Research Guides: U.S. Government: Department of Health & Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Their mission is to protect the health of all Americans and provide essential human services, especially for those who are not able to help themselves. The work of this agency is conducted by 11 agencies, that are listed below.
HHS Organizational Charts
View the offices of HHS and their organizational charts.
HHS Topics Index
Browse all HHS topics from this alphabetized index.

National Library of Medicine (NLM)
"The world’s largest biomedical library, NLM maintains and makes available a vast print collection and produces electronic information resources on a wide range of topics that are searched billions of times each year by millions of people around the globe. It also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology."
CDC Archive
"Archived web material for CDC.gov is preserved on the CDC Archive Site. Note that the content on this site is for historical purposes only and is no longer being updated. The information here may be outdated and links may no longer function."
Population Reference Bureau Resource Library
"Search the Resource Library for data and policy products on population, health, and environment issues. Browse collections, explore policy briefs, watch videos, and put the data in context."

Health & Safety Science Abstracts
Published in association with the University of Southern California's Institute of Safety and Systems Management, this database provides a comprehensive, timely survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene.

Subjects:
Occupational safety and health
Transportation
Environmental and ecology
Food and drugs
Pesticides
Natural disasters, civil defense and emergency management
Fire safety
Radiation safety and electrical safety
Consumer and recreation safety
Ergonomics and human factors
Diseases, injuries and trauma
Epidemiology and public health
Medical safety
Toxicology
Civil and structural engineering

Abbreviation: healthsafety
Vendor: ProQuest
Coverage: 1981–Current
Subjects: Nursing, Public Administration and Policy, Public Health, Public Safety and Security
Type: Indexes / Catalogs
Health and Wellness (Gale)

Health and Wellness offers access to full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more. Perfect for researchers at all levels, this comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices. Material contained in this resource is intended for informational purposes only.

Abbreviation: health-well
Vendor: Gale
Coverage: 1980–Current
Subjects: Medicine, Nursing, Public Health
Type: E-Book Collections, E-Journal Collections, Newspapers and Newswires, Streaming Audio

National Institutes of Health
"NIH’s mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
"CDC is the nation's leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public's health. CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S."
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
"The Food and Drug Administration 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."
Office of Minority Health
"The mission of the Office of Minority Health is to provide national leadership, resources, and coordination to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations and American Indians and Alaska Natives and eliminate health disparities."
Indian Health Service
The mission of the IHS is to "to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level."
Administration for Children & Families
ACF promotes "the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals, and communities by providing federal leadership, partnership and resources for the compassionate and effective delivery of human services."
Administration for Community Living
"ACL advocates across the federal government for older adults, people with disabilities, and families and caregivers; funds services and supports provided primarily by states and networks of community-based programs; and invests in training, education, research, and innovation."
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA "leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA envisions that people with, affected by, or at risk for mental health and substance use conditions receive care, achieve well-being, and thrive."

National Center for Health Statistics
"The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collects, analyzes, and disseminates timely, relevant, and accurate health data and statistics."
Health, United States
"The Health, United States program provides national trends in health statistics. Explore the latest analyses in the online topic pages and the Data Finder."
Also in Strozier Documents HE20.7042/6
Research, Statistics, Data & Systems- Centers for Mediicare & Medicaid Services
"Learn about the data, systems, and research behind the programs that provide health coverage to more than 100 million people."
Aging Statistics
The mission of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics is to "encourage cooperation and collaboration among Federal agencies in order to improve the quality and utility of data on the aging population."
Cancer Statistics
"Find key statistics used to assess the impact of cancer in the general population. Definitions and links to a variety of reports and tools are provided by statistic type."

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National Cancer Institute
Data & Statistics- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Access data and statistics on dental and craniofacial issues, organized by topic and age group.
Trends and Statistics- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
"The resources on this webpage cover a variety of drug-related issues, including information on drug use, emergency room data, prevention and treatment programs, and other research findings."
Death & Injury Statistics
The CDC's Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System is an "interactive, online collection of analysis tools for fatal, nonfatal, and cost of injury data."

The Reports of the Surgeon General
"The Reports of the Surgeon General contains official reports, conference and workshop reports, and proceedings from the Office of the Surgeon General."
HHS Inspector General Reports
These reports from the Office of the Inspector General "contain findings of its audits and evaluations, assess how well HHS programs and grantees/contractors are working, identify risks to the people they serve and to taxpayers, and recommend necessary improvements."
Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement
The U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines are used to "determine financial eligibility for some Federal programs. Presented here are the poverty lines for every State and the District of Columbia. You will also find extensive resources on poverty estimates, trends, and analysis, plus historical information on poverty and the Guidelines."
FDA Food Code
A model that assists food control jurisdictions at all levels of government by providing them with a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food service segment of the industry (restaurants and grocery stores and institutions such as nursing homes). Also available in STROZIER Documents HE20.4002: F73/27/1995-2001.
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Also available in STROZIER Documents HE20.7817:
Environmental Health Perspectives
Also available in STROZIER Documents HE20.3559:
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Also available in STROZIER Documents HE20.7009
Public Health Reports
Archived issues. Also available in Strozier Documents HE20.30

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