DEPARTMENT of HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201 Phone, 202–619–0257

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201 Phone, 202–619–0257. Internet, http://www.dhhs.gov/.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN DONNA E. SHALALA SERVICES Confidential Assistant to the Secretary JOLINDA GAITHER Counselor to the Secretary ANN ROSEWATER Deputy Secretary KEVIN THURM Executive Secretary LAVARNE BURTON Chief of Staff MARY BETH DONAHUE Director, Intergovernmental Affairs LANCE SIMMENS Chair, Departmental Appeals Board CECILIA SPARKS FORD, Acting Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon DAVID SATCHER General Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (VACANCY) Executive Officer HAROLD P. THOMPSON Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health JAMES O’HARA Deputy Assistant Secretary, Disease SUSANNE STOIBER, Acting Prevention and Health Promotion Deputy Assistant Secretary, Minority Health CLAY E. SIMPSON Deputy Assistant Secretary, Population THOMAS KRING, Acting Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary, Women’s Health WANDA JONES Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness ROBERT KNOUSS Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy ERIC GOOSBY Director, Office of International and Refugee LINDA A. VOGEL Health Director, Office of Research Integrity CHRISTOPHER PASCAL, Acting Executive Director, President’s Council on SANDRA PERLMUTTER Physical Fitness and Sports Assistant Secretary for Legislation RICHARD J. TARPLIN Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (VACANCY) Deputy Assistant Secretary (Congressional IRENE B. BUENO Liaison) Deputy Assistant Secretary (Health) JANE C. HORVATH Deputy Assistant Secretary (Human Services) MARY M. BOURDETTE Assistant Secretary for Management and JOHN J. CALLAHAN Budget Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (VACANCY) Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Initiatives ELIZABETH D’JAMOOS Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget DENNIS P. WILLIAMS Deputy Assistant Secretary, Finance GEORGE H. STRADER Deputy Assistant Secretary, Grants and TERRANCE J. TYCHAN Acquisition Management Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human EVELYN WHITE Resources Deputy Assistant Secretary, Information NEIL J. STILLMAN Resources Management 263

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Director, Office of Facilities Services PEGGY J. DODD Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation MARGARET A. HAMBURG Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (VACANCY) Executive Assistant JEFFREY MERKOWITZ Deputy Assistant Secretary, Disability, Aging, ROBERT WILLIAMS and Long-Term Care Policy Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health Policy GARY CLAXTON Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human Services PATRICIA RUGGLES Policy Deputy Assistant Secretary, Program Systems SUSANNE A. STOIBER Deputy Assistant Secretary, Science Policy WILLIAM RAUB Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs MELISSA SKOLFIELD Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and LAURIE BOEDER Communications Deputy Assistant Secretary, Media VICTOR ZONANA Director, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act ROSS CIRRINCIONE Office Director, News Division P. CAMPBELL GARDETT Director, Office for Civil Rights DAVID GARRISON, Acting Deputy Director OMAR V. GUERRERO Associate Deputy Director, Management OMAR V. GUERRERO, Acting Planning and Evaluation Associate Deputy Director, Program RONALD COPELAND Operations General Counsel HARRIET S. RABB Executive Officer DONALD E. WATTS Deputy General Counsel BEVERLY DENNIS III Deputy General Counsel, Legal Counsel (VACANCY) Deputy General Counsel, Program Review ANNA L. DURAND Deputy General Counsel, Regulation RENEE LANDERS Associate General Counsel, Business and LESLIE L. CLUNE Administrative Law Division Associate General Counsel, Children, ROBERT KEITH, Acting Families, and Aging Associate General Counsel, Civil Rights GEORGE LYON Associate General Counsel, Ethics and JACK M. KRESS Special Counsel for Ethics Associate General Counsel, Food and Drug MARGARET J. PORTER Associate General Counsel, Health Care ROBERT JAYE, Acting Financing Associate General Counsel, Legislation SONDRA S. WALLACE Associate General Counsel, Public Health RICHARD RISEBERG Inspector General JUNE GIBBS BROWN Principal Deputy Inspector General MICHAEL F. MANGANO Chief Counsel to the Inspector General D. MCCARTY THORNTON Deputy Inspector General, Audit Services THOMAS D. ROSLEWICZ Deputy Inspector General, Evaluation and GEORGE F. GROB Inspections Deputy Inspector General, Investigations JOHN E. HARTWIG Deputy Inspector General, Management and DENNIS J. DUQUETTE Policy

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ADMINISTRATION ON AGING 330 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201 Phone, 202–401–4541. Internet, http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/.

Assistant Secretary JEANETTE C. TAKAMURA Deputy Assistant Secretary (VACANCY) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Governmental (VACANCY) Affairs and Elder Rights Special Assistant for Legislation, Public MOYA BENOIT THOMPSON Affairs, and White House Liaison Director, Office of Management JOHN F. MCCARTHY Director, Office of Program Operations and EDWIN L. WALKER Development Director, Office of American Indian, Alaskan M. YVONNE JACKSON Native, and Native Hawaiian Programs Director, Office of Program Development ALFRED DUNCKER

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447 Phone, 202–401–9200

Assistant Secretary OLIVIA A. GOLDEN Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary JOHN MONAHAN Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration ELIZABETH M. JAMES Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and JOAN LOMBARDI External Affairs Commissioner, Children, Youth, and JAMES A. HARRELL, Acting Families Associate Commissioner, Child Care Bureau CARMEN NAZARIO Associate Commissioner, Children’s Bureau CAROL W. WILLIAMS Associate Commissioner, Family and Youth TERRY LEWIS Services Bureau Associate Commissioner, Head Start Bureau HELEN TAYLOR Commissioner, Developmental Disabilities BOB WILLIAMS Commissioner, Native Americans GARY N. KIMBLE Director, Child Support Enforcement OLIVIA A. GOLDEN Deputy Director, Child Support Enforcement DAVID G. ROSS Director, Community Services DONALD SYKES Director, Family Assistance DIANN DAWSON, Acting Director, Legislative Affairs and Budget MADELINE MOCKO Director, Planning, Research, and Evaluation HOWARD ROLSTON Director, Public Affairs MICHAEL KHARFEN Director, Refugee Resettlement LAVINIA LIMON Director, Regional Operations DIANN DAWSON

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH 2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20852 Phone, 301–594–6662. Internet, http://www.ahcpr.gov/. E-mail, [email protected].

Administrator JOHN M. EISENBERG Deputy Administrator LISA SIMPSON Director, Practice and Technology DOUGLAS B. KAMEROW Assessment Director, Management WILLIARD B. EVANS

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Director, Policy Analysis LARRY T. PATTON Director, Extramural Policy, Training, and LINDA DEMLO Review Director, Center for Cost and Financing ROSS H. ARNETT III Studies Director, Health Care Information CHRISTINE G. WILLIAMS Director, Organization and Delivery Studies IRENE FRASER Director, Outcomes and Effectiveness CAROLYN M. CLANCY Research Director, Primary Care Research CAROLYN M. CLANCY, Acting Director, Quality Measurement and SANDRA ROBINSON, Acting Improvement

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333 Phone, 404–639–0700. Internet, http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/.

Administrator CLAIRE V. BROOME, Acting Deputy Administrator STEPHEN B. THACKER, Acting Assistant Administrator BARRY L. JOHNSON Deputy Assistant Administrator PETER J. MCCUMISKEY

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333 Phone, 404–639–3311. Internet, http://www.cdc.gov/.

Director CLAIRE V. BROOME, Acting Deputy Director STEPHEN B. THACKER, Acting Associate Director, Communications VICKI FREIMUTH Associate Director, Global Health STEVE BLOUNT Associate Director, Management and ARTHUR C. JACKSON Operations Associate Director, Minority Health WALTER W. WILLIAMS Associate Director, Policy, Planning, and KATHY CAHILL Evaluation Associate Director, Science DIXIE SNIDER Associate Director, Washington Office DONALD E. SHRIBER Director, Equal Employment Opportunity SUE PORTER-ANDERSON Director, Office of Health Communication VICKI FREIMUTH Director, Office of Health and Safety JONATHAN Y. RICHMOND Director, Office of Program Planning and KATHY CAHILL Evaluation Director, Office of Program Support ARTHUR C. JACKSON Director, Office of Women’s Health KAREN STEINBERGER, Acting Director, Epidemiology Program Office BARBARA HOLLOWAY, Acting Director, International Health Program STEVE BLOUNT Office Director, National Immunization Program WALTER A. ORENSTEIN Office Director, National Vaccine Program Office ROBERT F. BREIMAN Director, Public Health Practice Program EDWARD L. BAKER Office

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Director, National Center for Chronic JAMES S. MARKS Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Director, National Center for Environmental RICHARD J. JACKSON Health Director, National Center for Health EDWARD J. SONDIK Statistics Director, National Center for HIV, STD, and HELENE GAYLE TB Prevention Director, National Center for Infectious JAMES M. HUGHES Diseases Director, National Center for Injury MARK L. ROSENBERG Prevention/Control Director, National Institute for Occupational LINDA ROSENSTOCK Safety and Health

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 Phone, 301–443–1544. Internet, http://www.fda.gov/.

Commissioner (VACANCY) Deputy Commissioner/Senior Adviser (VACANCY) Executive Assistant to the Commissioner JEROLD R. MANDE Chief Mediator and Ombudsman AMANDA BRYCE NORTON Administrative Law Judge DANIEL J. DAVIDSON Chief Counsel MARGARET J. PORTER Special Assistant for Investigations JOHN H. MITCHELL Special Agent in Charge, Internal Affairs LOUIS CAPUTO Lead Deputy Commissioner for Operations MICHAEL A. FRIEDMAN Associate Commissioner, Consumer Affairs CHARLES A. GAYLORD, Acting Associate Commissioner, Health Affairs STUART L. NIGHTINGALE Associate Commissioner, Information WILLIAM M. BRISTOW II Resources Management and Chief Information Officer Associate Commissioner, Legislative Affairs DIANE V. THOMPSON Associate Commissioner, Planning and PAUL COPPINGER Evaluation Associate Commissioner, Public Affairs LORRIE MCHUGH-WYTKIND Associate Commissioner, Regulatory Affairs RONALD G. CHESEMORE Associate Commissioner, Science BERNARD A. SCHWETZ Deputy Commissioner, External Affairs SHARON SMITH HOLSTON Deputy Commissioner, Management and ROBERT J. BYRD Systems Deputy Commissioner, Policy WILLIAM B. SCHULTZ Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and KATHRYN C. ZOON Research Director, Center for Devices and D. BRUCE BURLINGTON Radiological Health Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and JANET WOODCOCK Research Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied JOE LEVITT Nutrition Director, Center for Toxicological Research BERNARD A. SCHWETZ Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine STEPHEN F. SUNDLOF

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Director, Office of Facilities, Acquisitions JAMES L. TIDMORE and Central Services Director, Office of Financial Management JAMES DONAHUE Director, Office of Human Resources and MARY L. BABCOCK Management Services Director, Office of International Affairs WALTER BATTS Director, Office of Special Health Issues THERESA A. TOIGA Director, Office of Women’s Health AUDREY SHEPPARD, Acting Director, Orphan Products Development MARLENE E. HAFFNER Team Leader, Industry and Small Business BEVERLY COREY, Acting Liaison

HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201 Phone, 202–690–6726. Internet, http://www.hcfa.gov/.

