Media Guides, Factbooks, Fact Sheets, Press Kits #5
Health and Safety:
+ Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress: Fact Sheets
+ National Institutes of Health: Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets
+ National Cancer Institute Fact Sheets
The NCI fact sheet collection addresses a variety of cancer topics. Fact sheets are frequently updated and revised based on the latest cancer research.
+ ToxFAQs: Frequently Asked Questions About Contaminants Found at Hazardous Waste Sites (Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry)
The ATSDR ToxFAQs™ is a series of summaries about hazardous substances developed by the ATSDR Division of Toxicology. Information for this series is excerpted from the ATSDR Toxicological Profiles and Public Health Statements. Each fact sheet serves as a quick and easy to understand guide. Answers are provided to the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about exposure to hazardous substances found around hazardous waste sites and the effects of exposure on human health.
+ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Fact Sheets
+ World Health Organization Fact Sheets
+ USDA Food Safety & Inspection Service Fact Sheets
+ National Safety Council Fact Sheets
+ Facts & Research on the Uninsured (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
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Science and Technology
+ Fact Sheets From NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
+ 680 Tree Fact Sheets (University of Florida)
+ Primate Factsheets (Wisconsin National Primate Research Center)
The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center has created this series of factsheets as a starting point to find information about the various primate species. Each PIN Factsheet covers one or more species, including morphology, ecology, behavior, and conservation with range maps, images, and an extensive glossary of terms to illustrate the text.
+ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Species (Endangered Species, Birds, Invasive Species, Pollinators, Image Library, Wildlife Fact Sheets)
+ U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Fact Sheets and Brochures
+ Planetary Fact Sheets (NASA)
+ Chemicals In the Environment: Pollution Prevention & Toxics Fact Sheets
EPA has developed information summaries on selected chemicals to describe how you might be exposed to these chemicals, how exposure to them might affect you and the environment, what happens to them in the environment, who regulates them, and whom to contact for additional information.
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Government and Military
+ Air Force Link: Fact Sheets (aircraft, organizations, space, weapons, etc.
+ Arms Control Association Fact Sheets
Arms Control Association fact sheets provide a brief summary of a treaty or subject. They are intended to give you a snapshot of the most important information on a particular issue. Fact sheets are a good place to begin researching an unfamiliar topic or to review the most important elements of any arms control issue.
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Libraries and Museums
The ALA Library receives inquiries from librarians across the country and around the world, as well as from the general public, on a wide variety of library topics. We have prepared fact sheets on the most asked-about topics, as noted below.
+ Australian Museum Fact Sheets
Australian Museum fact sheets are produced by Australian Museum scientific staff from Research and Collections, Information Officers from search & discover and staff from Public Programs. All fact sheets are checked for scientific accuracy.
+ National Museum of American History: Media Fact Sheets (fact sheets about specific objects in the collection)
Miscellaneous
+ State Fact Sheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children (AARP Foundation)
+ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: State Fact Sheets
State fact sheets provide information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities, exports, and counties for each state in the United States.
+ National Coalition for the Homeless: Fact Sheets
The National Coalition for the Homeless publishes fact sheets on various aspects of homelessness. Each sheet summarizes facts and issues and contains a list of recommended reading for further research.
+ Fact Sheets and Useful New Zealand Information (from the NZ Embassy in the UK)
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Consumer
+ FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau: Consumer Publications (Federal Communications Commission)
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