Family Resources - Internet Resources

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Education - Internet Resources
Psychology - Internet Resources
Statistics - Internet Resources
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Aging

Caregiving

• Caregiver.org
• Caregiving - AARP
• CareManager.org
• ElderCare.gov

  Children

• The Board on Children, Youth, and Families
• Child Welfare Information Gateway - Children's Bureau, Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Children's Advocate, newsmagazine from Action Alliance for Children
• Children's Defense Fund
• Connect for Kids, Guidance for Grown-ups
• Kids Search Engines - SearchEngineWatch
• Kindred
  "sustainable family living and natural parenting magazine"
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information - U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families
• National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
• Save the Children
  children, mothers, families, education, reports, programs, careers, professional resources
• SpiralScouts - Youth Celebrating Our Shared Planet
  "an international program for girls and boys of minority faiths...each group led by both a male and a female adult...traditional woodland lore, camping, outdoor living skills, mythologies of the ancient world...life strategies and skills for teens"
• State of the World's Children - UNICEF
• Voices for America's Children
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families

  Education

• E-Answers - American Distance Education Consortium
  online information, courses & programs
• Early Childhood Education & Assistance Program - Puget Sound Educational Service District

  Families

• CYFERNet, Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network
  early childhood, parent/family, school age (K-8), community, teens, family economics
• The Factbook: Eye-opening Memos on Everything Family
  "an organized collection of research on family" - articles, facts, statistics, opinions, parenting, family roles & responsibilities, marriage, children, work
• Family Conversations and Family Mealtime - U.S. Department of Health
  "a simple, effective way to reduce the risk of youth substance abuse and to raise healthier children"
• Family Law Center - FindLaw
  US family law issues by state & topic
• Family & Women's Resources - APSU Sociology Dept
• Family & Women's Resources - WCSU Sociology Dept
• Family Resources
  Arts | Child Development and Health Information | Education | Math | Media Literacy | Parenting | Reading | Science and Technology | Social Science | en Espaņol
• Family SupportNet
  individuals & families with disabilities - international communities, accessible activities, health education, disability issues, newsletter
• FatherLit Database
  citations, annotations & abstracts for 8,500+ basic policy research publications on fathers, families, and child welfare
• Focus on Families - S Adirondack Library
• Food Consumption Trends - Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, Iowa State U
  consumer demand, household food spending, eating out
• Good Stuff? A Behind-the-Scenes Guide to the Things We Buy - WorldWatch Institute
  environmental & social aspects of common consumer products, glossary, Consumption Manifesto
• Harvard Family Research Project
• Home Economics Archive - 1850-1950
• Institute for Families in Society
• Institute for Women's Policy Research
  poverty & welfare, employment and earnings, work & family issues, health care, domestic violence, women's civic & political participation
• Internet Resources for the Family
• Kaiser Family Foundation
• Kearl's Guide to the Sociology of the Family
• Local Harvest
  find local farmers' markets, family farms, organic grocers
• National Adoption Information Clearinghouse - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  programs, research, legislation, news, issues, trends in child welfare & adoption
• National Institute on Media and the Family
• National Marriage Project
• National Parent Information Center
• The O'Mama Report - Organic Trade Association
  organic resources, articles, products, clothes, fabrics, home, kitchen, garden
• Parenting Resources for the 21st Century - Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Parents & Children
• Public Agenda Online, Family
• Smart Marriages: The Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education
• U.S. Census Bureau, Marital Status and Living Arrangements
• Youth Report to America, Boys & Girls Clubs of America [PDF]

  Finances

• American Bankers Association Education Foundation
• Consumer Information, Project Moneysmart, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  spending money, credit cards, frauds & scams, using credit wisely, budgeting & saving, mortgages, financial institutions
• Fuel Economy Site - EPA
  Find & Compare Cars database, MPG numbers 1985 to present, national & regional fuel price information, vehicle safety ratings & air pollution, mileage tips, hybrid & alternative fuel vehicles, current model year Fuel Economy Guide
• Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy - "Reality Check": What It Costs to Live on Your Own
• MyMoney.gov - Financial Literacy and Education Commission
  consumer materials from federal agencies on financial issues, markets, budgeting, taxes, credit, financial planning, home ownership, privacy, fraud, retirement planning, small business
• National Endowment for Financial Education
  financial education curricula and materials
• StartUpNation
  resources for starting a small business

