Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) www.ahcpr.gov
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) research provides
evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost,
use, and access. Information from AHRQ’s research helps people
make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care
services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy
and Research.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Public Health Training Network www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Reproductive Health Information Service www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/index.htm
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides up-to-date
resources on reproductive health. Highlights include downloadable
reports, fact sheets, and prevention materials on unintended pregnancies,
safemotherhood strategies, pregnancy-related mortality, and maternal
and child health in minority populations.
The Federal Register www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
The official publication through which the federal government makes
formal announcements and through which people may learn of hearings
and grant application guidelines.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Health
Information Page health.nih.gov/
National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health www.nlm.nih.gov
The National Women's Health Information
Center www.4women.gov
A project of the Office on Women's Health, US Department of Health
and Human Services. This site offers printable brochures on various
adolescent health topics.
Office of Population Affairs, Clearinghouse www.hhs.gov/opa/clearinghouse.html
Brochure topics including: abstinence, contraception, sexually transmitted
disease, preconception planning, papsmear, cervical cancer, adolescent
pregnancy and adoption and informed consent forms for sterilization
in English and Spanish are available. All publications are free of
charge to Title X grantees in limited quantities.
