Copyright Policy

The information presented on health.gov is in the public domain. This means it may be freely distributed and copied — but please include a link to our website and acknowledge ODPHP as the source.

Some images on health.gov are in the public domain and can be freely reused. These images generally include charts, tables, and graphs that represent government data sets. However, we also use illustrations, photographs, and other resources contributed or licensed by private sources, companies, or organizations that may be protected by copyright laws. If it’s not clear whether an image is in the public domain, please contact us for information about the source of the image in question.

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