Links

The following links relate to the work of the FRCOG departments.

Jump to a department:
CCT | Cooperative Purchasing | Economic Development | Emergency Preparedness | Engineering Services | FCCIP | GIS | Land Use Planning | Natural Resources Planning | Regional Health | Town Accounting Program | Transportation Planning

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The Community Coalition for Teens

• Teen Substance Abuse Prevention
• Parents, The Anti-Drug
• DRUGSTORY.ORG
• U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Alcohol & Drug Information
• Intervention & Treatment
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
• SMART Recovery
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention
• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
• Advocates For Youth
• Go Ask Alice, Columbia University's Health Q & A Internet Service
• Media Education
• The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth
• About-Face
• freevibe.com
• Media Education Foundation
• Social Norms Marketing
• National Social Norms Resource Center
• Most of Us, Media. Marketing. Meaningful Change
• Safe Homes
• Parent Resources and Information of Drug Education
• Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
• Environmental Strategies
• Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol

Cooperative Purchasing

• Comm-Pass

Economic Development Planning

• Brownfields Site Assessment and Revolving Loan Programs
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Brownfields Program
• Greater Franklin County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Program & Economic Development District (EDD)
• U.S. Economic Development Administration
• Greater Franklin County Economic Target Area (ETA)
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development's EDIP
• Pioneer Valley Connect
• Pioneer Valley Connect
• Berkshire Connect, Inc.
• Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
• Regional Economic Development Efforts
• Pioneer Valley Plan for Progress
• Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council
• Franklin County Chamber of Commerce
• Franklin County Community Development Corporation
• Franklin County Housing & Redevelopment Authority
• Franklin/Hampshire Regional Employment Board

Emergency Preparedness

• Medical Reserve Corps of Massachusetts
• Department of Public Health, Emergency Preparedness
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
• Western Regional Homeland Security Advisory Council
• MassSupport To order Family Emergency Plans
• TrainMassachusetts To find training opportunities

Engineering Services

• no links currently offered

Franklin County Cooperative Inspection Program (FCCIP)

• Mass State Building Code
• Check a License or Home Improvement Registration
• Mass General Law

GIS

• U.S. Geological Survey
• Massachusetts Office of Geographic and Environmental Information
• New Hampshire statewide geographic information system
• Vermont Center for Geographic Information
• Federal Emergency Management Agency

Land Use Planning and Zoning

• Highland Communities Initiative
• UMass Extension Service
• Center for Rural Massachusetts
• Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust
• Franklin Land Trust
• Deerfield River Watershed Association
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
• Massachusetts Division of Conservation Services
• Communities Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
• Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
• Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
• Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council

Natural Resources Planning

• Massachusetts Riverways Program
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
• Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program (NHESP)
• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Regional Health

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Centers for Disease Control
• Massachusetts Flu web site
• Public Health Fact Sheets
• Massachusetts State Laws: Reportable Diseases, Surveillance, and Isolation and Quarantine
• State Sanitary Code Chapter I General Administrative Procedures
• State Sanitary Code Chapter II: Minimal Standards of Fitness for Human Habitation
• Mass. State Law: Good Manufacturing Practices for Food
• Mass. State Law: Minimum Sanitation Standards for Food Establishments
• For further links to Mass General Laws
• MedlinePlus Part of National Institute of Health. You can: look up health topics and diseases; see videos of medical procedures; and use a medical encyclopedia and dictionary.

Town Accounting Program

• Massachusetts Division of Local Services
• Massachusetts Municipal Association
• Uniform Massachusetts Accounting System
• Guide to Financial Management for Local Officials

Transportation Planning

• Massachusetts Highway Department
• Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation
• U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• U.S. Federal Transit Administration
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• Franklin Regional Transit Authority
• Greenfield-Montague Transportation Area

General FRCOG Links

State Data Center / Business and Industry Data Center Affiliate (SDC/BIDC)
• Massachusetts State Data Center
• Massachusetts Department of Education's Statistical Reports
• Massachusetts Department of Revenue's Municipal Data Bank
• Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development's Economic Data
• U.S. Census Bureau
• American FactFinder
• Geostat Center's Historical Census Browser
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
• U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. County Business Pattern Division
• U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s Data Sets

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