The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.

Secretary of Health and Human Services - Kathleen Sebelius

Home Page: www.hhs.gov
www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/Executive/HHS.shtml
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Divisions at hhs.gov

Public Reference Sources:

Operating Divisions:

• Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
  • Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF)
• Administration on Aging (AoA)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• Indian Health Service (IHS)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

• Assistant Secretary for Legislation (ASL)
• Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)
• Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
• Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
• Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (CFBNP)
• Departmental Appeals Board (DAB)
• Intergovernmental Affairs and Regional Representatives (IGA)
• Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (OCIIO)
• Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
• Office on Disability (OD)
• Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
• Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA)
• Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
• Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA)
• National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
• Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)
  
  • Surgeon General

Guide to Information Resources at HHS

CDC:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
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NIH:
Get the latest science and health news from NIH Research Matters.
PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
Health Information for the Public. at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
  (echinacea, Ginkgo, Ginseng, St. John's Wort, Glucosamine and chondroitin, ...),
    Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Chiropractic.)
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  Disorders Index

National Institute on Aging (NIA)  
  NIA Publications
  NIHSeniorHealth Home Page 
 
FDA:
FDA/CFSAN Dietary Supplements: Other Sources of Information

 - List of dietary supplements Ingredients for which the FDA
has issued warnings
Food and Drug Administration--Recalls/Safety Alerts

USDA:
Food Pyramid at USDA