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Washington, DC is located in the eastern United States, bordering both Virginia and Maryland, and is the capitol city of the United States. The city has over 120 defined neighborhoods distributed among 8 wards, which are political areas used to elect members of the City Council. Together with portions of Virginia and Maryland, Washington is part of the large Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. At the 2000 Census, Washington, DC had a population of 572,059, and the Census Bureau estimates the 2003 population at 563,384. Though smaller than Delaware, covering just 68.3 square miles, DC's population is larger than that of Wyoming, the country's least populous state. The population is fairly evenly distributed among the 8 DC wards. Map of DC Network Members (Updated 12/19/2007) |
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Libraries/Associations Information
Libraries
Resource Libraries
George Washington University Medical Center
Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
2300 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-994-2853
Fax: 202-223-3691Georgetown University Medical Center
John Vinton Dahlgren Memorial Library
Box 571420
Washington, DC 20057-1420
Phone: 202-687-1783
Fax: 202-687-1703Howard University
Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library
501 W Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20059-0001
Phone: 202-884-1723
Fax: 202-884-1733Regional Medical Library: University of Maryland Baltimore, Health Sciences Human Services Library
There are many fine local libraries in the network that provide health information and other services. For help finding a participating library click here.
Library Associations/Consortia/Local Groups
- District of Columbia Area Health Science Libraries - A local organization in the metropolitan DC area offering membership to both institutions and individuals involved in the field of health sciences information.
- District of Columbia Library Association - The DC chapter of the American Library Association.
- Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association - An organization of health sciences librarians and other information professionals serving the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- Washington, DC Chapter of the Special Libraries Association - A forum for information professionals in the Washington area to network, to learn, and to help one another develop their skills at putting knowledge to work.
Library School
Catholic University of America
School of Library and Information Science
620 Michigan Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20064
Phone: 202-319-5085
Fax: 202-319-5574
Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Recovery Resources
- Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Recovery Resources - Non State Specific Resources
- District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
News Information Resources
- DC News Room - Links to current and archived press releases provided by the District of Columbia government.
- District of Columbia Newspapers - A listing from the U.S. Newspaper List, providing links to DC newspapers, radio stations, television stations and magazines.
Demographic and Statistical Resources
- Demographic Resources - Non State Specific Resources
- Statistical Information Resources - Non State Specific Resources
- District of Columbia Quick Facts - This resource from the U.S. Census Bureau provides summary profiles for frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available at the national, state, and county level.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality -District of Columbia Snapshot - The State Snapshots provide State-specific health care quality information including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement. The goal is to help State officials and their public- and private-sector partners better understand health care quality and disparities in their State.
- Mapstats: District of Columbia Facts - The National Center for Health Statistics provides brief vital statistics and links to data on alcohol abuse, women's health, health trends, mortality data, and other statistical information
- State Center for Health Statistics Administration - District of Columbia - The Center serves as the clearinghouse for DC vital records and is responsible for providing official health data to other local, state, and federal agencies
- The Commonwealth Fund - District of Columbia rankings and results compared to benchmarks, and to view the number of lives and dollars each state could save by achieving benchmark levels of performance.
- District of Columbia Local Government on the Net provides links to government information on a state and local level for the fifty states, as well as selected US-associated areas such as Guam.
Health Resources
- District of Columbia Department of Health
- District of Columbia Healthy People 2010 Plan - Provides strategies for improving the health of residents by the year 2010, with particular emphasis on reducing health disparities.
District of Columbia Specific Population Health Information Resources
- Specific Population General Health Information Resources - Non State Specific Population Health Information Resources
The menu below will direct you to state specific resources for the listed populations. If there is no state specific resource listed on this page, you will be redirected to a general health resources page for the group you selected.
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Specific Population Groups Health Information Resources
SE/A Staff Contact
Sheila Snow-Croft, Outreach/Education Coordinator
Ms. Snow-Croft teaches, exhibits, and manages the educational programs offered by the SE/A Region. She also supports subcontracts and awards in AL, DC, MD, MS, PR, TN, and the USVI.
Do you have further questions? Call us at 1-800-338-7657 and Choose 1 for Regional Network Office.
If you have any resources that you think should be added to this page, please let us know.
