Department of Health & Human Services
Administration for Children & Families
Administration for Community Living
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Health Resources & Services Administration
"The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a subagency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, produces much of the federal government's output related to health information. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the central organization responsible for its collection, organization, and dissemination" (Fundamentals of Government Information p. 211).
Print/Electronic Resources:
Articles & Databases:
YSU Database: Use name & YSU id# for off campus authentication.
Consumer Health Information:
Research Findings:
Statistics:
Public Health / Environmental Health:
Information taken from Fundamentals of Government Information: Mining, Finding, Evaluating, and Using Government Resources, 2nd Edition, Cassandra J. Hartnett / Andrew L. Sevetson / Eric J. Forte
Department of Health & Human Services ⌨:It is the mission of HHS to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans. HHS fulfills that mission by providing for effective health and human services and fostering advances in medicine, public health, and social services.
⌨=Link to agency organizational chart
HHS Agencies: Administration for Children & Families ♦ Administration for Community Living ♦ Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality ♦ Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry ♦ Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Subagency National Center for Health Statistics ♦ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ♦ Food & Drug Administration ♦ Health Resources & Services Administration ♦ Indian Health Service ♦ National Institutes of Health: Subagency National Library of Medicine ♦ Office of Inspector General ♦ Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
HIPAA & Your Health Rights: Health Information Privacy ♦ Civil Rights ♦ Environmental Justice
Health Insurance: Health Insurance Marketplace ♦ Affordable Care Act ♦ Medicare ♦ Medicaid ♦ CHIP - Children's Health Insurance Program ♦ Mental Health & Addiction Insurance Help
Social Services: TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ♦ SNAP - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ♦ Head Start ♦ Child Support Enforcement ♦ Paying for Child Care ♦ Foster Care ♦ Adoption ♦ Home Visiting ♦ Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) ♦ Programs for Persons with Disabilities ♦ Programs for Seniors ♦ Homelessness ♦ Supporting Military Families ♦ Benefits.gov
Prevention & Wellness: Vaccines & Immunizations ♦ Nutrition & Fitness ♦ Health Screenings ♦ Mental Health & Substance Abuse ♦ Family Health History ♦ The Environment & Your Health ♦ Healthy Lifestyle
Providers & Facilities: Health Care Providers & Facilities ♦ Resources for Caregivers
Public Health & Safety: Food Safety ♦ Drug Safety ♦ Medical Device Safety ♦ Safety from Violence & Abuse
Emergency Preparedness & Response: Public Health Emergency
Research: Poverty Guidelines ♦ Human Subjects Research Protection ♦ Health Data Community ♦ Research at HHS Operating Divisions
Administration for Children & Families: ACF promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities with funding, strategic partnerships, guidance, training and technical assistance.
Administration for Community Living: Mission: Maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults, people with disabilities across the lifespan, and their families and caregivers. The ACL was created around the fundamental principle that older adults and people with disabilities of all ages should be able to live where they choose, with the people they choose, and with the ability to participate fully in their communities.
AGID: AGing Integrated Database: Online query system based on ACL-related data files and surveys; includes population characteristics from the Census Bureau for comparison purposes.
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: AHRQ mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the Department of Health & Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.
Data Sources Available from AHRQ
HCUP Statistical Briefs: Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project
MEPS Statistical Briefs: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
National Guideline Clearinghouse: Summaries of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
U.S. Health Information Knowledgebase: Metadata registry of healthcare-related data standards funded and directed by the AHRQ.
Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry: ATSDR protects communities from harmful health effects related to exposure to natural and man-made hazardous substances. They do this by responding to environmental health emergencies; investigating emerging environmental health threats; conducting research on the health impacts of hazardous waste sites; and building capabilities of and providing actionable guidance to state and local health partners.
Case Studies in Environmental Medicine
National Toxic Substance Incidents Program
Public Health Assessments & Health Consultations: By state or U.S. territory and by ATSDR regions where they originated.
The Social Vulnerability Index
soilSHOP Toolkit: Soil Screening, Health, Outreach and Partnership
Toxicological Profiles: Information about contaminants found at hazardous waste sites.
