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Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is responsible for promoting the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities. ACF brings together in one organ... Details >
Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration
Formerly the Bureau of Health Care Delivery and Assistance, the BPHC serves as a national focus for efforts to ensure delivery of health care services to residents of medically underserved areas and t... 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 >
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 >
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 >
National Child Care Information Center, Administration for Children and Families
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a project of the Child Care Bureau, is a national clearinghouse and technical assistance center linking parents, providers, policy-makers, researche... Details >
Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs, Office of Population Affairs
The Adolescent Family Life (AFL) Demonstration and Research program, created in 1981 as Title XX of the Public Health Service Act, supports both demonstration and research grants. Within OPA, the Offi... Details >
Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families
Head Start is a national program which provides comprehensive developmental services for America's low-income, pre-school children from birth to five and social services for their families. Specific s... Details >
AboutOurKIDS.org 
AboutOurKids.org is the web site of the NYU Child Study Center. The center is dedicated to increasing the awareness of child mental health issues and improving the treatment of child psychiatric illn... Details >
Academy for Educational Development
Founded in 1961, the Academy for Educational Development is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, ... Details >
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), founded in 1930, is a professional association dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, and young adults. The AAP is concerned w... Details >
Child Welfare League of America
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is an association of more than 1,000 public and not-for-profit agencies devoted to improving life for more than 2.5 million at-risk children and youths and t... Details >
Childreach - PlanUSA
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 >
Children's Hospice International
Children's Hospice International (CHI) was founded in 1983 as a non-profit organization to promote hospice support through pediatric care facilities -- providing support and resources for children wit... Details >
Federation for Children with Special Needs
The Federation for Children with Special Needs is a coalition of parents' organizations in Massachusetts concerned with a variety of disabling conditions and the lead center of a national network of p... Details >
Kempe Children's Center
Formerly the C. Henry Kempe National Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, this institution was founded in 1972 to provide a clinically based resource for training, consu... Details >
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners
The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) was founded in 1973 as a non-profit specialty nursing organization devoted to improving the quality of infant and child health care. ... Details >
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
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 >
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) was established to address the issues created by the problem of missing children, especially their criminal and sexual exploitation. NCM... Details >
National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
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 >
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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 >
National Pediculosis Association, Inc.
The National Pediculosis Association (NPA) is the only nonprofit, tax-exempt health education agency working to reduce the rising number of head lice cases among American school children and their fam... Details >
Poison Prevention Week Council
The Poison Prevention Week Council, a coalition of 37 national organizations determined to stop accidental poisonings, distributes information and encourages local poison control centers, pharmacies, ... Details >
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation seeks to transform the experience of childhood illness through programs that heal children's spirits, foster a sense of community and help alleviate pain and... Details >
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families
Zero to Three's urgent mission is to advance the healthy development of America's babies and young children. Zero to Three is a leading resource on the first three years of life and works to strength... Details >