  Health

• AllAboutCounseling
  approaches, risks, self-help techniques, links to mental health resources, professional directory, discussion board
• Asian American Health Web, National Library of Medicine
• Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Health Topics
• Child and Adolescent Health - U Michigan Health System
• Child Health Advice
  "guidelines to help you determine how sick your child is and if you need to call your child's doctor & to help you treat your child at home when it is safe to do so"
• Consumer Health Information for Asians
• Consumer Health Information Service - Hawaii Medical Library
  incl Hawaii health
• Family Caregiving 101 - National Family Caregivers Association & National Alliance for Caregiving
  "designed to provide caregivers with the basic tools, skills and information they need to protect their own physical and mental health while they provide high quality care for their loved one" | care-giving skills, taking care of yourself as a caregiver, "navigating the health care maze," finding help
• FamilyDoctor.org - American Academy of Family Physicians
  Conditions, Healthy Living, Parents & Kids, Women, Men, Seniors, Smart Patient Guide, Over-the-Counter Guide
• Go Ask Alice
• Guide to Health Care Quality - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services
• Guide to Women's Health on the Web
• Health News Review - Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making
  reviews quality of health articles, magazines, newspapers, television, for accuracy, balance, honesty, completeness, rating criteria, contributors' credentials, searchable
• Kaiser Family Foundation
  health care issues reports, data, analysis, studies, surveys
  - KaiserEdu.org - for students, faculty & others: health policy data, research, analysis & developments, narrated slide tutorials, video & background reference libraries, syllabus library, journal browser, issue modules on current topics & policy debates, policy fellowships
  - GlobalHealthReporting.org & GlobalHealthFacts.org - data by country & topic
  - StateHealthFacts.org - state profiles & comparisons, by state & topic: Demographics & Economy, Health Status, Health Coverage & Uninsured, Medicaid & SCHIP, Medicare, Health Costs & Budgets, Managed Care & Health Insurance, Providers & Service Use, Minority Health, Women's Health, HIV/AIDS
• kidsnutrition.org - USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC)
  research on "the role of maternal, infant and child nutrition in optimal health, development, and growth" | articles, nutrition calculators, posters, links
• Medical Information Bureau - MIB
  site for consumers to request their free health conditions reports that health insurance companies receive
• MEDLINEplus Health Information: Health Topics
• National Center for Health Statistics
• The National Mental Health Association
  advocacy, treatment, support groups, fact sheets, news, email updates
• Nursing Home Guide - Consumer Reports
• SEX, ETC., A Web site by Teens for Teens
• Tips for Teens, The Truth About Alcohol and Drugs pamphlets - National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

  Home & Garden

• The Book of Household Management
  E-Text of Isabella Beeton book serialized 1859-1861: "information for the mistress, housekeeper, cook, kitchen-maid, butler, footman, coachman, valet, upper and under house-maids, ladys-maid, maid-of-all-work, laundry-maid, nurse and nurse-maid...also, sanitary, medical, & legal memoranda; with a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort"
• Buildings & Land: Home Resource Efficiency - Rocky Mountain Institute
  sustainable, energy-efficient home design, fact sheets, appliances & lighting, home cooling, household greenhouse gas emissions, water efficiency, new construction, environmental building materials, renewable energy, indoor air quality, recycling
• Container Gardening - Colorado State U
  container gardening & small-space gardening, container water gardens, gardening as a renter, space-saving ideas
• Energy Efficient Home Articles
• Foodesigns.com - Articles & Tips, Food Photography, Education
• Gardening in Small Spaces - Home & Garden TV
  plans & ideas - containers, small lots, courtyards, side yards, decks
• Poison Prevention.org - Poison Prevention Week Council & U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
  "to provide public information on the steps that you can take to help prevent accidental poisonings and tips for promoting community involvement in poison prevention"
• Preparing, Protecting, Preserving Family Treasures - Library of Congress
• Vegetable Garden: Intensive Gardening Methods - U Arizona
  methods of gardening to make the best use of space & grow as much produce as possible, using raised beds, vertical gardening (such as trellises and poles), interplanting, close spacing, succession & relay planting, plant spacing recommendations, which crops bring the most value per square foot of garden space
• Vegetable Gardening in Containers - Texas A&M U
  such as pots & planter boxes, crop selection, growing media, fertilization, water, light, diseases, insects, planting charts, sample vegetable varieties

  Seniors

• AARP Research Center
• Aging in Ohio, Ohio State University
  senior series & aging factsheets
• Almost Home: Changing Aging in America
• Center on Age and Community - Resource Links in Aging
• cRANKy
  "the first age-relevant search engine" from Eons: 50 plus everything for boomers and seniors
• National Institute on Aging
• SeniorSearch
  senior search engine & web directory
• U.S. Administration on Aging

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