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healthfinder® is an award-winning Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies.  Since 1997, healthfinder® has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet.  healthfinder® links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.   

Whether you are new to healthfinder® or a regular visitor, you might like to take a quick tour. For more details on other aspects of healthfinder®, visit the links below.
   

The healthfinder® project is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and its National Health Information Center, with the active participation of a Steering Committee composed of representatives of the Federal agencies who include consumer health information specialists, librarians, and others actively engaged in the provision or use of online consumer health information.

healthfinder® is supported solely by U.S. government funds and does not accept paid advertisements, content, or links in any form. 
  

healthfinder®  is one of the Medical Library Association's "TopTen" Most Useful Websites            We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the HON Foundation. Click to verify.     healthfinder® subscribes to the HONcode principles. 
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