Primary Nursing Government Information

National Guideline Clearinghouse
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. ...   [more]
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Important Nursing Government Information

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of healthcare, reduce its cost, improve patient safety, decrease medical errors and broaden access to e...   [more]
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Aging Statistics / U.S. Administration on Aging
Includes decennial census Special Tabulation on Aging, Key Indicators of Well Being...   [more]
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The BRFSS, the world's largest telephone survey, tracks health risks in the United States....   [more]
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Contains information on injuries, birth defects, infectious diseases, morbidity and mortality. Links to traveler's health advisory, publications and various health topics. ...   [more]
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Supplemental URLs
    Research, Statistics, Data and Systems
    Medicare Learning Network (MLN)

childstats.gov
Easy access to statistics and reports collected from 20 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families. The statistics and reports cover: population ...   [more]
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Congressional Record (Daily)
Official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published daily while Congress is in session....   [more]
Holdings: 1994 (vol. 140) to present
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FASTATS - National Center for Health Statistics
Quick access to health-related topics arranged in an A-Z listing....   [more]
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FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
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Federal Register
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Holdings: 1936-1981 1996 1998 1999-

Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1981-
Tthe full text of the Federal Register. Coverage goes back to July 1, 1980. The file is updated daily, so each day's Federal Register is available online the same day as the printed version. ...   [more]

Federal Register. 1994-
Also Known as: GPO Access
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FedStats
Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies ...   [more]
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Grants.gov
Central listing of available awards from all 26 federal agencies that support research and other programs. This site allows users to find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Feder...   [more]
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HHS Data Council Gateway to Data and Statistics
A "web-based tool that brings together key health and human services data and statistics. It is designed to complement other government resources such as FirstGov and FedStats. The Gateway covers fede...   [more]
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HSTAT (Health Services/Technology Assessment Text)
Database of full-text clinical practice guidelines, technology assessments and health information....   [more]
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International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision - ICD-10
Version for 2003. It is a tabular list of inclusions and four-character subcategories...   [more]
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National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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    Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Principal federal health statistics gatherer with links to other databases and health-related data points....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    Data Warehouse
    Surveys and Data Collection Systems

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
An introduction to some of the many health information resources provided by the National Institutes of Health....   [more]
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National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC)
Sponsored by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Quality Measures Clearinghouse is a database and Web site for information on specific evidence-based health care quali...   [more]
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NIH Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative (BISTI)
This site reports on and provides access to the bioinformatic activites at NIH....   [more]
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NIH Consensus Development Program
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Office on Women's Health in the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the government's champion and focal point for women's health issues, and works to redress inequities in resea...   [more]
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Patient Safety Authority
The Patient Safety Authority is an independent state agency established under Act 13 of 2002, the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error ("MCARE") Act. It is charged with taking steps to re...   [more]
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Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Supplemental URLs
    Bureau of Health Statistics and Research

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4)
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) is an independent state agency responsible for addressing the problem of escalating health costs, ensuring the quality of health care, and ...   [more]
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Philadelphia Department of Public Health
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PSNet Patient Safety Network
As a one-stop portal of resources for improving patient safety and preventing medical errors, PSNet is the first comprehensive effort to help health care providers, administrators, and consumers learn...   [more]
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State of the World's Children
UNICEF annual publication, provides overview statistics on nutrition, education, economic, social, and health issues affecting children worldwide and treats a single issue in depth: girls, education a...   [more]
Holdings: 1996-present.
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U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base
The International Data Base (IDB) is a computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world. ...   [more]
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U.S. Pharmacopeia National Formulary
Also Known as: USP-NF Online
- from USP Publications
In order to access this resource you must use use Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 5.x or 6.0) . In addition, full text, online access requires username and password. To access the password for th...   [more]
Holdings: 2004-
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WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Also Known as: WHOSIS
Guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization....   [more]
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Supplemental URLs
    Old WHOSIS URL

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
Official web site. Includes overview of African health topics (with very recent statistical information via national feedback tables), links to national WHO offices. Regional Office web site on WHO We...   [more]
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    Country List - WHO Regional Office for Africa

Related Nursing Government Information

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (GPO)
Also Known as: MoCat, CGP, Monthly Catalog
This online catalog consists of bibliographic records published in the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT). Records describe Government information products avai...   [more]
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