Administrator NANCY-ANN MIN DEPARLE Deputy Administrator MICHAEL HASH Executive Associate Administrator KATHLEEN KING Director, Press Office CHRIS PEACOCK Director, Office of Legislation DEBBIE CHANG Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and JOANNE HITCHCOCK Civil Rights Director, Office of Strategic Planning BARBARA COOPER Chief Actuary, Office of the Actuary RICHARD FOSTER Director, Office of Communications and PAMELA GENTRY Operations Support Director, Office of Clinical Standards and PETER BOUXSEIN, Acting Quality Director, Center for Beneficiary Relations CAROL CRONIN Director, Center for Health Plans and ROBERT BERENSON Providers Director, Center for Medicaid and State SALLY RICHARDSON Operations Chief of Operations STEVEN PELOVITZ Director, Office of Internal Customer MICHAEL ODACHOWSKI Support Director, Office of Financial Management ELIZABETH CUSICK Director, Office of Information Services GARY G. CHRISTOPH Administrator, Northeastern Consortium JUDY BEREK, Acting Administrator, Southern Consortium ROSE CRUM-JOHNSON Administrator, Midwestern Consortium JOE TILGHMAN Administrator, Western Consortium MARY KAY SMITH, Acting

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 Phone, 301–443–2086. Internet, http://www.dhhs.gov/hrsa/.

Administrator CLAUDE E. FOX, Acting Deputy Administrator THOMAS MORFORD, Acting Chief Medical Officer WILLIAM A. ROBINSON Associate Administrator for AIDS JOSEPH O’NEILL Associate Administrator for Operations, JAMES CORRIGAN, Acting Management and Program Support

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Director, Bureau of Health Professions NEIL SAMPSON, Acting Director, Bureau of Health Resources JOSEPH F. O’NEILL Development Director, Bureau of Maternal and Child AUDREY H. NORA Health Director, Bureau of Primary Health Care MARILYN H. GASTON Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and J. CALVIN ADAMS Civil Rights Director, Office of Information Resources NANCY PAQUIN Management Director, Office of Minority Health ILEANA C. HERRELL Director, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and RONALD H. CARLSON Legislation Director, Office of Policy and Information HENRY MONTES Coordination Director, Office of Rural Health Policy DENA PUSKIN

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 Phone, 301–443–1083. Internet, http://www.tucson.ihs.gov/.

Director MICHAEL H. TRUJILLO Senior Adviser to the Director CAROLE ANNE HEART Chief Medical Officer KERMIT C. SMITH Deputy Director MICHEL E. LINCOLN Director, Field Operations DON J. DAVIS, Acting Director, Headquarters Operations LUANA L. REYES Director, Congressional and Legislative MICHAEL MAHSETKY Affairs Director, Equal Employment Opportunity CECELIA HEFTEL and Civil Rights Staff Director, Public Affairs TONY KENDRICKS Director, Tribal Self-Governance PAULA WILLIAMS Director, Tribal Programs DOUGLAS P. BLACK Director, Urban Indian Health JAMES CUSSEN

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone, 301–496–4000. Internet, http://www.nih.gov/.

Director HAROLD E. VARMUS Deputy Director RUTH L. KIRSCHSTEIN Deputy Director, Extramural Research WENDY BALDWIN Deputy Director, Intramural Research MICHAEL M. GOTTESMAN Deputy Director, Management ANTHONY L. ITTEILAG Associate Director, Administration LEAMON M. LEE Associate Director, AIDS Research JACK WHITESCARVER, Acting Associate Director, Behavioral and Social NORMAN B. ANDERSON Sciences Research Associate Director, Clinical Research JOHN I. GALLIN Associate Director, Communications R. ANNE THOMAS Associate Director, Disease Prevention WILLIAM R. HARLAN Associate Director, Legislative Policy and DIANE SHARTSIS WAX Analysis

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Associate Director, Research on Minority JOHN RUFFIN Health Associate Director, Research on Women’s VIVIAN W. PINN Health Associate Director, Research Services STEPHEN A. FICCA Associate Director, Science Policy LANA R. SKIRBOLL Assistant Director, Office of Program VIDA BEAVEN Coordination Director, Office of Community Liaison JANYCE HEDETNIEMI Director, Office of Equal Opportunity NAOMI CHURCHILL Director, Office of Financial Management FRANCINE LITTLE Director, Office of Human Resource STEPHEN C. BENOWITZ Management Director, Fogarty International Center PHILIP E. SCHAMBRA Director, National Center for Research JUDITH L. VAITUKAITIS Resources Director, National Library of Medicine DONALD A.B. LINDBERG Director, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical JOHN I. GALLIN Center Director, Center for Information Technology ALAN GRAEFF Director, Center for Scientific Review ELLIE EHRENFELD Director, National Institute on Aging RICHARD J. HODES Director, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse ENOCH GORDIS and Alcoholism Director, National Institute of Allergy and ANTHONY S. FAUCI Infectious Diseases Director, National Institute of Arthritis and STEVEN I. KATZ Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Director, National Cancer Institute RICHARD KLAUSNER Director, National Institute of Child Health DUANE F. ALEXANDER and Human Development Director, National Institute on Deafness and JAMES F. BATTEY, JR. Other Communication Disorders Director, National Institute of Dental HAROLD C. SLAVKIN Research Director, National Institute of Diabetes, PHILLIP GORDEN Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse ALAN I. LESHNER Director, National Institute of Environmental KENNETH OLDEN Health Sciences Director, National Eye Institute CARL KUPFER Director, National Institute of General MARVIN CASSMAN Medical Sciences Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood CLAUDE J.M. LENFANT Institute Director, National Human Genome FRANCIS S. COLLINS Research Institute Director, National Institute of Mental Health STEVEN E. HYMAN Director, National Institute of Neurological AUDREY S. PENN, Acting Disorders and Stroke Director, National Institute of Nursing PATRICIA A. GRADY Research

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PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 Phone, 301–443–3921. Internet, http://www.dhhs.gov/psc/.

Director LYNNDA M. REGAN Staff Director NORMAN E. PRINCE, JR. Chief Financial Officer JOHN C. WEST Director, Office of Budget and Finance JERRILYN ANDERSON Director, Office of Management Operations DOUGLAS F. MORTL Director, Office of Marketing MARSHA E. ALVAREZ Director, Administrative Operations Service RICHARD W. HARRIS Director, Financial Management Service JOHN C. WEST Director, Human Resources Service (VACANCY)

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 Phone, 301–443–4797. Internet, http://www.samhsa.gov/.

Administrator NELBA CHAVEZ Deputy Administrator PAUL M. SCHWAB Special Assistant LORINDA DANIEL Associate Administrator, Communications MARK WEBER Associate Administrator, Managed Care ERIC GOPLERUD Associate Administrator, Minority Health DELORIS L-JAMES HUNTER Associate Administrator, Policy and Program MARY C. KNIPMEYER, Acting Coordination Director, Center for Mental Health Services BERNARD S. ARONS Director, Center for Substance Abuse KAROL L. KUMPFER Prevention Director, Center for Substance Abuse CAMILLE BARRY, Acting Treatment Director, Office of Program Services and RICHARD KOPANDA Executive Officer Director, Office of Applied Studies DONALD GOLDSTONE

The Department of Health and Human Services is the Cabinet-level department of the Federal executive branch most concerned with people and most involved with the Nation’s human concerns. In one way or another, it touches the lives of more Americans than any other Federal agency. It is literally a department of people serving people, from newborn infants to persons requiring health services to our most elderly citizens.

The Department of Health and Human policies, and programs of the Federal Services (HHS) was created as the Government. The Secretary directs Department of Health, Education, and Department staff in carrying out the Welfare on April 11, 1953 (5 U.S.C. approved programs and activities of the app.), and redesignated, effective May 4, Department and promotes general public 1980, by the Department of Education understanding of the Department’s goals, Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3508). programs, and objectives. The Secretary administers these functions through the Office of the Secretary Office of the Secretary and the The Secretary of Health and Human Department’s 12 operating divisions. Services advises the President on health, The Office of the Secretary includes welfare, and income security plans, the offices of Deputy Secretary, the

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Assistant Secretaries, Inspector General, public health issues and problems and and General Counsel. Some offices that it devises and implements whose public purposes are broadly appropriate interventions and evaluations applied are detailed further. to maintain, sustain, and improve the Civil Rights The Office is responsible health of the Nation; for the administration and enforcement —providing assistance in managing of the following laws that prohibit the implementation and coordination of discrimination in federally assisted health Secretarial decisions for Public Health and human services programs: Service (PHS) operating divisions and —title VI of the Civil Rights Act of coordination of population-based health, 1964; clinical preventive services, and science —section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act initiatives that cut across operating of 1973, as amended; divisions; —the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; —title IX of the Education —providing management of the Amendments of 1972; following offices: Office of Women’s —section 407 of the Drug Abuse Health, Office of Minority Health, Office Offense and Treatment Act of 1972; of Emergency Preparedness, Office of —section 321 of the Comprehensive Population Affairs, Office of International Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and Refugee Health, Office of Disease Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Prevention and Health Promotion, Act of 1970; President’s Council on Physical Fitness —the Equal Employment Opportunity and Sports, Office of Research Integrity, provisions of the Communications Office of HIV/AIDS, and the Office of Finance Act of 1934, as amended; the Surgeon General; —titles VI and XVI of the Public —providing presentations to foreign Health Service Act; governments and multilateral agencies —the nondiscrimination provisions of on international health issues; and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981; —providing direction and policy —section 307(a) of the Family oversight through the Surgeon General Violence Prevention and Services Act; for the Public Health Service —titles VII and VIII of the Public Commissioned Corps. Health Service Act; and Regional Offices The 10 HHS Regional —subtitle A, title II, of the Americans Directors are the Secretary’s with Disabilities Act of 1990. representatives in direct, official dealings Public Health and Science The Office with State and local government provides leadership and serves as the organizations. They provide a central focal point for coordination across the focus in each region for departmental Department in public health and science relations with Congress and promote by: general understanding of Department —ensuring that the Department programs, policies, and objectives. They conducts broad-based public health also advise the Secretary on the potential assessments designed to anticipate future effects of decisions. Regional OfficesÐDepartment of Health and Human Services

Address (Areas Served) Director Telephone

Atlanta, GA, Rm. 1515, 101 Marietta Twr., 30323 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, Patricia Ford-Roegner ...... 404±562±7888 NC, SC, TN). Boston, MA, Rm. 2100, Government Ctr., 02203 (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Judith Kurland ...... 617±565±1500 Chicago, IL, 23d Fl., 105 W. Adams St., 60603 (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) ...... Hannah Rosenthal ...... 312±353±5160 Dallas, TX, Suite 1124±ORD, 1301 Young St., 75202±4348 (AR, LA, NM, Patricia Montoya ...... 214±767±3301 OK, TX). Denver, CO, Rm. 1076, 1961 Stout St., 80294±3538 (CO, MT, ND, SD, Margaret Cary ...... 303±844±3372 UT, WY). Kansas City, MO, Rm. 210, 601 E. 12th St., 64106 (IA, KS, MO, NE) ...... Kathleen Steele ...... 816±426±2821 New York, NY, Rm. 3835, 26 Federal Plz., 10278 (NJ, NY, PR, VI) ...... Allison E. Greene ...... 212±264±4600 Philadelphia, PA, Rm. 11480, 3535 Market St., 19104 (DC, DE, MD, PA, Lynn Yeakel ...... 215±596±6492 VA, WV).

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Address (Areas Served) Director Telephone

San Francisco, CA, Rm. 431, 50 United Nations Plz., 94102 (AS, AZ, CA, Grantland Johnson ...... 415±437±8500 GU, HI, NV). Seattle, WA, Rm. 911F, 2201 6th Ave., 98121 (AK, ID, OR, WA) ...... Jay Inslee ...... 206±615±2010

Administration on Aging

The Administration on Aging (AOA) is —administers a program of grants to the principal agency designated to carry American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and out the provisions of the Older Native Hawaiians to establish programs Americans Act of 1965, as amended (42 for older Native Americans under title VI U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). It serves as the lead of the Act (45 CFR 1328); agency within HHS on all issues —provides policy, procedural involving the elderly population. The Administration: direction, and technical assistance to —advises the Secretary, Department States and Native American grantees to components, and other Federal promote the development of community- departments and agencies on the based systems of comprehensive social, characteristics, circumstances, and needs nutrition, and support services for older of older persons; persons; —develops policies, plans, and —administers programs of training, programs designed to promote their research, and demonstration under title welfare and advocates for their needs in IV of the Act; and HHS program planning and policy development; —administers ombudsman, legal —administers a program of formula services oversight, and protective grants to States to establish State and services for older people under title VII community programs for older persons of the Act. under the title III of the Act (45 CFR For further information, contact the Assistant 1321); Secretary for Aging. Phone, 202–401–4634.

Administration for Children and Families

The Administration for Children and The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) was created on April 15, Families provides national leadership 1991, under authority of section 6 of and direction to plan, manage, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 and coordinate the nationwide administration pursuant to the authority vested in the of comprehensive and supportive Secretary of Health and Human Services. programs for vulnerable children and families. The Administration oversees The Administration, led by the and finances a broad range of programs Assistant Secretary for Children and for children and families including Families, reports to the Secretary. The Native Americans, persons with Assistant Secretary also serves as the developmental disabilities, refugees, and Director of Child Support Enforcement. legalized aliens to help them develop The Administration advises the Secretary and grow toward a more independent, on issues pertaining to children and self-reliant life. These programs, carried families, including Native Americans, out by State, county, city, and tribal people with developmental disabilities, governments and public and private refugees, and legalized aliens. local agencies, are designed to promote

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stability, economic security, Children and Families, advises the responsibility, and self-sufficiency. The Secretary on matters relating to persons Administration coordinates development with developmental disabilities and their and implementation of family-centered families. ADD serves as the focal point strategies, policies, and linkages among in the Department for supporting and its programs and with other Federal and encouraging the provision of quality State programs serving children and services to persons with developmental families. disabilities; assists States, through the Administration on Children, Youth, and design and implementation of a Families (ACYF) The Administration, comprehensive and continuing State through the Assistant Secretary for plan, in increasing independence, Children and Families, advises the productivity, and community inclusion Secretary on matters relating to the of persons with developmental sound development of children, youth, disabilities; administers the State and families. Developmental Disabilities Councils, the ACYF administers State grant programs Protection and Advocacy Grant Program, under titles IV–B and IV–E of the Social and the discretionary grant programs; Security Act to assist States in providing and serves as a resource in developing child welfare services, foster care, policies and programs to reduce or adoption assistance, and independent eliminate barriers experienced by living; child care programs authorized persons with developmental disabilities. under title IV–A of the Social Security In concert with other components of Act and the Child Care and ACF, ADD develops and implements Development Block Grant which provide research, demonstration, and evaluation support to working families and families strategies for discretionary funding of moving from welfare to work; the State activities to improve lives of persons grant programs to improve and increase with developmental disabilities. child abuse prevention and treatment activities and develop family For further information, contact the Commissioner, preservation and family support services; Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Children and Families, the Head Start Program; programs which Department of Health and Human Services, 370 provide services for runaway and L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. homeless youth and their families; child Phone, 202–690–6590. welfare training programs; and child abuse and neglect research and Administration for Native Americans demonstration programs. ACYF also (ANA) The Administration promotes supports and encourages initiatives to the goal of social and economic self- involve the private and voluntary sectors sufficiency of American Indians, Alaskan in the areas of children, youth, and Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other families. Native American Pacific Islanders, In concert with other components of including natives of Samoa, Guam, ACF, ACYF develops and implements Palau, and the Northern Marianas. Self- research, demonstration, and evaluation sufficiency is that level of development strategies for the discretionary funding of at which a Native American community activities designed to improve and enrich can control and internally generate the lives of children and youth and to resources to provide for the needs of its strengthen families. members and meet its own economic and social goals. Social and economic For further information, contact the Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, underdevelopment is the paramount Administration for Children and Families, obstacle to the self-sufficiency of Native Department of Health and Human Services, 370 American communities and families. L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. ANA promotes lasting self-sufficiency Phone, 202–205–8347 or 202–401–2337. and seeks to enhance self-government Administration on Developmental and strengthen community social and Disabilities (ADD) The Administration, economic infrastructures through through the Assistant Secretary for competitive financial assistance grants in

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support of locally determined and reviews State applications for use of U.S. designed projects addressing community courts to enforce child support orders. needs and goals. Competitive grants are For further information, contact the Public Inquiries offered in the areas of social and and Information Branch, Office of Child Support economic development, Native Enforcement, Administration for Children and American languages preservation and Families, Department of Health and Human enhancement, environmental regulatory Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., enhancement, and mitigation of Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202–401–9373. environmental damage on Indian lands. Community Services The Office, ANA represents the concerns of all through the Assistant Secretary for Native Americans and serves as the focal Children and Families, advises the point in the Department on the full Secretary on matters relating to range of developmental, social, and community programs that promote economic strategies that support Native economic self-sufficiency. It is American self-determination and self- responsible for administering programs sufficiency. that serve low-income and needy The Commissioner of ANA is the individuals and addresses the overall Chair of the Intra-Departmental Council goal of personal responsibility in on Native American Affairs (IDCNAA), achieving and maintaining self- composed of 25 heads of the sufficiency. Department’s major agencies, and The Office administers the Community advises the Secretary on all matters Services Block Grant, Social Services affecting Native Americans that involve the Department. Block Grant, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance programs, as well as a For further information, contact the Commissioner, variety of discretionary grant programs Administration for Native Americans, Administration for Children and Families, that foster family stability, economic Department of Health and Human Services, 370 security, responsibility, and self-support. L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. It also promotes and provides services to Phone, 202–690–7776. homeless and low-income individuals Child Support Enforcement (CSE) The and develops new and innovative Office of Child Support Enforcement approaches to reduce welfare advises the Secretary on matters relating dependency. to child support enforcement. It provides direction, guidance, and oversight to For further information, contact the Director, State CSE program offices and on Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and activities authorized and directed by Human Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., section D, part IV of the Social Security Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202–401–9333. Act, and other pertinent legislation requiring States to develop programs Refugee Resettlement The Office of locating absent parents, establishing Refugee Resettlement (ORR) advises the paternity when necessary, obtaining Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary child support orders, and enforcing those for Children and Families, on policies orders. and programs regarding refugee The Office assists States in establishing resettlement, immigration, and adequate reporting procedures and in repatriation matters. It plans, develops, maintaining records. It operates the and directs implementation of a Federal Parent Locator Service, including comprehensive program for domestic the National New Hire Directory; refugee and entrant resettlement certifies to the Secretary of the Treasury assistance. amounts of overdue child support that The Office provides direction and require collection in specific instances; technical guidance to the nationwide works with States to automate their child administration of programs including support enforcement programs; and

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Refugee and Entrant Resettlement, and completeness; and shares information the U.S. Repatriate Program. and suggests actions to improve For further information, contact the Director, effectiveness. It directs reviews, provides Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for consultation, and conducts necessary Children and Families, Department of Health and negotiations to achieve effective public Human Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202–401–9246. assistance programs. Family Assistance The Office of Family For further information, contact the Director, Assistance (OFA), through the Assistant Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Secretary for Children and Families, Human Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., advises the Secretary on matters relating Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202–401–9275. to public assistance and economic self- sufficiency programs. It provides Office of Regional Operations The leadership, direction, and technical Office makes recommendations to and guidance in administering the Temporary advises the Assistant Secretary for Assistance for Needy Families Program Children and Families on all strategic and the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and and operations activities related to Disabled Program in Guam, Puerto Rico, implementation of the agency’s programs and the Virgin Islands. at the regional level. The Office provides technical assistance to States and territories, and For further information, contact the Director, Office of Regional Operations, Administration for assesses their performance in Children and Families, Department of Health and administering these programs; reviews Human Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., State plans and amendments for Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202–401–4802. Regional OfficesÐAdministration for Children and Families (RHD: Regional Hub Director; RA: Regional Administrator)

Address (Areas Served) Director Telephone

Atlanta, GA, Suite 4M60, 61 Forsyth St. SW., 30323±8909 (AL, FL, GA, KY, Steven J. Golightly 404±562±2922 MS, NC, SC, TN). (RHD). Boston, MA, Rm. 2000, Government Ctr., 02203±0131 (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, Hugh Galligan (RA) ...... 617±565±1020 VT). Chicago, IL, 20th Fl., 105 W. Adams St., 60603±6201 (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) ...... Linda Carson (RHD) ...... 312±353±4237 Dallas, TX, Rm. 914, 1301 Young St., 75202 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) ...... Leon McCowan (RHD) ... 214±767±9648 Denver, CO, Rm. 924, 1961 Stout St., 80294±1185 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, Beverly Turnbo (RA) ...... 303±844±2622 WY). (Ext. 301) Kansas City, MO, Rm. 384, 601 E. 12th St., 64106±2898 (IA, KS, MO, NE) ..... Linda Lewis (RA) ...... 816±426±3981 New York, NY, Rm. 4049, 26 Federal Plz., 10278±0022 (NJ, NY, PR, VI) ...... Mary Ann Higgins (RA) .. 212±264±2890 Philadelphia, PA, Rm. 5450, 3535 Market St., 19104±3309 (DC, DE, MD, PA, David Lett (RA) ...... 215±596±0352 VA, WV). San Francisco, CA, Rm. 450, 50 United Nations Plz., 94102±4988 (AS, AZ, Sharon Fujii (RA) ...... 415±437±8400 CA, GU, HI, NV). Seattle, WA, Suite 600, 2201 6th Ave., 98121±1827 (AK, ID, OR, WA) ...... Stephen Henigson (RA) .. 206±615±2547 (Ext. 2249)

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

A reorganization order, signed by the and other public organizations to help Secretary on October 31, 1995, consumers make better informed established the Agency for Health Care choices; determine what works best in Policy and Research (AHCPR) as an clinical practice; measure and improve operating division within Public Health quality of care; monitor and evaluate Service of the U.S. Department of Health health care delivery; improve the cost- and Human Services. effective use of health care resources; As the health services research arm of assist health care policymakers; and the Public Health Service, AHCPR’s build and sustain the health services goals are to work with the private sector research infrastructure.

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AHCPR supports and conducts Currently, AHCPR supports and research which creates the science base conducts research and evaluation to guide improvements in both clinical projects in the areas of consumer choice; care and the organization and financing clinical improvement; health care cost, of health care; promotes the financing, and access; health information incorporation of science into practice technology; outcomes and effectiveness through the development of tools for of health care; health care organization and delivery; quality measurement and public and private decisionmakers at all improvement; and technology levels of the health care system; and assessment. develops the data and information infrastructure to study and track the For further information, contact the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Phone, 301–594– performance of the health care system 1364. Internet, http://www.ahcpr.gov/. E-mail, and the needs of stakeholders. [email protected].

