California Adolescent Health Collaborative
The California Adolescent Health Collaborative (AHC) is composed of 40 public and private organizations committed to improving the health and well-being of California's rapidly growing adolescent population. Formed in 1996, the AHC brings together individuals and organizations concerned with a broad range of adolescent health issues to promote a common agenda that emphasizes positive youth development and crosses categorical and disciplinary boundaries.

California Budget Project
The California Budget Project (CBP) serves as a resource to the media, policymakers, and state and local constituency groups seeking accurate information and analysis of a range of state policy issues.

Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is one of the nation's premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals.

Coalition for a Healthy California
This partnership of health care and children’s advocates seeks to reduce the number of smokers in California while securing funds to address California’s major health challenges.

Health Access
Health Access is a leader in the movement for health care reform in California, promoting state-sponsored universal health care and advocating for specific incremental reforms that promise to provide immediate health care services to California's most vulnerable populations.

Western Center on Law and Poverty
The Western Center on Law and Poverty is a non-profit legal services program devoted to high-impact poverty law litigation and legislative advocacy in the state of California.

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools is a nonpartisan policy and program resource center created to strengthen health care delivery systems for children and adolescents.

Families USA
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.

Institute for Child Health Policy
Organization and financing for children and youth with special needs.

Kaiser Family Foundation
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation, providing facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public.

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
Provides national leadership to the maternal and child health community in three key areas - program development, policy analysis and education, and information dissemination - to improve the health and well-being of the nation's children and families.

National Health Law Programs
The National Health Law Program is a national public interest law firm that seeks to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities, serving legal services programs, community-based organizations, the private bar, providers and individuals who work to preserve a health care safety net for the millions of uninsured or underinsured low-income people.

National Immigration Law Center
The National Immigration Law Center  is a national support center whose mission is to protect and promote the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their family members.

Zero to Five
An excellent source of quality information about the health, development and education of pre-school children, including links, news items, a searchable database of services, tips for parents, and Hispanic resources for families, educators, and anyone interested in issues that affect children.

The California Patient's Guide
This guide is intended to inform you of your rights as a patient to receive quality medical care and what steps you can take if you encounter problems.

e-HealthInsurance.com
A resource for comparing and purchasing private health insurance products, the site provides information on premium prices, benefits and other useful information.

California HMO Report Card
The California Office of the Patient Advocate website with the first annual HMO Report Card, which can be used to compare the quality of California HMOs.

California Health Scope
The Pacific Business Group on Health California Consumer HealthScope is an independent source of information to help you select the best quality health plans, hospitals and medical groups.

Health Consumer Alliance
HCA is a partnership of consumer assistance programs operated by community-based legal services organizations. Our common mission is to help low-income people obtain essential health care.

Beansprout Networks
Online community connecting parents with their own pediatrician and childcare provider. Beansprout offers free websites to pediatricians and childcare programs, helping them educate, communicate with, and provide improved support to the families they service using the Internet and offline services.

Health Finder
Government site for health information, choosing quality care and other issues.

Healthcare Coach
A project of the National Health Law Program, this website features facts and do-it-yourself tips on everything from health insurance to patient care – to help you help yourself.

Healthy Childcare: Health & Safety Ideas for the Young Child
The website for the bimonthly magazine, Healthy Childcare. Each issue is filled with information on nutrition, safety, staff wellness, medicines, illness, health education and more.

InteliHealth
Administered by Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, this website provides consumer health information and products.

KidsHealth.org
From the Nemours Foundation, health care information for kids, teens, parents and professionals with features such ashealth games, "How the Body Works" animations, and the KidsVote health poll.

Mejorando la calidad de la atención médica
Consejo acerca de lo que se puede hacer para obtener una buena calidad de la atención médica y evitar errored medicales.
(Advice in Spanish on what people can do to obtain quality care)

Web MD
A consumer-focused site for health and health-related information.

Office of the Governor
Information on the Governor of California, including the budget, policy and other statewide issues. Includes information on how to contact the Governor.

California State Senate
Find your local Senator and learn about legislation being considered by the State Senate. Includes the ability to search for legislation by topic and bill number.

California State Assembly
Find your local Assemblymember and learn about legislation being considered by the State Assembly. Includes the ability to search for legislation by topic and bill number.

Department of Health Services
Information on the administration of the Medi-Cal program as well as public information on other DHS services.

Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board
Information on initiatives and policies surrounding the Healthy Families, Access for Infants and Mothers and other MRMIB programs.

SmartVoter.org
Smart Voter is produced by the League of Women Voters of California to provide voters with comprehensive nonpartisan information about the contests on their ballot in an easy-to-use presentation and to provide a means for candidates to publish information about themselves and their candidacy directly to voters.

The White House
Resources on the Presidency of the United States including an online contact form to inform the President of your views on politics and policy.

U.S. Senate
News and legislation from the U.S. Senate. Includes information on how to locate your Senator and provides their contact information.

U.S. House of Representatives
News and legislation from the U.S. House of Representatives. Includes information on how to locate your Representative and provides their contact information.

THOMAS – Federal Legislative Information
Federal legislative information available to the public via the Library of Congress. You can search for legislation by topic or by bill number.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Find press releases, fact sheets and policy forums, in addition to information on Health and Human Services Agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, and the Administration for Children and Families. Also includesa section called "Healthfinder" where you can search topics A-Z.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Administrator of federal Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP programs.

Project Vote Smart
Profile information for federal elected officials and candidates is available in five categories:contact and biographical information, key votes, issue positions, campaign contributions, and interest group ratings from over 100 groups across the ideological spectrum.

California Health Interview Survey
AskCHIS allows you to select health topics from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey that interest you and create tables and graphs.

California Institute for County Government
CICG conducts empirical research projects in a broad range of areas relevant to county government in California.

Counting California
An initiative committed to enhancing California citizens' access to the growing range of social science and economic data produced by government agencies, this website enables users to access data compiled by federal, state and local agencies and collate and integrate data by topic, geography, title, and provider.

The Institute for Health Policy Solutions
IHPS is an independent, not-for-profit organization with the mission of developing solutions to health system problems in order to expand health care coverage and improve the health and well-being of families and communities through research, policy development, and analysis.

KFF California Health Facts
Online facts about health in California.

Medi-Cal Policy Institute
The Medi-Cal Policy Institute, established in 1997, is an independent source of information on the Medi-Cal and Healthy Families programs.

Public Policy Institute of CA
An independent, non-partisan research group dedicated to improving public policy through objective research on economic, social and political issues in California.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
The Center's research program provides analysis, information, and data on key health policy areas and issues to improve health outcomes.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ research provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes, quality and cost, use and access. Information from AHRQ’s research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care.

American Academy of Pediatrics
Lists publications and services, gives health tips for families, and includes sections on professional education, advocacy and research.

American Academy of Pediatrics: State Children's Health Insurance Program (Title XXI)
Includes SCHIP reports on eligibility and funding, a summary of SCHIP provisions, and state responses to the SCHIP.

American Medical Association
Includes a Family Focus section and KidsHealth page, covering the following topics: children's nutrition, safety and accident prevention, baby development, childhood infections, and emergencies and first aid.

American Public Health Association
This website includes a number of features, including general information about the APHA and a "What's New" section with current additions.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The general information feature includes access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, publications, public health data, products, and subscription information.

Child Trends, Inc.
Child Trends is a non-profit research organization that focuses on research and data analyses on children, youth, and families.

Child Trends Databank
Child Trends Databank is an important online information resource featuring the most up-to-date data and research on over 70 indicators of child and youth well-being, with new indicators added each month.

The Harriet Lane Links
The Harrier Lane Links (formerly Pediatric Points of Interest) provide an edited collection of pediatric resources on the World Wide Web. Maintained and edited at the Johns Hopkins University, this site attempts to catalog, review and score existing links to pediatric information on the Internet

National Center for Health Statistics
A highlight of this site is Fastats, an alphabetized index of virtually all health-related subjects.

The National Library of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine website offers free access to Medline.

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Featured the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, the Put Prevention Into Practice Home Page, and the Healthy People2000 Home Page.

Office of Health Policy
Within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the Department of Health and Human Services. Available on-line is much of the research on health policy and child well-being funded through this office.

Public Health Internet Resources
Extensive directory of links from MedWeb.

The Urban Institute
The Urban Institute sponsors analyses of various issues affecting children. It's Assessing the New Federalism project maintans an extensive database of state level facts about children and families.