Government Agency Resources
Federal Legislative Branch
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Labor
Other Federal Resources
Washington State Resources
Statistical Resources (national and state)
Comprehensive Resources (national/state/international)
Congressional
Budget Office (CBO)
Provides the Congress with the objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions
required for the Congressional budget process.
Congressional
Delegation
Find your elected federal officials through this resource from the American Library Association.
General Accounting
Office (GAO)
Commonly called the investigative arm or the watchdog of Congress, it studies the programs and expenditures of
the federal government.
Government
Printing Office (GPO)
Produces and distributes Federal Government information products.
Library of Congress
Access to the Library of Congress Web sites, such as Thomas Legislative Information,
American Memory, Exhibitions, and Research Tools.
U.S. House of
Representatives
The branch of the Congress whose members are referred to as Congressman or Congresswoman and serve a 2 year term.
U.S. Senate
The branch of the Congress whose members are referred to as Senator
and serve a 6 year term.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Service
The principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and
providing essential human services.
Administration for Children and Families
Access to information on the programs of ACF, with links to other Internet sites.
Administration
on Aging
Links on many topics, including ElderAction, NIA pages, Eldercare Locator, National Aging Information Center.
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research supports research designed to improve the quality of health
care with links to Guidelines & Medical Outcomes, News & Resources, Research Portfolio, Data & Methods,
Consumer Health and Electronic Catalog. Search capabilities are also available.
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Contains links to Health Information, Travelers' Information,
Publications & Products, Data & Statistics.
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), it provides Medicare
& Medicaid information along with the HIPAA Act:
- HIPAA
Act (final
rule as published in the Federal Register on 2/20/03, scroll
down to locate it under Health and Human Services
Department)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (formerly HCFA) provides the complete HIPAA Act with additional resources to aid in the understanding and implementation of the new guidelines. Available in either text format or Adobe Acrobat PDF. - Medicare
Fee-For-Service Providers
The provider-specific pages are a one-stop resource focused on the informational needs and interests of Medicare providers, including physicians and other practitioners. - Prescription Drug Plan
Part D Information
You will find regularly updated information that is of particular importance to Part D plan sponsors.
Food and Drug Administration
Links include the following: FDA News, Biologics, Cosmetics, Human Drugs, Foods, Toxicology, Medical Devices and
Radiological Health, Center
for Drug Evaluation and Research, Office of Generic Drugs,
Children and Tobacco.
GlobalHealth.gov
This site provides information on global health issues, fact sheets, worldwide health statistics, news, reports
and publications, a calendar of events, and links to associated global health partners.
Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA)
Links to Bureau of Primary Health Care, Bureau of Health Professions, Bureau of Health Resources Development, and
Maternal & Child Health Bureau.
HealthFinder
A "gateway consumer health information web site from the US government to can lead you to selected online
publications, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit
organizations that produce reliable health information for the public."
Indian Health Service
Federal agency responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Links
to American Indian web sites.
National
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
NCHS is the primary Federal organization for collecting, analyzing and disseminating health statistics on the American
population.
National Clearinghouse
for Alcohol & Drug Information
NCADI is the world's largest resource for current information and materials concerning substance abuse prevention.
National
Health Information Center
An information referral service for locating health information and services for professionals and the general
public
National Prevention
Information Network
Services are designed to facilitate the sharing of HIV/aIDS and STD resources and information about education and
prevention, published materials, and research findings, as well as news about related trends.
National Women's Health Information
Center
A service of the Office on Women’s Health in the Department of
Health and Human Services it provides a gateway to a wide
variety of women’s health-related material developed by HHS, other Federal agencies, and private sector resources.
Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Some of the publications found are 1997 National Health Observances, Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Nutrition
and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, Healthy People 2000: Midcourse Review and 1995 Revisions, Clinician's
Handbook of Preventive Services.
Office
of the Surgeon General
The Surgeon General of the United States has been the nation's leading spokesman on matters of public health. All
the Reports
of the Surgeon General in their entirety are also available.
Public
Health Image Library (PHIL)
A multimedia library offering an organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's
pictures.
Substance Abuse
& Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Links to: Center
for Mental Health Services, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and Center
for Substance Abuse Treatment.
- Office of Applied
Studies (OAS)
This is the primary source of national data on the prevalence, treatment, and consequences of substance abuse in the United States. - SAMHSA's National
Center for Alcohol & Drug Information
This is a one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.
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U.S. National Institutes of Health
Acquires new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.
National Cancer Institute
Coordinates the government's cancer research program.
National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Conducts and supports basic and applied research and training
and disseminates information on complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners and the public. Search CAM on PubMed here!
National Eye
Institute
Conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat
eye diseases and other disorders of vision.
National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the
heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders.
National Human
Genome Research Institute
The mission encompass a broad range of studies aimed at understanding the structure and function of the human genome
and its role in health and disease.
National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Conducts research aimed at develping better ways to diagnose,
treat and prevent the many infectious, immunologic and allergic diseases.
National Institute
of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Researches into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases.
National
Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Supports research that brings advances in fields ranging from physics to nanotechnology to bear on the challenges
of diagnosing, preventing and treating disease.
National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Seeks to assure that every individual is born healthy and wanted, that women suffer no adverse consequence from
the reproductive process.
National Institute
of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Promotes the general health of the American people by improving their oral, dental and craniofacial health.
National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Supports much of the clinical research on the diseases of internal
medicine and related subspecialty fields as well as many basic science disciplines.
National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences
Concerned with the the health effects of our environment on humans.
National Institute
of General Medical Sciences
Supports basic biomedical research and training nationwide, NIGMS lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis,
treatment, and prevention.
National Institute
of Mental Health
Strives to achieve better understanding, treatment and, eventually
prevention of mental illness through research.
National Institute
of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Conducts, fosters, coordinates, and guides research on the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological
disorders and stroke.
National
Institute of Nursing Research
Supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals across the life
span-from management of patients during illness and recovery to the reduction of risks for disease and disability.
National
Institute on Aging
Attempts to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research, health information dissemination,
and other programs relevant to aging and older people.
National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Leads the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems.
National Institute
on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research and research training
in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
National
Institute on Drug Abuse
Supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health
aspects of drug abuse and addiction.
National
Library of Medicine
Home page of the National Library of Medicine, with information and links to Gateway,
PubMed, History of Medicine Division, and Visible Human Project.
Office of Minority Health and Research
Leads the effort in improving the health status of minority Americans across the lifespan while expanding the participation
of underrepresented minorities in all aspects of biomedical and behavioral research.
Office
of Rare Diseases (ORD)
The goals of ORD are to stimulate and coordinate research on rare diseases and to support research to respond to
the needs of patients who have any one of the more than 6,000 rare diseases known today.
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Responsible for the administration and enforcement of over 180 federal statutes.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the
broad field of labor economics and statistics.
Employment
Standards Administration
The largest agency within the U.S. Department of Labor, enforces
and administers laws governing legally-mandated wages and working conditions.
Occupational
Health and Safety Administrtion (OSHA)
Works to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers.
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Bureau of the Census
Source of social, economic and demographic information by state, region, or county.
Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR)
A codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments
and agencies of the Federal Government. The CFR is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas subject to
Federal regulation.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
Protects human health and to safeguard the natural environment
– air, water, and land – upon which life depends.
Federal
Register
Official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices
of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.
FirstGov
This connects you to millions of web pages - from the federal government, local and tribal governments and to foreign
nations around the world.
Internal Revenue Service
(IRS)
This web site is known as "The Digital Daily". Obtain
any and all tax forms
and information needed from this Department
of theTreasury division.
Securities &
Exchange Commission
Information includes the history of Social Security, Medicare Information, printable Forms and Financial Status
of the programs.
Social Security
Administration
Promotes the economic security of the nation's people through
compassionate and vigilant leadership in shaping and managing America's social security programs
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
As the National Data Book, it contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United
States.
U.S. Blue
Pages
This is a multi-agency effort that establishes a standard, easy-to-use format for acquiring key federal telephone
listings.
