Recommended Links
Technology and Public Policy
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering – An advocate for technological innovations that save and enhance lives.
U.S. President Barack Obama – U.S. government technology news and blog postings.
Annenberg Political Fact Check – A nonpartisan, nonprofit consumer advocate for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
Transportation and Workplace Safety
European New Car Assessment Program – An organization backed by seven European governments that assesses vehicle safety.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety – A consumer testing organization funded by the automotive insurance industry to research and rate the safety of vehicles marketed in the U.S.
OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) – A program that recognizes the outstanding efforts of employers and employees who have achieved exemplary occupational safety and health.
New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) – The source of comparative vehicle safety information from the U.S. government.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – An institute of the Centers for Disease Control that provides national and world leadership to prevent work-related illnesses and injury.
Transportation Research Board (TRB) – The TRB is one of six major divisions of the National Research Council, a private, nonprofit institution that operates under the auspices of the National Academies and that serves the government, the public, and the scientific communities. by "collecting, analyzing, and sharing information and knowledge”
Global Health
Task Force for Global Health – A non-governmental organization (NGO) that helps public and private organizations promote health and human development by building coalitions, forging consensus, and leveraging scarce resources.
World Health Organization (WHO) Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability – A department that works to prevent injuries and violence, to mitigate their consequences, and to enhance the quality of life for persons with disabilities
WHO Occupational Health – A department that addresses risks of disease and injury in the workplace on a worldwide basis.
Vulnerable People
National Center for Children in Poverty – A center focused on putting research to work for children and families, a mission that includes addressing issues of health and safety.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control – A center that works to prevent injuries and violence and to reduce their consequences.
Indian Health Services Injury Prevention Program – An agency dedicated to reducing unintentional injury mortality among Native Americans, the rate of which is approximately three times higher than that of non-Native Americans in the U.S.
The Center for Injury Research and Prevention at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – The Center promotes scientific research into childhood and young adult injuries and the translation of these findings into commercial applications.
