2008 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information
This online listing of Federal and non-federal 800 numbers for organizations providing health information to the public and to professionals is maintained as part of the Health Information Resources d... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
2006 Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services includes U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening, counseling, and preventive medication topics and includes clinical conside... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Evidence-based Practice
This web site offers evidence reports and technology assessments on a variety of clinical care topics. Under its Evidence-based Practice Program, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) ... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Aging Activities Page
Also available in: Spanish
This page links to data on the health and health care utilization of aging Americans.... Details >
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
AHRQ Podcast on Understanding Health Care Quality
This audio podcast features Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Director Dr. Carolyn Clancy answering questions about health care quality. Dr. Clancy discusses preventive care, medical e... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Asian-American Health Information on the Internet 
Links to web sites that provide information about Asian American health -- Cambodian (Khmer), Laotian, Vietnamese, Indian (Asian), Vietnamese and more.... Details >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Be an Active Health Care Consumer
This page provides access to educational materials designed to help consumers become better informed and participate as partners in their own health care. Information covered include questions to to a... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
BenefitsCheckUp
BenefitsCheckUp helps thousands every day to find programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or ... Details >
NCOA Headquarters |
BenefitsCheckUpRx
BenefitsCheckUpRx helps you learn about and sign up for valuable public and private programs that can save you money on your health care and prescription drugs. This includes the Extra Help through th... Details >
NCOA Headquarters |
Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
This in-depth report focuses on health supervision of youth from infancy through adolescents, giving perspective to future challenges.... Details >
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration |
Broken Promises: Evaluating the Native American Health Care System
This report describes disparities in the health status and outcomes for Native Americans, explores the causes for those disparities. In essence, this report evaluates the Native American Health Care s... Details >
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights |
Bureau of Primary Health Care - Clinical Quality
This website promotes resources for quality improvement. The Quality Tools available are organized around the improvement aims described in the Institute of Medicine report, Crossing the Quality Chasm... Details >
Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration |
Caregiver Resources - Visiting Nurse Associations of America
This site provides several links related to home health care, includes government links and other resources available. ... Details >
Visiting Nurse Associations of America |
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. Home Page
This page welcomes to the Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. (CHCS), a national non-profit organization devoted to improving the quality of health services for beneficiaries served by publicly fi... Details >
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. |
Center for Health Care Strategies: Community-Based Organizations Page
Staff from community-based consumer organizations can use this section to scan the latest program initiatives, funded projects, publications and resources from the Center for Health Care Strategies, I... Details >
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. |
Center for Health Care Strategies: Initiatives Page
This page provides access to initiatives from the Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. (CHCS) that are improving the quality of publicly financed health care. CHCS is a national non-profit organiza... Details >
Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. |
Choosing A Home Health Care Agency
Choosing the right home health care agency is a major decision. This page provides a list of questions that you can print to help you select the home health care agency that best suits your needs.... Details >
Visiting Nurse Associations of America |
Consumer Guide To Long-Term Care
Long-term care is the health industry term for care and related expenses associated with an extended illness or injury. Ninety-five percent of long-term care in the United States is custodial in natur... Details >
National Association of Health Underwriters |
Consumer Information (Health Care) - Families USA
This page is for consumers who are looking for information about how to find, choose, and use quality health coverage. The page links to resources for health care consumers.... Details >
Families USA |
Consumer Reports on Health Care
Consumer Reports on Health is a monthly, 12-page health newsletter published in print and in electronic form by Consumers Union. The newsletter offers independent, unbiased news, information, and reco... Details >
Consumers Union |
Cross Cultural Health Care Program Library
The goal of the CCHCP library is to provide current and often difficult to obtain resources on cross-cultural health care. Its sizable collection includes texts specific to immigrant and refugee commu... Details >
Cross Cultural Health Care Program |
CYFERNet: the Cooperative Extension System's Children, Youth and Family Education Research Network
CYFERNet provides hundreds of complete on-line publications featuring practical, research based, Children, Youth, and Family information. You can search this entire site or explore information in the ... Details >
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
DocFinder
Search this database of individual state medical boards and containing over 450,000 licensed medical professionals for a physician or medical professional in your area. Medical news, advisories and up... Details >