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

A reorganization order, signed by the —through epidemiologic, surveillance, Secretary on October 31, 1995, and other studies of toxic substances and established the Agency for Toxic their effects, increases understanding of Substances and Disease Registry the relationship between exposure to (ATSDR) as an operating division within hazardous substances and adverse the Public Health Service of the U.S. human health effects; Department of Health and Human —establishes and maintains registries Services. Statutory authority for the of persons exposed to specific Agency is derived from the substances for long-term followup of Comprehensive Environmental Response, scientific studies; Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 —establishes and maintains a (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), as amended by complete listing of areas closed to the the Superfund Amendments and public or otherwise restricted in use Reauthorization Act of 1986, the because of toxic substance Resource Conservation and Recovery Act contamination; (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), and provisions —summarizes and makes available to of the Solid Waste Disposal Act relating the public, researchers, and physicians to sites and substances found at those and other health care providers data on sites and other forms of uncontrolled the health effects of hazardous releases of toxic substances into the substances; environment. —conducts or sponsors research to The Agency’s mission is to prevent increase scientific knowledge about the exposure and adverse human health effects on human health of hazardous effects and diminished quality of life substances released from waste sites or associated with exposure to hazardous during transportation accidents; and substances from waste sites, unplanned —provides health-related support, releases, and other sources of pollution including health consultations and present in the environment. To carry out training for first responders to ensure this mission, ATSDR, in cooperation with adequate response to public health States and other Federal and local emergencies. agencies: For further information, contact the Office of —evaluates information on the release Policy and External Affairs, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road of hazardous substances into the NE., MS E–60, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone, 404– environment to assess any current or 639–0501. Internet, http:// future impact on public health; www.atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/.

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A reorganization order, signed by the develops and implements programs to Secretary on October 31, 1995, deal with environmental health established the Centers for Disease problems, including responding to Control and Prevention (CDC) as an environmental, chemical, and radiation operating division within the Public emergencies. Health Service of the U.S. Department of CDC directs and enforces foreign Health and Human Services. quarantine activities and regulations; CDC is the Federal agency charged provides consultation and assistance in with protecting the public health of the upgrading the performance of public Nation by providing leadership and health and clinical laboratories; and direction in the prevention and control organizes and implements a National of diseases and other preventable Health Promotion Program, including a conditions and responding to public nationwide program of research, health emergencies. It is composed of 11 information, and education in the field major operating components: of smoking and health. It also collects, Epidemiology Program Office, maintains, analyzes, and disseminates International Health Program Office, national data on health status and health National Immunization Program Office, services. Public Health Practice Program Office, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Through the National Institute for Prevention, National Center for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC Environmental Health, National Center develops occupational safety and health for Injury Prevention and Control, standards and carries out research and National Institute for Occupational other activities to ensure safe and Safety and Health, National Center for healthful working conditions for all Chronic Disease Prevention and Health working people. Promotion, National Center for Infectious CDC also provides consultation to Diseases, and National Center for Health other nations in the control of Statistics. preventable diseases and participates CDC administers national programs for with national and international agencies the prevention and control of in the eradication or control of communicable and vector-borne communicable diseases and other diseases, injury, and other preventable preventable conditions. conditions. It develops and implements For further information, contact the Centers for programs in chronic disease prevention Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road and control, including consultation with NE., Atlanta, GA, 30333. Phone, 404–639–3286. State and local health departments. It Internet, http://www.cdc.gov/.

Food and Drug Administration

A reorganization order, signed by the functions had been in existence under Secretary on October 31, 1995, different organizational titles when the established the Food and Drug Food and Drug Act of 1906 (21 U.S.C. Administration (FDA) as an operating 1–15) became effective January 1, 1907. division of the Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration within the U.S. Department of Health programs are designed to achieve the and Human Services. The name Food single, overall objective of consumer and Drug Administration was first protection. FDA’s mission is to ensure provided by the Agriculture that food is safe, pure, and wholesome; Appropriation Act of 1931 (46 Stat. 392), human and animal drugs, biological although similar law enforcement products, and medical devices are safe

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and effective; and electronic products products; monitors prescription drug that emit radiation are safe. advertising and promotional labeling to FDA is headed by a Commissioner. ensure their accuracy and integrity; and The Office of Policy directs and analyzes data on accidental poisonings coordinates agency rulemaking and and disseminates toxicity and treatment regulations development activities. The information on household products and Office of Operations develops and medicines. In carrying out these administers agency programs and field functions, the Center cooperates with operations, through the Office of other FDA and Department components, Regulatory Affairs, the regional field governmental and international agencies, offices, the Center for Drug Evaluation volunteer health organizations, and Research, the Center for Biologics universities, individual scientists, Evaluation and Research, the Center for nongovernmental laboratories, and Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, the manufacturers of drug products. Center for Veterinary Medicine, the For further information, call 301–827–4573. Center for Devices and Radiological Health, the National Center for Center for Biologics Evaluation and Toxicological Research, and the Office Research The Center administers of Orphan Products Development. regulation of biological products under Selected FDA activities are detailed the biological product control provisions below. of the Public Health Service Act and For further information, call 301–443–1544. applicable provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It Center for Drug Evaluation and provides dominant focus in the Research The Center develops Administration for coordination of the administration policy with regard to the AIDS program, works to develop an safety, effectiveness, and labeling of all AIDS vaccine and AIDS diagnostic tests, drug products for human use; reviews and conducts other AIDS-related and evaluates new drug applications and activities. It inspects manufacturers’ investigational new drug applications; facilities for compliance with standards, develops and implements standards for tests products submitted for release, the safety and effectiveness of all over- establishes written and physical the-counter drugs; and monitors the standards, and approves licensing of quality of marketed drug products manufacturers to produce biological through product testing, surveillance, products. and compliance programs. The Center plans and conducts The Center coordinates with the research related to the development, Center for Biologics Evaluation and manufacture, testing, and use of both Research regarding activities for new and old biological products to biological drug products, including develop a scientific base for establishing research, compliance, and product standards designed to ensure the review and approval, and develops and continued safety, purity, potency, and promulgates guidelines on current good efficacy of biological products and manufacturing practices for use by the coordinates with the Center for Drug drug industry. It develops and Evaluation and Research regarding disseminates information and activities for biological drug products, educational material dealing with drug including research, compliance, and products to the medical community and product review and approval. the public in coordination with the The Center plans and conducts Office of the Commissioner. research on the preparation, The Center conducts research and preservation, and safety of blood and develops scientific standards on the blood products, the methods of testing composition, quality, safety, and safety, purity, potency, and efficacy of effectiveness of human drugs; collects such products for therapeutic use, and and evaluates information on the effects the immunological problems concerned and use trends of marketed drug with products, testing, and use of

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diagnostic reagents employed in and non-ionizing radiation. It develops grouping and typing blood. policy and priorities regarding FDA In carrying out these functions, the programs relating to the safety, Center cooperates with other FDA and effectiveness, and labeling of medical Department components, governmental devices for human use, and conducts an and international agencies, volunteer electronic product radiation control health organizations, universities, program, including the development and individual scientists, nongovernmental administration of performance standards. laboratories, and manufacturers of The Center plans, conducts, and biological products. supports research and testing relating to For further information, call 301–827–2000. medical devices and to the health effects of radiation exposure, and reviews and Center for Food Safety and Applied evaluates medical devices premarket Nutrition The Center conducts research and develops standards on the approval applications, product composition, quality, nutrition, and development protocols, and exemption safety of food, food additives, colors, requests for investigational devices. It and cosmetics. It conducts research develops, promulgates, and enforces designed to improve the detection, performance standards for appropriate prevention, and control of contamination categories of medical devices and good that may be responsible for illness or manufacturing practice regulations for injury conveyed by foods, colors, and manufacturers, and provides technical cosmetics. It also coordinates and and other non-financial assistance to evaluates the FDA’s surveillance and small manufacturers of medical devices. compliance programs relating to foods, The Center develops regulations, colors, and cosmetics. standards, and criteria and recommends The Center reviews industry petitions changes in FDA legislative authority and develops regulations for food necessary to protect the public health; standards to permit the safe use of color additives and food additives; collects provides scientific and technical support and interprets data on nutrition, food to other components within FDA and additives, and environmental factors other agencies on matters relating to affecting the total chemical result posed radiological health and medical devices; by food additives; and maintains a and maintains appropriate liaison with nutritional data bank. other Federal, State, and international agencies, industry, and consumer and For further information, call 800–332–4010. professional organizations. Center for Veterinary Medicine The For further information, call 800–638–2041. Center develops and conducts programs with respect to the safety and efficacy of National Center for Toxicological veterinary preparations and devices, Research The Center conducts research evaluates proposed use of veterinary programs to study the biological effects preparations for animal safety and of potentially toxic chemical substances efficacy, and evaluates the FDA’s found in the environment, emphasizing surveillance and compliance programs the determination of the health effects relating to veterinary drugs and other resulting from long-term, low-level veterinary medical matters. exposure to chemical toxicants and the For further information, call 301–594–1755. basic biological processes for chemical toxicants in animal organisms; develops Center for Devices and Radiological improved methodologies and test Health The Center develops and carries protocols for evaluating the safety of out a national program designed to chemical toxicants and the data that will control unnecessary exposure of humans facilitate the extrapolation of to, and ensure the safe and efficacious toxicological data from laboratory use of, potentially hazardous ionizing animals to man; and develops Center

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programs as a natural resource under the out by 6 Regional Field Offices located National Toxicology Program. in the cities of the Department’s regional offices, through 21 district offices and For further information, call 501–543–7000. 135 resident inspection posts located Regional Offices Regional operations throughout the United States and Puerto for the enforcement of the laws under Rico. the jurisdiction of the FDA are carried For further information, call 301–827–3101.

Health Care Financing Administration

[For the Health Care Financing Administration Medicaid Medicaid is a medical statement of organization, see the Federal Register of May 2, 1997, 62 FR 24120] assistance program jointly financed by State and Federal governments for The Health Care Financing eligible low-income individuals. Administration (HCFA) was created as a Medicaid covers health care expenses principal operating component of HHS for all recipients of Aid to Families with by the Secretary on March 8, 1977, to Dependent Children, and most States combine under one administration the also cover the needy elderly, blind, and oversight of the Medicare program, the disabled who receive cash assistance Federal portion of the Medicaid under the Supplemental Security Income program, and related quality assurance activities. Today, HCFA serves millions Program. Coverage also is extended to of elderly, disabled, and poor Americans certain infants and low-income pregnant through Medicare and Medicaid— women and, at the option of the State, approximately one-quarter of the United other low-income individuals with States population. medical bills that qualify them as Medicare The program provides health categorically or medically needy. insurance coverage for people age 65 Quality Assurance The Medicare/ and over, younger people who are Medicaid programs include a quality receiving social security disability assurance focal point to carry out the benefits, and persons who need dialysis quality assurance provisions of the or kidney transplants for treatment of Medicare and Medicaid programs; the end-stage renal disease. As a Medicare development and implementation of beneficiary, one can choose how to health and safety standards of care receive hospital, doctor, and other health providers in Federal health programs; care services covered by Medicare. and the implementation of the end-stage Beneficiaries can receive care either renal disease and the peer review through the traditional fee-for-service provisions. delivery system or through coordinated care plans, such as health maintenance For further information, contact the Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Department organizations and competitive medical of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence plans, which have contracts with Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Phone, 410– Medicare. 786–3151.

