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Basic Resources
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- Bioethics Resources on the Web (NIH)
- Link to information on bioethics, including education, research involving human participants and animals, medical and health care ethics, and the implications of applied genetics and biotechnology.
- FoodSafety.gov
- Gateway to government food safety information.
- Healthfinder
- Consumer health information.
- MedLine Plus
- Brings together information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
- MedWatch
- The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program.
- National Health Information Center
- A health information referral service that puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers.
- Nutrition.gov
- Gateway to government nutrition sites on the Internet.
Agencies
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- Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Food and Nutrition Service
- Food Safety Information Research Service
- Food and Nutrition Information Center
- Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Surgeon General
- Other HHS Agencies
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Library of Medicine
- Institutes, Centers and Offices
Data and Statistics
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- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- State-level statistics on health conditions and risk behaviors since 1984.
- Cancer Statistics
- Statistics from the National Cancer Institute.
- National Center for Health Statistics
- Statistics and data sets from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention covering various topics including topics such as birth and death rates, disease classification, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, health personnel and facilities, use and financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and others.
- Nutrient Data Laboratory
- Information from the USDA on the nutrient content of foods consumed in the United States.
- StateHealthFacts.org
- A project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation designed to provide free and up-to-date health data on all 50 states and more than 500 health topics.
Information and Education
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- AIDSinfo
- Department of Health and Human Services information on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and research.
- Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center
- Information about Alzheimer's Disease from the National Institute on Aging.
- CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
- HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB resources and information.
- Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
- Links to current and reliable nutrition information.
- Healthy People 2010
- A national health promotion and disease prevention initiative providing access to publications and data.
- Household Products Database
- Health and safety information on household products, from the National Institutes of Health.
- National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
- Provides access to information on diabetes diagnosis, treatment, and research.
- National Mental Health Information Center
- Information about mental health from the Center for Mental Health Services.
Publications and Reports
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- CDC Wonder
- Reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
- Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports in Health Law and Policy
- University of Maryland School of Law Library's online collection of Congressional Research Service reports in the subject area of Health Law and Policy.
- National Guideline Clearinghouse
- Public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and offers syntheses of selected guidelines that cover similar topic areas, and expert commentary on issues of interest and importance to the clinical guideline community.
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- Based on weekly reports to CDC by state health departments, this report includes national and state data on diseases and a review of selected health problems.
- National Center for Health Statistics Publications and Information Products
- Publications and information from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
- PubMed
- Access to over 18 million citations and some full text articles from biomedical literature dating back to the 1950's.
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