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Aging

AARP. A nonprofit, nonpartisan association dedicated to shaping and enriching the experience of aging for its members and for all Americans; also has a Research Center and supports the Andrus Foundation
Administration on Aging. Works in partnership with state and area organizations to assist older persons to remain independent in their homes and communities
International Longevity Center. A non-profit, nonpartisan research and education organization whose mission is help societies address longevity and population aging in positive and productive ways and highlight older people’s productivity and contributions to their families and society as a whole.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Centers for Disease Control. Prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Bureau of Economic Research - Center for Aging Research. The National Bureau of Economic Research is one of nine Centers for research on the demography and economics of aging funded by the National Institute on Aging. The goal of the NBER Center is to develop and coordinate research on the factors affecting the health and economic well-being of individuals as they age, as well as the broader implications of population aging.
National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health. Their mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research
National Long Term Care Survey. A longitudinal survey designed to study changes in the health and functional status of older Americans (aged 65+). It also tracks health expenditures, Medicare service use, and the availability of personal, family, and community resources for caregiving. The survey began in 1982, and follow-up surveys were conducted in 1984, 1989, 1994, and 1999. A sixth follow-up survey will be conducted during 2004.
Population Reference Bureau. Provides objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications
U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Programs. Conducts demographic and socioeconomic studies and strengthens statistical development around the world through technical assistance, training, and software products. Its work is commissioned and funded by federal agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private businesses, and other governments.
UN Programme on Aging. Their mission is to facilitate and contribute to the creation of a society for all ages.

Country Profiles

Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. The agency works in six principal areas crucial to achieving both sustainable development and advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives: Economic growth and agricultural development; Population, health and nutrition; Environment; Democracy and governance; Education and training, and; Humanitarian assistance.
Central Intelligence Agency: World Fact Book. Profiles of every country by the CIA with maps, history and statistics.
Forum on Child and Family Statistics. This site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs. A pioneer in the field of strategic, research-based communication for behavior change and health promotion that has helped transform the theory and practice of public health. The site provides online viewing on the Center's and the Population Information Program's publications. It also allows access to Netlinks, a searchable database of internet resources in population, health, and development, as well as the various center databases, such as its Photoshare and Immunization databases. Visitors can read and download the "Essentials of Contraceptive Technology" wall chart in multiple languages and access "Tools for Life," a set of health communication materials for community health workers.
Macro International Inc., Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS+). Assists developing countries worldwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs; provide information on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/STIs (sexually transmitted infections), and reproductive health.
Population Reference Bureau. Provides objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications
U.S. Census Bureau - International Data Base. Contains statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world
United Nations Population Fund. Helps developing countries find solutions to their population problems; about a quarter of all population assistance from donor nations to developing countries is channeled through UNFPA
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN). Identifies, establishes, strengthens and coordinates population information activities at international, regional and national levels
WHO Statistical Information System. Health and health-related statistical information from the WHO Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy
World Health Organization (WHO). "WHO is defined by its Constitution as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work, its aim 'the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health."

