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    Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board
    The Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board is established in order to provide the Indian people of the Aberdeen Area with a formal representative Board as a means of communicating and participat... Details >
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    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is the primary source of Federal support for research on problems related to the quality and delivery of health services. (The Healthcare Research and... Details >
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    American Cancer Society
    The American Cancer Society (ACS) was originally established as the American Society for the Control of Cancer in 1913, and became the ACS in 1945. ACS is the voluntary organization dedicated to elim... Details >
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    American Lung Association
    The American Lung Association (ALA), formerly the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, was founded in 1904 to combat tuberculosis. Since 1907, ALA has promoted Christmas Seals t... Details >
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    Asian and Pacific Islander Tobacco Education Network
    The Asian and Pacific Islander Tobacco Education Network (APITEN) was formed in 1990 with the mission to organize individuals and organizations to advocate for tobacco-free Asian and Pacific Islander ... Details >
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    Cancer Information Service, National Cancer Institute
    The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Cancer Information Service (CIS) is a national resource for information and education about cancer. The CIS operates a toll-free telephone service, 1-800-4-CANCE... Details >
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    Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    CSAP supports SAMHSA's vision--A Life in the Community for Everyone. Through the use of the Strategic Prevention Framework, SAMHSA/CSAP works to decrease substance use and abuse by bringing effective... Details >
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    Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
    This office was created in October 1992 with the Congressional mandate to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for alcohol and drug problems. SAMHSA/CSAT works cooperat... Details >
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    Join Together
    Founded in 1991, Join Together supports community-based efforts to reduce, prevent, and treat substance abuse across the nation. This is a nonprofit organization funded primarily by a grant from The R... Details >
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    National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, Inc.
    A private non-profit membership organization, NAPAFASA is dedicated to addressing the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug issues of Asian and Pacific Islanders on the continental U.S., Hawaii, the six Pa... Details >
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    Database Updated: Tuesday, November 9, 2004