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Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
The CDC is the nation’s health protection agency. Its mission is to save lives and protect people from health threats. The CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects the nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
County Health Rankings
The annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income inequality, and teen births in nearly every county in America. The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play.
PublicHealth
PublicHealth.org addresses the question, “What is public health?” by giving you the tools to research careers and degree programs so you can make a difference in this growing sector of the healthcare industry.
Rural Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Toolkit
From Rural Health Information Hub, this toolkit is designed to help organizations identify and implement a health promotion program. It also provides resources and best practices for rural communities.
Health.gov
The website of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
