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Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is the national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. te... Details >
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The role of this agency is to implement the laws that protect the public from hazardous wastes and environmental spills of hazardous substances. ATSDR is charged under the Superfund Act of 1980 to ass... Details >
Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Business Responds to AIDS and Labor Responds to AIDS Programs (BRTA/LRTA) help large and small businesses and labor unions meet the challenges of HIV/A... Details >
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 >
Coordinating Office for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Coordinating Office for Global Health (COGH) provides leadership and works with partners around the globe to 1) increase life expectancy and years of quality life, especially among those at highes... Details >
Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The mission of the Epidemiology Program Office (EPO) is to strengthen the public health system by coordinating public health surveillance at CDC and providing domestic and international support throug... Details >
Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics
The Forum was established to encourage cooperation and collaboration among federal agencies to improve the quality and utility of data on the aging population. The Forum, made up of 13 federal agenci... Details >
International Nuclear Safety Center
The International Nuclear Safety Center (INSC) operates under the office of International Nuclear Safety and Cooperation within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The center's mission is to improve... 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 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 Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In June 1992, CDC established the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). As the lead federal agency for injury prevention, NCIPC works closely with other federal agencies; national... 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 on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol... 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 Pesticide Information Center
NPIC provides objective, science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related topics, including: pesticide product information, information on the recognition and management of pesticid... 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 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 >
Office of Minority Health and the Office of Minority Health Resource Center
The mission of the Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve the health of racial and ethnic populations through the development of effective health policies and programs that help to eliminate di... Details >
Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House
The principal purpose of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. To achieve this, the Director of... Details >
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness
The Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness (ASPHEP) serves as the Secretary's principal advisor on matters related to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. ASPHEP dir... 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 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 >
Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics
Founded in 1981, APUA is an international grassroots organization with members in over 90 countries. APUA promotes global public health and curbs antibiotic resistance through: the education of healt... Details >
American Board of Industrial Hygiene
The purpose of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene is to improve the practice and educational standards of the profession of industrial hygiene through providing a certification process to indust... 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 Lung Association
The American Lung Association (ALA), formerly the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, was founded in 1904 to combat tuberculosis. Since 1907, ALA has promoted Christmas Seals t... Details >
American Public Health Association
The American Public Health Association (APHA), formed in 1872, serves the interests of professionals in the public health field. APHA services include publications, annual meetings, programs for each... Details >
American Society of Safety Engineers
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. ASSE's mission is to foster the technical, scientific, managerial and ethical knowledge,... 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 >
Association of Schools of Public Health
The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) was established in 1953 to facilitate communication among the leadership of schools of public health in the United States. The Association assists i... Details >
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) is a non-profit organization representing the directors and staff of state public health agency programs for oral health. ASTDD assists s... Details >
CARE USA
CARE works to reduce poverty. They design and manage community-based projects in areas such as education, health care and economic development. These projects aim to strengthen poor communities with i... Details >
Center for Health, Environment and Justice
Founded in June 1981this nonprofit organization serves citizens' groups, individuals and small municipalities working to solve hazardous and solid waste problems. CCHW supplies information needed to u... 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 >
Directors of Health Promotion and Education
The purpose of the Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) is to promote the quality practice of health education and health promotion as core disciplines of public health practice and to a... Details >
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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 >
Institute of Medicine, The National Academies
The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 under the 1863 charter of the National Academy of Sciences for the purpose of advancing and disseminating scientific knowledge to improve human health... Details >
International Healthy Cities Foundation
The International Healthy Cities Foundation was created to assist people and groups from many different sectors. The mission of the IHCF is to facilitate linkages among people, issues and resources in... Details >
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
As the main advocate for global action on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS leads, strengthens and supports an expanded response aimed at preventing the transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vu... Details >
Milbank Memorial Fund
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 >
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 Association of Local Boards of Health
The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) -- the grassroots of public health -- is the national voice for effective and competent public health governance. Our mission is to strengt... Details >
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems represents over 100 hospitals and health systems that together comprise the essential infrastructure of many of America's largest metrop... 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 Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, Inc.
The National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, Inc. (NCSBCS), on behalf of the nation’s governors and their chief building regulatory officials, promotes the development of an eff... Details >
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) was founded in 1973 as a nonprofit public organization dedicated to research in prevention and education about infectious diseases. NFID seeks t... Details >
National Public Health Leadership Development Network
The National Public Health Leadership Development Network states its mission as "to refine and expand state and regional efforts to facilitate, demonstrate and evaluate increased capacity of public h... Details >
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) is a non-profit tribal organization serving the forty-three federally recognized tribes of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. NPAIHB provides suppo... 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 >
Public Health Foundation
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is a national, non-profit organization that focuses on applied research, technical assistance, and training around issues of public health infrastructure and informa... Details >
South Asian Public Health Association
The mission of the South Asian Public Health Association is to promote the health and well-being of South Asian communities and to contribute to the advancement of public health professionals. ... 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 >
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) came into being on April 7, 1948 when the 26th United Nations member ratified its Constitution. The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highes... Details >