Strengthening Community, Organizations

This new web site is meant to serve as a forum for new ideas and will highlight best practices among college media. Bryan Murley, CMA's webmaster and student publications adviser, says the group is seeking input from anyone interested in growing college media for the future.

This is a joint Internet presence of the Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ), a research organization of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and the Committee of Concerned Journalists (CCJ). The site is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. It contains resources for citizens, journalists in all formats, and links to articles, books, educational tools and professional guidelines. You'll find great resources for a discussion of the roles of the producers and the community partners during your Sound Partners' project.

This national organization represents local public health agencies. It works to help improve the health of all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.

The mission of this organization is to "strengthen the public health system in the United States by making it more community-based and collaborative." Resources on the Web: fact sheets, tip sheets, newsletters, and other educational materials.

This coalition organization wants to transform the health care industry so that it "is ecologically sustainable and no longer a source of harm to public health and the environment."

This not-for-profit organization's mission is to help address the issues of aging and longevity through research, policy, education, and collaborative projects. The Web site has many free publications on topics such as sleep disorders, palliative care, and the rights of older people.

A listing, organized by key word or alphabetically, for 2004 can be found on the Web. The organizations listed distribute information, provide referrals, and answer questions on specific topics. Many have Web sites or toll-free numbers. The key word lists have descriptive paragraphs for each entry, the alpha listing does not.

This association is a membership organization concerned with issues affecting personal and environmental health, programs and policies related to chronic and infectious diseases, a smoke-free society, and professional education in public health. Great public health links.

This political organization, developed by Physicians for Social Responsibility (http://www.psr.org), is working toward "ensuring a healthy world for healthy people." The Web site provides information and suggests actions to take to improve our environmental health.

A nonprofit, educational organization working to improve the nation's health. Excellent issue briefs on a range of topics, including obesity, dental care and caregiving.