Nonprofit/Professional Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Facts of Life: Health Issue Briefings
This site provides a list of volumes available from the issue briefings for health reporters.... Details >
Center for the Advancement of Health |
FAQs: Home Health Care
Home health care is an essential, integral part of health care today, touching the lives of nearly every American. This site presents frequently asked questions about home care. Answers include inform... Details >
Visiting Nurse Associations of America |
Finding Quality Information: Guide to Health Care Quality
Today, you can find a great deal of information about health care quality, both online and in print. This page discusses tools on finding quality information, including report cards, accreditation, an... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Free Healthcare Guide
This site maintained by Men's Health Network, provides access to different resources including Prescription Assistance links, Clinical Trials and more.... Details >
Men's Health Network |
Gateway to VA Health Care Page
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides a broad spectrum of medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care to its customers. This page offers information about VHA benefits and services.... Details >
Department of Veterans Affairs |
Gray Panthers Network (Advocacy)
The Gray Panthers is a national organization of intergenerational activists dedicated to social change. Today, there are more than 20,000 Gray Panthers, many of them active in one of over 28 local Net... Details >
Gray Panthers |
Guide to Managed Care
Twenty-five years ago, most people in the United States had indemnity insurance coverage but today, more than half of all Americans who have health insurance are enrolled in some kind of managed care ... Details >
America’s Health Insurance Plans |
Health Behavior News
This site provides a list of current and past news stories about health care and other topics.... Details >
Center for the Advancement of Health |
Health Care Value: What Are We Getting for What We Spend?
This video Web program can help you understand what "quality" means when it comes to health care and how to make sure you spend your health care dollars wisely.... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Healthcare 411
Healthcare 411 gives consumers information they can use to improve the quality of their health care and help them navigate the health care system. The site offers weekly audio and video programs that ... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Healthcare Coverage Options Database: Assistance for Obtaining Health Coverage
Many Americans need to obtain health care services but may have trouble paying for them. This section provides comprehensive information about all of the major federal and state programs to provide co... Details >
National Association of Health Underwriters |
Healthcare Coverage Options Database: Employer-Based Health Insurance Coverage
The majority of Americans have group health insurance coverage through either their employer, or the employer of a family member. This section is designed for consumers who need more information about... Details >
National Association of Health Underwriters |
Healthcare Coverage Options Database: Health Care Coverage Contacts
This section provides consumers with a quick reference list of important health coverage assistance contacts.... Details >
National Association of Health Underwriters |
Healthcare Coverage Options Database: Individual Health Insurance Coverage
Many Americans who do not have access to group health insurance coverage, like self-employed people, early retirees, students and people whose employers do not offer health benefits, choose to purchas... Details >
National Association of Health Underwriters |
Healthcare Referrals Directory - Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
Being out to health care providers is important to ensure that one receives proper health care. The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), a non-profit membership organization of medical professi... Details >
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association |
Hill-Burton Obligated Facilities, by State and City
A directory of over 1,000 facilities in the United States and its territories that participate in the Hill-Burton free health care program as of January 200. Each entry includes ID number, facility na... Details >
Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
Nosocomial infections affect approximately 2 million patients annually in acute care facilities in the United States at a direct annual patient care cost of approximately $3.5 billion. The Hospital In... Details >
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Journal of Rural Health
This is a quarterly journal published by the NRHA. It offers original research encompassing evaluations of model and demonstration projects to improve rural health, statistical comparisons of rural a... Details >
National Rural Health Association |
Legal Issues for Physicians
This page provides physicians with general information about legal issues affecting medical practice.... Details >
American Medical Association |
Low-literacy English-Language Brochures
This online catalog lists low-literacy consumer health-related publications. Most are available online in both PDF & HTML versions.... Details >
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Medical and Professional Programs - Indian Health Service
Visit the Indian Health Service medical programs page for links to a diverse range of health care disciplines. These links will take you to information on some of IHS's medical programs and services.... Details >
Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Medical Dictionaries and Glossaries: MEL-Michigan Electronic Library
For your health education and information needs, you may choose from this list of general and topic specific health dictionaries and glossaries.... Details >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Net News - ABC Health News
A link to head line news and reports on health, science and health research findings.... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Net News - CBS HealthWatch
A link to head line news and reports on health, science and health research findings.... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Net News - CNN Health
Also available in: Spanish
A link to headline news and reports on health, science and health research findings.... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Net News - MSNBC Health
