Medicine & Health: Organizations & Institutions

The NIH, part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting & supporting medical research. It is composed of 27 institutes & centers.

There is also a wealth of information on lung and related diseases and related topics, such as environmental health.

This key government center should be your starting place for disease control & prevention. Common issues covered by this agency include disease & conditions, emergency preparedness and response, environmental health, life stages & population, healthy living, injury & violence, traveler's health, and workplace safety.

The NIH, part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting & supporting medical research. It is composed of 27 institutes & centers.

FDA, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, consists of nine centers: Biologics Evaluation and Research, Devices and Radiological Health, Drug Evaluation and Research, Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Veterinary Medicine, Toxicologica

This site contains the World Health Report, World Health Statistics, WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS), WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER), four databases (Global Heath Observatory, WHO Global InfoBase Online, Global Health Atlas, Regional Statistics), mortality & health statistics, disease, coverage of health services, risk factors (e.g. obesity, nutrition, alcohol, tobacco), and national health systems (health workforce, & national health accounts).

MedlinePlus provides links to directories to help you find health professionals, services and facilities, and medical libraries: doctors, dentists, hospitals, clinics, plus health care providers & facilities.