Federal Government Resources: Health & Human Services

Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care. Includes clinical reports, medical research, patient safety and consumer health information.

CDC WONDER provides a single point of access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and even numeric public health data.

From the Department of Health and Human Services, this is a portal to federal government health web sites.

An annual report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on trends in health statistics.

Consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine. Includes information about drugs and supplements, disease and wellness, a medical encyclopedia, and directories of medical personnel.

Intergovernmental system used to locate statistics on births, deaths, marriages, and divorces in the United States and its territories.

Formerly the Health Care Financing Administration.

Database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

Provides solutions to state and local regulatory barriers to affordable housing.

From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.