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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 >
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), formerly the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), administers Medicare, Medicaid, related quality assurance programs, and other programs. ... Details >
The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) (established spring 2007) replaces the name National Immunization Program (NIP). NCIRD is an interdisciplinary immunization progra... Details >
NIAID is part of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose and treat infectious ... Details >
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) was established in 1974 to conduct and support biomedical, social, and behavioral research and training relating to the aging process, and the diseases and other ... Details >
Prior to 1966, the Surgeon General was the head of the PHS, and all program, administrative, and financial management authorities flowed through the Surgeon General, who reported directly to the Secre... Details >
The Administration on Aging (AoA), created by the Older Americans Act (OAA) in 1965, is the only federal agency devoted exclusively to the concerns and potential of older Americans. Help for the elder... Details >
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 >
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 >
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 >