Buying
Medical Products Online
Maybe
you're considering replacing a trip to the corner drugstore
with a click onto the Internet, where you'll find hundreds of
websites selling prescription drugs and other health products.
How do you know if a site is legitimate? How do you know if
the drugs and products you buy online are safe? This site offers
information to help you make decisions.
Food
Safety from
Farm to Table
You
can't be too careful with food these days. And it's not just
worrying about E.coli and salmonella. All kinds of nasty germs
lurk everywhere. This comprehensive gateway collects information
from numerous federal agencies. The bottom line is this: food
safety is a shared responsibility of government, industry, and
you, the consumer.
Child
Statistics Online
If
you need easy access to government statistics and reports
on children and their families, stop here.
Monitoring
Local
Drinking Water Online
People in Des Moines can monitor, online and
in real time, the contaminants in their local drinking water.
This demonstration -- sponsored by the Environmental Protection
Agency's Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community
Tracking (EMPACT) program -- is a model that can be used by
other communities.