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National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (NCPTP)
The mission of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is to prevent teen pregnancy by supporting values and stimulating actions that are consistent with a pregnancy-free adolescence. The Campaign's goal is to reduce the teen pregnancy rate by one-third between 1996 and 2005.

National Center for Children in Poverty
The mission of the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is to identify and promote strategies that reduce the incidence of young child poverty in the United States and that improve the life chances of the millions of children under age six who are growing up poor.

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
NCEMCH is a research center at Georgetown University. This site includes issue papers on outreach and CHIP.

National Child Care Information Center
This website features frequently asked questions (FAQ's) about sources for child care funding and links to federal funding programs such as the Child and Adult Food Care Program and the 21 Century Community Learning Centers, as well as links to organizations who provide information about grants and other funding sources.

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
NCSL serves state legislators and their staffs with research on critical state issues, publications, meetings and seminars, a legislative information database, a voice in Washington, and an expert staff to assist in solving difficult problems.

National Governors' Association
NGA is the only bipartisan national organization of, by, and for the nations' Governors. This site contains a page called, "The Center for Best Practices," which provides access to a variety of child health publications, as well as an overview of CHIP and weekly updates on CHIP plans.

National Health Law Program
This site contains comprehensive information on health issues, with a substantive section on child health, including documents, as well as links to numerous other child health sites.

The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians
The OAFP is a professional, non-profit medical association of more than 4,100 family physicians, family practice residents, and medical students.

The Ohio Department of Education
This is the official website of the Ohio Department of Education. Here you can access data about academic achievement for school districts or individual buildings, learn about state and federal education initiatives, and explore the many “business centers” of the Ohio Department of Education.

Ohio State Legal Services Association (OSLSA)
OSLSA acts as general counsel to Ohio's poor. OSLSA is a two-part legal services program, with a direct service component (Southeastern Ohio Legal Services) and a state support component.