the implementation and
evaluation of injury prevention programs, and to conduct analytical and
policy activities.
www.mchb.hrsa.gov
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau provides leadership and works in
partnership with States, communities, and public private entities to
eliminate health disparities, assure high quality care, and facilitate
access to care for the maternal and child health population.
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