Government Resources

• Agency for Health Care Policy and Research



• Centers for Disease Control (CDC):
  Federal agency offering statistics, news, consumer fact sheets and other resources on diseases, also has recommendations for overseas travelers



• CDC Home Travel Information Page:
  Health information for specific destinations. What to know before you go



• Combined Health Information Database



• Healthfinder:
  US government's directory of authoritative health information including links to on-line journals, medical dictionaries, and minority health, prevention and self-care



• Internet FDA



• National Center for Health Statistics



• National Institutes of Health [NIH]
  Consumer Health Information



• Office of Minority Health Resource Center




Please Note: Meridian Health is not responsible for the content found on these Internet sites.