RESOURCES

Government Resources

Local Government

• Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health – www.dmh.co.la.ca.us
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health – www.lapublichealth.org
• Los Angeles County Department of Health Services – www.dhs.co.la.ca.us

California Government

• CA Department of Aging – www.aging.ca.gov
• CA Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs — www.adp.ca.gov
• CA Department of Health Services — www.dhs.ca.gov
• CA Department of Managed Health Care – www.hmohelp.ca.gov
• CA Department of Mental Health – www.dmh.ca.gov
• CA Department of Rehabilitation – www.dor.ca.gov
• CA Department of Social Services – www.dss.cahwnet.gov
• Emergency Medical Services Authority – www.emsa.ca.gov
• Legislative Analyst’s Office – www.lao.ca.gov
• Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development -- www.oshpd.ca.gov
• Healthcare Information Division — www.oshpd.ca.gov/hid
• Medical Board of California – www.medbd.ca.gov

U.S. Government

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality — www.ahcpr.gov
• Census Bureau — www.census.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — www.cdc.gov
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — www.cms.gov
• Food and Drug Administration — www.fda.gov
• MedWatch (FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program) — www.fda.gov/medwatch
• Department of Health and Human Services — www.hhs.gov
• Health Resources and Services Administration — www.hrsa.gov
• Institute of Medicine – www.iom.edu
• National Institutes of Health — www.nih.gov
• National Institute of Mental Health — www.nimh.nih.gov
• National Science Foundation — www.nsf.gov
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration — www.osha.gov
• Office of Minority Health ( U.S. Department of Health and Human
• Services) — www.omhrc.gov
• THOMAS U.S. Legislative Information — thomas.loc.gov
• U.S. Department of Agriculture — www.usda.gov

Data and Statistics

• AHRQ Data and Surveys Information — www.ahcpr.gov/data
• California Health Information Survey — www.chis.ucla.edu
• California Hospital Data Project –
• www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/research/healthresearch/HospitalData.html
• CDC Data and Statistics — www.cdc.gov/scientific.htm
• CDC National Center for Health Statistics — www.cdc.gov/nchs
• TheDataWeb (a collaboration between the U.S. Census Bureau and the
• CDC) — www.thedataweb.org
• National Agricultural Statistics Service — www.usda.gov/nass
• World Health Organizations research tools links, including statistics and
• WHO publications database — www.who.int/research/en

General References

• CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service — www.centerwatch.com
• ClinicalTrials.gov (clinical trials information) — http://clinicaltrials.gov
• MEDLINEplus (health information and resources provided by the National Library of Medicine) — http://medlineplus.gov
• MEDLINEPlus Drug Information — www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
• MEDLINEPlus Medical Dictionary — www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html
• NIH Clinical Alerts and Advisories — www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/clinical_alerts.html
• NIH Bioethics Resources on the Web — www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics
• Physician’s Desk Reference (drug information and news) — www.pdr.net
• PubMed (provided by the National Library of Medicine, provides access to
• Medline citations and life sciences journal content) — www.ncbi.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
• PDR drug information and new – www.pdr.net
• ScienceDirect (Digital library; science, technology, and medicine full texts) www.sciencedirect.com
• World Health Organizations research tools links, including statistics and WHO publications database — www.who.int/research/en
• World Health Organization websites — www.who.int/entity/en
• WWW Virtual Library List of Public Health Journals — www.ldb.org/vl/top/top-jour.htm

Funding

Government Sources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality — www.ahcpr.gov/fund/grantix.htm
• CDC Funding Opportunities — www.cdc.gov/funding.htm
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Health Resources and Services Administration — www.hrsa.gov/grants
• DHHS GrantsNet — www.dhhs.gov/grantsnet/grantinfo.htm
• HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau — www.mchb.hrsa.gov/grants
• NIH Office of Extramural Research— http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
• NIH Bioethics Resources on the Web — www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics/withinnih.html#funding
• NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development — www.nichd.nih.gov/funding/funding.htm
• NIH National Institute of Mental Health — http://www.nimh.nih.gov/researchfunding/index.cfm
• NIH National Institute on Aging — www.nia.nih.gov/ResearchInformation/FundingAndTraining
• National Science Foundation — www.nsf.gov/home/menus/funding.htm

