U.S. Government Web Resources
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Administration for Children and Families (ACF)Responsible for programs that provide services and assistance to needy children and families.
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Administration for Community Living (ACL)Supports a nationwide network providing services to the elderly and those with disabilities, especially to enable them to remain independent. Provides policy leadership on aging issues.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)Supports research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services.
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Assistance Listings (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance [CFDA])Provides eligibility requirements, application and award processes, and deadlines for more than 1600 assistance programs administered by more than fifty federal agencies.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent outbreak of diseases. CDC maintains national health statistics and supports research into disease and injury prevention.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which provide health care to America’s aged and indigent populations. Also administers the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
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Child Welfare Information GatewayOver 32,000 abstracts of books, technical reports, fact sheets, journal articles, and other documents related to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption.
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Evidence Database on Aging CareEDAC is a project of the New York Academy of Medicine to support research in aging. It hopes to translate research into good policy.
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Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Helps provide health resources for medically underserved populations.
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LawsLaws.com aims to keep the public informed, provide the most updated information on current issues, supply crime prevention solutions, and to help make the world a safer place. Good information on social justice issues.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Annual statistics on U.S. social, political, and economic conditions are available from the 2013 edition onward. Editions from 1878 to 2012 can be accessed through the U.S. Census Bureau website or via HeinOnline.
Newspapers and Magazines
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New York TimesAcademic One File, a Gale database, gives full text access with only a few days delay. Search for article times or search NYTimes right from Academic One File.
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Science MagazineScience Magazine covers recent research in the sciences for a broader audience.
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Wall Street JournalFull text coverage of the latest content from Wall Street Journal online.
Native Issues and Resources
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Safe Women, Strong Nations - Indian Law Resource CenterThe Indian Law Resource Center is a native-established and run organization for advocacy and legal assistance to indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Professional Resources
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National Association of Social WorkersNASW, the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, enhances the professional growth and development of its members, creates and maintains professional standards, and aims to advance sound social policies.
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The New Social WorkerResources and information targeted at recent social work graduates and professionals.
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Child Welfare Information GatewayU.S. Deptartment of Health & Human Services information portal for social service workers dealing with child welfare.