Federal Government

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Federal Agencies
Women's Health
National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP/HHS)
Public Health Functions / HP 2010
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
• Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Colleges

Healthy People 2010
Healthy People 2010 provides a framework for prevention for the Nation. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.

National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation. It is an Agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Health Resources and Services Administration
Includes information on health professions.
Includes Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA (MCHB)

National Institute of Medicine
The IOM's mission is to serve as adviser to the nation to improve health. The Institute provides unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative information and advice concerning health and science policy to policy-makers, professionals, leaders in every sector of society, and the public at large. Includes topics of mental health, child health, food and nutrition, aging, women’s health, education, global health, workplace, military and veterans, health sciences, environment, treatment, public policy, public health and prevention, health care and quality, minority health, diseases.

National Institute of Child and Human Development
The mission of the NICHD is to ensure that every person is born healthy and wanted, that women suffer no harmful effects from reproductive processes, and that all children have the chance to achieve their full potential for healthy and productive lives, free from disease or disability, and to ensure the health, productivity, independence, and well-being of all people through optimal rehabilitation.
Includes
• Centers for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine
• Population Research
• Research for Mothers and Children
• Divisions of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research
• Intramural Research
• Scientific Review
• National Center for Medical Rehabilitation and Research

Centers for Disease Control
The CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
Includes
• National Centers of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
• Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
• Environmental Health (NCEH)
• Health Statistics (NCHS)
• HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP)
• Infectious Diseases (NCID)
• Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC)
• Immunization Program (NIP)
• Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Epidemiology Program Office (EPO)
• Public Health Practice Program (PHPPO)
  

National Organizations
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
American Association of Health Plans (AAHP)
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)
American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD)
American Association of Public Health Physicians
American Association of Public Health Veterinarians (AAPHV)
American Cancer Society (ACS)
American College of Physicians (ACP)
American Dental Association
American Diabetes Association
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
American Heart Association
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
American Lung Association
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)
American Red Cross
Association of Professionals in Infection Control (APIC)
Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Community-Based Public Health (CBPH)
Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
Center for Law and the Public's Health
Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections
Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities
Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS)
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
Institute of Medicine's Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS)
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)
National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH)
National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD)
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
Partnership for Prevention
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA)