U.S. Government

• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  
   
  • ClinicalTrials.gov
    Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.
     
  • Tribal Connections in the Pacific Northwest  
    Assistance provided to 20 American Indian and Alaska Native villages and tribes in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington in connecting to the Internet.
     
  • LocatorPlus
    NLM's online catalog of books, journals and audiovisuals.
     
  • MEDLINEplus  
    Introductory information on general Health Topics. It also includes a database of full-text drug information, an illustrated medical encyclopedia and current health news.
     
  • MEDLINE/PubMed  
    A service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
     
  • NLM Gateway
    Allows searches of NLM services from one Web interface, providing "one-stop searching" for many of NLM's information resources or databases.
     
  • TOXNET
    A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
     
  • NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region
    Resources for the members of the National Network of Library of Medine with links to state pages providing a description and map, along with selected links that describe the organizations, populations and health status of the state.
     
  • Directory of Health Organizations Online
    Maintained by the Specialized Information Services division.
   
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   
  • CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information
    on Scientific Projects)  
    A searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.
     
  • Healthfinder�
    Developed in 1997 with links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,700 health-related organizations.
     
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
    Use Search Box to find Arctic Health topics.
     
  • NIH Health Information
   
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
   
  • Alaska Traditional Diet Project
    Grant funded by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)to the Alaska Native Health Board to support surveys of the dietary habits of Alaskans who regularly eat traditional foods.  
  • Arctic Health Research - Arctic Investigations Program (AIP)
    AIP's mission is prevention of infectious diseases in peoples of the Arctic and Subarctic with special emphasis on diseases of high incidence and concern among Alaska Natives and American Indians.
     
  • International Circumpolar Surveillance Project
    A partnership for surveillance of infectious diseases.
     
  • NCHS - FASTATS - Click Alaska on Map
    National Center for Health Statistics - vital statistics for all 50 states.
   
• Interior Department
   
  • Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse  
    The objective of the Alaska Geographic Data Committee is to build geographic information partnerships among government institutions.
     
  • Minerals Management Service, Alaska Region
    Charged with providing the opportunity to explore for petroleum while still preserving the environment and the lifestyle of the people living adjacent to its coast.
     
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Alaska
    Information about the environment in Alaska.
     
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Alaska
   
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
   
  • Arctic Theme Page  
  • Alaska Fisheries Science Center (NOAA)
    The mission is to generate scientific information necessary for the conservation, management, and utilization of the region's living marine resources.
     
  • National Marine Fisheries Service - Alaska Region

Canadian Government Activities

 
• Environment Canada - The Arctic Ecosystem
  Environment Canada's mandate is to preserve and enhance the quality of the natural environment.
   
• Canadian Polar Commission (Ottawa)
  Established in 1991 as the lead agency in the area of polar research.

Other Government Activities

 
• Indian Health Service
  The federal health program for American Indians and Alaska Natives whose goal is to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people.
  •  Community Health Representative
    The IHS site for and about Community Health Representatives, CHRs.
   
• Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC)
  The Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 provides for a comprehensive national policy dealing with national research needs and objectives in the Arctic. The ARPA establishes an Arctic Research Commission (ARC) and an Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) to help implement the Act.
   
• United Nations Environment Programme  
• Natural Environment Research Council (United Kingdom)  
• Assuring Cultural Competence in Health Care
  
  Recommendations for national standards and an outcomes-focused research agenda. This Office of Minority Health project makes recommended standards for culturally & linguistically appropriate health care services.
   
• U.S. Arctic Research Commission