*Public Health

Learn about local public health efforts in the Boston area. Find local data and statistics. Apply for jobs and internships.

The CDC tracks health measures and recommends actions at the national level in the U.S. It prioritizes health promotion strategies and methods for preventing diseases and conditions.

PAHO that coordinates public health efforts within and throughout the Americas. Outbreaks and natural disasters cross borders. One country's policies affect another country's health outcomes. This organization helps governments, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and other groups to work together to promote health. PAHO is part of the World Health Organization.

This nonprofit organization prioritizes public health practitioners. It helps practitioners identify effective strategies and refresh their skills.

The WHO leads global health initiatives and policies. It works with partners across the world to set standards, gather health data, and create infrastructure for public health efforts. It is part of the United Nations.

Access overviews of several important health topics. It also links to related reports, flyers, and other resources. Click on links in any section of that overview page to reach more detailed information. Created by the CDC's Community Preventive Services Task Force.

Access instructions for each step in the community health mapping project. Each one includes information about low-cost tools you can use. By Bird's Eye View. Originally developed in collaboration with the NLM.

Access overviews of several important health topics. It also links to related reports, flyers, and other resources. Click on links in any section of that overview page to reach more detailed information. Created by the CDC's Community Preventive Services Task Force.

This site outlines the U.S. government's top public health goals for the decade. Select a specific topic to access context for that topic, the specific things the government hopes to achieve, and related information. From the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Use this site for an introduction to a topic. Get state-by-state information about 10 public health topics. Icons help identify sections. Read brief summaries and access graphs. Use the reference lists to learn more. From the CDC.

Read brief biographies of some notable people in Public Health and other disciplines. Read digitized versions of some of their correspondence and work. Also see a small collection of public health posters from before 2003. From the National Library of Medicine.

This site combines an online legal dictionary with thematic groupings of encyclopedia entries. Browse if you want the definition of a legal term. Click "Articles" to browse themes or search for a theme to find encyclopedia entries. Ignore the search box at the top of the website. Instead, click the word "Search" and use the search box that appears in the main part of the page. From the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University, with contributions from many other legal experts.

Search for a specific legal term to access a definition and brief information about its origins. You can also look up non-legal terms in the dictionary. For example, you can look up both tort [legal term] and torte [regular word].

Look up terms you might come across in public health laws. These definitions are easy to understand.

Information about the novel coronavirus outbreak from the World Health Organization.

APHA has collected all of their resources related to gun violence in one place. Find links to articles, fact sheets, legislation, and more.

Watch the videos on this page about evaluating a website's creator. The techniques you learn will help you decide how much to trust the information you find.