NIMH Office of Rural Mental Health Research (ORMHR)directs, plans, coordinates, and supports research activities and information dissemination on conditions unique to those living in rural areas, including research on the delivery of mental health services in such areas; and coordinates related Departmental research activities and related activities of public and nonprofit entities.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ormhr/
Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office (PRPL) is a service of the Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). PRPL staff members assist patients, their families, and physicians by providing information about participating in research being conducted at the Clinical Center, the NIH hospital.
http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/prpl/
CFSAN, in conjunction with the Agency's field staff, is responsible for promoting and protecting the public's health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and that cosmetic products are safe and properly labeled.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/fdahist.html
The Weight-control Information Network provides the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues.
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/
The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Office for Civil Rights, promotes and ensures that people have equal access to and opportunity to participate in and receive services in all HHS programs without facing unlawful discrimination. Through prevention and elimination of unlawful discrimination, the Office for Civil Rights helps HHS carry out its overall mission of improving the health and well-being of all people affected by its many programs.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/
Office of Minority Health (OMH) is to improve and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities. OMH was established in 1986.http://www.omhrc.gov/
The Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness (OPHEP) serves as the Secretary's principal advisory staff on matters related to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. OPHEP also coordinates interagency activities between HHS, other Federal departments, agencies, offices and State and local officials responsible for emergency preparedness and the protection of the civilian population from acts of bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.http://www.hhs.gov/ophep/
The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is the principal advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on policy development, and is responsible for major activities in policy coordination, legislation development, strategic planning, policy research, evaluation, and economic analysis.
http://aspe.hhs.gov/_/index.cfm
The White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy (WHCCAMP) was established in March 2000 to address issues related to access and delivery of CAM, priorities for research, and the need for better education of consumers and health care professionals about CAM.http://www.whccamp.hhs.gov/finalreport.html
