HEALTH & BIOMEDICAL RESOURCES

General Health Sites

Health Law - General
http://http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/health.html

National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/

Health Hippo - Policy & Regulatory Info
http://hippo.findlaw.com/hippohome.html

Hieros Gamos - Health
http://www.hg.org/health.html

Findlaw - Health
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/19health/index.html

PubMed - Health Literature Archive
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/

National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

ABA Health Law
http://www.abanet.org/health/home.html

MedicineNet - a network of U.S. Board Certified Physicians and Allied Health Professionals
http://medicinenet.com

National Center for Health Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

Health Statistics -- Topical
http://www.fedstats.gov/cgi-bin/A2Z.cgi

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Federal Legislative and Policy Sites

Federal Government - Portal to Health
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Health.shtml

Health Law
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/health.html

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
http://cms.hhs.gov

Agency for Health Policy and Research
http://www.ahcpr.gov

Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.dhhs.gov

Medicare History Links

http://www.ssa.gov/history/corning.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov

Veterans Health Administration
http://www.va.gov/vbs/health

Congressional Budget Office
http://www.cbo.gov

Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov

Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov

House Committee on Appropriations
http://www.house.gov/appropriations

House Committee on Ways and Means
http://www.house.gov/ways_means

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State Legislative and Policy Sites

50 States Health Facts Online
http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org

National Academy for State Health Policy
http://www.nashp.org

National Conference of State Legislatures
http://www.ncsl.org

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
http://www.astho.org

US State Health Agencies (listing by state)
http://www.ehdp.com/vitalnet/shas.htm

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Massachusetts Legislative and Policy Sites

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/dphprov.htm

Massachusetts Public Health Association
http://www.mphaweb.org/home.html

Massachusetts - Office of Patient Protection
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/opp

Massachusetts - Executive Office of Health and Human Services
http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=eohhs2homepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Eeohhs2

Disability Law Center - Massachusetts
http://www.dlc-ma.org

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
http://www.massmedboard.org

MassPRO - Masschusetts Peer Review Organization - Healthcare
http://www.masspro.org

Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
http://www.igc.apc.org/psr/index.html

Massachusetts Trial Court Library Health Care Links
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/health.html

Massachusetts Association of Health Boards
http://www.mahb.org

Massachusetts Association of Health Plans
http://www.mahp.com

Massachusetts Extended Care Federation
http://www.mecf.org

Massachusetts Healthcare Purchaser Group
http://www.mhpg.org

Massachusetts Health Data Consortium
http://www.mahealthdata.org

Massachusetts Hospital Association
http://www.mhalink.org

Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
http://www.massleague.org

Massachusetts Medical Society
http://www.massmed.org

Massachusetts Legislature - The Joint Committee on Health Care
http://www.state.ma.us/legis/comm/j24.htm

MassHealth/Medicaid Consumer Network of Massachusetts
http://www.colorado2.com/medicaid

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation
http://www.bcbsmafoundation.org

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Health Associations

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org

American Health Lawyers Association
http://www.healthlawyers.org

American College of Health Care Executives
http://www.ache.org

Biotechnology Industry Organization
http://www.bio.org

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org

American College of SurgeonsXX
http://www.facs.org

American Heart Association
http://www.amhrt.org

American Medical Women's Association
http://www.amwa-doc.org

American Nurses Association
http://www.ana.org

Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org

Public Citizen Health Research Group
http://www.citizen.org/hrg

National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
http://www.nccnhr.org

National Center on Women and Aging
http://www.heller.brandeis.edu/national/ind.html

Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement - Health Care
http://www.wiser.heinz.org/portal/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=105&Itemid=31

Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
http://www.alzheimers.org

National Center for Assisted Living
http://www.ncal.org

Choosing an Assisted Living Residence
http://www.longtermcareliving.com/assess/al/

American Health Care Association (Federation of state health org's providing assisted living)
http://www.ahca.org

U.S. Living Will Registry (Promotes use of advanced directives)
http://www.uslivingwillregistry.com

