| GIS (Geographic Information System) / Mapping Data |
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| TopoZone |
11-2006 |
TopoZone has worked with the USGS to create the Web's first interactive topo map of the entire United States. You can register for free on their "My TopoZone" feature which lets you personalize your TopoZone usage and save your own map preferences. TopoZone has every USGS topographic map, orthophotomap, and aerial photograph in the entire United States.
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| National Data Sources |
| **National Data Resources Suggested List** |
9-2006 |
| Many organizations provide national data sources for injury, illness, death, and criminal justice data. Most of these datasets are accessible on the Internet. Some allow you to access pre-defined reports or query an existing database. Others allow you to download the data and calculate your own statistics. Some national repositories also provide state level information. Browse this page on our website for a list of national resources and how you can utilize them. |
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| Health Data for All Ages |
12-2006 |
| This site presents tables that provide CDC health statistics for infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. You can customize tables with any or all of the following characteristics: age, gender, race/ethnicity, and geographic location. |
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| Inventory Of National Injury Data Systems |
11-2006 |
| A list of 44 different federal data systems operated by 16 difference agencies and 3 private injury registry systems that provide nationwide injury-related data. Each data system is listed along with the agency or organization and associated web sites. You can get additional information about survey/surveillance methods and findings by clicking on the URL. Data systems are organized according by topic. |
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| National Archive of Criminal Justice Data |
10-2006 |
| The mission of the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) is to facilitate research in criminal justice and criminology, through the preservation, enhancement, and sharing of computerized data resources; through the production of original research based on archived data; and through specialized training workshops in quantitative analysis of crime and justice data. |
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| NVSS - Mortality Data from the National Vital Statistics System |
01-2007 |
| The vital statistics general mortality data are a fundamental source of demographic, geographic, and cause-of-death information. This is one of the few sources of comparable health-related data for small geographic areas and a long time period in the United States. |
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| US Census FactFinder |
11-2006 |
| Various demographic data according to geographic area. Multiple links and downloadable data. |
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| Other Non-Profit Data Sources |
| AHRQ/HCUP Injury Data |
12-2006 |
| In collaboration with the Children’s Safety Network’s Economics and Data Analysis Resource Center (CSN EDARC) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the West Virginia University Injury Control Research Center( WVU ICRC) is pleased to provide the following state-specific injury data tables. |
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| Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health |
10-2006 |
| The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health provides online access to survey data that allows users to compare state, regional, and nationwide results – plus resources and personalized assistance for interpreting and reporting findings. |
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| Kids 'n Cars |
11-2006 |
| Data resource that collects data on incidents involving child being backed over by vehicles in drveways and parking lots. |
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| National Survey of Children's Health - Data Resource Center |
12-2006 |
| The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health is a project of the CAHMI supported by Cooperative Agreement 1-U59-MC06980-01 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources. |
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| StateHealthFacts.org |
07-2007 |
| Statehealthfacts.org is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States. Statehealthfacts.org provides data on over 500 health, health care, and health policy topics. |
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| Government Resources |
| Lessons Learned Information Sharing |
10-2006 |
| A secure, national, online network of Lessons Learned and Best Practices designed to help emergency response providers and homeland security officials prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism. Recently, the site launched a new School Emergency Planning page. This page houses a wealth of resources on the topic of school emergency planning, including after-action reports, documents, templates, plans, related links, recent news, upcoming conferences, and more. |
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| Disaster Preparedness Exercises Addressing the Pediatric Population |
05-2007 |
| Inclusion of infants and children in disaster drills and exercises is an essential component in preparedness efforts. The recently released Disaster Preparedness Exercises Addressing the Pediatric Population can assist organizations in preparing to treat critically ill or injured pediatric patients during an actual disaster or mass casualty incident. Developed by Illinois EMSC under the direction of the Pediatric Bioterrorism Work Group, Illinois Terrorism Task Force, this 30-page booklet includes several scenarios and tabletop exercise templates, as well as checklists, a list of resources, and information about the START and JumpSTART triage systems. |
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| Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness |
11-2006 |
| A Resource for Pediatricians -This new comprehensive report serves as a practical resource that pediatricians can consult in planning for and responding to natural disasters and bioterrorist events. The accompanying 35-page summary highlights significant parts of the report for quick reference. |
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| Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources |
12-2006 |
| Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide provides community planners—as well as planners at the institutional, State, and Federal levels—with information on planning for and responding to a mass casualty event (MCE). |
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| What's Your RQ? |
02-2007 |
| Just how prepared is the entire nation for an emergency like a terrorist attack? And how prepared are you and your family for an emergency in your community, like a power outage, major weather conditions, or a natural disaster? |
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| State EMS Protocols |
| Idaho |
4-2007 |
| The state of Idaho has posted their off-line medical direction treatment guidelines, called Pediatric/Adult Patient Care Guidelines, on their website |
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| Maine |
8-2005 |
| This is the newest version of the Maine EMS Protocols (effective July 1, 2005). Printed copies are available for sale at a cost of $6.00 (+ .30 tax, if applicable) per copy, which includes postage. |
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| Maryland |
8-2005 |
| The Maryland
Medical Protocols
for Emergency Medical Services Providers,
Effective July 1, 2005.
