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Presented by Steven Jablonski at the Reaching Forward Conference in May 2011.

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Steven JablonskiSkokie Public [email protected]

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Why Use Dot Gov Web Sites?

• Reliable/Trustworthy• Free• User Friendly• Two-Way Communication

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Dot Gov Drawbacks

• Duplicated and Divided Information• Lack of Public Awareness

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Major Portals

USA.gov www.usa.gov

Illinois.gov www.illinois.gov

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Most Popular Topics on USA.gov

• Benefits and Grants• Federal Jobs• Buying from the Government• International Travel• Immigration and Naturalization

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Consumer Concerns

Consumer Action Websitewww.consumeraction.gov

FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Consumer Pagewww.ftc.gov/consumer

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Consumer Complaints

Illinois Attorney General Consumer Complaint Pagewww.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers

FTC’s File a Complaint www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov

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Dangerous ProductsRecalls.gov

www.recalls.gov

Saferproducts.govwww.saferproducts.gov

FoodSafety.govwww.foodsafety.gov

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Eating Right

MyPyramid.govwww.mypyramid.gov

Nutrition.govwww.nutrition.gov

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Save Energy

EnergySavers.govwww.energysavers.gov

Fueleconomy.govwww.fueleconomy.gov

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Be Alert for Fraud

FTC’s Phone Fraud Pagewww.ftc.gov/phonefraud

OnGuard Onlinewww.onguardonline.gov

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Identity Theft

FTC’s Identity Theft Pagewww.ftc.gov/idtheft

Illinois Attorney General Identity Theft Hotline

www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/hotline.html

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Managing Money

MyMoney.gov www.mymoney.gov

Investor.gov www.investor.gov

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Banks & Foreclosures

Helpwithmybank.govwww.helpwithmybank.gov

HUD Foreclosure Pagewww.hud.gov/foreclosure

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Help for Job Seekers

CareerOneStopwww.careeronestop.org

Illinois workNet Centerwww.illinoisworknet.com

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Get a Government Job

USAjobs.govwww.usajobs.gov

Work 4 Illinoiswork.illinois.gov

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Assistance Portals

Healthcare.govwww.healthcare.gov

Eldercare Locatorwww.eldercare.gov

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Federal Assistance Programs

Benefits.govwww.benefits.gov

GovLoans.gov www.govloans.gov

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Illinois Assistance Programs

Illinois Department of Human Services www.dhs.state.il.us

Illinois Health & Wellnesswww.illinois.gov/health

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International Travel

CDC Travelers Healthwww.cdc.gov/travel

Department of State International Traveltravel.state.gov/travel

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Post Office

Postal Services Locatorusps.whitepages.com/post_office

Postage Price Calculatorpostcalc.usps.gov

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Medical Information

Healthfinderwww.healthfinder.gov

MedlinePlus  www.medlineplus.gov

  

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Keeping Up with Dot Gov

Gov Gab Blog blog.usa.gov

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Any Questions?