Euthanasia Information
http://www.euthanasia.org/index.html

Gray Panthers (social advocacy - retirees are important focal group)
http://www.graypanthers.org

Global Action on Aging -- Health
http://www.globalaging.org/health/index.htm

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Health Policy Centers and Forums

Emory University
http://www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb

University of Houston
http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/pathfinder/

Saint Louis University
http://law.slu.edu/healthlaw/research/links/index.html

Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~libhper/links.html

National Health Policy Forum
http://www.nhpf.org

Academy Health
http://www.academyhealth.org/

Center for Studying Health System Change
http://www.hschange.com

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp

The Commonwealth Fund
http://www.cmwf.org

Committee on Health Politics
http://www.cohealthpolitics.org

National Health Law Program
http://www.healthlaw.org

Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org

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Health Law Advocacy

Center for Health Care Rights
http://www.healthcarerights.org

National Coalition on Health Care
http://www.nchc.org

National Committee for Quality Assurance
http://www.ncqa.org

American Accreditation programs
http://www.urac.org/programs/

Direct Care Alliance
http://www.directcarealliance.org

Sound Partners for Community Health
http://www.soundpartners.org

National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association
http://www.nhcaa.org/

National Patient Safety Foundation
http://www.npsf.org

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Health Topics A - Z

Bioethics

Bioethics Resources on Web
http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics

Georgetown - Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl

Hastings Center
http://www.thehastingscenter.org

Johns Hopkins Bioethics Institute
http://www.med.jhu.edu/bioethics_institute

Center for Bioethics (UPenn)
http://www.bioethics.upenn.edu

American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
http://www.aslme.org

European Group on Ethics in Science/New Technologies
http://europa.eu.int/comm/european_group_ethics/index_en.htm

American Journal of Bioethics
http://ajobonline.com


Children's

Kids Health
http://www.kidshealth.org/index_noflash.html

Johns Hopkins Childrens Center
http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org

General Pediatrics - Pediatrician Viewpoint
http://www.generalpediatrics.com

Institute for Child Health Policy
http://www.ichp.edu

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health Policy
http://www.ncemch.org


Disability Law

Cornell - Disability
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/disability.html

Americans with Disabilities Act Homepage
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Americans with Disabilities Act Documents Center
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
http://www.c-c-d.org

Administration on Developmental Disabilities (part of HHS)
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add/


Elder Law

Elder Care Web
http://www.elderweb.com

Elder Care Online
http://www.ec-online.net

Elder Law Answers
http://www.elderlawanswers.com

National Institute on Aging
http://www.nih.gov/nia

U.S. Senate Committee on Aging
http://www.senate.gov/~aging

National Council on Aging
http://www.ncoa.org

National Senior Citizens Law Center
http://www.nsclc.org

ABA Commission on Legal Problems of Elderly
http://www.abanet.org/elderly

National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
http://www.nccnhr.org

National Center on Women and Aging
http://www.heller.brandeis.edu/national/ind.html

Global Action on Aging -- Health
http://www.law.suffolk.edu/library/research/a-z/webography/endoflifebib.doc
http://www.globalaging.org/health/index.htm

Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
http://www.state.ma.us/elder

Boston ElderINFO
http://www.elderinfo.org

End of Life Issues
http://www.law.suffolk.edu/library/research/a-z/webography/endoflifebib.doc

Food and Drug

Cornell Law - Food and Drug Law
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/food_drugs.html

US Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
http://www.phrma.org

Food and Drug Law Institute
http://www.fdli.org

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
http://www.fda.gov/cder

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html

National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov

FDA Medwatch
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/

Genetics and the Law

Medical Genetics (UWash.)
http://healthlinks.washington.edu/clinical/genetics.html

American Society of Human Genetics
http://www.faseb.org/genetics/ashg/ashgmenu.htm

Human Genetics Project Information
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresourc es/Human_Genome/faq/faqs1.shtml

Human Genome Project - Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/elsi/elsi.html