United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA)
This department encompasses a wide range of programs and services including the Food Stamp, School Lunch, School
Breakfast, and the WIC Programs to the safeguarding of meat, poultry, and egg products. Their NUTRITION.GOV web site provides additional nutrition information.
United
States Government Manual, 2005-06
The official handbook of the Federal Government provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative,
judicial, and executive branches. Search in the 2005-06 edition or go back through 1995-96 through 2004-05.
United States
Patent & Trademark Office
The primary services provided include processing patents and
trademarks and disseminating patent and trademark information.
White
House
Provides indexing of all White House publications; the sending electronic mail to the President, Vice President,
the First Lady; and view White House photographs or listen to the President's Saturday radio addresses and other
audio segments.
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Access Washington
State Home Page
Provides a coordinated view of government information and services
to Washington State.
Congressional Delegation - Washington
Find your elected federal officials from Washington State through this resource from the American Library Association.
Find
It! Consumer
This web site is for locating consumer safety and consumer protection information
primarily linked to state government sites, though some federal and non-profit web sites are also listed.
Seattle
Public Access Network
Official web site of the City of Seattle.
King
County Community Resources
Programs and services can be found in a variety of ways linking
you to state and local information and referral programs in Washington State.
King County
Home Page
Official web site of King County, Washington.
Municipal Research
& Services Center (MRSC)
This information-packed site includes the Revised Code of Washington,
Washington Administrative Code, municipal and county codes, ordinances, and a wealth of information relevant to
local governments in Washington State.
Snohomish County Community Resources
Programs and services can be found in a variety of ways linking
you to state and local information and referral programs in Washington State.
Snohomish
County Home Page
Official web site of Snohomish County, Washington.
Washington
State Dept. of Health Home Page
This official web site contains data, health topics, licensing information, agency departments, publications, and
a wealth of links.
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Statistical Resources (national and state)
AgingStats.Gov
This web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics encompasses the efforts of ten federal
agencies that produce or use statistics on aging.
American FactFinder
Find a profile of selected social, economic, or housing characteristics
for states, cities, counties, congressional districts, and more.
Directory of Health and Human Services Data Resources
Compilation of information about virtually all major data collection systems sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
Health,
United States, 2004
National trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, use of ambulatory care and inpatient
care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and other health
topics including a chartbook and trend tables. You will also find editions back to 1993 in their entirety.
National
Vital Statistics Report
Formerly known as the Monthly Vital Statistics Report, it presents monthly and cumulative data on births, deaths,
marriages and divorces, and infant deaths for States and the United States with brief analyses of the statistics.
State
& County QuickFacts
Quick and easy access in tables that are summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various
Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available at the national, state, and county level.
State
Rankings List
Comprehensive data for states and metropolitan areas.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
Better known as the national data book of the United States.
View
the 2004-2005 edition or earlier editions.
USA
Counties
Over 5,000 data items for all counties organized by state.
Vital
and Health Statistics
Also known as "The Rainbow Series", it provides data on the Nation's official vital events compiled from
state reports. Not all reports are available full text online but may be available in paper at local academic health
science libraries.
Washington
State Vital Statistics Overview
Commonly used vital statistics data compiled by the Washington State Department of Health.
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Comprehensive Resources (national/state/international)
Federal Web
Locator
A comprehensive listing of government Internet sites.
FirstGov
The official U.S.
gateway to all government information connecting you to millions of web pages from the federal government, local and tribal governments and to foreign
nations around the world.
GPOAccess
A service
of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic
access to a wealth of important information products produced by the
Federal Government. The information provided on this site is the
official, published version.
SearchGov.com
This site enables you to search then locate federal, state, and local government branches and agencies. Independent
government agencies are also included.
State
and Local Government Information on the Net
A clearinghouse of state government information on the Internet.
State
Health Departments
Links to all 50 state health departments along with Canada and British Columbia.
Thomas
Legislative Information
Federal legislative information from the Library of Congress.
World Health Organization
(WHO)
A specialized agency of the United Nations with unique statistical and disease publications.
Physicians
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