Online Companion: Nursing Fundamentals: Caring & Clinical Decision Making

Web Sites
Chapter 23: Community Care

American Public Health Association (APHA)
http://www.apha.org/
Offers news and advocacy for public health practice in the U.S.

Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
http://www.cpha.org/
Presents information on the CPHA, international public health, and health for all Canadians.

Council of State Community Development Agencies (COSCDA)
http://www.coscda.org/
Offers current news in community development, as well as legislative initiatives.

Healthy People 2010
http://www.healthypeople.gov/
Provides information about Healthy People 2010 objectives, implementation, and documentation.

International Parish Nurse Resource Center (IPNRC)
http://ipnrc.parishnurses.org/
Describes parish nurse education, research, and support for parish nurse programs and parish nurses around the United States, Canada, and in other countries.

National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
http://www.nasn.org/
Provides information about the NASN, the Journal of School Nursing, legislation, and school nursing as a profession.

National Commission on Correctional Health Care
http://www.ncchc.org/
Describes quality of health care in correctional facilities, membership in the NCCHC, and multidisciplinary efforts in correctional health.

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
http://www.nlchp.org/
Advocates for individuals who are homeless and impoverished,

OMAHA system
http://www.omahasystem.org/
Describes the OMAHA system, a standardized documentation system for community health.