Health Resources and Services Administration

A reorganization order, signed by the operating division within the Public Secretary on October 31, 1995, Health Service of the U.S. Department of established the Health Resources and Health and Human Services. The Services Administration (HRSA) as an Administration is the principal primary

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health care service agency of the Federal needs, minorities, and those living along Government. Its mission is to make the U.S. border with Mexico. essential primary care services accessible For further information, contact the Office of to the poor, uninsured, and Communications. Phone, 301–443–2086. geographically isolated—populations severely underserved by the private Bureau of Primary Health Care BPHC health care system. Although the HRSA serves as a national focus for efforts to portfolio of programs is unusually ensure the availability and delivery of diverse, most can be categorized as health care services in health pertaining to the primary care workforce, professional shortage areas, to medically direct service to the underserved, or underserved populations, and to those primary care for special populations. with special needs. Its mission is to HRSA works integrally with State and increase access to comprehensive local governments to improve and primary and preventive health care and expand primary health care services to improve the health status of through a broad array of categorical and underserved and vulnerable populations. block grants. Among them are HRSA This mission is achieved through the programs to bolster training for primary development and support of systems and care physicians, physician assistants, and providers of high quality, community- advanced practice nurses; place based, culturally competent services. qualified primary care providers in To accomplish this goal, the Bureau communities certified to be health provides funds to meet the health needs professional shortage areas through the of populations in medically underserved National Health Service Corps; assist areas by supporting the development of health providers that serve the primary health care delivery capacity underserved in keeping pace with where the community can benefit from changes in health care, including high quality health care and improved managed care; track the adequacy of the health status outcomes through project supply and preparation of primary care grants to community-based providers and record the malpractice organizations; provides funds to help and disciplinary actions taken against them meet the health needs of special physicians and dentists through the populations such as migrants, National Practitioner Databank; provide Alzheimer’s disease patients, the primary care services to the working homeless, AIDS victims, Pacific Basin poor and uninsured through community inhabitants, Native Hawaiians, residents and migrant health centers; reinforce the of public housing projects, and victims health care system serving pregnant of black lung disease through project women and their infants through the grants to State, local, voluntary, public, Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; and private entities; administers the reduce infant mortality with formula National Health Service Corps Program, grants to communities with which recruits and places highly trained extraordinarily high numbers of infant primary care clinicians to serve in health deaths; address the multiple health care professional shortage areas; designates needs of people and communities health professional shortage and affected by HIV/AIDS through the Ryan medically underserved areas and White Comprehensive AIDS Resources populations; administers the National Emergency Act; encourage the donation Health Service Corps Scholarship and of organs and tissue for transplantation Loan Repayment programs; provides and ensure their equitable distribution; leadership and direction for the Bureau compensate the families of children of Prisons Medical Program and the harmed by the administration of routine National Hansen’s Disease Program; immunizations through the Vaccine provides comprehensive occupational Injury Compensation Program; provide health consultation and assistance to health care to people with Hansen’s Federal agencies to enhance productivity disease; and attend to the special health and limit employment-related liability care needs of people with chronic health through the Federal Employee

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Occupational Health Program on a grants; funds regional centers that reimbursable basis; and administers the provide educational services and Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (38 multidisciplinary training for health U.S.C. 101 note), which provides that professions faculty and practitioners in participating manufacturers sell geriatric health care; administers several Medicaid-covered outpatient drugs to loan programs supporting students eligible entities at discount prices. training for careers in the health Division of Immigration Health Services professions and nursing; supports The Division serves as the primary focal programs to increase the supply of point for planning, management, policy primary care practitioners and to formulation, program coordination, improve the distribution of health direction, and liaison for all health professionals; collects and analyzes data matters pertaining to aliens detained by and disseminates information on the the Immigration and Naturalization characteristics and capacities of U.S. Service. health training systems; assesses the Nation’s health personnel force and For further information, contact the Public Affairs Officer. Phone, 301–594–4148. forecasts supply and requirements; develops, tests, and demonstrates new Bureau of Health Professions (BHP) and improved approaches to the The Bureau provides national leadership development and utilization of health in coordinating, evaluating, and personnel within various patterns of supporting the development and health care delivery and financing utilization of the Nation’s health systems; provides leadership for personnel. To accomplish this goal, the promoting equity in access to health Bureau provides for financial aid to services and health careers for the health professions students and support disadvantaged; funds regional centers to for health professions data analysis and train faculty and practicing health research; supports multidisciplinary professionals in the counseling, training networks and certain discipline- diagnosis, and management of HIV/ specific educational activities to improve AIDS-infected individuals; and serves as health workforce distribution and a focus for technical assistance activities quality; supports increasing in the international projects relevant to representation in the health professions domestic health personnel problems in of underserved minorities and other coordination with the Office of the disadvantaged groups; trains primary Administrator, HRSA. care medical providers and public health For further information, contact the Information workers in short medical supply in the Officer. Phone, 301–443–1590. United States; focuses on specific aspects of nursing workforce development; and HIV/AIDS Bureau The Bureau funds, conducts AIDS programs designed to develops, coordinates, administers, and increase the number of health care monitors programs supporting increased providers who are effectively educated access to health care and support and motivated to counsel, diagnose, services for people living with HIV/AIDS. treat, and manage persons with HIV The Bureau also houses a national infections. network of activities associated with BHP also serves as a focus for health organ and bone marrow donation, care quality assurance activities, issues procurement, and transplants. It related to malpractice, and operation of evaluates and monitors insured loans for the National Practitioner Data Bank and hospital construction and oversight the Vaccine Injury Compensation activities of historically awarded Hill Program; supports health professions and Burton hospital construction projects, nurse training institutions, targeting under an interdepartmental agreement. resources to areas of high national The Bureau provides national priority such as disease prevention, leadership in the administration of the health promotion, bedside nursing, care Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS of the elderly, and HIV/AIDS through Resources Emergency Act grant program

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to improve the quality and the Nation’s mothers and children. Programs availability of care for low-income, administered by the Bureau address the uninsured, and underinsured people full spectrum of primary, secondary, and living with HIV/AIDS; manages contracts tertiary care services and related to provide Federal oversight of the activities conducted in the public and Organ Procurement and Transplantation private sector which impact upon Network, the Scientific Registry of maternal and child health. Transplant Recipients, and the National To accomplish this goal, the Bureau: Marrow Donor Program and works to provides national leadership in increase the availability of donor organs supporting, identifying, and interpreting and unrelated bone marrow donors by national trends and issues relating to the working with Organ Procurement health needs of mothers, infants, and Organizations (OPO’s) and donor children (both normal and with special centers; provides technical assistance to health care needs), and administers State States, cities, nonprofit organizations, block and discretionary grants, contracts, OPO’s, and health care delivery systems and funding arrangements designed to and facilities in a wide variety of specific address these issues; administers grants, technical and technological systems; contracts, and other funding administers the HUD–242 hospital arrangements and programs under title V mortgage insurance program which of the Social Security Act, as amended, insures private sector loans to hospitals relating to the implementation of State for construction, renovations, or the maternal and child health (MCH) service purchase of major movable equipment; programs; research, training, and develops long- and short-range program education programs located in goals and objectives for health facilities institutions of higher learning; and State and specific health promotions, organ and local health agencies and transplantation, and AIDS activities; organizations involved in the care of advises and coordinates activities with mothers and children; administers grants, private and public organizations, other contracts, and other funding Federal organizations inside and outside arrangements under section 2671 of the the Department, State and local Public Health Service Act for research governments, and professional and and services pertaining to the health scientific organizations; develops, status of and services for pediatric AIDS promotes, and directs efforts to improve patients; administers grants, contracts, the management, operational and other funding arrangements under effectiveness, and efficiency of health title V of the Social Security Act, as care systems, organizations, and amended, relating to the care of persons facilities; collects and analyzes data and affected by hemophilia (regardless of disseminates information on the scope age); administers grants and contracts and impact of program operations; under title XIX of the Public Health maintains liaison and coordinates with Service Act relating to pediatric non-Federal public and private entities to emergency medical systems accomplish the Bureau’s mission and development and care improvement; objectives; and designs and implements develops, promotes, and directs efforts to special epidemiological and evaluation improve the management, financing, and studies regarding the impact of Bureau operational effectiveness and efficiency programs and initiatives. of health care systems, the Healthy Start Initiative to reduce infant mortality, For further information, contact the organizations, and providers of maternal Communications Office, Phone, 301–443–6652. Fax, 301–443–0791. and child health and related care; serves as the principal adviser to and Maternal and Child Health Bureau The coordinates activities with other Bureau develops, administers, directs, Administration organizational elements, coordinates, monitors, and supports other Federal organizations within and Federal policy and programs pertaining outside the Department, and with State to health and related-care systems for the and local agencies and professional and

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scientific organizations; provides coordinates with non-Federal public and technical assistance and consultation to private entities to accomplish the the full spectrum of primary, secondary, Bureau’s mission and objectives. and tertiary MCH agencies and organizations in both the public and For further information, contact the private sector; and maintains liaison and Communications Office. Phone, 301–443–0205.

Indian Health Service

A reorganization order, signed by the assistance, and human resource Secretary on October 31, 1995, development; facilitates and assists established the Indian Health Service Indian tribes in coordinating health (IHS) as an operating division within the planning, in obtaining and utilizing Public Health Service of the U.S. health resources available through Department of Health and Human Federal, State, and local programs, in Services. The goal of the Indian Health operating comprehensive health Service is to raise the health status of programs, and in health program American Indians and Alaska Natives to evaluation; provides comprehensive the highest possible level. health care services, including hospital The Service provides a comprehensive and ambulatory medical care, preventive health services delivery system for and rehabilitative services, and American Indians and Alaska Natives, development of community sanitation with opportunity for maximum tribal facilities; and serves as the principal involvement in developing and Federal advocate in the health care field managing programs to meet their health for Indians to ensure comprehensive needs. To carry out its mission and attain health services for American Indian and its goal, the Service assists Indian tribes Alaska Native people. in developing their health programs For further information, contact the Indian Health through activities such as health Service Communications Office. Phone, 301–443– management training, technical 3593.

