Links

Important health information websites:

• U.S. Census Bureau
• Iowa State Health Department
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Office of Health and Safety
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
  • National Center for Environmental Health
  • Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention
  • National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
  • National Center for Infectious Diseases
  • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • Epidemiology Program Office
  • Coordinating Office for Global Health
  • National Immunization Program
  • CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • CDC National Center for Health Statistics
    • NCHS Publications and Information Products
    • NHANES
    • NHCS
    • NHIS
    • NIS
    • NSFG
    • SLAITS
      
    • Vital Statistics
    • Public Use Databases
      
  • Other sources of info off the NCHS site
• Health Care Financing Administration
  
• HRSA Budget and Appropriations
  
• HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
  
• HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
  
• HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
  
• HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau
  
• HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau

• FEDSTATS
  
• Health information – National Institutes of Health

AIDS/HIV

• CDC National Prevention Information Network
  

Aging

• Administration on Aging
  

Alcohol and Drug Information

• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (PREVLINE)
  
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
  

Cancer Information

• Atlas of Cancer Morality in the United States
• American Lung Association
• National Cancer Institute
• National Action Plan on Breast Cancer (NAPBC)
  

Cardiovascular disease and risk factors

• American Heart Association
  

Child Health

• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  

Consumer information

• Federal Citizen Information Center
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
  

Diseases

• National Foundation of Infectious Diseases
  

Electronic records

• National Archives and Records Administration
  

Environment

• Environmental Health Questions and Answers
• National Safety Council: Environmental Health and Safety
  

Federal Depository Library (listed by State)

Food and Nutrition

• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Food and Drug Administration
• Gateway to Government Food Safety Information
  

Funding and grants

• ATSDR and CDC
• NCHS Minority Grants Program
  

Health information

• Healthy People 2010 Conference Edition
• Healthy Iowans 2010
• International Classification of Disease (ICD)
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources