The following health resources are dedicated links to our federal agency resources, and those federal agencies devoted to general health care, and several special initiatives within them.  Find your state health department.  Below, you will also find general agencies focusing on specific/topical health areas.

Federal Agency:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) including links to additional resources such as:  disasters and emergencies, disease and conditions, drug and food, families and children, grands and funding, policies and regulations, reference collections, safety and wellness and specific populations.

Office of Public Health & Science:  The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) is comprised of 12 core public health offices and the Commissioned Corps, a uniformed service of more than 6,000 health professionals who serve at HHS and other federal agencies.

Other Key Government Agencies with Direct Health Responsibilities:

• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Defense
  • The Army – http://www.armymedicine.army.mil
  • The Air Force – https://www.afms.mil/sg/index.htm
  • The Navy – http://navymedicine.med.navy.mil
  • TriCare –  http://www.tricare.osd.mil/
• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Office of Personnel Management
  • Employee Health Programs
  • Federal Employee Health Benefit Program
• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• State and Territorial Health Departments
• Local Health Departments
  (Please consult the Government Blue Pages section of your local telephone directory for your local health department.)
• Search the healthfinder® directory of organizations for more health-related organizations.

Federal Agencies dedicated to General Health:

• Healthfinder.gov - including daily news, reliable health information, consumer health, information search and online check ups.
• National Health Information Center
• National Women's Health Information Center
• MedlinePlus - lists over 740 health topics to choose from including:  body location/systems, disorders and conditions, diagnosis and therapy, demographics and health and wellness
• National Health Observances
• 2007 Federal Health Information Centers
• 2007 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information

Federal Agencies dedicated to General Health - Special Initiatives

• HealthierUS.gov
• Healthy People 2010
• Dietary Guidelines for American's 2005
• Physical Activity Guidelines

State Agencies - click this link to view the U.S. Health Departments

National Health Organizations

• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
• American Association of Health Plans (AAHP)
• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN)
• American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD)
• American Association of Public Health Physicians
• American Cancer Society (ACS)
• American College of Physicians (ACP)
• American Dental Association
• American Diabetes Association
• American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
• American Heart Association
• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
• American Lung Association
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Psychological Association
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• American Red Cross
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
• Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI)
• Association of Professionals in Infection Control (APIC)
• Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
• Community-Based Public Health (CBPH)
• Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS)
• Center for Law and the Public's Health
• Center for the Study of Bioterrorism
• Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS)
• Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
• Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
• Institute of Medicine's Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
• National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS)
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
• National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO)
• National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH)
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
• Partnership for Prevention
• Safe Kids Worldwide (SKW)
• Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
• State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA)