The Agency for Health Care Research Quality (AHRQ) mission is to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Go to Clinical Information for Evidence-based Practice information.

To prevent exposure and adverse human health effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites, unplanned releases, and other sources of pollution present in the environment.

A full-service professional organization representing the nation's 2.9 million Registered Nurses.

APHA brings together researchers, health service providers, administrators, teachers, and other health workers in a unique, multidisciplinary environment of professional exchange, study, and action.

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is the national non-profit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia.

Providing a focus and a platform for the enhancement of existing and emerging academic public health programs.

The Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) is a state governmental agency established by law to protect the public by regulating the practice of registered nurses.

We focus on four elements essential to an effective, vibrant and strong community public health presence: the public health workforce, organizational effectiveness, the scientific capacity of public health laboratories, and the systems that manage public health information and knowledge.

The Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit and independent organization, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide. It produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and promotes the seasrch for evidence in the form of clinical trials and other studies of interventions.

The Guide to Community Preventive Services serves as a filter for scientific literature on specific health problems. The Guide summarizes what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of intervention to promote community health and prevent disease.

This is a web site designed to provide quality research evidence to public health decision makers, saving your time by searching, screening, and rating the systematic review evidence to compile it in a free, searchable online registry.

Healthy People 2030 challenges individuals, communities, and professionals-indeed, all of us- to take specific steps to ensure that good health, as well as long life, are enjoyed by all.

ICN is a federation of 129 national nurses' associations (NNAs), representing millions of nurses worldwide. ICN works directly with these member associations on the issues of importance to the nursing profession.

Database for publications from the MDH Center for Public Health Practice.

NACCHO provides education, information, research, and technical assistance to local health departments and facilitates partnerships among local, state, and federal agencies in order to promote and strengthen public health.

The National Guideline Clearinghouse" (NGC) is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NGC was originally created by AHRQ in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans (now America's Health Insurance Plans [AHIP]).

The NGC mission is to provide physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation and use.

"To advance the environmental health and protection professional for the purpose of providing a healthful environment for all."

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.

This website provides useful resources for the public health workforce to effectively serve their communities.

SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. is a nationwide organization dedicated to providing up-to-date information about child passenger safety information including extensive information about car seats and laws about car seat use.

The collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States.

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.World Health Organization.