National Health Resources

Use these links to keep in the know about current programs, policies, and organizations serving the United States.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is an agency that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes.

Census Bureau

The U.S. Census Bureau's mission is to be the preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Department of Health & Human Services

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans.

Healthfinder®

Healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information.

National Cancer Institute

The NCI is organized into the Office of the Director, one Center, and six Divisions, each specializing in a different aspect of cancer.

National Health Information Center

The NHIC, health.gov, is a health information referral service. 

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

A division of the NIH, the NHLBI provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the 

heart, lung, and blood.

National Institutes of Health/Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases~National Resource Center

The NIH ORBD~NRC was established in 1994 with a grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).

National Safety Council

The NSC, founded in 1913 and chartered by the United States Congress in 1953, is the Nation’s leading advocate for safety and health. 

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion coordinates disease prevention, healthy living, and health literacy activities across the United States.

Office of Public Health and Science & Surgeon General

The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) serves as the focal point for leadership and coordination across the Department in public health.

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services.

Social Security Administration

The Social Security Administration's Web site provides information about Retirement, and Survivors and Disability Insurance Benefits.

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