AAT Minnesota Links
City of Minneapolis
Official Web Site of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
City of Saint Paul
Official Web Site of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Chicanos Latinos Unidos En Servicio
Chicanos Latinos Unidos En Servicio, Inc. (CLUES) is a private nonprofit organization, that has been providing linguistically and culturally appropriate services to the Chicano Latino community since 1981. CLUES has developed a continuum of services within the core areas of Mental Health, Chemical Health, Employment, Education, and Seniors programming. In order to further strengthen the core service areas, CLUES has taken a proactive approach in leadership, capacity building and innovation by creating associations with organizations that share CLUES vision.
Community Prevention Coalition of Hennepin County
The Community Prevention Coalition (CPC) is a community initiative with the Hennepin County Community Health Department in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The CPC works to reduce alcohol, tobacco and other drug problems in Hennepin County using population level health strategies.
Hennepin County Government
The Hennepin County Community Health Department is the Hennepin County department that houses the Community Prevention Coalition (CPC). The CPC is a community initiative with the Hennepin County Community Health Department.
Minnesota Association of Recovery Resources and Chemical Health (MARRCH)
MARRCH is a professional association working to improve the chemical health profession. MARRCH works to educate, support and guide individuals and agencies while speaking with a unified voice in public policy venues.
Minnesota Institute of Public Health
The Minnesota Institute of Public Health (MIPH) is a non-profit organization that works with individuals and organizations to safeguard and protect the public health. MIPH creates materials and offers training and consultation to help others build and maintain safe and healthy communities. It is also the home of Minnesota Star of the North Prevention Coalition a statewide coalition of neighborhood and community prevention partnerships working together to prevent problems related to alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; and home of Minnesota Join Together Coalition working to reduce youth access to alcohol and use.
Minnesota MADD
The mission of Mother's Against Drunk Driving is to stop drunk driving and support victims of this violent crime.
Minnesota Public Health Association (MPHA)
MPHA is an association of public health professionals in Minnesota.
Minnesota State Government
Official Web Site of Minnesota State Government and Legislature.
University of Minnesota Alcohol Epidemiology
An excellent collection of model local alcohol control ordinances, along with helpful background legal information about using local ordinances as an alcohol control tool.
AAT National Links
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
A National Legal-Action Anti smoking Organization. Everything For People Concerned About Smoking and Nonsmokers' Rights on the Internet For Smoking News and Documents
Americans For Non-Smokers' Rights
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights is the only national lobbying organization dedicated to nonsmokers' rights, taking on the tobacco industry at all levels of government to protect nonsmokers from secondhand smoke and youth from tobacco addiction.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a nonprofit education and advocacy organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of our food supply and on reducing the carnage caused by alcoholic beverages. CSPI seeks to promote health through educating the public about nutrition and alcohol; it represents citizens' interests before legislative, regulatory, and judicial bodies; and it works to ensure that advances in science are used for the public's good.
FACE-Truth and Clarity on Alcohol
FACE-Truth and Clarity on Alcohol is a national non profit orgranization that focuses specifically on alcohol issues. FACE conducts work in three areas: Media development on key alcohol isues, designed to help people make connections between alcohol and critical public health concerns; Training on community organizing for the reduction of alcohol-related problems among youth and adults; and National advocacy for policy change on alcohol
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Center provides support to all institutions of higher education in their efforts to address alcohol and other drug problems. This is a very well-done site; they also have a good email discussion list.
Join Together Online
Join Together is a national resource center for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.
Links to Web Pages for Kids
US Department of Health and Human Services page providing links to health related web pages for kids.
Marin Institute
The Marin Institute is a research-driven consumer advocacy institute for alcohol policy. Mission: Creating an environment that helps individuals make healthy choices and requires responsible action from government and business.
Maryland Underage Drinking Prevention Coalition
The Maryland Underage Drinking Coalition is comprised of over 1,000 individuals and community groups from across the state. These individuals and groups work diligently within their local communities to prevent the use of alcohol, and other drugs, by persons under 21 years of age.
Medicine/Public Health Initiative
The Medicine/Public Health Initiative is devoted to the joining of Medicine and Public Health, the fields that focus respectively on individuals' and population health, in a search to explicate problems and produce innovative solutions to deal with the health needs of the people of the United States.
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
NASADAD's basic purpose is to foster and support the development of effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs throughout every State.
National Center for Tobacco Free Kids
The CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS is the country's largest non-government initiative ever launched to protect children from tobacco addiction. The CAMPAIGN is working to protect kids from tobacco by: raising awareness that tobacco use is a pediatric disease; changing public policies to limit the marketing and sales of tobacco to children; altering the environment in which tobacco use and policy decisions are made; and actively countering the tobacco industry and its special interests.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Provides information on many states' health policies and programs.
National Drug Control Policy
Official Web Site for federal "Drug Czar" General Barry McCaffrey and his office. Covers national drug policy, prevention, treatment, science and medicine, and more.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
NHTSA is responsible for reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes.
Neighborhoods Online
Neighborhoods Online:National is aimed at helping neighborhood activists and organizations gain information and resources of use in solving community problems. It provides resources from federal agencies and national organizations that address neighborhood concerns.
OMB Watch
OMB Watch is a nonprofit research, educational, and advocacy organization that focuses on budget, regulatory, nonprofit advocacy and information policy. Their web site contains substantial information on the Federal budget and regulatory issues.
SmokeScreen - Action Network
One Anti-Smoking activist has come up with an system for getting the anti-smoking message out. SMOKESCREEN.ORG offers the anti-smoking activist, an automated system for generating a wave of public outcry.
Thomas - Legislative Information on the Internet
This Library of Congress resource provides you with searchable information about the U.S. Congress and the legislative process. Search bills, by topic, bill number, or title. Search through and read the text of the Congressional Record for the 104th and 105th Congress. Search and find committee reports by topic or committee name.
Trauma Foundation
The Trauma Foundation is committed to reducing injuries and injury deaths by focusing on policy development and policy advocacy. The Trauma Foundation implements its policy work through two centers--the Center on Alcohol Advertising and the Pacific Center for Violence Prevention--and four programs--the ARIV - Alcohol-Related Injuries and Violence Program, the Prevention Program of the San Francisco Injury Center, the Injury Prevention Research Program, and the Injury and Violence Prevention Library.
U.S. House of Representatives
Web Site for the U.S. House of Representatives. You will be able to find the necessary contact information to write or e-mail your U.S. Representative.
United States Senate
Web Site for the United States Senate. You will be able to find the necessary contact information to write or e-mail your U.S. Senator.
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