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U.S.
Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
Department
of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is the United States government's
principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing
essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help
themselves. The department includes more than 300 services, covering a
wide spectrum of activities. HHS is the largest grant-making agency in
the federal government, providing some 60,000 grants per year. HHS’
Medicare program is the nation’s largest health insurer, handling
more than 900 million claims per year. HHS works closely with state, local,
and tribal governments, and many HHS-funded services are provided at the
local level by state, county, or tribal agencies, or through private sector
grantees and provide for equitable treatment of beneficiaries nationwide,
and they enable the collection of national health and other data. http://www.hhs.gov/
National
Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health is the steward of medical and behavioral
research for the nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental
knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application
of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness
and disability. The goals of the agency are as follows: 1) foster fundamental
creative discoveries, innovative research strategies, and their applications
as a basis to advance significantly the nation’s capacity to protect
and improve health; 2) develop, maintain, and renew scientific human and
physical resources that will assure the nation’s capability to prevent
disease; 3) expand the knowledge base in medical and associated sciences
in order to enhance the nation’s economic well-being and ensure
a continued high return on the public investment in research; and 4) exemplify
and promote the highest level of scientific integrity, public accountability,
and social responsibility in the conduct of science... http://www.nih.gov/about/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
The CDC is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health
and safety of people – at home and abroad, providing credible information
to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.
CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention
and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education
activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United
States. http://www.cdc.gov/aboutcdc.htm
State Health Workforce Profiles
The State Health Workforce Profiles compile accurate and current data
on supply, demand, distribution, education, and use of health personnel.
Estimated numbers of workers indicate the size of the state's health workforce.
Per capita ratios facilitate comparisons with other states and the nation.
Each profile has three sections:
- Brief overview of residents' health status and health services that
influence supply of and demand for health workers
- Health care employment by place of work, including hospitals, nursing
homes, and other settings
- Health care employment in more than 25 health professions and occupations
The Robert Wood Johnson Communities in
Charge Initiative
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is pleased to announce that 20 communities
from across the nation will receive one-year grants under a new foundation
initiative called Communities in Charge. Communities in Charge is a $16.8
million initiative of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and is designed
for local communities interested in improving access to care for low-income,
uninsured individuals by rethinking the organization and financing of
local care delivery.
Communities in Charge is a competitive grants program that provides financial
and technical support to community consortia to design and implement innovative
approaches to financing and delivering health care to low-income, uninsured
individuals. Grants will be awarded in two stages under this program.
Phase I grants are for Organization and Planning; Phase II grants are
for Development and Implementation. Grant awards for Phase II work will
depend on successful completion of Phase I. Applicants must secure matching
funds for the amount of the grant requested for the second phase of the
project.
Home page: http://www.communitiesincharge.org/Default.htm
Internet resources: http://www.communitiesincharge.org/InternetResources.htm
EnviroMapper Storefront
With EnviroMapper, you have access to a wealth of environmental information
on your desktop. EnviroMapper is a powerful tool used to map various types
of environmental information, including air releases, drinking water,
toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund
sites. Select a geographic area within EnviroMapper and view the different
facilities that are present within that area. Create maps at the national,
state, and county levels, and link them to environmental text reports.
http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/em/index.html
- View federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions
and features in an area of your choice.
- Display facility and chemical-based information from the Envirofacts
Warehouse.
- View information about surface water features and their environmental
condition.
- View environmental information relating to the health of watersheds
in a given area.
- Access results from environmental sampling and monitoring in the New
York City area in the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001.
- View information about demographic characteristic using the EnviroMapper
for Environmental Justice application.
- View tax incentive zone information for areas where expansion or redevelopment
is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.
- Display National Priorities List (NPL) sites using the EnviroMapper
for Superfund application.
FedStats Home Page
FedStats is the new window on the full range of official statistical information
available to the public from the federal government. Use the Internet's
powerful linking and searching capabilities to track economic and population
trends, education, health care costs, aviation safety, foreign trade,
energy use, farm production, and more. Access official statistics collected
and published by more than 70 federal agencies without having to know
in advance which agency produces them. http://www.fedstats.gov/
Maryland State Data Center
The State Data Center program is a cooperative program established in
1978 between each of the states and the Census Bureau. The purpose of
the program is to make census information available locally through a
network of state agencies, universities, libraries, and regional and local
governments. http://www.op.state.md.us/msdc/
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