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Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion/CDC
CDC's Division of Reproductive Health sets the standards for providing a solid scientific and epidemiologic basis for public health decision making in reproductive health.... Details >
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Health Resources and Services Administration Information Center
The HRSA Information Center is a nationwide point of entry for publications, resources and referrals on health care services for low-income, uninsured individuals and those with special health care ne... Details >
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Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA directs programs that improve the Nation’s health by expanding access to ... Details >
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Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Indian Health Service (IHS) provides comprehensive health services through IHS and tribally contracted hospitals, health centers, school health centers, and health stations. Health services provid... Details >
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Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) provides leadership to both the public and private sectors for the delivery of health care services to all mothers and children. MCHB administers a program... Details >
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Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center, Health Resources and Services Administration
The Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center (MCHIRC) is dedicated to the goal of helping MCH practitioners on the Federal, State, and local levels to improve their capacity to gather, an... Details >
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) consists of the Division of Adolescent and School Health, the Division of Adult and Community Health, the Division of ... Details >
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National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The NCTR conducts FDA mission-critical, peer-reviewed research that is targeted to develop a more scientifically sound basis for regulatory decisions and reduce risks associated with FDA-regulated pro... Details >
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) conducts and supports basic and clinical research in maternal and child health and the population sciences. It will respond to ind... Details >
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National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a component of the National Institutes of Health, seeks to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain,... Details >
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National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) was established in 1974, and became part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services in October 1992. The Institute'... Details >
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National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center, Health Resources and Services Administration  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center was established in 1980 to provide information and educational materials on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), apnea, and related issues. I... Details >
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Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
The Office on Smoking and Health, established in 1978, is a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The office ... Details >
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Rural Information Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Rural Information Center (RIC) provides information and referral services to local, state, and federal government officials; community organizations; rural electric and telephone cooperatives; lib... Details >
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American Association of Birth Centers   External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Association of Childbearing Centers (NACC) is the Nation's largest repository of information on freestanding birth centers. It offers a telephone information consultation service, worksh... Details >
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is the national professional society for obstetricians-gynecologists. The College publishes a variety of patient educational materials,... Details >
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Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs  External Links Disclaimer Logo
This organization was founded in 1944 and is a national health organization representing state public health leaders and others working to improve the health and well being of women, children and yout... Details >
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Childreach - PlanUSA  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Founded in 1937, PlanUSA is an international humanitarian, child-focused development organization without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of... Details >
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Children of Alcoholics Foundation  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Children of Alcoholics Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1982, was created to serve and educate the millions of young and adult children from alcoholic families. The Foundation's pu... Details >
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Children's Defense Fund  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to child advocacy, which strives to protect all children--and particularly children of low-income and minority families--through... Details >
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DES Action, USA  External Links Disclaimer Logo
DES Action is a national nonprofit organization formed to provide the public with information on the consequences of the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES) for women who have taken it and for children bo... Details >
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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to identifying, funding and conducting basic pediatric HIV/AIDS research. The Foundation's goals include reducing HIV tran... Details >
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Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The mission of The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is to raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies ... Details >
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International Cesarean Awareness Network  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN), founded in 1982, is a network of people concerned about the incidence of cesarean birth. It aims to reduce the rate of cesarean deliveries, to pro... Details >
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International Childbirth Education Association  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA), established in 1960, unites people who support family-centered maternity care and believe in freedom of choice based on knowledge of alternat... Details >
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International Lactation Consultant Association  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA) promotes the professional development, advancement, and recognition of lactation consultants worldwide for the benefit of breastfeeding women,... Details >
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La Leche League International  External Links Disclaimer Logo
La Leche League International (LLLI) was created to give help and encouragement to those mothers who want to breastfeed their babies. LLLI provides education to women through monthly guided discussio... Details >
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Lamaze International  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Lamaze International, formerly ASPO/Lamaze, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote, support and protect normal birth through education and advocacy. Since 1960, Lamaze International ... Details >
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March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation was established in 1938. Its mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality. The mission is carried out throu... Details >
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National Association of Mothers' Centers   External Links Disclaimer Logo
Since 1975 Mothers' Centers have been providing community-based discussion groups that provide peer support and information to parents. The National Association of Mothers' Centers (NAMC), a national ... Details >
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National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH), located at Georgetown University, provides information services and technical assistance to organizations, agencies, and indivi... Details >
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National Coalition for the Homeless  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national advocacy network of people who are or have been homeless, activists, service and housing providers, and others committed to ending homelessness.... Details >
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National Coalition for the Homeless  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national advocacy network of people who are or have been homeless, activists, service and housing providers, and others committed to ending homelessness.... Details >
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National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition  External Links Disclaimer Logo
This organization provides an innovative forum for collaborative partnerships of public and private organizations, employers, policymakers and consumers to promote and improve culturally and linguisti... Details >
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National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) is a national, non-profit organization whose purpose is to raise public awareness about fetal alcohol syndrome, the leading known cause of m... Details >
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National Perinatal Association  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Perinatal Association (NPA) is a multidisciplinary group concerned with perinatal health issues from preconception through infancy. Our members foster optimal perinatal health and qualit... Details >
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National Perinatal Information Center  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The National Perinatal Information Center (NPIC) is a non-profit hospital membership organization and health services research center. NPIC's primary purpose is to assist in the process of assuring h... Details >
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Nevus Network  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Nevus Network, founded in 1983, is a support group to provide help and understanding to families whose lives have been touched by large birthmarks, called giant congenital nevi and a related condi... Details >
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Pan American Health Organization  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), was formerly known as the International Sanitary Bureau. It is composed of 35 mem... Details >
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Program for Appropriate Technology in Health  External Links Disclaimer Logo
PATH is an international, non-profit organization whose mission is to improve health, especially the health of women and children. PATH works in partnership with host-country governments and local ag... Details >
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Spina Bifida Association of America  External Links Disclaimer Logo
The mission of the Spina Bifida Association of America is to promote the prevention of spina bifida and to enhance the lives of all affected. The Association was founded in 1973 to address the specifi... Details >
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Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders  External Links Disclaimer Logo
Support Organization for Trisomy 18, 13 and Related Disorders (SOFT) is a network of families and professionals dedicated to providing support and understanding to families involved in the issues and ... Details >
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