Links to Government Agencies

Legislative

State of Michigan http://www.michigan.gov

Michigan legislature http://www.MichiganLegislature.org

National Conference of State Legislatures http://www.ncsl.org
You can look up pending bills or identify your state representatives and senators

U.S. House of Representatives http://www.house.gov

U.S. Senate http://www.senate.gov

Other government agencies

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov

CDC's National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  http://www.hcfa.gov
formerly the Health Care Financing Administration

Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov

FDA press releases and news items can be accessed at http://www.fda.gov/opacom/hpnews.html

FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh

FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research http://www.fda.gov/cder

FDA Medical Products Reporting Program http://www.fda.gov/medwatch

Health Care Financing Administration  (see Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

HHS Health Resources and Services Administration - Bureau of Health Professions http://bhpr.hrsa.gov

National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and Research Studies  http://www.nih.gov/health

National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov

Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov

U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov

World Health Organization http://www.who.int