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National Institutes of Health (NIH) is comprised of 27 Institutes and Centers. The primary mission of this Federal agency is to conduct and support medical research that will improve people's health and save lives. It investigates methods for disease prevention, causation, treatment, and cures for common and rare diseases. All of these Institutes and Centers generate reports and data in their respective areas of expertise.

Information resources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority health.

Contains links to a variety of resources on health topics.

  • Health Topics - Lists information on over 700 topics on conditions, disease, and wellness, Topics listed in alphabetical order and by the broad category of the topic.
  • Other Resources - Contains links to a variety resources such as organizations that provide health information and databases to resources covering special topics and collections. 
Meta-Search and clustering engine for Environmental Health and Toxicology. Searches for information in databases from the NLM database system, NIH, and various U.S. government and international agencies.
Principal federal health statistics gatherer with links to other databases and health-related data points. A wide variety of statistical information is gathered. 

Federal agency charged with protecting human health and the environment.  Topics range from human health and pesticides to toxic chemicals and water.  Easy search methods are: Quick Finder, which has links to terms and keywords that are frequently searched on the EPA web site, and Browse EPA Topics which has topics organized into broad categories.

The nation's principal health statistics agency compiling a wide variety of information on topics ranging from vital statistics and health status to illness and disabilityand the use of health care.