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Women's Health Information from Other Government Agencies

The National Women's Health Information Center

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' most comprehensive women's health Web site. The site includes:

Information for Special Groups

Girls, minorities, Spanish-speaking, women with disabilities, women who are pregnant

Information by Topic

Breast Cancer Information
Department of Health and Human Services

Breast Cancer Screening and Testing
Methods of cancer detection, including new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures.
National Cancer Institute

Breast Cancer--Treatment with Tamoxifen
National Cancer Institute

Cancers That Occur Mainly in Women
National Cancer Institute

Disease Trends: Women's Health
Investigation of outbreaks, illness and injury control and prevention, and problems in pregnancy.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Eating Disorders
National Women's Health Information Center

Health Care Quality: Women's Health
Health care research pertaining to Women.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Health Services Information: Women's Health
Health centers, maternal and child health, and HIV/AIDS services for people who are poor, uninsured, or who live in rural and urban neighborhoods where health care is scarce.
Health Resources and Services Administration

Medical and Behavioral Research--Women's Health
Research on diseases such as cancer, postpartum depression, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments, osteoporosis, and AIDS.
National Institutes of Health

MedlinePLUS
Information from the Library of Medicine on diseases, symptoms, and treatments, plus the latest professional articles on health topics. Includes a section particularly for women.
National Institutes of Health

Mental Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls
The National Bone Health Campaign provides information about building healthy bones.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Information by Agency

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health (ORWH/NIH) 

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); Protecting Women’s Access to Care  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Protecting Public Health and Safety  

Administration for Children and Families (ACF): Supporting America’s Women and Children

Center for Medicare Service (CMS): Providing Access to Health insurance

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Ensuring Quality Care

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Links for Women and Men   

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Maternal and Child Health Program

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)--Fact sheets and links to women’s health programs

HHS Women’s Health Working Committees and Groups 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health (representatives from most HHS Agencies)

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