Stark County Health Department

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Alliance Health Department

American Academy of Pediatrics
An agency that addresses the needs of children, their families, and their communities by supporting members through advocacy, education, research, and service.

American Dietetics Association

American Heart Association

American Medical Association
Information for physicians, health professionals or patients

American Lung Association, Lung Information Service Center
online ETS packet

Americans for Nonsmokers Rights
is the only national organization dedicated to nonsmokers' rights, taking on the tobacco industry at all levels of government to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke and youth from tobacco addiction. ANR pursues an action-oriented program of policy and legislation.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
An agency of the USDHHS. To prevent exposure and adverse human health effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites, unplanned releases and sources of pollution present in the environment.

Area Agency on Aging
Agency to assist older people and their families of Portage, Stark, Summit, and Wayne counties in achieving the highest quality of life through a responsive network of services and resources.

Canton City Health Department

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is the federal agancy that has ultimate responsibility for the control of disease in the US. This is the main web page for CDC from which the latest detailed information on any infectious disease can be found.

CFR- Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Regulations and Federal Register

Children's Defense Fund
America's strongest voice for children. Mission: to Leave No Child Behind, and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

Tips to Grow by- Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron

Compass
COMPASS is a survey tool, and process, to collect data about all aspects of community life. Results help community organizations more effectively address everything from how we educate our children to the way in which we care for seniors. COMPASS is associated with the United Way of Greater Stark County.

Consumer Product Safety Commission
An independent Federal regularity agency, CPSC helps keep American families safe by reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products. Visit the website often to share lifesaving information. Go to "Report unsafe products" to send information on-line.

Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Information on food, drugs and more related issues.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Food-borne Illnesses
Consumer information, food-borne pathogens and natural toxins, milk safety, retail food protection, and seafood safety and more.

FoodSafety
Gateway to government food safety information

Food Safety & Education Alliance

HealthFinder
Reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Healthy People 2010
National health promotion and disease prevention initiative. Goals to increase the quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities.

Indoor Air Quality- Doctor Fungus
information on fungus in homes and more.

Indoor Air Quality
Information on fungi, biological and chemical hazards.

Journal of Emerging Infectious Disease
This journal is published six times per year by the CDC. It is a peer reviewed journal tracking and analyzing disease trends in the US.

KidsGrowth.com
health information for parents, developed by pediatricians.

La Leche League International
dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breast-fed.

Massillon City Health Department

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
This is the official weekly publication of the CDC. This report contains all the latest information of disease outbreaks in the US.

National Cancer Institute
includes ETS Fact Sheet

National Institutes of Health
Links to all of the constituent institutes who provide health education materials on diverse topics, including AIDS, aging, child health, communication disorders, cancer, genetics, and others.

National Library of Medicine
World's largest medical library.

National MRC
This is the national website for the Medical Reserve Corps. The MRC was designed to help assist existing emergency preparedness plans in the event of a public health emergency.

National Organization for Rare Diseases

NSF International, The Public Health and Safety Company
Committed to public health, safety, and protection of the environment. Focus on food, water, indoor air, and environment. Develops national standards. Provides learning opportunities. Provides third party conformity assessment.

ODH Data Warehouse
Health related data is available for both the county and state levels from this Ohio Department of Health site.

ODH Disease Control Manual
This manual contains all information and requirements for reporting and managing communicable diseases in the State of Ohio.

Ohio Department of Health

Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System (OCISS)

Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Water

Ohio EPA

Ohio MRC
This is Ohio'’s website for the Medical Reserve Corps. The state of Ohio has many MRC Units, including Stark County , who have dedicated themselves to developing an MRC on a local level.

Ohio Pandemic Flu
The latest information on Pandemic Flu in the State of Ohio.

www.ohioquits.org
Ohio’s free tobacco cessation resources website, funded through the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation. This site offers tips for individuals and well as health care professionals.

Ohio SAFE KIDS Coalition- (Ohio SAFE KIDS is under EMS for children)
Provides safety information and resources and links to many local and national websites.

Pandemic Flu
The latest information on Pandemic Flu in the United States.

Planned Parenthood of Stark County
Planned Parenthood of Stark County provides a wide range of family planning and preventative, reproductive health care services to individuals and families in and around Stark County. Our services include pelvic and breast exams, Pap Smears, birth control, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), pregnancy testing, colposcopy and cryotherapy, anonymous or confidential HIV testing, patient education and community outreach. Short-term counseling services are also available to patients, free of charge, regarding birth control, pregnancy and pregnancy options, STDs, relationships and abuse.

Pregnancy Support Center of Stark County

Ready in 3

American Red Cross, Stark County Regional Chapter

Safe Kids Worldwide
This website provides the latest news, product recalls, and invaluable tips on how to keep your kids safe. Provides current registry of car seat.

Stark County Family Council
This is the main site for the family council in Stark County. The family council is made of all child and family serving agencies in Stark county. Information about each agency is available through this site.

Stark County Schools

Stark Tusc Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District

TeenGrowth.com
teen resource for advice, health information, and social interaction.

Tobacco-Free Ohio
is a collaboration among the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the Ohio Department of Health dedicated to reducing tobacco use by Ohioans and reducing exposure to secondhand smoke. This website provides a link to local grassroots coalitions across the state.

United States Census Bureau

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Home page for United States Department of Agriculture

USEPA

Well Log- Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
Obtain your well log from this location.

Zero to Three
Mission: to strengthen and support families, practitioners, and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.

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