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Noise Free America is a national 501c3 organization opposed to noise pollution, with more than 50 local chapters in 27 states. Noise Free America conducts publicity campaigns, answers media inquiries, distributes radio public service announcements, recruits and advises local anti-noise activists, maintains an online discussion group, provides technical advice to noise victims, issues a quarterly newsletter, advises state and local officials on noise ordinances, and makes presentations to police departments. No organization has done more to raise public awareness of the harms of noise pollution. http://www.noisefree.org/newsroom/nfainthenews.php Noise Free America has written an extensive manual, "How to Fight Noise" http://www.noisefree.org/howtofightnoisemanual.pdf The group also maintains an archive of offensive advertisements for loud car stereos: http://www.noisefree.org/boomcars/boomcarads2.php Their current focus is to reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control within EPA http://www.noisefree.org/newsroom/nfa/ONAC_EPA_1.pdf |
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Welcome to the Official Site of ANSI S12 Workgroup 44 - Healthcare Acoustics, Speech Privacy & LEED |
Speech privacy is a fundamental human right secured by many of the world's new privacy laws. Enforcing this right at a time of heightened national security necessitates active involvement by acoustics professionals. | Members & contributors from North America, the EU and Asia include:
| Legislators & staff Government agencies Standards organizations Leaders of NGOs & HCOs Clinical professionals Healthcare lawyers |  | Planners, architects & designers Facility engineers & managers Researchers interested in noise, sound & privacy Consultants on acoustics Executives & managers of large manufacturing organizations | | 
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