A link to head line news and reports on health, science and health research findings.... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Net News - Reuters Health
A link to head line news and reports on health, science and health research findings.... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Net News - Science Daily
A link to head line news and reports on health, science and health research findings.... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Net News - USA Today Health and Behavior
A link to head line news and reports on health, behavior and health research findings.... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Net News - Yahoo! Health News
A link to head line news and reports on health, science and health research findings.... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
Net News - Your Health Daily, The New York Times Syndicate
A link to head line news and reports on health, science and health research findings.... Details >
Commercial Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices
Lists NIH institutes, centers, and offices. Provides a quick-link option by acronym and a link to NIH directors.... Details >
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Parents’ Resource Center - Center for Health and Health Care In Schools
Created by the Center for Health in Schools, the Parents' Resource Center provides two types of information: Learn Now-a web portal that provides valuable links to parent-friendly resources on child a... Details >
Center for Health and Health Care In Schools |
Pediatrics (Journal)
Published since January 1948, PEDIATRICS publishes papers on original research or observations and special feature articles in the field of pediatrics as broadly defined. Papers on materials pertinent... Details >
American Academy of Pediatrics |
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County Home Page
This page welcomes to the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland (Coalition), a non-profit corporation established to increase access to health care for low-income, uninsured County res... Details >
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County |
Publications: National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
This site contains a list of publications, video tapes, and online documents created only by NIC corrections professionals to address specific corrections related topics.... Details >
U.S. Department of Justice |
PubMed List of Online Journals
This is a list of PubMed journals that provide links to full text articles.... Details >
National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine |
Recent Reports from the Institute of Medicine
This page links to numerous summaries and reports about health and health care from the Institute of Medicine.... Details >
Institute of Medicine, The National Academies |
State Children's Health Insurance Program
Materials of interest to various audiences -- policy makers, insurers and families -- regarding the recent passage of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), also known as Title XXI.... Details >
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
The Milbank Quarterly Web Site
Access to health care policy information electronically. Includes titles and abstracts of The Milbank Quarterly as well as other information made available by the Milbank Memorial Fund. The Milbank Qu... Details >
Milbank Memorial Fund |
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Web Site
The NCVHS serves as the statutory public advisory body to the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the area of health data and statistics. In that capacity, the Committee provides advice and assi... Details >
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Tribal Connections
Tribal Connections was developed with special funding from the National Library of Medicine and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. With the funding, the Regional Medical Library (RML) at the Univ... Details >
Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information |
TRICARE Military Health System
This Department of Defense page provides information on military health care issues, health care benefits and programs for military personnel and their families. Visit the "hot issues" section for cur... Details >
Office of the Secretary of Defense |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Program Evaluation
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, through the Policy Information Center (PIC), provides a centralized source of information on in-process, completed, and on-going eval... Details >
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
USA-Mexico Border Health Web Site
This web-based resource for residents along the U.S.-Mexico border and others helps seek information on health and human services for border communities. The web site includes information on sources o... Details >
Rural Assistance Center |
VA Stars & Stripes Healthcare Network
Links to information about medical services for veterans. The Network serves veterans in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and parts of Ohio, West Virginia, New York, and New Jersey.... Details >
Department of Veterans Affairs |
Virtual Naval Hospital™
Virtual Naval Hospital™ is a digital health sciences library created to meet the information needs of isolated primary care providers and their patients in the United States Navy. The Virtual Nav... Details >
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: Navy Medicine, U.S. Department of the Navy |
Welcome to the Healthcare Coverage Options Database
This database contains comprehensive descriptions of public and private health care coverage options offered by every state and by the federal government. Written in consumer-friendly terms with compl... Details >
National Association of Health Underwriters |
What You Need to Know to Use Medicine Safely
The following consumer education materials can help you work with your health professionals to make the best medicine choices, buy safely, and use medicine so it's as safe and effective as possible.... Details >
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Your Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care
This guide was developed to help you make the best health care decisions for choosing health plans, doctors, treatments, hospitals and long-term care. Following this guide will improve your chances f... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |