National Health Information Center

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.
Announcements
Get Active: Newly Released Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
Improved healthfinder.gov Makes Health Information Quicker and Easier to Use
2008 Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses (PDF version)
2008 National Health Observances (PDF version)
2008 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information (PDF version)
Health Information Resource Database
The Health Information Resource Database includes 1,400 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.
Search the Database for a Particular Entry
Search using the Keyword Listing of Resources in the Database
For individual consumer health publications and other resources, please visit -
For Spanish-language health information, please visit -

healthfinder.gov
Publications
ODPHP and NHIC produce a number of referral publications and policy documents, including many in support of the Healthy People 2010 initiatives.
2008 Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses (PDF version)
2008 Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information (PDF version)
2008 National Health Observances (PDF version)
Healthy People 2010
NHIC Factsheet (PDF version)
ODPHP Publications (including Prevention Report)
Download free Adobe Acrobat Reader
Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information Conference
Partnerships '00
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.
Partnerships '99-'95
Information about the previous Partnerships for Networked Consumer Health Information Conferences.

Accessibility
Privacy Policy
Freedom ofInformation Act

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