ToxZine: Summary of health effects, exposure, and recommendations in an easy-to-read magazine format.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: As the nation’s health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health threats. To accomplish this mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects the nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.
Centers, Institutes & Offices: CDC Washington Office ♦ Center for Global Health ♦ National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health ♦ Office for State, Tribal, Local & Territorial Support ♦ Office of Equal Employment Opportunity ♦ Office of Infectious Diseases (National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases | National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD & TB Prevention | National Center for Immunization & Respiratory Diseases) ♦ Office of Minority Health & Health Equity ♦ Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury & Environmental Health (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion | National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry | National Center for Injury Prevention & Control | National Center on Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities) ♦ Office of Public Health Preparedness & Response ♦ Office of Public Health Scientific Services (Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology & Laboratory Services | National Center for Health Statistics)
Emergency Preparedness & Response
CDC Stacks: Publications: Digital library of public health information.
CDC Vital Signs: Monthly report includes MMWR Early Release, graphic fact sheet and website, media release, and social media tools.
CDC Wonder: Provides access to a wide array of public health information.
Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Data & Indicators: Chronic disease data, risk factor indicators and policy measures.
CHSI: Community Health Status Indicators: Produces health profiles for all 3,143 counties in the United States.
DHDS: Disability & Health Data System: Online source of state-level data on adults with disabilities.
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Open access journal published monthly by the CDC.
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report: CDC’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations.
National Environmental Public HealthTracking Network: System of integrated health, exposure, and hazard information and data from a variety of national, state, and city sources.
NCHHSTP AtlasPlus: Access data reported to CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). Create maps, charts, and detailed reports, and analyze trends and patterns.
NIOSH: National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health: NIOSH Data & Statistics Gateway.
NPCR: National Program of Cancer Registries: Collects data on cancer occurrence (including the type, extent, and location of the cancer), the type of initial treatment, and outcomes.
Preventing Chronic Disease: Peer-reviewed electronic journal which promotes the open exchange of information to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.
PHIL: Public Health Image Library: Organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's pictures.
Science Clips: Produced weekly to enhance awareness of emerging scientific knowledge for the public health community.
Sortable Risk Factors & Health Indicators: Interactive data set comprised of behavioral risk factors and health indicators.
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library Collection: Information services and products in support of public health research, policy and action.
Surveillance Resource Center: Guidance developed by CDC and its partners for improving the practice of public health surveillance.
WISQARS: Web-based Injury Statistics Query & Reporting System: Interactive, online database that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety of trusted sources.
National Center for Health Statistics: Mission of NCHS is to provide statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people.
FastStats - Statistics by Topic
Health United States: Annual report on trends in health statistics
National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey
National Health Interview Survey
National Health Statistics Reports
National Survey of Family Growth
National Vital Statistics Reports
National Vital Statistics System
Public Use Datafiles & Documentation
State & Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey
Vital & Health Statistics Series
Vital Statistics Data Available Online
Vital Statistics of the United States
Healthy People: Healthy People 2010: Final Review GOV DOCS HE 20.6202:P 39: Provides science-based, national goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in the U.S.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Administers Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Medicaid/CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)
Medicare/Medicaid Coordination
Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight: Charged with helping implement many reforms of the Affordable Care Act. CCIIO oversees the implementation of the provisions related to private health insurance. In particular, CCIIO is working with states to establish new Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Research, Data, Statistics & Systems
Medicare.gov | Medicaid.gov | InsureKidsNow.gov | Healthcare.gov
Food & Drug Administration: FDA is an agency within the Department of Health & Human Services and is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. FDA also has responsibility for regulating the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products to protect the public health and to reduce tobacco use by minors.
