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	Doctors Without Borders URL: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ ODP description: Doctors and nurses volunteer to provide urgent medical care in countries to victims of war and disaster. Includes news, exhibits, publications, speeches, field news, and volunteering information. Page title: MSF-USA: HOMEPAGE Page description: Website of Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in almost 70 countries.
	Virginia Department of Health Professions URL: http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/ ODP description: Commonwealth of Virginia Health Regulatory Boards' information, newsletters, and regulations. Page title: Virginia Department of Health Professions - Home Page description: Virginia Department of Health Professions - Licensing health care providers and enforcing standards governing their practice
	Sleep Products Safety Council URL: http://www.safesleep.org ODP description: A non-profit service organization that provides consumer safety information, supports research and promotes activities aimed at reducing hazards associated with sleep products. Page description: Sleep Products Safety Council's mission is to provide consumer safety information, support research and promote activities aimed at reducing hazards associated with mattresses and other sleep products.
	Public Health - Seattle and King County URL: http://www.metrokc.gov/health/ ODP description: Features fact sheets on a wide range of local public health news, topics, services and warnings. Page title: Welcome to Public Health - Seattle & King County!
	Sound Partners for Community Health URL: http://www.soundpartners.org/ ODP description: Describes this competitive national grant program supporting partnerships between public radio stations and local organizations to increase public awareness of health issues. Includes "The Issues", grant profiles, and the "Listening Room" with audio clips. [Realplayer required - ed] Page title: Welcome to Sound Partners \| Sound Partners
	Washington Health Foundation URL: http://www.whf.org/ ODP description: Committed to increasing access, improving quality and building healthier communities for the people of Washington state. Page title: Washington Health FoundationÃ¢â¬âHealthiest State in the Nation Campaign Page description: The not-for-profit, Washington Health Foundation is leading the way in making Washington the Healthiest State in the Nation by building Healthy Systems and promoting Healthy Living in the largest civic engagement project for health in state history.
	World Toilet Organization URL: http://www.worldtoilet.org/ ODP description: Includes news and event information, articles of interest, forum, design advisories, with highlights on maintenance and health issues. Page title: World Toilet Organization - About Us Page description: WTO - world toilet organization
	Southern California Public Health Association URL: http://www.scpha.org/ ODP description: Advocates for greater attention towards the issues of injury and disease prevention, and accessibility to health care. Newsletter, job listings, and links to other public health advocacy groups.
	Health Education Advocate URL: http://healtheducationadvocate.org ODP description: Dedicated to advocating for public health education and health promotion legislation.
	Michigan Public Health Institute URL: http://www.mphi.org/ ODP description: Promoting positive health conditions in populations and communities through research, education and application of scientific health practices.
	American College of Preventive Medicine URL: http://www.acpm.org/ ODP description: Professional society of US physicians focused on disease prevention and health promotion. Provides information about continuing education and about medical and public policy issues. Page title: ACPM - American College of Preventive Medicine
	Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs URL: http://www.jhuccp.org ODP description: Strategic, research-based communication for behavior change and health promotion that has helped transform the theory and practice of public health. Page title: Center for Communication Programs (CCP) Page description: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs (CCP) is a pioneer in the field of strategic, research-based communication for behavior change and health promotion that has helped transform the theory and practice of public health.
	The Massachusetts Department of Public Health URL: http://www.mass.gov/dph/dphhome.htm ODP description: Resources on community health programs, provider information and useful publications. Page title: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Page description: The Department of Public Health is dedicated to our mission, to serve all the people in the Commonwealth, particularly the underserved, and to promote healthy people, healthy families, healthy communities and healthy environments through compassionate care, education and prevention.
	Louisiana Public Health Association URL: http://www.lpha.org ODP description: (LPHA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote health in the State of Louisiana. Page title: Home
	Vital Records Information for Kentucky URL: http://chfs.ky.gov/ ODP description: Information about where to obtain copies of vital records (birth, death and marriage certificates) in Kentucky, including addresses for vital records offices in every county. Page title: Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services - CHFS
	American Heart Association URL: http://www.americanheart.org ODP description: The Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Page description: Learn more about the American Heart Association's efforts to reduce death caused by cardiovascular disease.
	World Health Organization - WHO/OMS URL: http://www.who.int/en/ ODP description: The United Nations public health arm. Monitors disease outbreaks, assesses the performance of health systems around the globe, maintains world epidemiological and statistical information, and other activities. Page title: WHO \| World Health Organization
	The American Restroom Association URL: http://americanrestroom.org ODP description: Non-profit organization focusing on issues related to restroom design, availability, health impact, and municipal friendliness rating. Page title: THE AMERICAN RESTROOM ASSOCIATION Page description: s advocate for the availability of clean, safe, well designed public restrooms
	Simcoe County District Health Unit URL: http://www.simcoehealth.org ODP description: Offers county-wide coordinated public health, education and prevention services and information. Page title: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit - Touching Your Life in So Many Ways Page description: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit - Information and services to promote and protect health, prevent disease and injury - Health Unit.
	Association of State and Territorial Health Officials URL: http://www.astho.org/ ODP description: ASTHO - Non-profit public health organization that represents the leaders of State and Territorial health agencies. Page title: ASTHO Page description: ASTHO