National Institutes of Health

A reorganization order, signed by the supports biomedical and behavioral Secretary on October 31, 1995, research domestically and abroad, established the National Institutes of conducts research in its own laboratories Health (NIH) as an operating division and clinics, trains promising young within the Public Health Service of the researchers, and promotes acquiring and U.S. Department of Health and Human distributing medical knowledge. Services. The NIH is the principal Focal points have been established to biomedical research agency of the assist in developing NIH-wide goals for Federal Government. Its mission is to health research and research training employ science in the pursuit of programs related to women and knowledge to improve human health minorities, coordinating program conditions. direction, and ensuring that research NIH seeks to expand fundamental pertaining to women’s and minority knowledge about the nature and health is identified and addressed behavior of living systems, to apply that through research activities conducted knowledge to extend the health of and supported by NIH. Research human lives, and to reduce the burdens activities conducted by or supported by resulting from disease and disability. It NIH will determine the scope and

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direction of medical treatment and and rehabilitation of patients suffering disease prevention in the future. from such diseases and disorders. It National Cancer Institute Research on conducts research in its own laboratories cancer is a high priority program as a and supports scientific institutions and result of the National Cancer Act, which individuals by research grants and made the conquest of cancer a national contracts. goal. The Institute developed a National The Institute also supports and Cancer Program to expand existing conducts research training and scientific knowledge on cancer cause coordinates with other research institutes and prevention as well as on the and all Federal health programs relevant diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation to activities in the areas of heart, blood of cancer patients. vessel, lung, and blood, sleep disorders, Research activities conducted in the Institute’s laboratories or supported and blood resources. It maintains through grants or contracts include many continuing relationships with institutions investigative approaches to cancer, and professional associations, and with including chemistry, biochemistry, international, national, State, and local biology, molecular biology, officials, as well as voluntary immunology, radiation physics, organizations working in the above experimental chemotherapy, areas. epidemiology, biometry, radiotherapy, For further information, call 301–496–2411. Inter- and pharmacology. Cancer research net, http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/nhlbi.htm/. facilities are constructed with Institute support, and training is provided under National Library of Medicine The university-based programs. The Institute, Library serves as the Nation’s chief through its cancer control element, medical information source and is applies research findings in preventing authorized to provide medical library and controlling human cancer as rapidly services and on-line bibliographic as possible. searching capabilities, such as MEDLINE, The Institute sponsors extensive TOXLINE, and others, to public and programs to disseminate cancer private agencies and organizations, information and supports the Cancer institutions, and individuals. It sponsors Information Service, which responds to and conducts research and development 600,000 callers a year. Phone, 800–422– in biomedical communications, in such 6237. areas as telemedicine, expert systems, and advanced medical imaging projects. For further information, call 301–496–5585. Internet, http://www.nci.nih.gov/. The Library operates a computer-based toxicology information system for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood scientific community, industry, and Institute The Institute provides Federal agencies. Through its National leadership for a national program in Center for Biotechnology Information, diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, the Library has a leadership role in and blood; sleep disorders; and blood developing new information resources. It plans, conducts, fosters, and technologies to aid in the understanding supports an integrated and coordinated of the molecular processes that control program of basic research, clinical health and disease. investigations and trials, and observational studies. It conducts Through grants and contracts, the research on clinical use of blood and all Library administers programs of aspects of the management of blood assistance to the Nation’s medical resources. libraries that include support of a The Institute plans and directs research National Network of Libraries of in the development, trials, and Medicine, research in the field of evaluation of interventions (including medical library science, establishment emergency medical treatment) and and improvement of the basic library devices related to prevention, treatment, resources, and supporting biomedical

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scientific publications of a nonprofit Specific areas of research include nature. mental retardation; pediatric and maternal AIDS; birth defects and genetic For further information, call 301–496–6308. diseases; endocrine and growth Internet, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/. disorders; nutrition; infertility; women’s National Institute of Diabetes, health; learning disabilities such as Digestive, and Kidney Diseases The dyslexia; behavioral development; Institute conducts, fosters, and supports rehabilitation of people with physical basic and clinical research into the disabilities; and the causes of infant causes, prevention, diagnosis, and morbidity and mortality, including low treatment of diabetes, endocrine, and birth weight, premature birth, and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases sudden infant death syndrome. Research- and nutrition; kidney and urologic related findings are disseminated to other diseases; and blood diseases. The researchers, medical practitioners, and Institute fulfills its mission through the general public to improve the health research performed in its own of children and families. laboratories and clinics, research grants, For further information, call 301–496–5133. individual and institutional research Internet, http://www.nih.gov/nichd/. training awards, epidemiologic and National Institute on Deafness and clinical studies on selected populations Other Communication Disorders The in the United States, and collection and Institute conducts and supports dissemination of information on Institute biomedical and behavioral research and programs. research training on normal mechanisms For further information, call 301–496–3583. as well as diseases and disorders of Internet, http://www.niddk.nih.gov/. hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language through a diversity National Institute of Allergy and of research performed in its own Infectious Diseases The Institute laboratories, and a program of research conducts and supports broadly based grants, individual and institutional research, research training, and clinical research training awards, career evaluations on the cause, treatment, and development awards, center grants, and prevention of a wide variety of contracts to public and private research infectious, allergic, and immunologic institutions and organizations. diseases. The goal of this research is to develop new or improved diagnostics, For further information, call 301–496–7243. drugs, and vaccines. Areas of special Internet, http://www.nih.gov/nidcd/. emphasis include AIDS; asthma and National Institute of Dental Research allergic diseases; immunologic diseases; The Institute conducts and supports transplantation; sexually transmitted research and research training into the diseases; enteric diseases such as causes, prevention, diagnosis, and hepatitis; influenza and other viral treatment of craniofacial, oral, and respiratory infections; tropical diseases; dental diseases and disorders. Areas of tuberculosis; and vaccine development. special emphasis include inherited For further information, call 301–496–5717. diseases and disorders; infectious Internet, http://www.niaid.nih.gov/. diseases and immunity; oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal cancers; chronic and National Institute of Child Health and disabling diseases, including pain Human Development The Institute research; biomaterials, biomimetics, and conducts and supports biomedical and tissue engineering; and behavior, health behavioral research on child and promotion, and environment. maternal health; on problems of human development; on family structure, the For further information, call 301–496–6621. Internet, http://www.nidr.nih.gov/. dynamics of human population, and the reproductive process; and on medical National Institute of Environmental rehabilitation. Health Sciences The Institute, located

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in Research Triangle Park, NC, conducts retirement, menopause, and frailty are and supports basic and applied research among the areas of special concern. on how the environment interacts with For further information, call 301–496–1752. genetic factors to cause disease and Internet, http://www.nih.gov/nia/. dysfunction. The primary emphasis is on disease prevention through identification National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and and assessment of risks. Alcoholism The Institute conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral For further information, call 919–541–3211. research, health services research, Internet, http://www.niehs.nih.gov/. research training, and health information National Institute of General Medical dissemination with respect to the Sciences The Institute’s programs for prevention and treatment of alcohol support of research and research training abuse and alcoholism. It provides a emphasize basic biomedical science, national focus for the Federal effort to with activities ranging from cell biology, increase knowledge and promote chemistry, and biophysics to genetics, effective strategies to deal with health pharmacology, and systemic response to problems and issues associated with trauma. alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

For further information, call 301–496–7301. For further information, call 301–443–3885. Internet, http://www.nih.gov/nigms/. Internet, http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/. National Institute of Neurological National Institute of Arthritis and Disorders and Stroke The Institute Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases The conducts and supports fundamental and Institute conducts and supports applied research on human neurological fundamental research in the major disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, disease categories of arthritis and epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, muscular musculoskeletal and skin diseases dystrophy, head and spinal cord injuries, through research performed in its own and stroke. The Institute also conducts laboratories and clinics, epidemiologic and supports research on the studies, research contracts and grants, development and function of the normal and cooperative agreements to scientific brain and nervous system in order to institutions and to individuals. It supports better understand normal processes training of personnel in fundamental relating to disease states. sciences and clinical disciplines, conducts educational activities, For further information, call 301–496–5751. including the collection and Internet, http://www.ninds.nih.gov/. dissemination of health educational National Eye Institute The Institute materials on these diseases, and conducts, fosters, and supports research coordinates with the other research on the causes, natural history, institutes and all Federal health programs prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of relevant activities in the categorical disorders of the eye and visual system diseases. and in related fields. For further information, call 301–496–4353. Internet, http://www.nih.gov/niams/. For further information, call 301–496–4583. Internet, http://www.nei.nih.gov/. National Institute on Drug Abuse The National Institute on Aging The Institute’s mission is to lead the Nation Institute conducts and supports in bringing the power of science to bear biomedical and behavioral research to on drug abuse and addiction, through increase knowledge of the aging process the strategic support and conduct of and the physical, psychological, and research across a broad range of social factors associated with aging. disciplines, and the rapid and effective Alzheimer’s disease, health and dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve

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drug abuse and addiction prevention, mission, the Center fosters biomedical treatment, and policy. research partnership between U.S. For further information, call 301–443–6480. scientists and foreign counterparts Internet, http://www.nida.nih.gov/. through grants, fellowships, and international agreements, and provides National Institute of Mental Health leadership in international science policy (NIMH) The Institute supports and and research strategies. conducts fundamental research in neuroscience, genetics, molecular For further information, call 301–496–2075. biology, and behavior as the foundation Internet, http://www.nih.gov/fic/. of an extensive clinical research portfolio National Human Genome Research which seeks to expand and refine Institute The Institute provides treatments available for illnesses such as leadership for and formulates research schizophrenia, depressive disorders, goals and long-range plans to severe anxiety, childhood mental accomplish the mission of the Human disorders including autism and attention- Genome Project, including the study of deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and other ethical, legal, and social implications of mental disorders which occur across the human genome research. Through life span. In addition, NIMH supports grants, contracts, cooperative research on treatment outcomes in agreements, and individual and actual practice settings, including institutional research training awards, the primary care settings; seeks to establish a sound scientific basis for the prevention Institute supports and administers of mental illness; and distributes research and research training programs educational and informational materials in human genome research including about mental disorders and related chromosome mapping, DNA science to public and scientific sequencing, database development, and audiences. technology development for genome research. It provides coordination of For further information, call 301–443–3673. genome research, both nationally and Internet, http://www.nimh.nih.gov/. internationally, serves as a focal point Clinical Center The Center is designed within NIH and the Department for to bring scientists working in the Federal interagency coordination and Center’s laboratories into proximity with collaboration with industry and clinicians caring for patients, so that they academia, and sponsors scientific may collaborate on problems of mutual meetings and symposia to promote concern. The research institutes select progress through information sharing. patients, referred to NIH by physicians For further information, call 301–496–0844. throughout the United States and Internet, http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/. overseas, for clinical studies of specific diseases and disorders. A certain National Institute of Nursing Research percentage of the patients are normal The Institute provides leadership for volunteers, healthy persons who provide nursing research, supports and conducts an index of normal body functions research and training, and disseminates against which to measure the abnormal. information to build a scientific base for Normal volunteers come under varied nursing practice and patient care and to sponsorship, such as colleges, civic promote health and ameliorate the groups, and religious organizations. effects of illness on the American people. For further information, call 301–496–3227. Internet, http://www.cc.nih.gov/. For further information, call 301–496–0207. Internet, http://www.nih.gov.ninr/. Fogarty International Center The Center is dedicated to advancing the Division of Computer Research and health of the people of the United States Technology The Division conducts an and other nations through international integrated research, development, and scientific cooperation. In pursuit of its service program in computer-related

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physical and life sciences in support of excellence in the scientific and technical Institute biomedical research programs. merit review of Public Health Service For further information, call 301–496–5206. (PHS) grant applications for research and research training support and to provide National Center for Research Resources state-of-the-art automated information The National Center for Research systems for the NIH intramural and Resources (NCRR) creates, develops, and extramural grant programs. The Division provides a comprehensive range of supports this mission by serving as the human, animal, technological, and other central receipt point for all PHS cost-effective, shared resources. NCRR competing grant applications, assigning also funds a variety of investigator- all PHS applications to an appropriate initiated research projects and training initial review group for scientific and and career enhancement programs. technical merit review and to the NCRR’s intramural component provides awarding component for potential NIH scientists with state-of-the-art funding, providing the initial review of bioengineering and instrumentation, grant applications to the NIH through its veterinary resources, and services such study sections consisting of experts in as the NIH Library and the Medical Arts scientific disciplines or current research and Photography Branch. areas, and providing staff support to the For further information, call 301–435–0888. Office of the Director, NIH, in the Internet, http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/. formulation of grant and award policies and procedures. Division of Research Grants The Division’s mission is to provide For further information, call 301–435–1111.

Program Support Center

[For the Program Support Center statement of The Center is comprised of the organization, see the Federal Register of November 15, 1995, 60 FR 57452] Administrative Operations Service, Financial Management Service, Human The Program Support Center is a self- Resources Service, and Information supported operating division within the Technology Service. Information may be Department with a unique mission to obtained from the following offices: provide administrative support services to HHS components and other Federal Administrative Operations Service. Phone, 301– 443–2516. agencies. The Center was created as a Financial Management Service. Phone, 301–443– business enterprise to provide services 1478. on a competitive fee-for-service basis to Human Resources Service. Phone, 301–443–1200. customers who wish to purchase the Information Technology Service. Phone, 301–443– services. 9343.

For further information, contact the Director of Marketing, Program Support Center, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone, 301–443–1494.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

A reorganization order, signed by the Mental Health Services Administration Secretary on October 31, 1995, (SAMHSA) as an operating division established the Substance Abuse and

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within the Public Health Service of the regulations as appropriate, and as they Department. relate to Center programs; collects and The Administration provides national compiles substance abuse prevention leadership to ensure that knowledge, literature and other materials, and based on science and state-of-the-art supports a clearinghouse to disseminate practice, is effectively used for the such materials among States, political prevention and treatment of addictive subdivisions, educations agencies and and mental disorders. It strives to institutions, health and drug treatment/ improve access and reduce barriers to rehabilitation networks, and the general high-quality, effective programs and public; and serves as a national authority services for individuals who suffer from and resource for the development and or are at risk for these disorders, as well analysis of information relating to the as for their families and communities. prevention of substance abuse. For further information, call 301–443–4795. In addition, the Center collaborates with, and encourages other Federal Center for Substance Abuse Prevention agencies, national foreign, international, The Center provides a national focus for State, and local organizations to promote the Federal effort to prevent alcohol and substance abuse prevention activities; other drug abuse. In carrying out its provides and promotes the evaluation of responsibility, the Center provides a individual projects as well as overall national focus for the Federal effort to programs; collaborates with the alcohol, demonstrate and promote effective drug abuse, mental health, and child strategies to prevent the abuse of alcohol development institutes of NIH on and other drugs; develops, implements, services research issues as well as on and reviews prevention and health other programmatic issues; conducts promotion policy related to alcohol and managed care activities and coordinates other drug abuse, analyzing the impact these activities within SAMHSA and of Federal activities on State and local other HHS components; and provides a governments and private program focus for addressing the substance abuse activities; administers grants, contracts, prevention needs of individuals with and cooperative agreements which multiple, co-occurring drug, alcohol, support the development and application mental, and physical problems. of new knowledge in the substance For further information, call 301–443–0365. abuse prevention field; participates in the application and dissemination of Center for Substance Abuse Treatment research demonstration findings on the The principal function of the Center is to prevention of substance abuse; fosters provide national leadership for the interagency and State prevention Federal effort to enhance approaches networks; develops and implements and provide resources to ensure workplace prevention programs with provision of services programs focusing business and industry; and supports on the treatment of substance abuse and training for substance abuse practitioners co-occurring physical and/or psychiatric and other health professionals involved conditions. In carrying out this in alcohol and drug abuse education, responsibility, the Center collaborates prevention, and early intervention. with States, communities, health care The Center also provides technical providers, and national organizations to assistance to States and local authorities upgrade the quality of addiction and other national organizations and treatment, to improve the effectiveness of groups in the planning, establishment, substance treatment programs, and to and maintenance of substance abuse provide resources to ensure provision of prevention efforts; reviews and approves services; provides a focus for addressing and/or disapproves the State prevention the treatment of needs of individuals plans developed under the Substance with multiple, co-occurring drug, Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block alcohol, mental, and physical and co- Grant Program authority; implements the morbidity problems; administers grants, tobacco regulations and other contracts, and cooperative agreements

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which support the development and agreements which support the application of new knowledge in the development and application of new substance abuse treatment field; knowledge in the mental health field; coordinates the evaluation of Center supports activities to improve the programs; collaborates with the National administration, availability, organization, Institute on Drug Abuse and the States to and financing of mental health care, promote development, dissemination, including managed care activities; and application of treatment outcome supports technical assistance activities to standards; collaborates with the office of educate professionals, consumers, family the Administrator and other SAMHSA members, and communities and components in treatment data collection; promotes training efforts to enhance the administers programs for training of human resource necessary to support health and allied health care providers; mental health services; and collects data administers the Substance Abuse on the various forms of mental illness, Prevention and Treatment Block Grant including data on treatment programs, Program including compliance reviews, types of care provided, characteristics of technical assistance to States, Territories, those treated, national incidence and and Indian Tribes, and application and prevalence, and such other data as may reporting requirements related to the be appropriate. block grants programs; conducts managed care activities and coordinates The Center administers the Block these activities within SAMHSA and Grants for Community Mental Health other HHS components; and collaborates Services and other programs providing with the alcohol, drug abuse and mental direct assistance to States; collects, health institutes of NIH on services synthesizes, and disseminates mental research issues as well as on other health information and research findings programmatic issues. to the States, other governmental and mental health-related organizations, and For further information, call 301–443–5700. the general public; coordinates and Center for Mental Health Services The plans administrative and budget Center provides national leadership to functions within the Center; collaborates ensure the application of scientifically with other Federal agencies, State and established findings and practice-based local government, and the private sector knowledge in the prevention and to improve the system of treatment and treatment of mental disorders; to social welfare supports for seriously improve access, reduce barriers, and mentally ill adults and severely promote high-quality effective programs emotionally disturbed children and and services for people with or at risk for adolescents; conducts activities to these disorders, as well as for their promote advocacy, self-help, and mutual families and communities; and to support and to ensure the legal rights of promote an improved state of mental mentally ill persons, including those in health within the Nation and the jails and prisons; cooperates with other rehabilitation of people with mental Federal components to coordinate disorders. disaster assistance, community response, To accomplish this, the Center and other mental health emergency supports service and demonstration services as a consequence of national programs designed to improve access to disasters; collaborates with the alcohol, care and improve the quality of drug abuse, and mental heath institutes treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, and of NIH on services research issues as related services, especially for those well as other programmatic issues; traditionally unserved, underserved, or promotes the development, inappropriately serviced; identifies dissemination, and application of national mental goals and develops standards and best practices; and strategies to meet them; administers provides a focus for addressing the grants, contracts, and cooperative mental health needs of individuals with

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multiple, co-occurring drug, alcohol, mental, and physical problems. For further information, call 301–443–0001.

Sources of Information

Office of the Secretary 377–4950. Fax, 800–223–8164. E-mail, [email protected]. Unless otherwise indicated, inquiries on Locator Inquiries about the location the following subjects may be directed and telephone numbers of HHS offices to the specified office, Department of should be directed to: Information Health and Human Services, Humphrey Technology Service, HHS Locator, Room Building, 200 Independence Avenue G–644, Wilbur J. Cohen Building, 330 SW., Washington, DC 20201. Independence Avenue SW., Washington, Civil Rights For information on DC 20201. Phone, 202–619–0257. enforcement of civil rights laws, contact Public Health and Science Inquiries the Office for Civil Rights, Room 502E. should be directed to the Assistant Phone, 202–619–0671. Secretary for Health, Room 716G. Contracts and Small Business Activities Phone, 202–690–7694. For information concerning programs, contact the Director, Office of Small and Administration on Aging Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Inquiries on the following subjects may Phone, 202–690–7300. be directed to the specified office, Electronic Access Information Department of Health and Human concerning the Department is available Services, Wilbur J. Cohen Building, 330 electronically through the Internet, at Independence Avenue SW., Washington, http://www.dhhs.gov/. DC 20201. Employment Inquiries regarding Elder Care Locator For information applications for employment and the concerning services available to elderly college recruitment program should be persons in any given community in the directed to: Director, Human Resources Nation, contact the Elder Care Locator. Service, Program Support Center, 5600 Phone, 800–677–1116. Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Employment Applications for Phone, 301–443–1200. employment and college recruitment Inspector General General inquiries programs should be directed to the may be directed to the Office of Director, Office of Management, Room Inspector General, Wilbur J. Cohen 4644. Phone, 202–619–1557. Building, 330 Independence Avenue Locator For information about the SW., Washington, DC 20201. Single location and telephone numbers of copies of most Office of Inspector Administration offices and programs, call General publications are available free 202–619–4541. of charge by calling the Office. Phone, National Aging Information Center 202–619–1142. Internet, http:// Individuals seeking biographic data; www.dhhs.gov/progorg/oig/. practical material for planners/ Inspector General Hotline Individuals practitioners; reports on demographic; wishing to report fraud, waste, or abuse health, social, and economic status of against Department programs should older Americans; specialized technical write to: Office of Inspector General, reports on current aging issues; and HHS–TIPS Hotline, P.O. Box 23489, analytical reports on aging statistics L’Enfant Plaza Station, Washington, DC should contact the National Aging 20026–3489. Phone (toll-free), 800– Information Center, Room 4656. Phone, HHS–TIPS (800–447–8477). TTY, 800– 202–619–7501. Fax, 202–401–7620.

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TDD, 202–401–7575. E-mail, Grants Contact the Chief, Grants [email protected]. Management Branch. Phone, 301–594– Public Inquiries/Publications Copies of 1447. publications are available free of charge Publications Single copies of most by contacting the Office of the Executive publications produced by the Agency are Secretariat. Phone, 202–619–0724. Fax, available free of charge from the AHCPR 202–260–1012. TDD, 202–401–7575. E- Publications Clearinghouse, P.O. Box mail, aoaÐ[email protected]. 8547, Silver Spring, MD 20907. Phone, Internet, http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/. 800–358–9295 (toll-free).

