2004 Conference:
Consumer Activism: Health Decisions
Some of the Internet’s Best Overlooked Health Sites
www.WebMD.com
www.MayoClinic.com
www.MedHelp.org - Information for general health issues/topics.
www.Medlineplus.gov - Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health
and its National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical
library.
www.YourDiseaseRisk.Harvard.edu - Assessments for risks for cancer,
diabetes, heart disease, stroke and osteoporosis.
www.drgreene.com - Visit with Dr. Alan Greene, a pediatrician, for
insightful information regarding your child’s health. Site is easily
navigatible and includes news stories, an illustrated encyclopedia, and
parents who trade advice.
www.Acor.org - The Association for Cancer Online Resources with
numerous links to other sites, clinical trials, and cancer-related
books. Services provide online cancer information and support groups.
Speakers' Websites
BUSINESS
Wyoming Dental Association
http://www.medicinebow.org/wyodental
Wyoming Medical Society
http://www.wyomed.org/
Wyoming Public Health Nursing
http://www.wdh.state.wy.us/nursing/offices.asp
Wyoming Dietetic Association
http://www.wyomingdieteticassociation.org/
Wyoming Hospital Association
http://www.wyohospitals.com
AARP of Wyoming
http://www.aarp.org/states/wy/Articles/a2003-08-18-stateoffice.html
Wyoming Department of Health
http://www.wdhfs.state.wy.us/
Wyoming Healthcare Commission
http://www.wyominghealthcarecommission.org/
Northwest Public Health
http://www.healthlinks.washington.edu/
Colorado Rural Health
Association
http://www.coruralhealth.org
Colorado Hospital Association
http://www.cohca.org
Colorado Health & Hospital
Association
http://www.cha.com/
Weld County Public Health
http://www.co.weld.co.us/departments/health/publichealth.html
Larimer County Department of
Health & Environment
http://www.healthinfosource.org/
National Rural Health
Association
http://www.nrharural.org/
CONSUMER
ORGANIZATIONS
The Skin Cancer Foundation
http://www.skincancer.org/sunrays.php
National Institute of Arthritis
& Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
http://www.niams.nih.gov
Arthritis Foundation
http://www.arthritis.org/
National Patient Safety
Foundations
http://www.npsf.org/
Institute for Family-Centered
Care
http://www.familycenteredcare.org/homepage.html
Partners for Child Passenger
Safety
http://www.chop.edu/carseat
Consumers United Association
http://www.consumers-united.org/about.htm
EDUCATION
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
World Education Health Literacy Compendium
Health Literacy
Making the Grade in Women's Health
The Skin Cancer Foundation
World Health Organization
http://www.who.org.int/csr/sars/en/
Health Literacy
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/healthliteracy/links.html
World Education’s Health
Literacy Compendium
http://www.worlded.org/us/health/docs/comp/
National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute
http://www.emall.nhlbihin.net
American Public Health
Association
http://www.apha.org/state/wy.us.
Janet Andrews, RN, MPH Director
jandre@state.wy.us.
The Skin Cancer Foundation
http://www.skincancer.org/sunrays.php
Making the Grade on Women’s
Health
http://www.nwlc.org/
University of Wyoming Food and
Nutrition
www.uwyo.edu/cesnutrition
USDA/FSIS/Food Safety Education
http://www.fsis.outreach@usda.gov
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov
healthfinder®
http://www.healthfinder.gov
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov
U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services
http://www.SmallStep.gov
USDA/Food Safety & Inspection
Service
http://www.fsis.usda.gov
Thermy® Web page
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/thermy
FightBAC!®
http://www.fightbac.org
Gateway to Government Food
Safety
http://www.foodsafety.gov
FDA/Center for Food Safety &
Applied Nutrition
http://cfsan.fda.gov
USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness
Education Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne
Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety
National Association of City &
County Health Officials
http://www.naccho.org/project39.cfm
National Coalition for School
Food Safety
http://www.FoodSafeSchools.org
STATE
GOVERNMENT
Colorado Department of Health &
Human Services
Wyoming Department of Health &
Human Services
Nebraska Department of Health &
Human Services
Community Service Directory
Abuse/Neglect
|
Laramie County Chile Abuse
Prevention |
(970) 637-8622 |
|
National Child Abuse Hotline
|
800-422-4453 |
|
Safehouse
|
(970) 634-8655 |
|
WY Long
Term Care Ombusdmen |
(970) 322-5553 |
| Catholic Social Services of Wyoming |
800-788-4606 |
| Southeast Wyoming Mental Health
|
307-634-9653 |
| United Medical Center Behavioral Health Serv.
|
307-633-7370 |
Information/Referral
| High Plains Chapter American Red Cross |
307-638-9806 |
| Senior Services of Laramie County
|
307-635-2435 |
| Wyoming Senior Companion Program
|
307-634-1010 |
| Div. of Vocational Rehab.