Maryland Institute for
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| New Jersey |
8-2005 |
| Emergency Medical Dispatch Guidecards, New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services. |
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| New York |
8-2005 |
Statewide Basic Life Support Adult & Pediatric Protocols EMT-B and AEMT, Effective August 1, 2003.
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| North Carolina |
8-2005 |
Editable Procedure and Policy Documents & EMS Protocols Template.
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| Washington |
8-2005 |
| Washington State Department of Health Publications and Reports. |
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| Health and Safety Agencies |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
9-2005 |
| The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
8-2005 |
| CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. |
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| Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) |
8-2005 |
| MCHB strives for a society where children are wanted and born with optimal health, receive quality care and are nurtured lovingly and sensitively as they mature into healthy, productive adults. |
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| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
8-2005 |
| The Institute plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, observational studies, and demonstration and education projects. Research is related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases; and sleep disorders. |
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| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NICHD |
8-2005 |
| The mission of the NICHD is to ensure that every person is born healthy and wanted, that women suffer no harmful effects from reproductive processes, and that all children have the chance to achieve their full potential for healthy and productive lives, free from disease or disability, and to ensure the health, productivity, independence, and well-being of all people through optimal rehabilitation. |
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| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
8-2005 |
The NIMH is the lead Federal agency for research on mental and behavioral disorders. Their mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.
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| The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) |
8-2005 |
| The National Institute of Nursing Research supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals across the life span-from management of patients during illness and recovery to the reduction of risks for disease and disability, the promotion of healthy lifestyles, promoting quality of life in those with chronic illness, and care for individuals at the end of life. |
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
8-2005 |
| NIDA supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA supported science addresses the most fundamental and essential questions about drug abuse, ranging from the molecule to managed care, and from DNA to community outreach research. |
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| National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) |
8-2005 |
| The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) has served as a framework to guide occupational safety and health research - not only for The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) but for the entire occupational safety and health community. |
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| United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
8-2005 |
| The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. |
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| Funding Opportunities |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
8-2005 |
AHRQ’s research agenda is designed to be responsive to the needs of
consumers, patients, clinicians and other providers, institutions,
plans, purchasers, and public policymakers for the evidence-based
information they need to improve quality and outcomes, control costs,
and assure access to needed services.
This PA expresses AHRQ priority interests for ongoing extramural grants
for research, demonstration, dissemination, and evaluation projects...
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| Grants.gov |
8-2005 |
| Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. The US Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that will have an unparalleled impact on the grant community.
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| Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) |
8-2005 |
| Maternal and Child Health Application Information includes program summaries, expected application availability, application deadline, projected award numbers and amounts and contacts. |
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| The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
8-2005 |
| The overall goal of NIOSH is the prevention of illnesses, injuries, and deaths caused by hazards on the job. Recognizing the valuable contributions of extramural scientists and educators to this endeavor, NIOSH sponsors research and training through its extramural programs, which complement the Institute's intramural programs. |
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| Research, Reduction, and Prevention |
| Ambulatory Health Care Data |
11-2006 |
| Some statistics on injury related visits to emergency departments. They are based on data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. |
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| BoosterSeat.gov |
02-2007 |
| The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announces the availability of a new roll-call video, titled “Booster Seats – The Missing Link.” The goal of the video is to assist law enforcement agencies in enforcing booster seat use requirements now in effect in more than two-thirds of the states and the District of Columbia. The video provides details about the need for booster seat use, as well as moving personal accounts about booster seats (including longtime booster seat advocate Autumn Alexander Skeen), and suggestions for how best to enforce these new requirements. |
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| Childhood Agricultural Safety Network |
10-2006 |
| The Childhood Agricultural Safety Network was formed to raise awareness and change behaviors to help keep children safer on the farm. Tractors are the leading cause of fatal injuries to children on farms. Downloadable posters, logos and fact sheets are available on this website. |
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| Children's Safety Network |
12-2006 |
| CSN is a resource center for maternal and child health and injury prevention professionals in State and Territorial health departments who are committed to reducing injuries and violence among children and adolescents. CSN staff can offer expertise, resources, and contacts on any injury topic and can help you develop, implement, and evaluate injury and violence prevention activities. |
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| Centers for Disease Control - Global Road Safety Week 2007 |
05-2007 |
| Globally, people ages 0-25 years account for more than 40% of the nearly 1.2 million road traffic deaths that occur each year. Events will be hosted around the world with the slogan, “Road Safety is No Accident” to highlight the roles of individuals, organizations, governments and societies in road traffic safety. |
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| Every 15 Minutes |
02-2007 |
