Some recommended information sources about key national developments related to human services and health
NAPC has created an NAPC E-Newsletter for Members. Anyone on the staff or board of an NAPC member organization may subscribe.As a service to members, NAPC formerly forwarded e-bulletins from selected national sources to interested people within NAPC member organizations. This service was discontinued in June 2004, by decision of the Board of Directors, because members have recently told NAPC they are now flooded with emails and would prefer to hear from NAPC less frequently and in a different format.
For those who wish to continue to access the information they previously received by email through NAPC, here is a list of some of the main information sources NAPC was using. Everyone is welcome to contact those of interest to you, to follow their websites and arrange to receive their e-newsletters directly. Some of their e-newsletters are posted online, while some are available only by subscription (free). You can subscribe through their websites -- see the links below.
Members, please email to recommend other national information sources that would be of interest to others, to be added to this section of the NAPC website.
American Community Survey Alert - "Informing you about news, events, data releases, congressional actions, and other developments associated with the American Community Survey (ACS)." To subscribe to this e-newsletter, email: cheryl.v.chambers@census.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) (monthly e-newsletter regarding women's health-related information, provided by the CDC/ATSDR Office of Women's Health). To subscribe, email: owh@cdc.gov.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - www.cbpp.org
Coalition for Community Schools, c/o Institute for Educational Leadership ... "If you wish to subscribe to Community Schools Online, register at ccs@iel.org" - the Coalition's website is: www.communityschools.org.
Coalition on Human Needs (periodic e-mailed advocacy alerts): www.chn.org.
New CHN initiative: Opportunity for All Campaign (sends frequent bulletins):
"The choices in the federal budget will make a profound difference in the lives of millions of Americans. Is the door to opportunity slamming shut, or will people get the chance to find and keep a decent job and provide for their children, and to have health coverage, affordable housing, and a secure retirement? Because these choices are too important to be left to a handful of insiders, the Coalition on Human Needs has started the Opportunity for All Campaign. In order to succeed, we need tens of thousands of advocates to receive timely information and to speak out in favor of fair and commonsense budget decisions. If you would like to be a part of the Opportunity for All Campaign, send an email to Adam Hughes at ahughes@chn.org."
Community Voices: HealthCare for the Underserved - The Weekly Report ... weekly e-newsletter from an initiative administered by the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine and funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. www.communityvoices.org.
Connect America ... an alliance sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation: www.PointsOfLight.org ... to subscribe to the monthly bulletin, email Chris Krinock Davis: ckrinockdavis@pointsoflight.org.
HandsNet ... since 1987 HandsNet has been working to build the human services community online. Services include daily human service headlines for those working to improve the lives of low-income Americans, and a WebClipper service by subscription. www.handsnet.org.
NCBN Community List ... a listserve sponsored by the National Community Building Network; frequent bulletins on a wide range of topics. www.ncbn.org
PNN Online - "Nonprofit News and Information Resource": www.pnnonline.org
The Communitarian Network (periodic e-newsletters and invitations to participate in online dialogue about issues) ... email: comnet@gwu.edu.
The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) (occasional e-newsletter): "NCDD connects and informs leaders in the dialogue and deliberation community. Dialogue and deliberation help people bridge gaps, make better decisions, take collective action and become more active citizens. Dialogues are powerful personal experiences that often lead to careful deliberation and collaborative action or policy recommendations." www.thataway.org
Youth Service of America National Service Briefing (weekly e-newsletter): www.ysa.org
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