Select any of the items above to go to the appropriate section.
Anthrax
and Bioterrorism Information
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. NHIC was established in 1979 by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
For more information, please contact the National Health Information Center.
2002 Editions
of National Health Observances,
Federal Clearinghouses, and Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information Available as of October 16th!
The Health Information Resource Database includes 1,800 organizations and government offices that provide health information upon request. Entries include contact information, short abstracts, and information about publications and services the organizations provide.
Search the Database for a Particular Entry
Search using the Keyword Listing of Resources in the Database
For Spanish-language health information, please visit healthfinder®
ODPHP and NHIC produce a number of referral publications and policy documents, including many in support of the Healthy People 2010 initiatives.
Advance 2002 Editions
of National Health
Observances, Federal Health
Information Centers and Clearinghouses, and Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information
in Adobe Acrobat PDF format (HTML coming soon!) [Download free Adobe Acrobat
Reader]
2001 Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses,
HTML version; (PDF version,
131k - Download free Adobe Acrobat
Reader)
2001 National Health
Observances, HTML version; (PDF version,
508k - Download free Adobe Acrobat
Reader)
2001
Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information, HTML version; (PDF version,
153k - Download free Adobe Acrobat
Reader)
NHIC Factsheet
(PDF version -- Download free Adobe Acrobat
Reader)
ODPHP
Publications (including Prevention Report)
![]() |
Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information Conference |
Partnerships for Health in the New Millennium, the joint meeting of the Healthy People Consortium and Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information, celebrated the launch of the Nation's prevention agenda, Healthy People 2010, on January 24-28, 2000, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Find out more information about the previous Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information Conferences.
Select here for more information on the Department of Health and Human Services