Easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population & family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior & social environment, and education.
Consumer.gov - Health
This is a "one-stop" link to a broad range of federal information resources available online. It is designed so that you can locate information by category such as Food, Health, Product Safety, etc. Each category has subcategories to direct you to areas within individual Federal websites containing related information.
DisabilityInfo.gov
DisabilityInfo.gov is the federal government's one-stop Web site for people with disabilities, their families, employers, veterans and service members, workforce professionals and many others.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
The DHHS is the federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. The following are some of its agencies are:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is recognized as the lead Federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. Health, United States 2007 is a report on the health status of the nation.- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Formerly the Health Care Financing Administration, the CMS runs the Medicare and Medicaid programs - two national health care programs that benefit about 75 million Americans. Along with the Health Resources and Services Administration, CMS runs the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) – which is expected to cover many of the approximately 10 million uninsured children in the United States.
U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The FDA provides accurate, timely and useful FDA-related information to the public, which includes consumers as well as health professionals, regulated industry, legislators and their staffs, other government agencies, and the news media.
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
NCHS is the Federal government's principal vital and health statistics agency. It provides a wide variety of data with which to monitor the Nation's health. The Faststats page has information on everything from Accidents, AIDS, Birth, Death, Divorce, Hispanic-American Health, to Pregnancy Risk-factors, Teen Pregnancy, and Women's Health.
National Institute of Mental Health
This website offers information on common mental illnesses and medications; grant opportunities and publications for researchers and practitioners; current clinical trials; and statistical reports, including The Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH's mission is to uncover new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.