Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services. AHCPR's broad programs of research bring practical, science-based information to medical practitioners and to consumers and other health care purchasers.
Army Corps of Engineers (MFO)
This site contains headquarters news, HQ information resources, and HQ directorates.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This site includes sections on travelers' health, general health information, data and statistics, training and employment, and funding. It provides detailed information about the CDC and includes links to related web sites.
Department of Health and Human Services
This site includes Healthfinder & human services information, research, policy and administration, employee information, news & public affairs, and gateways.
Food and Drug Administration
This site contains information on foods, human drugs, biologics, animal drugs, cosmetics, medical devices/radiological health, freedom of information, field operations, regulations, toxicology research, and medical products reporting.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
This site contains information on Medicaid, child health, publications & forms, stats & data, research & demonstration, and laws and regulations.
Healthfinder
Healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthfinder® can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
Medicare
The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) administers Medicare, the nation's largest health insurance program, which covers 39 million Americans. Medicare provides health insurance to people age 65 and over and those who have permanent kidney failure and certain people with disabilities.
National Academy of Sciences/Institute of Medicine
This site contains information on agriculture, behavioral and social sciences, biology, business and economics, careers and fellowships, chemistry, computers and technology, earth sciences, education, engineering, environmental issues, health and medicine, and much more.
National Aging Information Center
This site includes a bibliographic database, a database reference system, an eldercare locator database, information on publications, statistical resources, and a calendar of events.
National Cancer Institute
This site includes information for patients, public, and the mass media, an international cancer information center, even calendar, intramural research, extramural research, technology transfer, and office of international affairs.
National Center for Health Statistics
This site includes news releases and fact sheets, FAQs, coming events, and products.
National Eye Institute
This site contains information for the specific groups of researchers, health care professionals, public and patients, educators, and media.
National Institutes of Health
This site includes information on health, grants, science, institutes, and news.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
This site includes information on drugs of abuse, publications, events, organization, funding, and related web sites.
National Library of Medicine
This site includes hot topics, general information, news, databases & electronic information sources, special information programs, research programs, and grants and applications.
President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
The Commission was created by President Clinton to "advise the President on changes occurring in the health care system and recommend such measures as may be necessary to promote and assure health care quality and value, and protect consumers and workers in the health care system." The web site includes a complete copy of the final report entitled "Quality First: Better Health Care for All Americans" and the "Consumer Bill of Rights" in health care.