The following is a list of Web links to sites often used by AAP state goverment affairs staff. While not an exhaustive list of all of the state government resources available on the Web, you may find these resources useful to your advocacy efforts.

State Government and State Law - Sources for Information
State Legislatures Web Sites from NCSL
50 States and Capitals
CDC - National Immunization Program
Emergency Medical Services for Children
FindLaw: State Resources
Immunization Action Coalition
National Center for Hearing Assessment & Management
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information - State Statutes
stateline.org - News and information on state governments

Child and Health Advocacy Organizations
All Kids Count

Center for Effective Discipline
Children's Defense Fund
Children’s Healthcare Is a Legal Duty, Inc
Children's Partnership
Child Welfare League of America Connect For Kids
Every Child By Two
Families USA
Family Voices
Future of Children
Institute for Child Health Policy
Voices for America's Children (formerly National Association of Child Advocates)
National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC)
National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc.
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)

Associations of State Goverment Officials
National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO)
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
National Governors' Association (NGA)
State Legislative Leaders Foundation

Health Care Data Sources
KIDS COUNT Data Book Online
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Child Health Toolbox Home Page
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
Center for Health Services Research and Policy - The George Washington University
The Institute for Leaders in State Title V CSHCN Programs
Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts Online

Foundations that Support Child Health
Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Commonwealth Fund
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
David and Lucille Packard Foundation
Pew Charitable Trust

Federal Advocacy
Visit the AAP Federal Affairs Update page if you are working on issues being considered at the federal level.

Email your comments and suggestions to the Division of State Government Affairs. Please contact us at 800/433-9016, extension 7799, if you require additional assistance or information.