Population Health & Primary Care Information

The health services research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A health educator will be particularly interested in the section for Consumers & Patients, which has materials that will help patients choose wisely when it comes to their health care.

APHA champions the health of all people and all communities. We strengthen the public health profession. We speak out for public health issues and policies backed by science. We are the only organization that influences federal policy, has a 140-plus year perspective and brings together members from all fields of public health.

Recognized as the primary producer of knowledge bases in public health. Resources here include: CDCWonder, CDC Data and Statistics, MMWR, Hazardous Substance/Health Effects Database and Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, of drugs, medical devices, foods and cosmetics. The site contains information for consumers, patients, health professionals, health educators, state and local officials, kids, teens, women, and many more.

Healthy People 2010 is a set of health objectives for the Nation to achieve over the first decade of the new century. It can be used by many different people, States, communities, professional organizations, and others to help them develop programs to improve health.

The Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHi) provides leadership at the intersections of health by working across disciplines and sectors to develop, support, implement, and evaluate creative strategies to improve the public's health. IPHi, the official public health institute serving the DC-Maryland-Virginia region, has appointed Michael O. Royster, MD, MPH, FACPM, as director of programs. He will establish IPHi’s Richmond, Virginia office, expanding its efforts to strengthen the public health system and promote public health and health equity throughout the state. IPHi is one of the newest institutes within the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), an organization of 35 members throughout the US; NNPHI membership is increasing each year.

The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) is a private, not-for-profit corporation located in Buda, Texas dedicated to improving the health status of farmworker families by providing information services, training and technical assistance, and a variety of products to community and migrant health centers nationwide, as well as organizations, universities, researchers, and individuals involved in farmworker health.

The premier provider of medical information

A project developed through a collaboration of U.S. Government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. The goal is to provide a portal to health information tailored to the public health workforce.

A United Nations agency that provides health and disease information worldwide.