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Center for Public Health, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration
The Center for Public Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, serves as the principal Federal focus for the development and improvement of basic and advanced professional education and c... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Inquiries of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responds to inquiries from the general public and health care professionals on research conducted by the CDC in the areas of en... Details >
Centers for Disease Control, National Prevention Information Network 
The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is the U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and... Details >
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 >
National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Veterans Health Administration
The National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NCHP) monitors and encourages Veterans Health Administration (VHA) activities that provide, evaluate and improve preventive medicine se... Details >
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) (established spring 2007) replaces the name National Immunization Program (NIP). NCIRD is an interdisciplinary immunization progra... Details >
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The mission of NCID is to prevent illness, disability, and death caused by infectious diseases in the United States and around the world. To accomplish this goal, NCID staff work in partnership with l... Details >
National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health
The National Eye Institute (NEI), established in 1968, has primary responsibility within the National Institutes of Health for supporting and conducting research aimed at improving the prevention, d... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service sponsored by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers... Details >
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is a Federal agency established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with responsibility for conducting research and maki... Details >
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
The mission of the NIEHS is to reduce the burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease. To have the greatest ... Details >
National Institute of Mental Health Office on AIDS
Since 1983, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office on AIDS (OA) has supported research activities related to the primary and secondary prevention of AIDS and the neurobehavioral sequela... Details >
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH provides leadership and direction to programs designed to improve the health of the Nation by supporting r... Details >
National Office of Public Health Genomics- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The mission of the National Office of Public Health Genomics (NOPHG) is to integrate genomics into public health research, policy and programs. The office provides assistance to public health professi... Details >
National Vaccine Program Office, U.S Department of Health and Human Services
The role of the NVPO is to carry out the objectives of the National Vaccine Plan. To achieve this goal the agency: coordinates and integrates activities of all Federal agencies involved in immunizati... Details >
Navy Environmental Health Center
The mission of this branch of the armed services is to ensure Navy and Marine Corps readiness through leadership in prevention of disease and promotion of health. To achieve this goal, NEHC's vision i... Details >
Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (OAR) will be the leader in the U.S. and the world in protecting human health and the environment by preventing air pollution and expo... Details >
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The mission of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is to provide leadership for disease prevention and health promotion among Americans. ODPHP undertakes this mandate throug... Details >
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those ... Details >
Public Health Training Network, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Established in 1993, PHTN is a network of public, private, academic, and business organizations that are united by a common vision: to develop a public health workforce able and motivated to apply th... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially ... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Office on Women's Health
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the government's champion and focal point for women's health issues, and works to redress inequities in resea... Details >
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
The vision of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) is to "create productive and meaningful change in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities." Towa... Details >
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) was originally established as the American Society for the Control of Cancer in 1913, and became the ACS in 1945. ACS is the voluntary organization dedicated to elim... Details >
American College of Preventive Medicine
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) promotes undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education in preventive medicine and advocates cost-effective prevention programs in legislation and... Details >
American Foundation for AIDS Research
AmFAR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research (both basic-biomedical and clinical research), AIDS prevention, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. To fu... Details >
Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is the national association supporting health promotion and disease prevention educators and researchers. This organization is dedicated to ... Details >
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion/CDC
The Division of Adult and Community Health (DACH) strives to improve health promotion and disease prevention efforts by focusing on high-priority public health issues which include aging, arthritis, c... Details >
Enteric Diseases Epidemiology and Laboratory Branches, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Enteric Diseases Epidemiology and Laboratory Branches are innovative public health investigative and consultative groups that identifiy causes, sources and solutions for bacterial foodborne and di... Details >
Intercultural Cancer Council
The Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) promotes policies, programs, partnerships, and research to eliminate the unequal burden of cancer among racial and ethnic minorities and medically underserved po... Details >
International Myopia Prevention Association
The International Myopia Prevention Association is a nonprofit organization that provides information to the public about myopia research. The organization's position is that myopia is not inherited b... Details >
Med Help International
Med Help International pioneered the field of consumer health information on the Internet. Since 1994, the Med Help Web site has remained one of largest and most trusted consumer focused medical Inter... Details >
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
This organization is dedicated to reducing the incidence of HIV infection in the United States and territories, providing comprehensive, compassionate, and quality care to all persons living with AIDS... Details >
National Asian Women's Health Organization
The National Asian Women's Health Organization was founded in 1993 to eliminate health disparities for Asian women and families. NAWHO's goals are to raise awarenesss about the health needs of Asian ... Details >
National Vaccine Injury Compensation
On October 1, 1988, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660) created the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The VICP was established to ensure an adequat... Details >
Pan American Health Organization
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 >
Stanford Prevention Research Center
The Stanford Prevention Research Center was formed at Stanford University in 1984 to conduct interdisciplinary research into the prevention and control of chronic disease. Funded by Stanford Universit... Details >