This page provides a sample directory of
internet resources for the field of public policy. It includes links compiled by Boston
College, Boston
University, Harvard University, and University of Minnesota as well as our
own favorites. Many of these sites have been chosen because they
provide extensive links to similar organizations.
Simply click on the topic of your choice for further information available on
the World Wide Web:
Education:
American Educational Research Association
The Center for Education Reform
Department of Education
Education Week
Massachusetts Department of Education
National Center for Educational Statistics
Environmental Science:
Amazing Environmental Organization Web
Directory
Environmental Protection Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Natural Resources Research Information
Pages
The Right to Know Network
Government Agencies and Resources:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Labor
Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
Department of Transportation
Department of Veteran's Affairs
Food and Drug Administration
Health Care and Managed Care:
American Public Health Association
Academy for Health Services Research and Health
Policy
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Homepage
Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and
Policy
Massachusetts Health Data Consortium
National Health Law Program
National Institutes of Health
HIV/AIDS:
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Harvard AIDS Institute
NIH Office of AIDS Research
Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS
Housing:
Citizen Housing and Planning Agency (CHAPA)
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Massachusetts Department of Communities and
Development
National Fair Housing Advocate
National Housing Institute
Law and Criminal Justice:
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Office of Juvenile Justice
Police Officers Internet Directory
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
US Department of Justice
Non-profit Organizations:
American Association of Retired
Persons (AARP)
American Statistical Association
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
(APPAM)
Local Government Institute
National Association of Social Workers
Research and Advocacy:
Brookings
Institute
Cato Institute
Center for Responsive Politics
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Center for Law and Social Policy
Center for Policy Alternatives
Children's Defense Fund
Common Cause
FedWorld
FirstGov (formerly the Non-Profit Gateway)
Heartland Institute
Heritage Foundation
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Moving Ideas Network (formerly
the Electronic Policy Institute)
National Political Index
National Urban League
New England Board of Higher Education
Public Agenda
RAND
Reason Foundation
Smart Growth Network
Speakout.com
Urban
Institute
Welfare Reform:
Child Welfare
Administration for Children
and Families (HHS)
The Finance Project/Economics Success Clearinghouse
(formerly the Welfare Information Network)
If your favorite public policy site has been overlooked,
please send the URL to our Assistant Director at barbara.graceffa@umb.edu
