Cabinet Agencies

This listing is restricted to agencies whose activities in some fashion affect or are intended to affect the health sector or U.S. population health.

Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) Food Stamp Program WIC (special supplemental food program for Women, Infants and Children) Child Nutrition (includes School Lunch Program) Food Distribution Programs (includes food for elderly and emergency food assistance program) Food Safety and Inspection Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Economic Research Service (ERS) Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service Office of Risk Assessment and Cost Benefit Analysis (ORACBA)

Department of Commerce (DOC) Department of Commerce (DOC) Bureau of the Census International Programs Center Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

Department of Defense (DOD) Department of Defense (DOD) Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs Military Health System (MHS) Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (OCHAMPUS) Air Force Surgeon General Air Force Institute for Operational Health Center for Environmental Excellence Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Includes an introduction to the U.S. Army Medical Department’s headquarters organizations, which are the Office of the Army Surgeon General and U.S. Army Medical Command headquarters Naval Medicine Includes Office of the Navy Surgeon, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)

Department of Education Department of Education Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) & Other Clearinghouses

Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Energy (DOE) Environment, Safety & Health (ES&H) Technical Information Services (TIS) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Aging	Children/Families	AHRQ	ATSDR	CDC	CMS
FDA	HRSA	NIH	ODPHP	SAMHSA	PHS
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of the Secretary Assistant Secretary for Legislation Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation HHS Data Council Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy (DALTCP) Office of Health Policy Office of Human Services Policy Office of Program Systems Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Administration on Aging (AOA) Includes AOA program information, resources/information for aging service professionals and consumers Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Children’s Bureau (CB) Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) Office of Family Assistance (oversees TANF, formerly AFDC) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) President’s Committee on Mental Retardation Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Extensive information on AHCPR-funded policy research, survey/evaluation dats, consumer information and clinical practice guidelines Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) ATSDR activities and information/resources related to environmental health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of the Director Associate Director for Minority Health Office of Women’s Health National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion National Center for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) NCEHS research programs cover environmental biology/medicine, environmental toxicology and environmental carcinogenesis. Office of Genetics and Disease Prevention National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention National Center for Infectious Diseases National Center for Injury Prevention and Control National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Epidemiology Program Office (EPO) International Health Program Office (IHPO) Public Health Practice Program Office National Immunization Program Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Systems (CMS, formerly HCFA) Office of the Actuary Center for Beneficiary Services Center for Health Plans and Providers Center for Medicaid & State Operations Office of Clinical Standards and Quality Office of Legislation Office of Strategic Planning Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Foodborne Illness Education Information Center Health Resources and Services Adminstration (HRSA) Office of the Administrator Office of Minority Health Office of Rural Health Policy Rural Information Center Health Service (RICHS) Office of Special Programs Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program–Division of Facilities Compliance and Recovery (DFCR) Division of Transplantation Center for Managed Care HIV/AIDS Bureau Bureau of Primary Health Care Maternal & Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr) Division of Medicine and Dentistry Division of Nursing Division of National Health Service Corps Division of Quality Assurance (runs National Practitioner Data Bank) Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation (National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: VICP) Division of Health Professions Diversity Division of Student Assistance National center for Health Workforce Analysis Indian Health Service (IHS) National Institutes of Health (NIH) John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) National Eye Institute (NEI) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) National Institute on Aging (NIA) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHHD) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Diseases (NIDCD) National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Site includes a) information on mental illness in U.S.; b) extramural studies and c) intramural studies. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) National Library of Medicine (NLM) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) Site includes a) classification of alternative medicine practices (CAM); b) information clearinghouse and c) information about research activities. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS) National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (OHAP) Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) Office of Minority Health (OMH) Office of Population Affairs (OPA) Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Surgeon General (OSG) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS) Regional Health Administrators (RHAs)

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control

Department of the Interior Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

Department of Justice (DOJ) Department of Justice (DOJ) Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal Bureau of Prisons National Institute of Justice

Department of Labor (DOL) Department of Labor (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Employment Standards Administration, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration ERISA Advisory Council Womens’ Bureau (WB)

Department of State Department of State Office of Counterterrorism Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, International Health Affairs

Department of Transportation (DOT) Department of Transportation (DOT) Coast Guard Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Department of the Treasury Department of the Treasury Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs