You may find these websites helpful as a reference. We do not maintain or endorse these organizations.
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- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (practical health care information and research to help consumers make informed decisions about health care issues).
www.ahcpr.gov
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- Consumer.gov (a “one-stop” web site to access multiple federal consumer information resources).
www.consumer.gov
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- Consumer Product Safety Commission
Washington, DC 20207
(800) 638-2772 toll-free hotline
(800) 638-8270 toll-free hotline for hearing impaired
email: info@cpsc.gov
www.cpsc.gov
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- Food and Drug Administration
Office of Consumer Affairs
FDA/HFE-88
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(800) 532-4440 or (301) 443-3285
(301) 443-9767 fax
www.fda.gov
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- HealthFinder – a gateway site to help consumers find health and human services information quickly
www.healthfinder.gov
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- Medline – published medical information coordinated by the National Library of Medicine
www.njm.nih.gov
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- National Institute on Aging – covers a wide range of topics including specific diseases, health conditions, treatments and research
www.nih.gov/nia
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- National Technical Information Service (NTIS) – part of the Department of Commerce, this site has information on US government products that deal with health and safety
www.ntis.gov
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- NIH – access point to the consumer health resources of the National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov/health
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- OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Information and Consumer Affairs
(202) 219-8151
www.osha.gov
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- Women’s Health Information Center – a ‘gateway’ site that has attempted to organize information on health issues for women, including links to government clearinghouses and many private sector organizations
(800) 994-WOMAN
www.4woman.org
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