FDA Organization: Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research ♦ Center for Devices & Radiological Health ♦ Center for Drug Evaluation & Research ♦ Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition ♦ Center for Tobacco Products ♦ Center for Veterinary Medicine ♦ National Center for Toxicological Research ♦ Office of Food Policy & Response ♦ Office of Global Policy & Strategy ♦ Office of Good Clinical Practice ♦ Office of Minority Health & Health Equity ♦ Office of Operations ♦ Office of Policy, Legislation & International Affairs ♦ Office of Regulatory Affairs ♦ Office of Women's Health ♦ Oncology Center of Excellence
Food ♦ Drugs ♦ Medical Devices ♦ Radiation-Emitting Products ♦ Vaccines, Blood & Biologics ♦ Animal & Veterinary ♦ Cosmetics ♦ Tobacco Products
Health Resources & Services Administration: Primary Federal agency for improving health care to people who are geographically isolated, economically or medically vulnerable. Helps those in need of high quality primary health care, people living with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women and mothers. Supports the training of health professionals, the distribution of providers to areas where they are needed most and improvements in health care delivery. Oversees organ, bone marrow and cord blood donation. Compensates individuals harmed by vaccination, and maintains databases that protect against health care malpractice, waste, fraud and abuse.
Bureaus: Bureau of Health Workforce ♦ Bureau of Primary Health Care ♦ Healthcare Systems Bureau ♦ HIV/AIDS Bureau ♦ Maternal & Child Health Bureau
Offices: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy ♦ Office of Global Health ♦ Office of Health Equity ♦ Office of Women's Health
Indian Health Service: IHS is the principal federal health care provider and health advocate for Indian people, and its goal is to raise their health status to the highest possible level. IHS provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.2 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 567 federally recognized tribes in 36 states.
National Institutes of Health: "The nation's medical research agency...and the largest source of funding for medical research in the world." A productive source of health information, as it is made up of 27 separate institutes and centers, each with its own research focus.
NIH Institutes: National Cancer Institute ♦ National Eye Institute ♦ National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute ♦ National Human Genome Research Institute ♦ National Institute on Aging ♦ National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism ♦ National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases ♦ National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases ♦ National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering ♦ Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development ♦ National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders ♦ National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research ♦ National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases ♦ National Institute on Drug Abuse ♦ National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences ♦ National Institute of General Medical Sciences ♦ National Institute of Mental Health ♦ National Center on Minority Health & Health Disparities ♦ National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke ♦ National Institute of Nursing Research ♦ National Library of Medicine
NIH Centers: Center for Information Technology ♦ Center for Scientific Review ♦ Fogarty International Center ♦ National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health ♦ National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences ♦ NIH Clinical Center
National Library of Medicine: "The world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care."
Research at NLM: Human Genome Resources ♦ Biomedical Research & Informatics ♦ Environmental Health & Toxicology ♦ Health Services Research & Public Health ♦ Health Information Technology
ClinicalTrials.gov: Registry & results database of publicly & privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world.
Digital Collections: Free online archive of biomedical books and videos.
Images from the History of Medicine
Medical Terminologies at NLM: MeSH ♦ UMLS ♦ RxNorm ♦ SNOMED CT
MedlinePlus: Information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.
PubMed/Medline: Database of more than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
TOXNET: Search databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health & toxic releases.
Office of Inspector General: Since its 1976 establishment, the OIG has been at the forefront of the Nation's efforts to fight waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid and more than 100 other HHS programs.
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration: Leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
Data: Population Data / NSDUH ♦ Client Level Data / TEDS ♦ Substance Abuse Facilities Data / NSSATS ♦ Mental Health Facilities Data / NMHSS ♦ Emergency Department Data ♦ CBHSQ Reports ♦ State & Metro Reports
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Global Health
Demographic & Health Surveys Program
Global Health Education Consortium
Guttmacher Institute: Data Center
Health Map: Global Health, Local Information
Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation
Institute for Health Metrics & Evaluation: Global Health Data Exchange
International Committee of the Red Cross
Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health
The Lancet Global Health Portal
National Institutes of Health: Fogarty International Center
Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development: Health
Pan American Health Organization
POPLINE: Comprehensive collection of population, family planning and related reproductive health and development literature.
U.S Department of Health & Human Services: Office of Global Affairs
The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
The World Bank: Data & Research: Health, Nutrition & Population
World Federation of Public Health Associations
World Health Organization: Data & Statistics ♦ Global Health Atlas ♦ Global Health Estimates ♦ Global Health Observatory by Country ♦ Global Index Medicus