Private Sources

• Archstone Foundation – www.archstone.org
• Blue Shield of California Foundation – www.blueshieldcafoundation.org
• Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation – www.bms.com
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund – www.bwfund.org
• The California Endowment – www.calendow.org
• California HealthCare Foundation — www.chcf.org
• The California Wellness Foundation – www.tcwf.org
• Commonwealth Fund — www.cmwf.org
• Council on Foundations member websites — www.cof.org
• The Foundation Center — http://fdncenter.org
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — www.gatesfoundation.org
• Global Forum for Health Research — www.globalforumhealth.org
• The Global Fund to Fights AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria — www.theglobalfund.org
• Grantmakers in Health – www.gih.org
• The John A. Hartford Foundation — www.jhartfound.org
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation – www.kff.org
• Keck Foundation – www.wmkeck.org
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation — www.wkkf.org
• The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation — www.macfound.org
• Milbank Memorial Fund – www.milbank.org
• The Pew Charitable Trusts — www.pewtrusts.com
• Pfizer Foundation – www.pfizer.com
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — www.rwjf.org
• The Rockefeller Foundation — www.rockfound.org
• Soros Foundations Network and Open Society Institute — www.soros.org
• UniHealth Foundation – http://www.unihealthfoundation.org

Miscellaneous USC Resources

• Aging Nexus - www.usc.edu/projects/nexus/
• Alzheimer Disease Research Center - www.usc.edu/dept/gero/ADRC/
• California Center for Long Term Care Integration (USC & UCLA collaboration) – www.ltci.ucla.edu
• California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowship – www.californiahealthjournalism.com
• Center on Biodemography and Population Health - www.usc.edu/dept/gero/CBPH/
• Center for Health Financing, Policy, and Management – www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/research/healthresearch/
• USC Department of Contracts and Grants - www.usc.edu/dept/contracts
• Federal Government Sponsors – www.usc.edu/dept/contracts/sponsors-federal.htm
• State and Local Government Sponsors - www.usc.edu/dept/contracts/sponsors-statelocal.htm
• Private Funding Sources - www.usc.edu/dept/contracts/sponsors-private.htm
• HSC (Health Science Campus) Weekly – http://uscnews.usc.edu/hscweekly/
• Health Sciences Research - www.usc.edu/hsc/research.html
• Institute for Economic Policy Research – www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/economics/IEPR
• The Norm Lear Center - www.learcenter.org
• Norris Medical Library – www.usc.edu/hsc/nml/lis/w-friends.html
• Office of Compliance – www.usc.edu/admin/compliance
• USC Health Magazine - www.usc.edu/hsc/info/pr/hmm/hmm.html

Healthcare Publications

News & Newsletters

• Aging Today (newspaper of the American Society on Aging) — www.agingtoday.org
• Alternative Health News Online — www.altmedicine.com
• American Medical News — www.ama-assn.org/amednews
• California Healthline – www.californiahealthline.org
• CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) — www.cdc.gov/mmwr
• Center for Advancement of Health: Health Behavior News Service — ww.cfah.org/hbns/current.cfm
• Health Leaders – www.healthleaders.com
• Modern Healthcare’s Daily Dose E-Newsletter– www.modernhealthcare.com
• Eurekalert (science, medicine, and health news) — www.eurekalert.org
• Global Health Council Global Health News — globalhealth.org/news
• Healthcare’s Most Wired Magazine - www.hhnmostwired.com
• Health Intelligence Network (health care industry news) — www.hin.com
• HealthLeaders Online News & Newsletter - www.healthleaders.com/news/
• Hospital and Health Networks OnLine – www.hospitalconnect.com/hhnmag/jsp/hhnonline.jsp
• Kaiser Family Foundation (news on health policy, HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health) — www.kaisernetwork.org
• Los Angeles Times health articles — www.latimes.com/features/health
• Mayo Clinic Internet Resources — www.mayoclinic.org/healthinfo/resources.html
• Medical DeviceLink (medical device industry news and information) — www.devicelink.com
• Medscape (policy, clinical information, and news) — www.medscape.com
• Medical Group Management Association e-Connexion – www.mgma.com
• New Scientist (science and technology news) — www.newscientist.com
• New York Times health articles — www.nytimes.com/pages/health
• Pharmiweb.com (pharmaceutical industry news) — www.pharmiweb.com
• Science.bio.org (life sciences news and research) — http://science.bio.org/all.news.html

