Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – AHRQ
– Provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.
Direct link: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – AHRQ
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
– Provides multidisciplinary leadership and programs that enhance the ability of the professions, health care institutions, and industry to understand, develop, manage, and use medical instrumentation and related technologies safely and effectively.
Direct link: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
Center for Advancement of Health
– Translates to the public the latest evidence-based research on health, health care, prevention and chronic disease management, with an emphasis on how social, behavioral and economic factors affect illness and well-being.
Direct link: Center for Advancement of Health
Center for Law and the Public’s Health
– Information on the Center at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities. Features resources on public health law, ethics, and policy for public health practitioners, lawyers, policy-makers, and scholars.
Direct link: Center for Law and the Public’s Health
Division of Laboratory Systems
– Part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provides standards and guidelines for laboratories as well as training.
Direct link: Division of Laboratory Systems
Health Policy Institute of Ohio
– An independent, nonpartisan, statewide center that informs Ohio health policy by forecasting health trends, analyzing key health issues, and communicating current research to policymakers, state agencies, and other decision makers.
Direct link: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
Health Policy Monitor
– Provides reports on health policy reforms from 15 industrialized countries to enhance global discussions on policy making; resources include current health policy ideas, approaches, model projects, and legislation.
Direct link: Health Policy Monitor
Healthy Public Policy at MJSahl Consulting
– Provides consulting assistance for health care management and public health; services include management and administrative support, needs assessment, literature reviews, research analysis, and grant writing assistance.
Direct link: Healthy Public Policy at MJSahl Consulting
International Association of Health Policy
– International network of scholars, health workers and activists with the aim of promoting the scientific analysis of public health issues.
Direct link: International Association of Health Policy
MTO Negligence: Ontario, Canada
– Describes how decisions resulting in revocation of driver’s licenses are based on diagnosis of visual deficiency rather than ability to operate a motor vehicle safely. Provides advice and links to related web sites.
Direct link: MTO Negligence: Ontario, Canada
Medical Outcomes Trust
– Dedicated to improving health and health care by promoting the science of outcomes measurement, and the development, evaluation and distribution of standardized, high quality instruments that measure health and the outcomes of medical care. Includes online publications.
Direct link: Medical Outcomes Trust
NCQA: National Committee for Quality Assurance
– Provides information about the quality of national managed care plans to enable consumers to evaluate health plan performance. Includes links to accreditation and certification programs, compliance audits, health plan report cards, and credentialing data.
Direct link: NCQA: National Committee for Quality Assurance
National Association for Public Health Policy
– Provides resources, services, and links for public health professionals concerned with issues of public health policy and legislation.
Direct link: National Association for Public Health Policy
Tanzania District Health Resource
– Provides information on district health services in Tanzania; resources include policy, regulation, experiences, and innovations.
Direct link: Tanzania District Health Resource
U.S. Health Policy Gateway
– Portal site for health policy information on the Web.
Direct link: U.S. Health Policy Gateway
Wisconsin Stem Cell Now, Inc.
– Provides information on benefits of stem cell research and how to support public funding for stem cell research.
Direct link: Wisconsin Stem Cell Now, Inc.