The potential for research-based information in public health: Identifying unrecognised information needs, by Louise Forsetlund1 and Arild Bjørndal2. [online article]. BMC Public Health 2001 1: 1

You would expect this site to be comprehensive and it looks very good. Get Facts, FAQs, Plans and Guidelines and more on topics such as Anthrax, Smallpox, Radiological Emergencies, Biological Agents and Chemical Agents. Not only will you find information on Agents and Threats but you will also find a variety of topics for the media, lab and health professionals and training. For those speaking Spanish, get some material in that language.

"The National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) is an initiative that promotes the use of data and information system standards to advance the development of efficient, integrated, and interoperable surveillance systems at federal, state and local levels.

This broad initiative is designed to:

• facilitate the electronic transfer of appropriate information from clinical information systems in the health care industry to public health departments
• reduce provider burden in the provision of information
• enhance both the timeliness and quality of information provided

Surveillance Systems collect and monitor data for disease trends and/or outbreaks so that public health personnel can protect the nation's health." (home page)

Concerned with safety. Get data models and vocabularies, the NEDSS architecture and many links. Grants and funding resources are available too. A glossary of terms is provided.

Produced by the National Association of County and City Health Officials,  January 2001. Contains a variety of good graphics and discusses the Essential Services that should be provided in the event of a bioterrorism event. 

NHCSSP Core and Cluster Standards

Proposed Standards

• Health Care Core Standards
• Therapeutic/Diagnostic Core Standards
• Therapeutic Cluster Standards
• Diagnostic Cluster Standards
• Information Services Cluster Standards
• Environmental Services Cluster Standards

This DOS program converts epidemiological/public health glossary terms in many languages back and forth. It is based on John Last's Dictionary of Epidemiology.
The file is zipped.

This GIS software has a Spanish version available from their Website. Great how to tutorial on the site for those who need to know what GIS is. The software is very public health friendly. Get data for use with this mapping tool.

Some free info, quite a few high-quality links from CDC. Get information on software, global public health GIS projects, data, GIS overviews and geographic boundaries. 

CDC's Travelers' Health

CDC's Reproductive Health Information Source: Pregnancy Issues

Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (WHO)

Food and Nutrition Information Center

Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Health Services Information Center University of Washington: Data Sources by Subject

The Partnership for Food Safety Education. Fight BAC

Public Health Resources on the Internet: Useful Sites

University of Wisconsin-Madison Consumer Health Outreach

The "Virtual" Public Health Center: Environment, Disaster, & Safety

Great resource with many different online and print tests included. Be aware that some of the content is only available to University of Michigan faculty and students.

Put up jointly by the CDC and the Federal Working Group on Youth Violence, the site serves up statistics, plans of action and contacts for parents, teachers and public health professionals, with a separate set of pages for teenagers located at: http://www.safeyouth.org/teens/index.htm. Look also for a calendar of events, funding information, related organizations, a FAQ and publications. They've got a really long list of annotated topics such as anger management, movie voilence, community-based programs and more.