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Public health is concerned with threats to the overall health of a community based on population health analysis. Health is defined and promoted differently by many organizations. The World Health Organization, the United Nations body that sets standards and provides global surveillance of disease, defines health as: "A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." The population in question can be as big as a handful of people ...
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Public Health Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation http://www.kff.org
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
- U. S. Office of Personnel Management http://www.opm.gov/disability/index.htm
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS http://www.ahcpr.gov/news/pubsix.htm
- U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/
- National Women's Law Center http://www.nwlc.org/index.cfm
- National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/index.htm
- Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Communication Support Center, OPHS, OS, HHS http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/
- Rural Information Center Health Service, RIC, ARS, USDA http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/richs/
- Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), OS, HHS http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/
- National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.html
- Office of Communications, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, OPHS, HHS http://www.samhsa.gov/
- National Mental Health Information Center, SAMHSA, HHS http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/
- National Health Information Center, ODPHP, PHS, HHS http://nhic-nt.health.org/
- Office of Public Health and Science, OS, HHS http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/ophs/
Resources
- 2004 Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses (National Health Information Center, ODPHP, PHS, HHS)
- 2004 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information (National Health Information Center, ODPHP, PHS, HHS)
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