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A private foundation "supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy."

Peer-reviewed journal available for free online that "explores health policy issues of current concern in domestic and international spheres. "

An independent resource designed for consumers to find quality health care at a fair price.

"MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free." -- MedlinePlus

"PLOS Medicine publishes articles relevant to clinicians, policymakers, and researchers across a range of settings that address the major biological, environmental, social, and political determinants of health" -- PLOS

Find more than 28 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Includes links to selected full text articles.

Find free full-text articles in biomedical and life sciences journals at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM)

Science learning materials from the Nature Publishing Group. Focusing on genetics and cell biology, Scitable provides tools for finding, using and sharing science related content.

A project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation designed to provide health data for all 50 states on over 700 health topics.

"The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the safety and quality of America's health care system."

Official federal website developed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to provide information on health care reform.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for ensuring that human and veterinary drugs, and vaccines and other biological products and medical devices intended for human use are safe and effective.

"Ke Ola Mamo is one of the five Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems created under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988 and reauthorized under the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act of 1992. Ke Ola Mamo is committed to improving the life and health of our people through a system of culturally sensitive services, intervention, advocacy, outreach, education and early detection screenings."

"An independent panel of non-Federal experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine and is composed of primary care providers (such as internists, pediatricians, family physicians, gynecologists/obstetricians, nurses, and health behavior specialists). The USPSTF conducts scientific evidence reviews of a broad range of clinical preventive health care services (such as screening, counseling, and preventive medications) and develops recommendations for primary care clinicians and health systems."