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- Center for Disease
Control (CDC). "The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal
agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at
home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance
health decisions, and promoting health through strong
partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for
developing and applying disease prevention and control,
environmental health, and health promotion and education
activities designed to improve the health of the people of
the United States."
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DisabilityInfo.gov. "DisabilityInfo.gov is a
comprehensive online resource designed to provide people
with disabilities with the information they need to know
quickly and easily. With just a few clicks, the site
provides access to disability-related information and
programs available across the government on numerous
subjects, including civil rights, education, employment,
housing, health, income support, technology,
transportation and independent living
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- United States
Department of Health and Human Services
- Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS). "The Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administers the
Medicare program, and works in partnership
with the States to administer Medicaid, the State
Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and health
insurance portability standards. CMS is responsible for
the administrative simplification standards from the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996 (HIPAA) and quality standards in health care
facilities through its survey and certification activity.
Through Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP, about one in four
Americans receive health care coverage. Nearly 40 million
people are covered by Medicare, about 33 million are
eligible for Medicaid, and SCHIP helps States expand
health coverage to as many as 5 million uninsured
children. These programs spend about one in three of the
Nation's health care dollars, about $429 billion in 2000
(of which the Federal share was $344 billion). CMS spends
nearly one in five of the Federal Government's dollars.
- National Institutes
of Health (NIH). "Founded in 1887, the National
Institutes of Health today is one of the world's foremost
medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for
medical research in the United States. The NIH, comprising
27 separate Institutes and Centers, is one of eight health
agencies of the Public Health Service which, in turn, is
part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Simply described, the goal of NIH research is to acquire
new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat
disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder
to the common cold. The NIH mission is to uncover new
knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone.
NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research in
its own laboratories; supporting the research of
non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools,
hospitals, and research institutions throughout the
country and abroad; helping in the training of research
investigators; and fostering communication of medical and
health sciences information."
- National Cancer
Institute. "The National Cancer Institute (NCI)
is a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
one of eight agencies that compose the Public Health
Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS). The NCI, established under the National
Cancer Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal
agency for cancer research and training. The National
Cancer Act of 1971 broadened the scope and
responsibilities of the NCI and created the National
Cancer Program. Over the years, legislative amendments
have maintained the NCI authorities and responsibilities
and added new information dissemination mandates as well
as a requirement to assess the incorporation of
state-of-the-art cancer treatments into clinical
practice."
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