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Agencies/Agency Information
Athletic Training
Disaster Planning, Emerg. Response: Biological & Chemical Terrorism
Diversity/ Disabilities
Ergonomics
Health & Wellness
Managed Care
Nursing
Organizations
Orthopaedics
Physical Therapy
Indexes, Links, & Resources
Sports Medicine
Training & Education
Transportation
Workers' Compensation

• The Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
  This site has been designed to provide individuals with on-line access to a wealth of information related to the Department of Industrial Relations.
• Alabama Industrial Development Training
• Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization, Inc.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Information about CDC's organization, facilities, people, budget, and mission.
• DOT Orders, Regulations, Policies, Legislation
Environmental Protection Agency
• Internet Learning Center for Occupational Health
NASA's Occupational Health Program
Preserves and maintains the Agency's invaluable human resources and assures every employee a workplace free from recognized health hazards.
• National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)
  For those interested in hearing conservation and the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss in all sectors of society.
• Environmental Protection Agency
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
The mission of the National Environmental Health Association is "to advance the environmental health and protection professional for the purpose of providing a healthful environment for all."

NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Resources
• OSHA
  Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• OSHA Statistics and Data
United States Department of Labor
• US Workers Compensation Law
• Workers' Compensation Fraud Website
WorkPlace Injury, Illness and Fatality Statistics
Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and selected case types

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Athletic Training

• Alabama Athletic Trainers’ Association
• National Athletic Trainers’ Association
• National Collegiate Athletic Association
• National Strength and Conditioning Association
• Southeast Athletic Trainer’s Association

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Disaster Planning, Emergency Response: Biological & Chemical Terrorism

• American Chemistry Council
  The Chlorine Institute, and the Synthetic organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

American Industrial Hygiene Association

American Public Health Association

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Diversity/ Disabilities

• American Disability Association
• Department of Justice ADA Homepage
Job Accommodation Network

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Ergonomics

• CTD News: Workplace Solutions for Repetitive Stress Injuries
  The latest ergonomics tips and solutions to improve the safety of your workplace, prevent employee injuries and keep your workers' compensation costs in check.
Ergonomics Guidelines-Office of Environmental Health & Safety, The University of Virginia
Links which lead to educational hypermedia and information about defining and evaluating ergonomic risks, creating ergonomically appropriate workstations and preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTD's).

Ergo Web® Inc., "The Place for Ergonomics™"
full service ergonomics company, providing innovative software solutions, professional consultation and training and valuable, credible information to a world wide audience.

Ergoworld
Divided into six main planets; three devoted to ergonomics (office ergonomics, industrial Ergonomics, injury prevention/treatment) and three devoted to human factors (HCI/usability, air & ground HF, product design.

Healthy Computing-Stretching Exercises
Some of the more common stretching exercises that you can perform at your desk are listed.

NIOSH- Ergonomics and Musculoskeleta Disorders

Office Ergonomics
This site contains office ergonomics information aimed at ergonomics committee members as well as office workers in general.

OSHA Ergonomics Homepage

The Typing Injury FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
An educational site, provided by the CTD Resource Network, Inc., containing a wide variety of information about repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), resources for dealing with these ailments and a broad description of assistive products to reduce injury risk and symptoms.

CUErgo (Cornell University Ergonomics Web)
Presents information form Ergonomics research studies and class work by students and faculty in the Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics Research Group in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ergonomics
Recommendations on how to set up a computer workstation.

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Health & Wellness

• The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
  The largest organization of professionals supporting and assisting those involved in physical education, leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion, and education and all specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle.
American Cancer Society

American Diabetes Association

The American Heart Association

American Dietetic Association

CBS Healthwatch

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Fitness Zone

FluWatch

Health A to Z

HealthScout

HealthWeb

Huntsville Hospital Health Library

Mayo Clinic

National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine

QuitNet
An online resource and support center for smokers struggling to quit and for those "ex-smokers" working to stay quit.

Tobacco Information and Prevention Source

US Department of Health & Human Services

WebMD

Wellness Web

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Managed Care

• Comp1One
• MCOL's Managed Care Fact Sheets
  National managed care enrollment data, managed care penetration rates, key HMO performance measures, premium rate increases, HMO penetration rates by state and region, enrollment levels for major managed care plans.
• Case Management Society of America

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Nursing

• North Alabama Nurse Practioner Association
• American Academy of Nurse Practioners
• American College of Nurse Practioners
• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.

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Organizations

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.

