Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration The Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration, improves the health status of the population by providing national leadership in the development, distribution an... Details > List reviewed web resources |
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 > List reviewed web resources |
Division of Quality Assurance, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration The primary function of the Division of Quality Assurance is to protect the public by promoting quality assurance programs and activities. In so doing, DQA manages the National Practitioner Data Bank... Details > List reviewed web resources |
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 > List reviewed web resources |
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 > List reviewed web resources |
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 > List reviewed web resources |
National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services This federal clearinghouse for women's health resources maintains a site on the World Wide Web that links you to a wide variety of women’s health-related material developed by the Department of Health... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Office of Cancer Information Products and Systems The Office of Cancer Information Products and Services manages the production of evidence-based information summaries on cancer topics including treatment, screening, prevention, genetics, supportive ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Office of Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) was established in November 1992 with a broad mandate to serve as a focal point for
ensuring that communities comprised predominately of people of color or l... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Office of the Surgeon General of the Army, Department of Defense ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Medical benefits programs for Army personnel and eligible civilians, including dependents, are developed and administered by the Office of the Surgeon General of the Army . The Office responds to inqu... Details > List reviewed web resources |
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 > List reviewed web resources |
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 > List reviewed web resources |
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 > List reviewed web resources |
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences is the Nation's Federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) This not-for-profit association was formed with a mission to help educate nurses working in newly developed intensive care units. AACN's vision is actualized by the following organizations: AACN, The... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Board of Internal Medicine ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) establishes the requirements for certification and maintenance of certification for physicians in internal medicine, its subspecialties, and areas of add... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Health Care Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Health Care Association (AHCA) is a federation of 50 state health organizations, together representing nearly 12,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, and subac... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Health Planning Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Health Promotion and Policy Analysis, formerly the American Health Planning Association (AHPA) was created in 1971 to promote the improvement of health care delivery through improved health planning a... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Health Quality Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Health Quality Association represents Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) and professionals working to improve the quality of health care in communities across America.
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American Medical Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Medical Association (AMA), founded in 1847, is the professional organization for physicians in the United States. The AMA disseminates information on issues important to physicians, pati... Details > List reviewed web resources |
American Medical Women's Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The American Medical Women's Association is an organization of over 13,000 women physicians and medical students dedicated to supporting women physicians and the care of the woman patient. The America... Details > List reviewed web resources |
ARCH National Respite Network ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) CHTOP was established in 1969 with funding from the Federal government as part of our nation's earliest attempts to provide educational services to young children with disabilities. Under the directio... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Our mission is to promote advocacy, collaboration and leadership that improves the health status and access of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders within the U.S., its territories ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved is a non-profit, multi-disciplinary organization, established by the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) alumni, providers, and scholars. Although th... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Center for Health and Health Care In Schools ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools was established to promote children's health and well-being through effective health programs and services at school. The Center maintains an extensive... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Center for the Advancement of Health ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Center for the Advancement of Health is an independent nonprofit organization funded by foundations to promote greater recognition of how psychological, social, behavioral, economic and environmen... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Consumers Union ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Consumers Union (CU) is independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace and to empower consumers as they buy products and services. CU is comprehensi... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Cross Cultural Health Care Program ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Cross Cultural Health Care Program (CCHCP) addresses all cultural issues that impact the health of individuals and families in ethnic minority communities in Seattle and nationwide. Through a comb... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Family Care Research Program ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Family Care Research Program is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort of faculty from the Michigan State University Colleges of Nursing and Human Medicine and the Department of Family Practice. Th... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Federation is composed of 70 member boards whose primary responsibilities and obligations are to protect the public through the regulation of physicians and other health care providers. FSMB serve... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Gay and Lesbian Medical Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) is a non-profit membership organization of 2,000 medical professionals working to end homophobia in healthcare. GLMA represents the interests of more than 70... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Gray Panthers ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Gray Panthers, organized in 1970, is a national organization of intergenerational activists dedicated to social change. Whether at the local, state or federal level, Gray Panthers fight to change ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) This independent health care philanthropy group is focused on four main areas: health policy, reproductive health, HIV policy, and health and development in South Africa. Grants are awarded annually--... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Interamerican College Of Physicians and Surgeons ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Interamerican College Of Physicians and Surgeons is a nonprofit organization founded in 1979 to promote cooperation among U.S. Hispanic physicians and to advance their professional and educational nee... Details > List reviewed web resources |
International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The mission of this association is to maximize the survival and quality of life of all people affected by HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses through the development and implementation of gl... Details > List reviewed web resources |
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) 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 > List reviewed web resources |
Maryland Health Care Commission The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) is a public, regulatory commission created in 1999 by the Maryland General Assembly. The mission of MHCC is to plan for health system needs, promote informed... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Mayo Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit corporation with a mission to provide the highest quality, compassionate care at a reasonable cost through a physician-led team of diverse people workin... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Medical Library Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) MLA, a nonprofit, educational organization, is comprised of health sciences information professionals with more than 4,500 members worldwide. Through its programs and services, MLA provides lifelong ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Milbank Memorial Fund ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Milbank Memorial Fund is an endowed national foundation that engages in nonpartisan analysis, study, research and communication on significant issues in health policy. The Fund makes available the... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Association of Health Services Executives ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1968 as a non-profit association of Black health care executives, the National Association of Health Services Executives' purpose is to advance and develop Black health care leaders, and e... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Coalition on Health Care ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC) is the nation's largest and most broadly representative alliance working to improve America's health care. The Coalition is comprised of almost 100 groups ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Committee for Quality Assurance ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is an independent, not-for-profit organization
dedicated to measuring the quality of America's health care. The organization is governed by a Board... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Hispanic Medical Association ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1994, National Hispanic Medical Association acts as a representative for the 26,000 licensed physicians and 1,800 full-time Hispanic medical faculty dedicated to teaching medical and health... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Kidney Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and its 51 affiliates promote the prevention, treatment, and cure of kidney and urinary tract diseases. The NKF sponsors programs in organ donation, research, prof... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Partnership for Women & Families ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies t... Details > List reviewed web resources |
National Perinatal Information Center ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) 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 > List reviewed web resources |
National Public Radio ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) National Public Radio was founded on February 24, 1970, with 90 public radio stations as charter members. Today, NPR serves a growing audience of more than 15 million Americans each week via 620 publi... Details > List reviewed web resources |
NCOA Headquarters ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Founded in 1950, The National Council on the Aging is the nation's first charitable organization to serve as a national voice and powerful advocate on behalf of older Americans. NCOA is an innovator, ... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Pacific American Foundation ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The Pacific American Foundation (PAF) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of Pacific Americans through self-help. In addition, PAF educates and informs decision-maker... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland (Coalition) is a private, non-profit corporation established to increase access to health care for low-income, uninsured County residents, and mor... Details > List reviewed web resources |
Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project ![External Links Disclaimer Logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920101444im_/http://healthfinder.gov/images/extllinksdisclaimer.gif) The mission of the Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project is to identify health problems specific to the Vietnamese community; develop community-based, culturally appropriate interventions with... Details > List reviewed web resources |