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National Health Information Center

The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service. NHIC links people to organizations that provide reliable health information. 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.

NHIC also provides key support for the healthfinder.gov Web site, your gateway to reliable consumer health information.

Referral Organizations:
Health Information Resource Database

The Health Information Resource Database includes 1,600 organizations and government offices that provide health information upon request. Entries include contact information, short abstracts, and information about publications and services the organizations provide.

For individual consumer health publications & other resources, visit:

healthfinder.gov - Live well. Lean how.

Para obtener información de salud en español, visite:

healthfinder.gov - Vive bien. Aprende c�mo.

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Publications

ODPHP and NHIC produce a number of referral publications and policy documents, including many in support of the Healthy People 2020 initiatives.

Note: Documents in PDF format require the Adobe Acrobat Reader®. If you experience problems with PDF documents, please download the latest version of the Reader®.

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This site is coordinated by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.