American Board of Industrial Hygiene

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

American Diabetes Association

American Industrial Hygiene Association

American Society of Safety Engineers ASSE is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its 33,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education.

The Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (A.O.E.C.)

Employers Coalition of Healthcare Options (ECHO)

National Association of Occupational Health Professionals

• National Safety Council
• North Alabama Society of Human Resource Managers
Nursing World (American Nurses Association)

The Occupational Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Society
A multi-disciplinary organization serving the specific and unique needs of professionals working with industry in the prevention and rehabilitation of occupational injuries.

Safety Online - A Community of Occupational Safety Professionals

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Orthopaedics

• The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Preeminent provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopaedic surgeons and others in the world.
• The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  The Association engages in health policy and advocacy activities on behalf of musculoskeletal patients and the profession of orthopaedic surgery.
• American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons
  This organization seeks to foster and advance the science and practice of shoulder and elbow care through educational programs and encouragement of research.
• The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons
  This association wants to advance the science and practice of orthopaedic surgery by creating, evaluating, and disseminating new knowledge and by facilitating interaction among all orthopaedic specialties.
• The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics
  An association of professionals who are involved in clinics providing prosthetic-orthotic care for children with limb loss or orthopaedic disabilities.
• Cervical Spine Research Society
  A multidisciplinary organization that provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and promotes clinical and basic science research of the cervical spine
• EdHeads
  Edheads offers virtual knee and hip replacement surgery.
• Bonesmart
  Information on options for knee and hip surgery.
• National Association of Orthopaedic Technologists
  Dedicated to the pursuit of excellence through the continued educational development of orthopaedic allied health care professionals who specialize in casting, splinting and bracing.
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association
  An authoritative source for the optimum treatment and prevention of traumatic musculoskeletal injury
• The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
  A society to development and implement the highest quality education of pediatric orthopaedists thereby assuring the best possible care of musculoskeletal pediatric patients
• Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society
  A support and networking group for women orthopaedic surgeons

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• OSHA's QuickTakes
  An e-news memo of activities and announcements from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which will often contain links to related sites.
Christie Communications' Internet Safety Resources List This resource list seems to be the LONGEST hypertext list of electronic resources for safety and environment topics anywhere. This site, first developed in 1994, contains a listing of over 2,000 health and safety Internet based resources

Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety
The Internet Learning Center Web resource A collection of links to Internet web sites dealing with occupational and environmental health, as well as medicine and health in general.

• GreatAlabama
Directory of information and services in Alabama, Directory of Alabama
• Health & Safety Internet Directory
Free directory of health and safety-related World Wide Web sites and discussion groups. Links are provided to about 1500 resources.
• JurisPro
  A "professional-to-professional internet company that provides resources for the legal community specializing in marketing of expert witnesses."
  
Links to Safety Sites on the Internet
Workplace Safety Resources An assortment of safety issues and resources.

Violence Prevention, Injury Prevention, and Safety Resources

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Physical Therapy

• American Physical Therapy Association

Sports Medicine

• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Sports Medicine Institute
• Gatorade Sports Science Institute
• Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
• The Physician & Sports Medicine

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Training & Education

• American Health & Safety
  Safety training for CPR, 1st Aid, Blood borne Pathogens, and most other OSHA safety training classes, products, services, consulting, and management.
Datachem Software
Creates and sells software designed to help people achieve certification in many professions

Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety
An Education and Research Center, sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH)

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Resources

SafetyInfo.Com
Providing free, useful safety programs, forms, and training material for those small to medium size business that have lacked the time or resources to do it all themselves. Free Safety Training-Handouts, Safety Talks, Spanish Talks, Chemical Info, Power Point files, HazMat Training, posters, clipart, Compliance Info, questionnaires.

Safety Online - Free Downloadable Safety Software
Download FREE interactive software and utilities to suit your application needs from leading manufacturers, consulting firms, societies and education vendors.

The Vermont SIRI Safety Information Library
Safety Topics, Free Downloadable Power Point Presentations, and Safety Posters

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Transportation

• Transportation Medicine
  The main focus of this site will be on issues affecting commercial drivers, however as much as possible, other modes will also be addressed.
DOT Orders, Regulations, Policies, Legislation

Workers' Compensation

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• The Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
  This site has been designed to provide individuals with on-line access to a wealth of information related to the Department of Industrial Relations.
• Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization, Inc.
• U.S. Workers' Compensation Law
• Workers Compensation Research Institute
• The Alabama Self-Insurers Association (ASIA)
  

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