Demographic Trends

Center for Population Research (at NICHD). The Center for Population Research, which is organized into three branches, carries out the primary Federal effort in population studies through support of research and research training in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. Support is provided through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and interagency agreements.
HIV InSite. Contains very up-to-date information on medical information, prevention and education, social issues and policy, and statistics and epidemiology, both domestic and international; also has an extensive list of links.
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Database. Developed and is maintained by the Health Studies Branch, International Programs Center, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Macro International Inc., Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS+). Assists developing countries worldwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs; provide information on family planning, maternal and child health, child survival, HIV/AIDS/STIs (sexually transmitted infections), and reproductive health.
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency. Makes available national estimates of factors affecting birth and pregnancy rates in the U.S.
National Center for Infectious Diseases. Their mission is to prevent illness, disability, and death caused by infectious diseases in the United States and around the world.
National Resources Defense Council. The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). An international public health agency with more than 90 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.
POPLINE (Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs). This site provides citations with abstracts of the worldwide literature on population, family planning, and related health issues
Population Action International. Advocates the expansion of voluntary family planning, other reproductive health services, and educational and economic opportunities for girls and women.
Population Communications International. Strives to stabilize population growth rates and preserve the earth’s resources; produces serial dramas motivate individuals to adopt new attitudes and behaviors that foster reproductive and sexual health, gender equality, and environmental protection.
Population Connection. A national grassroots population organization that educates young people and advocates progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth's resources.
Population Council. International, nonprofit institution that conducts research on three fronts: biomedical, social science, and public health
Population Institute. Non-profit, education organization dedicated to achieving a more equitable balance between the world's population, environment and resources
Population Reference Bureau. Provides objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications
U.S. Census Bureau - International Data Base. Contains statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Works to ensure the participation of women in all levels of development planning and practice, and acts as a catalyst within the UN system, supporting efforts that link the needs and concerns of women to all critical issues on the national, regional and global agendas.
United Nations Population Fund. Helps developing countries find solutions to their population problems; about a quarter of all population assistance from donor nations to developing countries is channeled through UNFPA
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN). Identifies, establishes, strengthens and coordinates population information activities at international, regional and national levels
’WHO Department of Womens Health. This site includes information on timely topics in women’s health and fact sheets on issues such as female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, violence against women, family planning and aging.
World Health Organization (WHO). "WHO is defined by its Constitution as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work, its aim 'the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health."
World Resources Institute. Provides information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems.

Immigration

Center for Immigration Studies. A non-partisan, non-profit think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States.
FAIR. This is a national, non-profit, public interest organization of concerned citizens who share a common belief that the unforeseen mass immigration that has occurred over the last 30 years should not continue.
United State Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service). This page provides immigration statistics from 1994-1999, as well as state estimates of the United States' illegal alien resident and foreign-born populations.
Immigration Policy Center. The IPC publishes short biweekly policy briefs on topics such as immigrants in the military, as well as longer more in depth policy reports bimonthly on various topics involving immigration.
National Council of La Raza. NCLR conducts immigration policy analysis and advocacy activities in its role as a civil rights organization. The primary focus of these activities is to encourage immigration policies that are fair and nondiscriminatory and to encourage family reunification, while assuring effective and orderly border controls.
National Immigration Forum. Advocates and builds public support for public policies that welcome immigrants and refugees and that are fair and supportive to newcomers in the U.S.
National Network for Immigration and Refugee Rights. Helps promote fairness and safe, healthy environments for immigrants, refugees, and their families by supporting education, research, advocacy and bridge-building among all of America's Communities.
NumbersUSA. This is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that favors traditional numerical levels of immigration and opposes federal efforts to use much higher levels to (1) depress American wages, and to (2) force more U.S. overpopulation, sprawl, congestion and school overcrowding.
Population Reference Bureau. Provides objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications
Project USA. A non-profit organization, created for the express purpose of moving the immigration issue into the center of the national debate as a way to educate Americans about immigration. They buy billboards all over the U.S. advertising the facts on immigration in order to stir public debate on the issue by educating Americans on immigration facts.
Ths Social Contract. Journal examines trends, events and ideas that could unravel America's delicate social fabric in the following areas: human population; immigration; language, assimilation, culture and national unity; and the balance of individual rights and civic responsibilities.

