The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans.

WLRN Radio
National Public Radio

Voting for Health: An Access to Health Care Forum
View the video for this forum.

Men's Health

The Men's Health Network
A non-profit educational organization made up of physicians, researchers, public health workers, individuals and other health professionals founded in 1992 by a group of men's activists and writers interested in improving the health and well-being of men, boys and families

National Men's Health Week
Heightening the awareness of preventable health problems and encouraging early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.

The Men's Health Act
Seeks to establish an Office of Men's Health.

Mental Health

National Mental Health Association
The National Mental Health Association is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide, NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million people with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service.

University of South Florida's Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
Research and training center for behavioral health.

Switchboard of Miami, Inc.
Providing services in English, Spanish, Creole and French, The HELPline?s full-time counselors and 80 volunteers respond to the diverse needs of residents from Miami-Dade and Monroe County. Every day, families call us looking for help with basic survival needs: food, shelter and employment; teenagers call us in the midst of personal crises: suicide, substance abuse problems, physical and sexual abuse, unplanned pregnancy and deep family conflicts; and the elderly contact us to be connected with life-enhancing services. The HELPline?s mission is to be always on call helping the community meet human needs. No one is ever turned away. The HELPline?s target population is anyone seeking information about services in our community, anyone experiencing a personal or financial crisis and anyone who needs to talk to an empathetic listener.

Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association
Providing strong leadership to prevention and treatment providers for over 25 years.

The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
A nonprofit trade association serving the education, advocacy and networking needs of more than 800 community providers of mental health and addiction treatment services.

Florida Partners in Crisis
An organization committed to promoting access to quality services, treatment, and support for children and adults who face the challenges of mental illnesses and/or substance abuse.

Florida Mental Health Advocate
An electronic newsletter created to help the advocacy community share information and work together to improve access to treatment and help shape public policy affecting mental health. This newsletter includes research documents, articles from the state's newspapers, information about state legislation affecting mental health and press releases from our mental health partners.

Treatment Advocacy Center
A national nonprofit organization working to eliminate barriers to timely treatment of severe mental illness.

Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Exercise

Childhood Obesity: What the research tells us
A free publication summarizing key findingsfrom the best studies on the background and health consequences of childhood obesity as well as information regarding physical activity and schools and nutrition and schools.

Keeping Kids Healthy: Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Exercise
This document offers a portal to key background documents and government reports relating to this issue of growing importance.

Parents' Resource Center - School & Lunch Nutrition
A number of school communities are exploring how they can strengthen school policies related to breakfast, lunch and snacks on campus.

Parents' Resource Center - Nutrition & Fitness
Your connection to information on child and adolescent health and development.

Oral Health

Oral Health Policy Brief
Community Voices Miami Policy Brief on Oral Health

Oral Health Resources from the Center for Disease Control
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Oral Health Resources.

Florida Oral Health Profile
The Center for Disease Control's National Oral Health Surveillance System; Florida's profile

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Helping states and communities address public oral health issues.

American Dental Association Topics and Resources
Use the A to Z list of oral health topics and quickly find the information you're looking for. Links to related topics or other pertinent sites provide you with additional iformation. The History of Dentistry timeline features milestones in oral health.

American Dental Hygienist's Association
General oral health information and tips.

State issues and oral health from the Center for Policy Alternatives
While oral health care has traditionally been split off from the rest of health care, from an individual's point of view, there is no difference. Just as a child cannot concentrate or learn in school if they have an upset stomach, they cannot learn if they have a tooth infection. And yet many states have not made the needed investment to make sure that children and adults have access to quality, affordable oral health care.

Watch Your Mouth Campaign
Making oral health a priority in Washington State.

Connecticut Oral Health Initiative
The Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) began as a committee of the Connecticut State Dental Association in 1993, charged with addressing the Healthy People 2000 goals on oral health. A strategic planning process completed in 2000 led to the decision to focus on advocacy in order to address the oral health crisis effecting low income families in the state. In 2001 COHI received funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation to promote sound oral health and advocate for systematic changes that would lead to a resolution of the oral health crisis facing the state's low-income families. With additional funding from the Anthem Foundation, in 2003 COHI became an independent non-profit organization committed to oral health care for all. COHI has gained statewide recognition for its expertise in oral health advocacy and policy work.

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