European Society of Human Genetics
http://www.eshg.org

Council for Responsible Genetics
http://www.gene-watch.org

Biotechnology and Genetics Law
http://www.megalaw.com/top/biotech.php


Health Insurance

Health Insurance Policy Program
http://chpps.berkeley.edu/hipp/index.html

America's Health Insurance Plans
http://www.ahip.org

National Association of Insurance Commissioners
http://www.naic.org

American Association of Health Plans
http://www.aahp.org

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
http://www.bluecares.com

HCA Healthcare Corporation
http://www.hcahealthcare.com/

US Census Bureau - Health Insurance Data
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/hlthins.html



HIV/AIDS

AIDS Action Committee (New England)
http://www.aac.org

AIDS NYC
http://www.aidsnyc.org

San Francisco AIDS Foundation
http://www.sfaf.org

National Association of People with AIDS
http://www.napwa.org

Women Alive - (focus is on women living with hiv/aids)
http://www.women-alive.org/

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
http://www.pedaids.org

Gay Men's Health Crisis Center
http://www.gmhc.org

National Native American AIDS Prevention Center
http://www.nnaapc.org

National Minority AIDS Council
http://www.nmac.org

WHO - Department of HIV/AIDS
http://www.who.int/hiv/en

UN Programme on HIV/AIDS
http://www.unaids.org

CDC - HIV/AIDS Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm

Harvard AIDS Institute
http://www.aids.harvard.edu/


International

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/home-page

International Red Cross
http://www.icrc.org/

Pan American Health Organization
http://www.paho.org/

World Bank - Health, Nutrition, Population

US DHHS -- Global Health
http://globalhealth.gov

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
http://www.oecd.org


Medicare/Medicaid

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Medicaid
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/medicaid.html

Medicare
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/medicare.html

Center for Medicare Advocacy
http://www.medicareadvocacy.org

Medicare Rights Center
http://www.medicarerights.org

Medicaid Matters

http://www.medicaidmatters2005.org

Medicare Payment Assessment Commission
http://www.medpac.gov/

National Bipartisan Committee on the Future of Medicare
http://thomas.loc.gov/medicare/index.html

Medicare Rights Center
http://www.medicarerights.org/


Mental Health

Mental Health
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/mental_health.html

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov

National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov

American Psychiatric Association
http://www.psych.org

Mental Health Policy Information Exchange
http://www.pie.org

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.nami.org

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
http://www.bazelon.org


Public Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov

Office of Public Health and Science
http://phs.os.dhhs.gov/ophs

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp

National Center for Environmental Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/

National Center for Infectious Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
http://www.aphis.usda.gov

Indian Health Service
http://www.ihs.gov

Federal Health Information Centers and Clearinghouses
http://www.health.gov/nhic/Pubs/clearinghouses.htm

Office of Minority Health
http://www.omhrc.gov/

Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov

Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov

American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/dphprov.htm


Reproductive

American Society for Reproductive Medicine
http://www.asrm.org

National Women's Health Information Center
http://www.4women.gov

Planned Parenthood Federation
http://www.plannedparenthood.org

Center for Reproductive Rights
http://www.crlp.org

National Women's Law Center - Reproductive Rights
http://www.nwlc.org/display.cfm?section=reproductive%20rights%3A%20general%20materials


Social Disparities in Health Care

See Suffolk Law Research Guide -- "Social Disparities in Health Care":
http://www.law.suffolk.edu/library/research/a-z/webography/minhealth.cfm

A short but good tutorial about this topic:
http://www.kaiseredu.org/tutorials/race-ethnicity/cayatutorial2.html

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Health News

Journal of the American Medical Association (Online)
http://jama.ama-assn.org/

The New England Journal of Medicine (Online)
http://content.nejm.org/

Kaiser Network Daily Reports
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm

CDC Public Health Law News
http://www2.cdc.gov/phlp/cphln.asp

Health Affairs
http://www.healthaffairs.org

Modern Healthcare
http://www.modernhealthcare.com

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr

Health Law Blog
http://www.healthlawblog.blogspot.com

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please email: Ellen Beckworth, Reference Librarian.

Last modified: July 31, 2006.