Health Industry Journals

• The American Journal of Bioethics — www.bioethics.net
• American Journal of Managed Care — www.ajmc.com
• American Journal of Public Health — www.ajph.org
• Bizjournals — www.bizjournals.com/industries/health_care
• British Medical Journal — www.bmj.com
• Health Affairs: The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere — www.healthaffairs.org
• Healthcare Executive – www.ache.org
• HealthLeaders (health care business, policy, and technology news) — www.healthleaders.com
• Health Policy and Planning Journal — http://heapol.oupjournals.org
• Hospital and Health Networks – www.hospitalconnect.com
• Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision and Financing - www.inquiryjournal.org
• International Journal for Quality in Health Care — http://intqhc.oupjournals.org
• Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) — http://jama.ama-assn.org
• Managed Care Magazine — www.managedcaremag.com
• Managed Healthcare Executive — www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/mhe
• Medical Group Management Association Connexion – www.mgma.com
• The Milbank Quarterly: A Journal of Public Health and Health Care Policy -- www.milbank.org/quarterly.html
• Modern Healthcare - www.modernhealthcare.com
• The New England Journal of Medicine — content.nejm.org
• Southern California Physician – www.southerncaliforniaphysician.com
• ScienceDaily (science and health research news) — www.sciencedaily.com
• Wired med-tech news — www.wired.com/news/medtech
• World Health Organization (global health news) — www.who.int

Selected Organizations & Associations

• AARP – www.aarp.org
• Alzheimer’s Association – www.alz.org
• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging - www.aahsa.org
• American Cancer Society - www.cancer.org
• American College of Healthcare Executives - www.ache.org
• American Diabetes Association - www.diabetes.org
• American Hospital Association - www.aha.org
• American Medical Association - www.ama-assn.org
• American Medical Group Association – www.amga.org
• American Nurses Association – www.nursingworld.org
• American Organization of Nurse Executives – www.aone.org
• American Psychological Association – www.apa.org
• American Public Health Association – www.apha.org
• American Society on Aging - www.asaging.org
• California Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – www.aacap.org
• California Association of Health Plans – www.calhealthplans.com
• California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging - www.aging.org
• California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems – www.caph.org
• California Children’s Hospital Association – www.ccha.org
• California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies – www.cccmha.org
• California Dental Association – www.cda.org
• California Dietetic Association – http://www.dietitian.org
• California Health Information Association – www.californiahia.org
• California Hospital Association – www.calhealth.org
• California Medical Association (public health policy and medical news) — www.calphys.org
• California Nurses Association (health care industry and policy news) — www.calnurse.org
• California Pharmacists Association – www.cpha.com
• California Primary Care Association – www.cpca.org
• California Psychiatric Association – www.calpsych.org
• California Psychological Association – www.calpsychlink.org
• California Society for Healthcare Attorneys – www.csha.info
• California Society for Health-System Pharmacists – www.cshp.org
• Catholic Health Association of U.S. – www.chausa.org
• Federation of American Hospitals – www.fah.org
• Healthcare Financial Management Association - www.hfma.org
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society - www.himss.org
• Hospital Association of Southern California – www.hasc.org
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations – www.jcaho.org
• Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) – www.mgma.com
• Medical Device Manufacturers Association — www.medicaldevices.org/public/links
• Mental Health Association in California – www.mhac.org
• National Council on Aging – www.ncoa.org
• National Institute for Health Care Management Research – www.nihcm.org
• Public Health Institute – www.phi.org
• Rand Corporation --- www.rand.org
• Sacramento Health Decisions – www.sachealthdecisions.org
• The Urban Institute -- www.urban.org