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Protecting Yourself

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - Assessing Health Risk Behaviors Among Young People
     http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/yrbs/yrbsaag.htm
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Ten Leading Causes of Death
     http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/osp/leadcaus/chrtrqpg.htm
Safety - from drkoop.com
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/001931.htm
Accident Causes and Prevention
     http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/menus/topacp.html
Ergonomic Guidelines - working with computers
     http://www.fiu.edu/~ehs/ergonom.html
National Organization for Victim Assistance
     http://www.try-nova.org
Sexual Violence
     http://www.fiu.edu/~victimad/sv.htm
National Coalition Against Sexual Assault
     http://www.ncasa.org
Dating Violence -- CDC
     http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/datviol.htm
Stalking
     http://www.fiu.edu/~victimad/st.htm
Domestic Violence -- CDC
     http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/fivpt/spotlite/home.htm
Pavnet Online - Partnerships Against Violence Network
     http://www.pavnet.org
Behind Closed Doors - Domestic Violence
     http://home1.gte.net/llrother/closed.html
Rock the Vote site - Violence
     http://www.iuma.com/RTV/violence.html
Partner Violence
     http://www.bu.edu/cohis/violence/domesvio.htm
Youth Violence -- CDC
     http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/yvfacts.htm
Rate Your Risk of Becoming a Crime Victim - courtesy of the Nashville Police Department
     http://www.nashville.net/~police/risk
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
     http://www.missingkids.com
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
     http://www.cpsc.gov
American Red Cross
     http://www.redcross.org
National Safety Council
     http://www.nsc.org
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
     http://www.osha.gov
Heat Emergencies
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000056.htm

First Aid Information -- from drkoop.com - a superb web site:

Allergic Reactions
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000005.htm
Head Injury
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000028.htm
Near Drowning
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000046.htm
Heart Attack
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000063.htm
Insect Bites
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000033.htm
Animal Bites
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000034.htm
Burns
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000030.htm
Choking
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000047.htm
Poisoning
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000003.htm
Sunburn
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000062.htm
Nosebleed
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000020.htm
CPR
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000010.htm
Unconsciousness
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000022.htm
Strains
     http://www.drkoop.com/adam/mhc/top/000042.htm

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