Public Health and Safety

Seeks solutions for major global public health problems through research, policy development and training. Based in Sydney, Australia.

A national health promotion and disease prevention initiative bringing together many individuals and agencies to improve the health of all Americans, eliminate disparities in health, and improve years and quality of healthy life.

Helping prepare the public health workforce respond to bioterrorism and emerging health threats.

Provides online First Aid and CPR information on how to handle common first aid emergencies written by medical professionals.

A pictorial tour of sweatshops from 1820 to the present. From the National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution.

Providing material for policy makers, service providers, researchers, students and the general community. Features information on cultural, social, historical and economic health-related issues.

An Association of professionals working together to assure healthy people and healthy places in Colorado.

Encourages research and promotes knowledge relating to the problems, needs and development of public health, as well as ensuring communication between organizations, the government, and workers. Includes details of policies and conferences.

Promotes health policy-making through analysis of the dynamics of health care systems in Europe, in partnership with WHO.

Conducts interdisciplinary studies of local, national, and international health services delivery. Affiliate of the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration.

Public health programs and services. (Ontario)

Promotes patient safety by encouraging collaboration between participants of the Minnesota health care system. Includes organizational assessment tools, information on best practices, and links to related resources.

Serves as a coalition of chief executives from all disciplines within the health care system and forum to jointly develop policies, plans and programs; includes resources on key issues, legislative advocacy, and current news.

Promotes public health by representing the professional interests of pharmacists and medication safety officers practicing in hospitals and other healthcare organizations.

A monthly journal presenting peer-reviewed ideas, solutions and practices in the field of patient safety and quality improvement.

Provides guidelines and suggestions for farms, horticulture and the environment. Fact sheets can be downloaded on managing hazards and safe work practices.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on the number of workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.

Information on tropical diseases especially Malaria, dangerous sea creatures, survival at sea.

Content includes scientific articles on tropical medicine, parasitology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, virology and international medicine.

Catalyzes the possibility of optimal health for all people by helping to educate, inspire and empower every person to prevent disease and embrace a life of wellness.

Database on vaccines and news, collection of links to other pages on immunisations.

Organization of poison centers and interested individuals which provides a forum to promote the reduction of morbidity and mortality from poisonings through public and professional education and scientific research.

Details of the Master of Public Health program, with information about scholarships and research projects.

Admissions, departments, research programs and centers, and continuing education.

Links to and information about school research centers and projects, admissions, and public health careers.

Providing career advancement training for emergency services personnel. Includes overview, training catalog, associates, what's new, and links.

Provides information, education, member services, and networking with major fire service organizations within the state. Features include newsletters, training resources, conferences, courses and workshops.

Provides training for rural and agricultural emergencies.

Provides education materials for pre-hospital care individuals. Also news and opportunities on a variety of emergency topics. (Indiana)

Firefighters answer your questions about what their careers are like and if it's right for you.

Database listing of the worlds emergency medical services categorized by land, sea or air.

Provides EMS and ambulance consulting. Based in Platte City, Missouri.

Web page for the lost brother firefighter Jack Hagberg of Ladder54, Tukwila, Washington.

Co-ordinates emergency services and land management in the region, and provides education and research for member groups. Includes events calendar and publications.

Providing information on teaching, research, PHD programs, departmental units, staff profiles and consulting at the university.

Journal published nine times a year. Articles on topics of current interest to physicians and other health care professionals treating patients with infectious diseases.

Public Population Project in Genomics, promoting collaboration between researchers in the field of population genomics.

Children's water safety program, includes articles, advice and five steps to reduce the risk of children drowning.

Working to improve the health of Aboriginal people in Canada, through community-based interests.

Journal of the American Public Health Association. Journal contents, abstracts and author instructions. Searchable. [Subscription required for full-text.]

Private, not-for-profit health care system serving rural, central Appalachian mountain communities in Kentucky and West Virginia which includes hospitals, clinics, home health care agencies and stores, and other related health services.

Volunteer paramedics and firefighters serving Sandton (Johannesburg), South Africa. Contains news, links, and CME info.

ISFSI. Membership, resources, subscriptions, and the Emergency Management Accreditation and Certification system.

Our goal is to be a resource for information and assistance to fire departments around the state.

An online discussion forum for those in the EMS profession.

First response emergency medical team for Brandeis University. Contains news, corps information and history, pictures, constitution, and protocols.

Student run emergency care service for Colby College. Includes staff, schedules, equipment, training, and contact.

Includes news, phone list, committees, meeting minutes, and bylaws for this first responder team.

Includes organization information, profiles, links, calendar, and membership information.

Includes meetings, officers, special events, pictures, and contact information.