|
307-777-7385 |
| Cheyenne Respite Programs, Inc.
|
307-634-0619 |
| Laramie Senior Center
|
307-745-5116 |
| Senior Services of Laramie County
|
307-635-2345 |
| Pine Bluffs Senior Center
|
307-245-3816 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Laramie County
|
307-637-8067 |
| Farm Safety Just 4 Kids
|
515-758-2827 |
| WY Health Department
|
|
| 2020 E. Grand
Ave., Laramie, WY
|
307-742-6859 |
| 851 Spruce,
Wheatland, WY
|
307-322-2845 |
| Weld County Community Health Nursing
Clinics |
970-353-0639 |
| Weld County Health Department
|
800-359-0586 |
| Hospitals |
|
|
Platte County Memorial Hospital
201-14th
St. Wheatland, WY 82201
|
307-322-3636 |
Ivinson Memorial
Hospital
255 N. 30th
Street, Laramie, WY 82070 |
307-742-2141 |
United Medical
Center
300 E. 23rd
Street, Cheyenne, WY
|
307-634-2273 |
Spaulding Rehab.
Hospital
2600 E. 18th
Street, Cheyenne, WY
|
307-633-7300 |
Poudre Valley Health
Systems
1024 So. Lemay Avenue, Fort Collins, CO
|
970-495-7000 |
Estes Park Medical
Center
555 Prospect
Avenue, Estes Park, CO |
970-586-2317 |
McKee Medical Center
2000 N. Boise
Avenue, Loveland, CO
|
970-669-4640 |
Northern Colorado Medical Center
1801-16th
Street, Greeley, CO |
970-352-4121 |
| Nursing Homes |
|
Cheyenne Health Care
Center
2700 E.
12th Street, Cheyenne, WY
|
307-634-7986 |
Community Care
Center of Laramie
503 S. 18th
Street, Laramie, WY
|
307-742-3728 |
Life Care Center of
Cheyenne
1330 Prairie
Avenue, Cheyenne, WY
|
307-778-8997 |
Meadowlark Maison-A
Board & Care Home
352 Bluffview
Road, Wheatland, WY
|
307-322-9768 |
Mountain Towers Helathcare & Rehab. Center
3128 Boxelder
Drive, Laramie, WY
|
307-634-7901 |
Platte County
Memorial Nursing Home
201-14th
Street, Wheatland, WY
|
307-322-3636 |
Whispering Pines Care
Home
805 Pine
Street, Pine Bluffs, NE |
245-3814 |
The New Mercer
Commons
900 Centre
Avenue, Fort Collins, CO |
970-495-1000 |
Columbine Health
Systems - East
421 Parker
Street, Fort Collins, CO
|
970-482-1584 |
Columbine Health
Systems - West
940
Worthington Circle, Fort Collins, CO
|
970-221-2273 |
North Shore Health
Care Facility
1365 W. 29th
Street, Loveland, CO
|
970-667-6111 |
Fort Collins Good
Samaritan Village
W. Trilby
Road, Fort Collins, CO
|
970-226-4909 |
Blue Grouse Health
Care Center
1020 Patton
Street, Fort Collins, CO
|
970-484-7981 |
Spring Creek Health
Care Center
1000 E.
Stuart, Fort Collins, CO
|
970-482-5712 |
Windsor Healthcare
Center
710-3rd
Street, Windsor, CO
|
970-686-7474 |
Occupational
Health Services
| Occupational Health Services (PVH) |
|
| 1330 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO
|
970-495-8450 |
| 1025 Pennock
Place, Fort Collins, CO |
970-495-8450 |
Generalcare Clinic
620 S. Lemay,
Fort Collins, CO
|
970-482-6620 |
America’s Promise: Communities of Promise
http://www.larimerspromise.org |
970-495-7503 |
Government
Services
| Food Safety &
Inspection Service
|
202-720-9352 |
| Meat & Poultry
Hotline
|
1-800-535-4555 |
| Food & Drug
Administration Outreach & Information Center |
1-888-SAFEFOOD |
|
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
|
|
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Federal Trade Commission
|
|
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Partners for Child Passenger Safety
|
|
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National Patient Safety Foundation
|
|
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Institute for Family-Centered Care
|
|
2003 Conference:
Cars and Consumers
Business
Car Talk, the national
public radio program provides consumer education and opportunity to sell
used cars. http://cartalk.cars.com
Lemon-Aid This
site, updated monthly, has two goals: give you basic
information to protect your rights and make the right vehicle choices; and sell
you Lemon-Aid guides at a discount. http://www.lemonaidcars.com
Credit Card Nation provides up-to-date information on the practices of the credit card industry and offers advice on
how to get the best deals possible.