Administration for Children and Agency for Toxic Substances and Families Disease Registry Information regarding programs and General inquiries may be directed to the activities is available electronically Administration for Children and Families, through the Internet, at http:// Department of Health and Human atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/. Services, 370 L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202– Centers for Disease Control and 401–9200. Inquiries on the following Prevention subjects may be directed to the specified Inquiries on the following subjects may office. be directed to the office indicated at the Contracts Contact the Division of Centers for Disease Control and Acquisition Management, Office of Prevention, Department of Health and Program Support. Phone, 202–401– Human Services, 1600 Clifton Road NE., 5149. Atlanta, GA 30333. Employment Contact the Office of Electronic Access Information Human Resource Management, Fourth regarding programs and activities is Floor West, 370 L’Enfant Promenade available electronically through the SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone, Internet, at http://www.cdc.gov/. 202–401–9260. Employment The majority of scientific Information Center Contact the Office and technical positions are filled through of Public Affairs, Seventh Floor, 370 the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. L’Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, Government. Inquiries may be addressed DC 20744. Phone, 202–401–9215. to the Human Resources Management Mental Retardation For information on Office (phone, 770–488–1725), or the mental retardation programs, contact the Division of Commissioned Personnel, President’s Committee on Mental Room 4A–15, 5600 Fishers Lane, Retardation, Administration for Children Rockville, MD 20857. and Families. Phone, 202–619–0634. Films Information concerning availability of audiovisual materials Agency for Health Care Policy and related to program activities may be Research obtained from the Office of Communications. Phone, 404–639– Inquiries on the following subjects may 7290. be directed to the appropriate office at Publications Single copies of most the Agency for Health Care Policy and publications are available free of charge Research, Department of Health and from the Management Analysis and Human Services, 2101 East Jefferson Services Office. Phone, 404–639–3534. Street, Rockville, MD 20852. Bulk quantities of publications may be Contracts Contact the Chief, Contracts purchased from the Superintendent of Management Branch. Phone, 301–594– Documents, Government Printing Office, 1445. Washington, DC 20402. Employment Inquiries should be addressed to the Chief, Human Food and Drug Administration Resources Management Staff. Phone, Inquiries on the following subjects may 301–594–2408. be directed to the specified office, Food

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and Drug Administration, Department of should be directed to the Personnel Health and Human Services, 5600 Officer (HFA–400) (phone, 301–827– Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 4120); inquiries for positions outside the Consumer Activities Public Affairs Washington, DC, area should be Offices are located in a number of cities directed to the appropriate local FDA across the country, as listed in the table office. Schools interested in the college which follows. Consumer phones in recruitment program should contact the these same cities provide recorded Personnel Officer (HFA–400) (phone, messages of interest to the consumer. 301–827–4120). The general FDA consumer phone Publications FDA Consumer, FDA’s number is 301–443–5006. official magazine, is available from the Contracts Contact the Director, Office Superintendent of Documents, of Facilities, Acquisition, and Central Government Printing Office, Services (HFA–500). Phone, 301–443– Washington, DC 20402. Phone, 202– 6890. 512–1800. Electronic Access Information on FDA Reading Rooms Freedom of is available electronically through the Information, Room 12A–30 (phone, 301– Internet, at http://www.fda.gov/. 443–1813); Hearing Clerk, Room 123, Employment FDA uses various civil 12420 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD service examinations and registers in its 20852 (phone, 301–443–1751); Press recruitment for positions such as Office, Room 15A–07 or Room 3807, consumer safety officers, FB–8, 200 C Street SW.., Washington, pharmacologists, microbiologists, DC 20204 (phone, 301–443–3285). physiologists, chemists, mathematical Speakers Speakers are available for statisticians, physicians, dentists, animal presentations to private organizations caretakers, etc. Inquiries for positions in and community groups. Requests should the Washington, DC, metropolitan area be directed to the local FDA office. Public Affairs OfficesÐFood and Drug Administration

Office Address Telephone

Alameda, CA ...... 1431 Harbor Bay Pkwy., 94502 ...... 510±337±6888 Atlanta, GA ...... 60 8th St NE., 30309 ...... 404±347±7355 Baltimore, MD ...... 900 Madison Ave., 21201 ...... 410±962±3731 Boston, MA ...... One Montvale Ave., Stoneham, MA 02180 ...... 617±279±1675 Brooklyn, NY ...... 850 3d Ave., 11232 ...... 718±965±5300 Buffalo, NY ...... 599 Delaware Ave., 14202 ...... 716±551±4461 Chicago, IL ...... Suite 550, 300 S. Riverside Plz., 60606 ...... 312±353±5863 Cincinnati, OH ...... 1141 Central Pkwy., 45202±1097 ...... 513±684±3501 Cleveland, OH ...... P.O. Box 838, Brunswick, 44212 ...... 216±273±1038 Dallas, TX ...... 3210 Live Oak St., 75204 ...... 214±655±5315 Denver, CO ...... P.O. Box 25087, 80225±0087 ...... 303±236±3000 Detroit, MI ...... 1560 E. Jefferson Ave., 48207 ...... 313±226±6158 Houston, TX ...... Suite 420, 1445 N. Loop W., 77008 ...... 713±802±9095 Indianapolis, IN ...... Rm. 300, 101 N. Ohio St., 46204 ...... 317±226±6500 Irvine, CA ...... Suite 300, 19900 MacArthur Blvd., 92612 ...... 714±798±7607 Lenexa, KS ...... W. 11650 80th St., 66214 ...... 913±752±2141 Minneapolis, MN ...... 240 Hennepin Ave., 55401 ...... 612±334±4100 Nashville, TN ...... 297 Plus Park Blvd., 37217 ...... 615±781±5372 New Orleans, LA ...... 4298 Elysian Fields Ave., 70122 ...... 504±589±2420 Omaha, NE ...... 200 S. 16th St., 68102 ...... 402±331±8536 Orlando, FL ...... Suite 120, 7200 Lake Ellenor Dr., 32809 ...... 407±648±6922 Parsippany, NJ ...... 3d Fl., 10 Waterview Blvd., 07054 ...... 201±331±2926 Philadelphia, PA ...... Rm. 900, 2d and Chestnut Sts., 19106 ...... 215±597±4390 San Antonio, TX ...... Rm. 119, 10127 Morocco, 78216 ...... 210±229±4381 San Juan, PR ...... 466 Fernandez Juncos Ave., 00901±3223 ...... 809±729±6852 Seattle, WA ...... 22201 23d Dr. SE., Bothell, WA 98021±4421 ...... 206±483±4953 St. Louis, MO ...... 808 N. Collins Alley, 63143 ...... 314±645±1167

Health Care Financing Administration and Human Services, 7500 Security Inquiries on the following subjects may Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850. be directed to the Health Care Financing Contracts and Small Business Activities Administration, Department of Health Contact the Director, Research Contracts

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and Grants Division. Phone, 410–786– National Clearinghouse for Primary Care 5157. Information (phone, 703–821–8955, Ext. Electronic Access Information on 248. Fax, 703–821–2098). Bulk HCFA is available electronically through quantities of publications may be the Internet, at http://www.hcfa.gov/. purchased from the Superintendent of Employment Inquiries should be Documents, Government Printing Office, addressed to the Human Resources Washington, DC 20402. Management Group. Phone, 410–786– 2032. Indian Health Service Publications Contact the Distribution Inquiries on the following subjects Management Branch, Division of should be directed to the specified Printing and Distribution Services. office, Indian Health Service, Phone, 410–786–7892. Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Health Resources and Services MD 20857. Administration Electronic Access Information on IHS is Inquiries on the following subjects available electronically through the should be directed to the specified Internet, at http://www.tucson.ihs.gov/. office, Health Resources and Services Employment The majority of positions Administration, Department of Health are in the Federal civil service. For and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, positions in the Washington, DC, Rockville, MD 20857. metropolitan area, employment inquiries Electronic Access Information on HRSA may be addressed to the Division of is available electronically through the Personnel Management, Office of Internet, at http://www.dhhs.gov/hrsa/. Human Resources, Room 4B–44. Phone, Employment The majority of positions 301–443–6520. Hiring in other parts of are in the Federal civil service. For the country is decentralized to the 12 positions in the Washington, DC, area offices. For specific area office metropolitan area and field locations addresses, see the U.S. Government throughout the Nation, inquiries may be listings in the commercial telephone addressed to the Division of Personnel, directories for Aberdeen, SD; Room 14A46. Phone, 301–443–5460. Albuquerque, NM; Anchorage, AK; TDD, 301–443–5278. For information Bemidji, MN; Billings, MT; Nashville, on vacant positions, call 301–443–1230. TN; Oklahoma City, OK; Phoenix, AZ; Some health professional positions are Portland, OR; Sacramento, CA; Tucson, filled through the Commissioned Corps AZ; and Window Rock, AZ. Some health of the Public Health Service, a professional positions are filled through uniformed service of the U.S. the Commissioned Corps of the Public Government. Inquiries may be addressed Health Service, a uniformed service of to Division of Commissioned Personnel, the U.S. Government. Inquiries may be Room 4A–15, 5600 Fishers Lane, addressed to the Division of Rockville, MD 20857. Commissioned Personnel, Room 4A–15, Films Information concerning the 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD availability of audiovisual materials 20857. Phone, 301–443–3464. related to program activities, including Publications Single copies of films for recruiting minorities into health publications describing the Indian Health professions and women into dentistry, is Service and the health status of available from the Office of American Indians and Alaska Natives are Communications. available free of charge from the Publications Single copies of most Communications Office, Room 6–35. publications are available free of charge Phone, 301–443–3593. from the Office of Communications, Room 14–45; the National Maternal and National Institutes of Health Child Health Clearinghouse (phone, Inquiries on the following subjects may 703–821–8955, Ext. 254); or the be directed to the office indicated at the

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National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, from the Government Printing Office, MD 20892, or at the address given. Washington, DC 20402. Internet, http:// Contracts For information on research www.nih.gov/. and development contracts, contact the Office of Contracts Management. Phone, Program Support Center 301–496–4422. For all other contracts, General inquiries may be directed to the contact the Office of Procurement Program Support Center, Department of Management. Phone, 301–496–2501. Health and Human Services, 5600 Employment A wide range of civil Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. service examinations and registers are Electronic Access Information is used. Staff fellowships are available to available electronically through the recent doctorates in biomedical sciences. Internet, at http://www.dhhs.gov/psc/. College recruitment is conducted as Employment Inquiries may be directed necessary to meet requirements. Contact to the following offices: the Office of Human Resource Personnel Operations Division, Suite 700, 8455 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Phone, Management. Phone, 301–496–2404. 301–504–3304. Environment Research on the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Room biological effects of chemical, physical, 4A–15, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. and biological substances present in the Phone, 301–594–3360. environment are conducted and Administrative Operations Service, Program supported by the National Institute of Support Center, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD Environmental Health Sciences, Research 20857. Phone, 301–443–2516. Financial Management Service, Program Support Triangle Park, NC 22709. Phone, 919– Center, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 541–2605. Phone, 301–443–1478. Films Research and health–related films Human Resources Service, Program Support are available for loan from the National Center, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Library of Medicine, Collection Access Phone, 301–443–1200. Section, Bethesda, MD 20984. Films are Information Technology Service, Program Support Center, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone, 301–443– available for purchase from the National 9343. Audiovisual Center, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20409. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Public Health Service Commissioned Services Administration Officer Program For information on the Inquiries on the following subjects may Commissioned Officer programs at NIH be directed to the specified office, and the program for early commissioning Substance Abuse and Mental Health of senior medical students in the Reserve Services Administration, Department of Corps of the Public Health Service, Health and Human Services, 5600 contact the Division of Senior Systems. Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone, 301–496–1443. Contracts Contact the Director, Publications Publications, brochures, Division of Contracts Management. and reports on health and disease Phone, 301–443–4980. problems, medical research, and Electronic Access Information is biomedical communications, as well as available electronically through the single copies of the Journal of National Internet, at http://www.samhsa.gov/. Cancer Institute; Environmental Health Employment Inquiries should be Perspectives; Scientific Directory and addressed to the Director, Division of Annual Bibliography; and NLM— Human Resources Management. Phone, Medline (brochure) are available through 301–443–3408. the Division of Public Information, Grants Contact the Director, Division Office of Communications, National of Grants Management. Phone, 301– Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 443–8926. 20892. Phone, 301–496–4461. Publications The Office of NIH Publications List, Index Medicus, Communications collects and compiles Cumulated Index Medicus Annual, and alcohol and drug abuse prevention Research Grants Index may be ordered literature and other materials, and

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supports the Center for Substance Abuse and rehabilitation networks, and the Prevention national clearinghouse for general public. It also supports a alcohol and drug information and the clearinghouse to serve as a focal point Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness for information dissemination to meet Resource Network to disseminate such the mental health service needs of materials among States, political professionals. Contact the Associate subdivisions, educational agencies and Administrator for Communications. institutions, health and drug treatment Phone, 301–443–8956.

For further information concerning the Department of Health and Human Services, contact the Information Center, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Phone, 202–619–0257. Internet, http://www.dhhs.gov/.

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