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Resource Links by Topic
To help direct students’ exploration of LifeSmarts topics, we recommend these resource links:
1. Consumer Rights & Responsibilities
2. Environment
3. Health & Safety
4. Personal Finance
5. Technology
1. Consumer Rights & Responsibilities
● Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
● Consumer Federation of America
● Consumer Information – Federal Trade Commission
● Direct Marketing Association
● Federal Consumer Information Center
● National Association of Attorneys General
● U.S. Postal Inspection Service
2. Environment
● Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
● Energy Information Administration
● Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
● National Institute of Standards and Technology
● Natural Resources Defense Council
● The American Cleaning Institute
● The North American Association for Environmental Education
● U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
3. Health & Safety
● Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
● American Council on Science and Health
● Center for Science in the Public Interest
● Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
● Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
● Consumer Healthcare Products Association
● Consumer Information – Federal Trade Commission
● Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
● Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
● National Food Safety Information Network
● National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
● National Institute of Mental Health
● Nutrition Awareness Conference and Association of America
● Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
● U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
● U.S. Department of Agriculture
● U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
● U.S. Food and Drug Administration
● U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
● U.S. National Library of Medicine
4. Personal Finance
● American Bankers Association Education Foundation
● American Council of Life Insurance
● CNN Money – When Will You Be Debt Free?
● Commodity Futures Trading Commission
● Consumer Information – Federal Trade Commission
● Credit Union National Association (CUNA)
● Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
● Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
● Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Consumer Publications
● Federal Reserve Bank of New York – Financial Literacy in Action
● Federal Reserve Consumer Help
● Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
● Insurance Information Institute
● Investment Company Institute
● Money Instructor- Budget Planning and Budget Lessons
● Money Matters from the Federal Trade Commission
● National Endowment for Financial Education
● National Foundation for Credit Counseling
● National Futures Association
● Practical Money Skills for Life
● Social Security Administration
● The Mint – Lessons for Teachers
● U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
● U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
5. Technology
● 4Teachers Technology Glossary
● Center for Democracy and Technology
● Federal Communications Commission
● Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
● Understanding Mobile Phone Jargon
Note: Links to other Web sites are provided as a resource and are in no way endorsements by LifeSmarts or the National Consumers League.