The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. 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. Announcements2012 National Health Observances (PDF version – 3 MB) 2012 Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses (PDF version - 812 KB) 2012 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information (PDF version - 744 KB) Get Active: Newly Released Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Improved healthfinder.gov Makes Health Information Quicker and Easier to Use
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ODPHP and NHIC produce a number of referral publications and policy documents, including many in support of the Healthy People 2010 initiatives.
2012 National Health Observances (PDF version – 3 MB)
2012 Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses (PDF version - 812 KB)
2012 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information (PDF version - 744 KB)
2011 National Health Observances (PDF version – 3 MB)
2011 Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses (PDF version - 812 KB)
2011 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information (PDF version - 744 KB)
NHIC Factsheet (PDF version - 150 kb)
ODPHP Publications (including Prevention Report)
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Partnerships for Health in the New Millennium, the joint meeting of the Healthy People Consortium and Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information, celebrated the launch of the Nation's prevention agenda, Healthy People 2010, on January 24-28, 2000, at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Information about the previous Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information Conferences.
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