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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A primer on strategies for prevention and control of seasonal and pandemic influenza.

29 Sep 2009 The United States has made considerable progress in pandemic preparedness. Limited attention, however, has been given to the challenges faced by populations that will be at increased risk of the consequences of the pandemic, including challenges ... Read more...

Treating tobacco dependence in light of the 2008 US Department of Health and Human Services clinical practice guideline.

30 Jul 2009 Cigarette smoking is the most important preventable cause of morbidity, mortality, and excess health care costs in the United States. From 2000 through 2004, cigarette smoking caused an estimated annual average of 443,595 deaths and cost $193 ... Read more...

Healthcare coalitions: the new foundation for national healthcare preparedness and response for catastrophic health emergencies.

30 May 2009 After 9/11 and the 2001 anthrax letters, it was evident that our nation's healthcare system was largely underprepared to handle the unique needs and large volumes of people who would seek medical care following catastrophic health events. In ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'United States Dept. of Health and Human Services'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A primer on strategies for prevention and control of seasonal and pandemic influenza. 29 Sep 2009
• Electronic medical records at a crossroads: impetus for change or missed opportunity? 7 Sep 2009
• Institute of Medicine outlines priorities for comparative effectiveness research. 31 Aug 2009
• Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability, and public engagement. 24 Aug 2009
• US moves on controversial travel ban. 30 Jul 2009
• Treating tobacco dependence in light of the 2008 US Department of Health and Human Services clinical practice guideline. 30 Jul 2009
• Decisive moment. Comparative-effectiveness reports set high bar. 4 Jul 2009
• Sebelius takes team approach. HHS secretary says administration eyes congressional collaboration on reform. 4 Jul 2009
• OIG approves physician compensation for on-call emergency room services. 29 Jun 2009
• The elusive quest for balance: the 2008 HHS regulation prohibiting discrimination against health-care workers based on religious beliefs. 29 Jun 2009
• Healthcare coalitions: the new foundation for national healthcare preparedness and response for catastrophic health emergencies. 30 May 2009
• Toward radiological preparedness. 30 May 2009
• Drug and vaccine development for infectious diseases: the value of priority review vouchers. 30 May 2009
• Priority review vouchers: an inefficient and dangerous way to promote neglected-disease drug development. 30 May 2009
• Policy coherence in US tobacco control: beyond FDA regulation. 17 May 2009
• US Senate confirms new health secretary. Interview by Samuel Loewenberg. 7 May 2009
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 health information technology provisions: a "HIT" or miss? 29 Apr 2009
• Red Flag Rules--are you ready? 29 Apr 2009
• Obama's $19 billion boon to health care IT: mammoth investment fasttracks electronic health records. 29 Apr 2009
• Research priorities. Farm animal research in crisis. 22 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'United States Dept. of Health and Human Services'

Definition: A cabinet department in the Executive Branch of the United States Government concerned with administering those agencies and offices having programs pertaining to health and human services.

Descriptor UI: D014483

Alternative terms: United States Dept. of Health and Human Services; Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.); United States Department of Health and Human Services; United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services; DHHS; Department of Health and Human Services; United States Department of Health, Human Services; United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare; United States Department of Human Services; United States Department of Health;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.409.137.500.600; N03.540.348.500.500.600;

History Note: 1882(1976)

Technical Notes: add UNITED STATES (NIM); research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; DF: HHS CATALOG: use NAF entry