http://www.creditcardnation.com/
West Group,
publishers of legal books
Consumer Organizations
American Association of Retired Persons
(AARP) provides resources and advice for finances, travel, health, and
technology. http://www.aarp.org/
Better
Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org/bureaus/
CALPIRG-California
Public Interest Group http://calpirg.org/CA.asp?id2=3979&id3=CA&
Center
for Democracy and Technology http://www.cdt.org/privacy/quiz/
State PIRGs (Public Interest Research
Group)
http://www.truthaboutcredit.org
US PIRG-National site for public advocacy group educates citizens on issues pertaining to the environment, consumer
awareness, democracy, and education. http://www.uspirg.org/
Education
Car Talk, the national
public radio program provide consumer education related to vehicles. http://cartalk.cars.com
Jump$tart Coalition
for Personal Financial Literacy
http://www.jumpstart.org
National Coalition for Consumer
Education (NCCE) http://www.lifesmarts.org
National Institute for Consumer
Education (NICE) http://www.nice.emich.edu
University of Wyoming College of Law
University of Wyoming Department
of Family and Consumer Science
University of Wyoming
Students' Attorney
http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/studentatty
(site includes land-lord tenant handbook, will include section on auto
purchase and repairs and section on consumer fraud, debt and debt
collection)
Colorado State
University, College of Applied Human Sciences, Department
of Consumer and Family Studies
Colorado
State University site on alcohol for motor fuels
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/farmmgt/05010.html
National
Center for Vehicle Emissions Control and Safety
http://www.ncvecs.colostate.edu
(site includes links to many
auto related sites).
Co
Division of Insurance http://www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/consumer/pc.htm
Federal Government
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) contains the Department of
Transportation's database of consumer complaints, defect investigations,
recalls, and summaries of technical service bulletins, organized by
model and year. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
and http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems
Center for Auto
Safety http://www.autosafety.org/index.html
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has publications to help consumers select the cleanest,
most fuel-efficient vehicles. It also has teaching materials.
http://www.epa.gov, http://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/,
and http://www.epa.gov/teachers/
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
http://www.fbi.gov
Federal Communications Commission
http://www.fcc.gov/
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation has a page entitled,
" When a Criminal's Cover Is Your Identity"
Federal
Reserve Board's Consumer Information
page
Federal
Trade Commission
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
http://www.irs.gov
Medicaid Fraud
Suspected
fraud by your medicaid provider or abuse/neglect in a
Medicaid-funded facility: Office of the U.S. Inspector General -
Medicaid Fraud hotline (800) 447-8477
Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)
http://www.usps.gov/postalinspectors/consmenu.htm
Social
Security Administration (SSA) http://www.ssa.gov
State Government
Wyoming
Attorney
General's Office
Wyoming Better Business Bureau
East
and Central Wyoming, Northern Colorado, and Rocky Mtn. resort
communities http://www.rockymtn.bbb.org
Wyoming Department of Family Services
http://soswy.state.wy.us/director/ag-bd/family.htm
Wyoming Division of Banking
http://audit.state.wy.us/banking
Wyoming Public Service Commission
http://psc.state.wy.us/
Wyoming Insurance Department
http://www.state.wy.us/~insurance/
Local Area Information
Albany County Public Library
Albany County Tourism-Laramie
Laramie Chamber of Commerce
University
of Wyoming
University of Wyoming College of Agriculture
2002 Conference:
Credit Cards and Privacy Rights
Speakers' Websites
Richard
Alderman
http://www.peopleslawyer.net
http://www.law.uh.edu/faculty/main.asp?PID=1
Beth
Givens
http://www.privacyrights.org
Business
About.com-Civil Liberties
and Privacy Rights http://civilliberty.about.com/cs/privacyrights/
Privacy Rights Now http://www.privacyrightsnow.com
Your credit report can be obtained
from Equifax (800-685-1111) http://www.equifax.com,
Trans Union (800-888-4213) http://www.transunion.com;
and Experian
(888-682-7654) http://www.experian.com
At CreditPage http://www.creditpage.com
or
Qspace http://www.aspace.com,
you can get a copy of your credit
report in a minute
Consumer
Organizations
American
Civil Liberties Union-privacy.
ACLU asks U of NV to stop selling student info to
credit card companies. http://www.aclu.org/issues/privacy/hmprivacy.html
Consumer
Action-Privacy Rights http://www.consumer-action.org/Library/English/Pubs-Privacy_EN.html
Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/ferpa.html
Privacy
Rights Clearinghouse http://privacyrights.org
Education
Marketing Practices of Credit Card
Issuers: Implications for Regulatory Policy and Education Chuck
Tomkovick, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Babu G. Baradwaj,
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/Research/1995/SMA/95swa015.htm
