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Health Policy
Health Policy - American Nurses Association
This page from the ANA website features resources on health system reform, agencies and regulations, and more.
Health Policy at CDC
The Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy’s (OADPS) mission is to identify and advance opportunities to use policy, leverage health system transformation and engage other sectors to improve the public’s health.
American Academy of Nursing - Health Policy
Includes policy and position statements, as well as policy priorities for the upcoming year.
LegiScan
Use this legislative tracking service to identify current legislation in all 50 states and Congress.
Additional Websites
American Nurses Association (ANA)
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 4 million registered nurses. ANA exists to advance the nursing profession by: Fostering high standards of nursing practice; Promoting a safe and ethical work environment; Bolstering the health and wellness of nurses; and Advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public.
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.
Mayo Clinic - Nursing Research Division
Mayo Clinic nurse scientists engage in clinical research to improve the health of patients and their caregivers across the life span and to generate knowledge that supports processes to deliver optimal health care.
National Academy for State Health Policy
The National Academy for State Health Policy is a nonpartisan forum of policymakers throughout state governments, learning, leading and implementing innovative solutions to health policy challenges.
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.
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, has been a center of information innovation since its founding in 1836. The world’s largest biomedical library, NLM maintains and makes available a vast print collection and produces electronic information resources on a wide range of topics that are searched billions of times each year by millions of people around the globe. It also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology. In addition, the Library coordinates a 6,500-member National Network of Libraries of Medicine that promotes and provides access to health information in communities across the United States.
RAND Corporation
The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous.
Trip - Clinical Search Engine
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care.
World Health Organization
Working with 194 Member States, across six regions, and from more than 150 offices, WHO staff are united in a shared commitment to achieve better health for everyone, everywhere.
