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Health Policy - United States GovernmentOnline Resources
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Description: Mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Includes guidelines, articles and resources for consumers and health professionals. (cdc.gov) |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Description: Agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). (cms.hhs.gov) |
| GlobalHealth.gov Description: From the Dept. of Health and Human Services' Office of International and Refugee Health (OIRH), which is responsible for facilitating cooperation and providing policy guidance on refugee health policy issues. (globalhealth.gov) |
| National Center for Health Statistics Description: Primary U.S. health statistical agency. (cdc.gov) |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) Description: An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. NIH is the steward of biomedical and behavioral research for the nation. (nih.gov) |
| National Library of Medicine Description: The world's largest medical library. It collects materials in all major areas of the health sciences and to a lesser degree in such areas as chemistry, physics, botany and zoology. (nlm.nih.gov) |
| Office of the Surgeon General Description: The Surgeon General of the United States is the nation's leading spokesman on matters of public health. (surgeongeneral.gov) |
| U.S. Department of Health & Human Services home page Description: The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. (os.dhhs.gov) |
Notes: Healthcyclopedia presents health information in the form of websites and articles that encompass conventional medicine and alternative treatments. Under no circumstances can it recommend or endorse a specific therapy or treatment.
Symptoms should always be presented to a doctor for tests, diagnosis and possible treatment.
Prescription medication should always be taken under a doctor's care.
Also pictures on health websites may occasionally be too graphic for younger viewers.
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