| The Every 15 Minutes Program offers real-life experience without the real-life risks. This emotionally charged program, entitled Every 15 Minutes, is an event designed to dramatically instill teenagers with the potentially dangerous consequences of drinking alcohol. This powerful program will challenge students to think about drinking, personal safety, and the responsibility of making mature decisions when lives are involved. |
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| Get on Board with Child Safety! |
10-2006 |
| Get on Board with Child Safety! is a national injury prevention (IP) campaign spearheaded by the Dorel Juvenile Group's Safety 1st brand and the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI). Its primary goal is to educate parents, caregivers, and consumers nationwide about the changes they can make to prevent unintentional injuries in and around the home and on the road. |
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8-2005 |
| The primary focus of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center is on the interdisciplinary study of the causes and etiology of injury and its application for the development and evaluation of prevention and intervention strategies and policy. |
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| Infant Passenger Safety: Guidance for Parents |
1-2007 |
| in consideration of the concerns parents and pediatricians may have about protecting infant passengers, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued “Infant Passenger Safety: Guidance for Parents." |
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| Intermountain Injury Control Research Center |
8-2005 |
| The Intermountain Injury Control Research Center (IICRC) is a research facility at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah dedicated to reducing the incidence and severity of injury in public health. |
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| Make Roads Safe |
05-2007 |
| Make Roads Safe is the campaign for global road safety. Every six seconds someone is killed or maimed on the world’s roads. |
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| National Institute of Allergies & Infectious Disease |
05-2009 |
| The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. |
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| PECARN |
11-2006 |
| PECARN conducts research on the prevention and management of acute illnesses & injuries in children & youth of all ages. |
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| Safe Kids Worldwide |
8-2005 |
| Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under. |
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| State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA) |
8-2005 |
| The State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA) is a national non-profit 501c3 organization of professionals committed to strengthen the ability of state, territorial and local health departments to reduce death and disability associated with injury and violence.
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| SafetyLit |
11-2006 |
| Injury Prevention Literature Update - an online source for recent research about injury prevention. |
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| Youth Suicide |
12-2006 |
| Center for Disease Control and Prevention Website on Youth Suicide: Suicide (i.e., taking one’s own life) is a serious public health problem that affects even young people. For youth between the ages of 10 and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. It results in approximately 4600 lives lost each year. The top three methods used in suicides of young people include firearm (47%), suffocation (37%), and poisoning (8%). |
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| Government Resources |
| 10 Patient Safety Tips for Hospitals |
11-2006 |
| Medical errors can occur at many points in the health care system, particularly in hospitals. These 10 tips for hospitals resulted from findings resulting from studies by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which has funded more than 100 patient safety projects since 2001. |
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| Improving Patient Safety Through Simulation Research |
11-2006 |
| Simulation provides a safe environment for health care practitioners, teams, and systems to improve the safety of health care without placing patients at risk. These projects will inform providers, health educators, payers, policymakers, patients, and the public about the effective use of simulation in improving patient safety. |
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| Medical Errors & Patient Safety |
02-2007 |
| AHRQ has devoted an entire section of its web site to serve as an online clearinghouse for patient safety resources. Here you will find, among other things: (1) Mortality and Morbidity Rounds on the Web, an online journal and forum on patient safety and health care quality that features expert analysis of medical errors reported anonymously by its readers and interactive learning modules on patient safety and (2) the Patient Safety Network, a web resource that provides recent research and timely publications, educational videos, as well as upcoming conferences on patient safety. |
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| Patient Safety News |
1-2007 |
| FDA Patient Safety News is a televised series for health care personnel, carried on satellite broadcast networks aimed at hospitals and other medical facilities across the country. It features information on new drugs, biologics and medical devices, on FDA safety notifications and product recalls, and on ways to protect patients when using medical products. |
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| TeamSTEPPS |
11-2006 |
| TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based teamwork system aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving communication and other teamwork skills among healthcare professionals. TeamSTEPPS includes a comprehensive suite of ready-to-use materials and training curricula necessary to successfully integrate teamwork principles into all areas of your healthcare system. |
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| General |
| A Leadership Guide to Quality Improvement for Emergency Medical Services Systems |
9-2005 |
| This "Leadership Guide to Quality Improvement for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems" was developed to serve as a template for EMS managers who want to establish and maintain a program for continuously monitoring and improving the quality of patient care and support services in all parts of the EMS system. It encourages EMS leaders to integrate continuous quality improvement practices as essential parts of normal EMS routines. Published July, 1997. |
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| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) |
9-2005 |
| The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. |
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| Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement |
9-2005 |
| To rise to the challenge of the international quality revolution, the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement (CQPI), a research center, was founded in October of 1985 by Professor George E.P. Box and the late Professor William G. Hunter at the University of Wisconsin. |
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| Institute of Healthcare Improvement |
9-2005 |
| The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is a not-for-profit organization driving the improvement of health by advancing the quality and value of health care. Founded in 1991 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, IHI offers comprehensive products and services.
