Useful Links

• The federal government Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is at the forefront of the administration’s health IT efforts and is a resource to the entire health system to support the adoption of health information technology and the promotion of nationwide health information exchange to improve health care. ONC is organizationally located within the Office of the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

  The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. It also provides authentic health information for public awareness (see; also see, AHRQ). Its Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), established by U.S. congress in 1962, conducts and supports research on topics related to the health of children. To learn more about the Institute and its activities, see.

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is dedicated to protecting health and promoting quality of life through appropriate information on the prevention and control of disease. Also, see its National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI).

  ​​The Lawrence Gartner, M.D., FAAP and Carol Gartner, Ph.D. Pediatric History Center is dedicated to preserving and cataloguing materials representing the history of pediatrics and children's health care. It also serves as the repository of the Archives of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

  The American Medical Association (AMA) guides medical professionals helping patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on important professional and public health issues.

  The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion at the United States Department of Agriculture (CNPP) is dedicated to improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers. To learn more about the Center and its activities, see.

  When Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., published his first bestseller, Aerobics, in 1968, he introduced a new word and a new concept in US. Millions of americans started exercising, motivated by his preventive medicine research, persuasive public appearances, and a series of inspiring books. In short, it started a fitness revolution. He then founded The Cooper Institute in 1970, to promote fitness education in US and across the Globe. To learn more about the Institute and its activities, see.

   

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