Matt LaBrake's portaportal

Social Issues

Alcoholism

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alcoholism.html
http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/alcohol.htm
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/
http://www.icap.org/
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june99/bingdrink_splash.html

ALS research

http://www.mayoclinic.org/lou-gehrigs-disease/research.html
http://www.als.ca/lou_gehrigs_disease.aspx
http://www.alsa.org/
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis.htm
http://www.alscenter.org/

Animal abuse

http://www.peta.org/
http://www.hsus.org/acf/
http://www.americanhumane.org/protecting-animals/
http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/report-animal-cruelty.html
http://animalrights.change.org/

Cancer research

http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/
http://www.cancerresearch.org/
http://www.aacr.org/
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/res/res_0.asp
http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp

Child abuse

http://socialissues.wiseto.com/Topics/ChildAbuse/
http://www.childwelfare.gov/
http://www.cwla.org/programs/childprotection/default.htm
http://www.child-abuse.com/
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/abuse/abuse_neglect.shtml
http://www.medicinenet.com/child_abuse/article.htm

Cystic fibrosis research

http://www.cfri.org/indexframes.htm
http://www.cff.org/home/
http://www.uwhealth.org/uwcysticfibrosiscenter/cysticfibrosiscfresearch/13801
http://www.genome.gov/10001213
http://www.johnshopkinscfresearch.org/

Domestic abuse

http://socialissues.wiseto.com/Topics/DomsticViolence/
http://endabuse.org/
http://www.domesticabuseproject.org/
http://www.cigna.com/healthinfo/dabus.html
http://dahmw.org/

Environnemental issues

http://socialissues.wiseto.com/Topics/EnvironmentalPolicy/
http://www.edf.org/home.cfm
http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/index.html
http://www.ciel.org/
http://www.globalissues.org/issue/168/environmental-issues

Equal Rights - gender

http://www.now.org/
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/wp/access/gender.html
http://www.unifem.org/gender_issues/
http://www.equalrights.org/
http://www.unfpa.org/gender/index.htm

Equal Rights - race

http://www.pdhre.org/rights/race.html
http://www.eeoc.gov/types/race.html
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/discrimination/ethnicdisc.htm
http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/
http://www.core-online.org/
http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/

Gang violence

http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Topics/Topic.aspx?Topicid=147
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/fs200401.pdf
http://www.iir.com/nygc/
http://topics.cnn.com/topics/gang_violence
http://safestate.org/index.cfm?navID=12

General Resources

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html
http://socialissues.wiseto.com/AZIndex/
http://lii.org/pub/topic/socialissues

Homelessness

http://www.hhs.gov/homeless/
http://www.speakeasy.org/~femme2/hwn/
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/
http://www.hud.gov/homeless/index.cfm
http://www.ich.gov/

Leukemia research

http://www.leukemia-research.org/Page.aspx?pid=183
http://www.leukemia.org/hm_lls
http://www.childleukemiaresearch.org/
http://wheneveryonesurvives.org/
http://www.lrf.org.uk/

Literacy/Education

http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
http://www.ednews.org/
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/education/
http://www.nifl.gov/
http://www.literacynews.com/
http://www.sil.org/literacy/

Lymphoma research

www.lymphoma.org
http://www.cclymphomaresearch.org/
http://www.fhcrc.org/research/diseases/lymphoma/
http://www.lymphomahelp.org/research.php
http://www.lymphomafoundation.org/

Obesity

http://www.obesity.org/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesity.html
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/
http://www.medicinenet.com/obesity_weight_loss/article.htm
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/understanding.htm

Poverty

http://socialissues.wiseto.com/Topics/Poverty/
http://www.irp.wisc.edu/
http://www.nccp.org/
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty.html
http://www.povertyactionlab.org/
http://feedingamerica.org/our-network/the-studies/hunger-almanac-2007.aspx
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/

Racial intolerance

http://socialissues.wiseto.com/Topics/Racism/
http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/racialprofiling/index.html
http://www.un.org/WCAR/
http://www.adl.org/hate-patrol/racism.asp
http://www.tolerance.org/index.jsp

Smoking

http://ash.org/
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/settlement/
http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smoking.html

Substance abuse

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/healhc.html#drugs
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/factsht/druguse/
http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/#
http://www.samhsa.gov/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html

DATABASES

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Teen Health and Wellness

http://teenhealthandwellness.com/