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| President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry |
9-2005 |
| The President`s Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry completed its work on March 12, 1998... The Commission was created by President Clinton to "advise the President on changes occurring in the health care system and recommend such measures as may be necessary to promote and assure health care quality and value, and protect consumers and workers in the health care system." |
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| The Quality Tools Cookbook |
9-2005 |
| The aim of the Quality Tools Cookbook is to provide a free, comprehensive, reference to the quality tools for students, faculty, or anyone on the Internet who may find it useful (Ferris State University). |
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| National Organizations |
| BioMedSearch |
04-2010 |
| BioMedSearch contains PubMed/MedLine publications (including some data that NIH chooses not to display), plus additional journals and a collection of theses and dissertations that are not available elsewhere for free, making it the most comprehensive biomedical search on the web. |
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| Clinical Research Guide (NHLBI, NIH, DHHS) |
02-2007 |
| Preparing, submitting and managing a clinical research award can be challenging. This site is designed to guide potential investigators in organizing a clinical research application and to provide information on conducting a study and maintaining an award. |
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| National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) |
10-2006 |
| The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. All of our programmatic efforts are aimed at improving the lives of individuals with disabilities from birth through adulthood. |
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| MedlinePlus |
11-2006 |
| MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. |
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| PubMed (Medline) |
10-2006 |
| PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. |
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| GIS (Geographic Information System) / Mapping Software |
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| Caliper Online Maps |
11-2006 |
| Create your own maps online using their data. Caliper also provides custom application and turnkey system development services, iincluding web page creation. |
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| Centers for Disease Control - EPI Info |
11-2006 |
| With Epi Info™ and a personal computer, epidemiologists and other public health and medical professionals can rapidly develop a questionnaire or form, customize the data entry process, and enter and analyze data. Epidemiologic statistics, tables, graphs, and maps are produced with simple commands such as READ, FREQ, LIST, TABLES, GRAPH, and MAP. Epi Map displays geographic maps with data from Epi Info™. |
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| ESRI |
11-2006 |
| ESRI designs and develops leading geographic information system (GIS) technology. GIS is an important tool—one that helps shape the world around us. |
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| Mapinfo |
11-2006 |
| MapInfo location intelligence enables you to answer a fundamental, yet complex question faced by nearly all organizations: Where? |
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| StoutSolutions |
11-2006 |
| Makers of the FirstWatch early warning syndromic surveillance system. |
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| Textbooks |
| HyperStat Online Textbook |
8-2005 |
| Online textbook mangaged by David Lane is an Associate Professor of Psychology, Statistics, and Management at Rice University |
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| Electronic Statistics Textbook by StatSoft |
8-2005 |
| Electronic Statistics Textbook offers training in the understanding and application of statistics. The material was developed at the StatSoft R&D department based on many years of teaching undergraduate and graduate statistics courses and covers a wide variety of applications, including laboratory research (biomedical, agricultural, etc.), business statistics and forecasting, social science statistics and survey research, data mining, engineering and quality control applications, and many others. |
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| SticiGui© |
8-2005 |
| This online text was written for a "terminal" introductory class in Statistics for Business, Social Science, or liberal arts; that is, this is the first and last class in Statistics for most students who take it. The site is authored by Philip B. Stark, Professor of Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. |
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| SURFSTAT australia |
8-2005 |
| The SurfStat project started in 1994 with the brave but naive intent of making an existing set of course notes available online as hypertext. It has since grown to include an extensive glossary, interactive exercises, JavaScript functions replacing statistical probability tables, and the beginnings of a set of Java applets demonstrating statistical concepts through dynamic graphics. It is the primary learning resource for students taking STAT101 at the University of Newcastle, Australia. |
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