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O National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health Information Inquiry Service Provides technical information support for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) research programs and disseminates information to others on request. Services include reference and referral, and information about NIOSH studies. Distributes a publications list of NIOSH materials. Maintains an automated database covering the field of occupational safety and health. National ORAL HEALTH Information Clearinghouse
(NOHIC)
A service of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. Focuses on the oral health concerns of special care patients, including people with genetic disorders or systemic diseases that compromise oral health, people whose medical treatment causes oral problems, and people with mental or physical disabilities that make good oral hygiene practices and dental care difficult. Develops and distributes information and educational materials on special care topics, maintains a bibliographic database on oral health information and materials, and provides information services with trained staff to respond to specific interests and questions. Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time). NIH OSTEOPOROSIS and Related Bone Diseases~National
Resource Center
The NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease~National Resource Center (NIH ORBD~NRC) provides patients, health professionals, and the public with an important link to resources and information on metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis, Paget's disease of bone, osteogenesis imperfecta, and primary hyperparathyroidism. Specific populations include the elderly, men, women, adolescents, and minorities. The Resource Center offers materials in Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese. NIH ORBD~NRC is supported under a contract from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, with contributions from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health, DHHS Office on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Aging. NIH ORBD~NRC is operated by the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Hours of operation: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time). P CDC National PREVENTION Information Network The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is the U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STD's), and tuberculosis (TB) sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NPIN services are designed to facilitate the sharing of information and resources among people working in HIV, STD, and TB prevention, treatment, and support services. Bilingual staff are available to speak with callers, and all calls are confidential. Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time). POLICY Information Center (PIC)
A centralized repository of evaluations, short-term evaluative research reports and program inspections/audits relevant to the department's operations, programs, and policies. It includes relevant reports from the General Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, and the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council's Committee on National Statistics, both part of the National Academy of Sciences. Reports are also available from the Departments of Agriculture, Labor, and Education, as well as the private sector. Final reports and executive summaries are available for review at the facility, or final reports may be purchased from the National Technical Information Service. In addition, the PIC online database of evaluation abstracts is accessible through HHS Home Page, http://www.hhs.gov. The database includes over 6,000 project descriptions of both in-process and completed studies. PIC Highlights, a quarterly publication, features articles of recently completed studies. Office of POPULATION AFFAIRS Clearinghouse
Sponsored by the Office of Population Affairs. Provides information and distributes publications to health professionals and the public in the areas of family planning, adolescent pregnancy, and adoption. Makes referrals to other information centers in related subject areas. National QUALITY MEASURES Clearinghouse™
The National Quality Measures Clearinghouse, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a public repository for evidence-based quality measures and measure sets. R National REHABILITATION Information Center
(NARIC)
The National Rehabilitation Center (NARIC) is a library and information center on disability and rehabilitation. Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, NARIC collects and disseminates the results of Federally funded research projects. The collection, which also includes books, journal articles, and audiovisuals, grows at a rate of about 300 documents per month. Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday–Friday (eastern time). RURAL Assistance Center The Rural Assistance Center (RAC) was established in 2002 as a rural health and human services information portal to help rural communities and other rural stakeholders access the full range of available programs, funding, and research that can enable them to provide quality health and human services to rural residents. To accomplish this, RAC gathers and streamlines information from myriad sources and provides easy access to that information. RURAL Information Center (RIC) The Rural Information Center (RIC) provides information and referral services to local, state, and federal government officials; community organizations; rural electric and telephone cooperatives; libraries; businesses; and, rural citizens working to maintain the vitality of America's rural areas. S National Center on SLEEP DISORDERS Research
Promotes basic, clinical, and applied research on sleep and sleep disorders by strengthening existing sleep research programs, training new investigators, and creating new programs aimed at addressing important gaps and opportunities in sleep and sleep disorders. Sponsors workshops, conferences, and programs to educate health care professionals and the general public about sleep disorders and sleep-related research findings. Office on SMOKING and Health
Develops and distributes the annual Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health, coordinates a national public information and education program on tobacco use and health, and coordinates tobacco education and research efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services and throughout both Federal and State governments. Maintains the Smoking and Health database, consisting of approximately 60,000 records available on CD-ROM (CDP File) through the Government Printing Office (Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402). Provides information on smoking cessation, environmental tobacco smoke/passive smoking, pregnancy/infants, professional/technical information, and a publications list upon request. National SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME Resource
Center (NSRC)
Sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration. Provides information and educational materials on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), apnea, and other related topics. Responds to information requests from parents, professionals, and the public. Maintains a library/database of public awareness and medical research materials on SIDS and related topics and conducts customized searches of this database and MEDLINE in response to users' requests. Maintains and updates mailing lists of State programs, groups, and individuals concerned with SIDS. Also develops factsheets, catalogs, and bibliographies on topics of special interest to the SIDS community. T National TECHNICAL INFORMATION Service (NTIS)
Sells more than 9,000 Federally produced audiovisual programs. Provides catalogs at no cost. Several catalogs cover health-related topics, including alcohol and other drug abuse, emergency fire services, industrial safety, and occupational health. W National WOMEN'S HEALTH Information Center
(NWHIC)
NWHIC is a health information and Federal publication referral service that provides a gateway to women's health information from other government agencies, public and private organizations, and consumer and health care professional groups. WEIGHT-CONTROL Information Network
The Weight-Control Information Network (WIN) was established by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) in June 1994. WIN is a national source of information on weight control, obesity and weight-related nutritional disorders for health professionals and the public. The Information Network responds to both written and telephone requests for information and referrals, and provides a variety of written materials on obesity, weight control, and nutritional disorders. Publications distributed by the Network are indexed on the Combined Health Information Database (CHID), available on the web at the Internet address http://chid.nih.gov. Access is free of charge. Y National YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION Resource
Center (NYVPRC)
NYVPRC is a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens. The Resource Center is a collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Working Group on Youth Violence, which includes representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services; the Departments of Agriculture, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Justice; and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. (eastern time). |
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