International Programs

Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. The agency works in six principal areas crucial to achieving both sustainable development and advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives: Economic growth and agricultural development; Population, health and nutrition; Environment; Democracy and governance; Education and training, and; Humanitarian assistance.
CDC National Prevention Information Network. Provides links and up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS, STDs and TB
Center for Reproductive Law and Policy. A non-profit legal and policy advocacy organization dedicated to promoting women's reproductive rights
Child Trends, Inc. A nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that studies children and families. It has an extensive list of publications related teenage pregnancy, including Facts at a Glance, an annual report summarizing the most recent national, state, and urban data on teen births.
Data from Developing Countries. This web site is a collaborative effort of the RAND Labor and Population Program and the UCLA Economics Department.
EngenderHealth. A non-profit that works worldwide to improve the lives of individuals by making reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable.
Family Health International. A non-profit organization committed to helping women and men obtain access to safe, effective, and affordable family planning services and methods; to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); and to improving the health of women and children.
Forum on Child and Family Statistics. This site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
Futures Group International. A management, marketing and strategic planning organization that helps clients make critical decisions in the presence of future uncertainty. Futures is committed to enhancing sustainable development through the transfer of technologies to global experts and institutions and through the creation of appropriate project designs. Areas of program concentration include child survival, family planning, reproductive health, population policy, nutrition, and prevention of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Global Reproductive Health Forum. Internet Networking project that aims to encourage the proliferation of critical discussions about reproductive health and gender on the net
Harvard AIDS Institute. Dedicated to conducting and catalyzing research to end the worldwide AIDS epidemic
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Database. Developed and is maintained by the Health Studies Branch, International Programs Center, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
International Center for Research on Women. A private, nonprofit organization that generates quality, empirical information and technical assistance on women's productive and reproductive roles, their status in the family, their leadership in society, and their management of environmental resources.
International Data Base. Contains statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world
International Planned Parenthood Federation. Links national autonomous Family Planning Associations (FPAs) in over 150 countries worldwide; committed to promoting the right of women and men to decide freely the number and spacing of their children and the right to the highest possible level of sexual and reproductive health.
International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region. A multi-cultural, multi-lingual organization that provides technical assistance and financial support to reproductive health organizations, helps facilitate information sharing among its affiliates and advocates sexual and reproductive rights on a regional and international level.
National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences consist of four organizations: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.
· National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency. Makes available national estimates of factors affecting birth and pregnancy rates in the U.S.
National Center for Infectious Diseases. Their mission is to prevent illness, disability, and death caused by infectious diseases in the United States and around the world.
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA). A nonprofit, membership organization established to improve and expand the delivery of voluntary, comprehensive, culturally-sensitive family planning and reproductive health care services for all.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). An international public health agency with more than 90 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.
Planned Parenthood Federation. The world's largest and oldest voluntary family planning organization; dedicated to the principles that every individual has a fundamental right to decide when or whether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved.
POPLINE (Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs). This site provides citations with abstracts of the worldwide literature on population, family planning, and related health issues
PopNet. PopNet is "the most comprehensive directory of population-related web sites available." Visitors can search by topic, keyword, organization, or through a clickable world map. Topics include demographic statistics, economics, education, environment, gender, policy and reproductive health. Its organizational sources consist of web sites produced by government and international organizations, non-governmental organizations, university centers, and associations and listserves.
Population Action International. Advocates the expansion of voluntary family planning, other reproductive health services, and educational and economic opportunities for girls and women.
Population Communications International. Strives to stabilize population growth rates and preserve the earth’s resources; produces serial dramas motivate individuals to adopt new attitudes and behaviors that foster reproductive and sexual health, gender equality, and environmental protection
Population Council. International, nonprofit institution that conducts research on three fronts: biomedical, social science, and public health
Population Institute. Non-profit, education organization dedicated to achieving a more equitable balance between the world's population, environment and resources
Population Reference Bureau. Provides objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications
Population Services International. Non-profit organization that develops and implements programs worldwide to encourage healthful behavior and to increase the availability of health products at prices low-income people can afford
Religious Consultation on Population, Reproductive Health and Ethics. International, multi-faith network of progressive feminist religious scholars and leaders who direct the moral energies of their faith traditions to the inter-related issues of population, consumption/ecology, reproductive health and the empowerment of women
UNAIDS. Leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing the transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS, and alleviating the impact of the epidemic
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). Works to ensure the participation of women in all levels of development planning and practice, and acts as a catalyst within the UN system, supporting efforts that link the needs and concerns of women to all critical issues on the national, regional and global agendas.
United Nations Population Fund. Helps developing countries find solutions to their population problems; about a quarter of all population assistance from donor nations to developing countries is channeled through UNFPA
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN). Identifies, establishes, strengthens and coordinates population information activities at international, regional and national levels
’USAIDs Center for Population, Health and Nutrition (PHNC). USAID's goal in the population, health and nutrition sector is to stabilize world population and protect human health.
’WHO Department of Womens Health. This site includes information on timely topics in women’s health and fact sheets on issues such as female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, violence against women, family planning and aging.
WHO Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (HSI). A new initiative through which WHO, as a cosponsor of UNAIDS, provides member states with expertise in areas relevant to the health sector
WHO Statistical Information System. Health and health-related statistical information from the WHO Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy
World Health Organization (WHO). "WHO is defined by its Constitution as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work, its aim 'the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health."

Population and the Environment

Center for International Health Information. The health data reference bureau for the Population, Health and Nutrition Center (PHNC) of USAID's Global Bureau.
Data from Developing Countries. This web site is a collaborative effort of the RAND Labor and Population Program and the UCLA Economics Department.
Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense is a leading national nonprofit organization representing more than 300,000 members. Since 1967, we have linked science, economics, and law to create innovative, equitable, and cost-effective solutions to the most urgent environmental problems. Focus: protecting, restoring biodiversity; stabilizing climate; reducing risks from toxic chemicals; protecting oceans.
Environmental Protection Agency. Government agency dedicated to protecting human health and safeguarding the natural environment
Forum on Child and Family Statistics. This site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
Friends of the Earth. A national, nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the planet from environmental degradation; preserving biological, cultural, and ethnic diversity; and empowering citizens to have an influential voice in discussions affecting the quality of their environment and their lives.
Healthlink Worldwide. Healthlink Worldwide works to improve the health of poor and vulnerable communities by strengthening the provision, use and impact of information.
International Data Base. Contains statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world
League of Conservation Voters. Works to create a Congress more responsive to environmental concerns; the only national environmental organization dedicated full-time to educating citizens about the environmental voting records of Members of Congress
National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences consist of four organizations: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.
National Audubon Society (NAS). The mission of NAS is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. Founded in 1905, the NAS is named after John James Audubon [1785 - 1851], famed naturalist, explorer and wildlife artist.
National Environmental Trust. A non-profit, non-partisan membership group established in 1994 to inform citizens about environmental problems and how they effect our health and quality of life. Through public education, NET helps people understand an issue and express their concerns to public officials.
National Resources Defense Council. The Natural Resources Defense Council's purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends.
National Wildlife Federation. The mission of the National Wildlife Federation is to educate, inspire and assist individuals and organizations of diverse cultures to conserve wildlife and other natural resources and to protect the Earth's environment in order to achieve a peaceful, equitable and sustainable future.
Nature Conservancy. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Population Connection. A national grassroots population organization that educates young people and advocates progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth's resources.
Population Institute. Non-profit, education organization dedicated to achieving a more equitable balance between the world's population, environment and resources
Resources for the Future. A nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank located in Washington, DC that conducts independent research - rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences - on environmental and natural resource issues.
Sierra Club. Dedicated to protecting the environment; especially concerned with ending suburban sprawl, restricting commercial logging, preserving America’s wilderness, reversing global warming, ensuring clean water, and stabilizing population
Sprawl Guide. Maintained by the PlannersWeb; provides information on roots, problems and solutions
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse. Mission is to make accessible the tools, techniques, and strategies developed to manage growth; includes information on the latest legislation and sprawl politics at all levels
Sustainable Community Network. Connects citizens with the resources they need to implement innovative processes and programs to restore the economic, environmental, and social health and vitality of their communities. Addresses a wide range of issues related to community sustainability, including creating communities, smart growth, growing a sustainable economy, protecting natural resources, living sustainably, and governing communities.
Trust for Public Land. Founded in 1972, the Trust for Public Land is the only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. TPL helps conserve land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities.
Worldwatch Institute. Dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society

Socio-Economic Factors

Assessing the New Federalism: An Urban Institute Project. This database includes information on the fifty states and the District of Columbia in areas including income security, health, child well-being, demographic, fiscal and political conditions, and social services
Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing. Concerned with a broad range of children's issues, including education, healthcare, income sufficiency and family/community support. Long-term goal is to identify policies in each of these areas that are effective and politically feasible. To meet this goal, the Center supports basic research as well as evaluations of particular policies and programs.
Center for Public Policy Priorities. A non-partisan, non-profit policy research organization committed to improving public policies and private practices that influence the economic and social prospects and conditions of individuals, families, and communities.
Child Health Research Project. Through research, CHR identifies and evaluates new technologies for improving case management and prevention of disease; strengthens the problem-solving capacity of developing country institutions, and guides improvements in national health policies and professional practice.
Child Trends, Inc. A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies children, youth, and families through research, data collection, and data analysis
Forum on Child and Family Statistics. This site offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. The NBER is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. Our research is conducted by more than 500 university professors around the country, the leading scholars in their fields.
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. - Program on Children. The NBER Program on Children focuses on economic behavior related to children, child health, and child economic and social well being.
National Center for Children in Poverty. Their mission is to identify and promote strategies that reduce the incidence of young child poverty in the United States and that improve the life chances of the millions of children under age six who are growing up poor.
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. A research center of Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute, provides national leadership to the maternal and child health community in three key areas of program development, policy analysis and education , and state-of-the-art knowledge to improve the health and well-being of the nation’s children and families.
National Center for Education Statistics. Primary entity for collecting and analyzing data on education in the US and internationally
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Responsible for major activities in the areas of policy coordination, legislation development, strategic planning, policy research and evaluation, and economic analysis.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. Links to environmental issues
Population Reference Bureau. Provides objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications
Resources for the Future. A nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank located in Washington, DC that conducts independent research - rooted primarily in economics and other social sciences - on environmental and natural resource issues.
Sierra Club. Dedicated to protecting the environment; especially concerned with ending suburban sprawl, restricting commercial logging, preserving America’s wilderness, reversing global warming, ensuring clean water, and stabilizing population
Sprawl Guide. Maintained by the PlannersWeb; provides information on roots, problems and solutions
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse. Mission is to make accessible the tools, techniques, and strategies developed to manage growth; includes information on the latest legislation and sprawl politics at all levels
Sustainable Community Network. Connects citizens with the resources they need to implement innovative processes and programs to restore the economic, environmental, and social health and vitality of their communities. Addresses a wide range of issues related to community sustainability, including creating communities, smart growth, growing a sustainable economy, protecting natural resources, living sustainably, and governing communities.
Trust for Public Land. Founded in 1972, the Trust for Public Land is the only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. TPL helps conserve land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health and quality of life of American communities.
U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Programs. Conducts demographic and socioeconomic studies and strengthens statistical development around the world through technical assistance, training, and software products. Its work is commissioned and funded by federal agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private businesses, and other governments.
World Resources Institute. Provides information, ideas, and solutions to global environmental problems
Worldwatch Institute. Dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society

Teenage Pregnancy

Advocates for Youth. Dedicated to creating programs and promoting policies which help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their sexual health
Adolescent Pregnancy Project- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Adolescent Pregnancy Project offers information on North Carolina law and resources to pregnant and parenting adolescents and those who care for them.
Alan Guttmacher Institute. Mission is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout the world.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. National web site for one-on-one mentoring program between adult volunteers and youth at risk since 1904. Provides listings of local chapters.
Campaign for our Children. Their mission is to develop research-based prevention messages and educational media campaigns which encourage healthy, responsible sexual decisions among early-adolescent youth, promote a more informed support system for youth, and raise public awareness about adolescent preventive health issues
CDC National Prevention Information Network. Provides links and up-to-date information on HIV/AIDS, STDs and TB
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Division of Adolescent and School Health. Their mission is to identify the highest priority health risks among youth; monitor the incidence and prevalence of those risks; implement national programs to prevent risks; and evaluate and improve those programs. The CDC also offers an information line on sexually transmitted diseases at 800-227-8922.
Child Trends, Inc. A nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that studies children and families. It has an extensive list of publications related teenage pregnancy, including Facts at a Glance, an annual report summarizing the most recent national, state, and urban data on teen births.
EngenderHealth. A non-profit that works worldwide to improve the lives of individuals by making reproductive health services safe, available, and sustainable.
Family Health International. A non-profit organization committed to helping women and men obtain access to safe, effective, and affordable family planning services and methods; to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); and to improving the health of women and children.
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Their mission is to improve the life prospects of this generation and the next -and, in particular, to reduce child poverty - by influencing cultural values and building a more effective grassroots movement
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Federal Government's principal vital and health statistics agency. Makes available national estimates of factors affecting birth and pregnancy rates in the U.S.
Planned Parenthood Federation. The world's largest and oldest voluntary family planning organization; dedicated to the principles that every individual has a fundamental right to decide when or whether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved.
Population Reference Bureau. Provides objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications.