Health Community Nutrition Institute 1146 19th St. N.W. Washington, DC 20036 202/833-1730 A nonprofit citizens' group active in a wide range of food and nutrition issues. Publishes CNI Weekly Report ($45/yr. regular; $25/ yr. students). Health Policy Advisory Center 17 Murray Street New York, NY 10007 212/267-8890 Monitors the health care system in this country. Publishes the Health/PAC Bulletin ($14 individuals/$28 institutional, $11.20 students). Medical Self Care, quarterly, $15.00/yr. from Box 717, Inverness, CA 94937. An excellent overview and resource guide to new developments and publications in self-help medical practices. National Association of Community Health Centers 1625 Eye St. N.W., Suite 420 Washington, DC 20006 202/833-9280 Education and training, research, policy analysis and technical assistance for community health centers. National Women's Health Network 2025 Eye St. N.W. #105 Washington, DC 20006 202/223-6886 Represents women as health care consumers. Publishes Network, National Women's Health News (sliding scale subscription). Housing Design Design with Climate, Victor Olgyay, 1963,190 pp., $32.50 from Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ 08540. An excellent guide to designing and con- strurtion that takes into account local climatic conditions. A Design and Construction Handbook for Energy-Saving Houses, by Alex Wade, 1980, $12.95 from Rodale Press. This book provides the kind of nitty-gritty information needed to build your own home. Resource lists steer you toward high quality and efficient materials, tools, designers, contractors and even appliances. The Integral Urban House: Self-Reliant Living in the City, The Farallones Institute, 1979, $12.95 from Sierra Club Books. Using the Farallones Integral Urban House in Berkeley as a model, this fascinating book describes ways in which solar technology, energy conservation, waste recycling and urban food growing can be applied to existing homes and neighborhoods. The Old House Journal, monthly, $16/yr. from Old House Journal Corporation, 69A Seventh Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217. An excellent source of information about restoring old houses. Passive Solar Energy: The Homeowner's Guide to Natural Heating and Cooling, Bruce Anderson and Malcolm Wells, 1981,197 pp., $8.95 from Brick House Publishing. A clear, accurate and enjoyable overview to passive solar energy, housing construction and retrofitting older houses. The Second Passive Solar Catalog, David A. Bainbridge, 1980,110 pp., $12.50 from The Passive Solar Institute, P.O. Box 722, Davis, CA 95616. Includes an overview of passive solar fundamentals along with some good construction details. Extensive list of suppliers and consultants. Also section about women in passive solar energy work. National Association of Housing Cooperatives 101214th St. N.W., Suite 805 Washington, DC 20005 202/628-6242 National clearinghouse of information and technical assistance to housing cooperatives. Shelterforce Collective 380 Main Street East Orange, NJ 07018 201/678-6778 Provides technical assistance for nonprofit housing and community development groups. Publishes S/ie/fer/orce, quarterly, $5.00 individuals, $7.00 law offices, $10.00 institutional. National Trust for Historic Preservation 1785 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20036 202/673-4000 Provides information and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations about preservation and housing conservation. Human Services and Resource Networks, Semour B. Sarason, et al., 1979, $12.95 from Jossey Bass, Publishers. A unique look at an alternative method of providing human services through development of self-help networks. Human Services—Alternative Citizen Coproduction of Public Services: An Annotated Bibliography, $4.00 from Council of Planning Librarians, 1313 E. 60th St., Merriam Center, Chicago, IL 60637. A bibliography on direct citizen participation in planning, implementing and evaluating public services. Journal of Alternative Human Services, monthly, $27/year from Community Congress of San Diego, 1172 Morena Blvd., San Diego, CA 92110. An excellent journal exploring new ways of providing human services. Each issue has information resource listings and articles. A compilation of the resources described in previous journals is available: Guide to Resources in Alternative Human Services ($3.00). Natural Resource Conservation Earthwatch Oregon, monthly ($8.00/yr.), published by the Oregon Environmental Council, 2637 S.W. Water, Portland, OR 97201. An excellent source of information on local natural resource issues. Environmental Action, monthly ($15/yr.) from Environmental Action, Inc., Room 731,1346 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Excellent background articles on the whole range of environmental issues, covers citizen action and legislative news. Not Man Apart, monthly, $15/yr. from Friends of the Earth, 124 Spear St., San Francisco, CA 94105. One of the best sources of news on environmental and natural resource issues. Natural Resources Defense Council 1725 Eye St. N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20006 202/223-8210 Involved in research and litigation on a variety of environmental and energy issues. Publishes Amicus, (quarterly, $15/yr.). Worldwatch Institute 1776 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Publishes some of the best and most digestible (less than 100 pages) reports on a variety of social and environmental issues worldwide. Write for publications list. 84
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