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Bureau of
Health Professions: BHP provides national leadership in the
development, distribution and retention of a diverse, culturally
competent health workforce. Part
of the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA). Bureau of Primary
Health Care: BPHC funds and oversees federally qualified
health centers (FQHCs) such as community
health centers and migrant health centers, programs such
as the Healthy Communities Access Program and
specific population programs such as Health
Care for the Homeless. Part of the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA). Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services:
Federal agency that oversees the health entitlement programs,
Medicare and Medicaid, part of DHHS. National Center
for Health Statistics: Principal health statistics agency
in the National Institutes of Health: Part of DHHS – is the primary agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Comprised of 27 different Institutes and Centers, such as National
Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Library of Medicine. Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Office works to strengthen the disease
prevention and health promotion priorities of the federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Part of the Office of Public Health and Science,
which is under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Health,
the DHHS Secretary’s primary advisor on public health issues. Office of Minority
Health: OMH seeks to improve
and protect the health of racial and ethnic minority populations
through the development of health policies and programs that
will eliminate health disparities. Also part of the Office
of Public Health and Science (see above). Office
of Rural Health Policy: ORHP
advises DHHS on
matters affecting rural hospitals, and health care, coordinating
activities within the department that relate to rural health
care, and maintaining a national information clearinghouse.
Private,
Non-Profit, Nonpartisan Health Policy and Research Organizations Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation: Private foundation that seeks to close the gap between rich and poor countries by encouraging new
research and supporting healthcare organizations that reach people
most in need through its Global
Health program, in addition to other programs. Center for Studying Health System Change:
Seeks to inform
health care decision makers about changes in the health care
system at both the local and national levels and the effects
of such changes on people through objective, incisive analyses
that lead to sound policy and management decisions. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: Source
of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care
community, and the general public on major health care issues facing
the nation. A very large and diverse selection of policy
briefs, data tables and full reports online. National Academy For State
Health Policy: non-profit, non-partisan organization
dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy
and practice. The organization has offices in National Institute For Health Care Management: Non-profit, non-partisan group that conducts research on health care issues. The Foundation disseminates research findings and analysis that promote and enhance access to health care and the efficiency and effectiveness of health care services and delivery. North
Carolina Institute of Medicine: Independent, non-profit organization
that provides nonpartisan health policy analysis and advice in Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:
one of the largest funders of health
services research in the Urban Institute: Nonpartisan economic and social policy research
organization with Health and Health Care as one of its core research
program areas. Professional
Associations Academy
Health: Professional association of health services researchers,
policy analysts and practitioners. Nonpartisan
resource for health research and policy and the national program
office for the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Coverage Initiatives program. American
Hospital Association: National
organization that serves and represents all types of hospitals
and health care networks by ensuring that members’ voices and
perspectives are heard and addressed in national health policy
development. American Public
Health Association: Oldest and largest association of public
health professionals. Advances
a public health mission through research and publications,
professional development, annual meetings, awards and advocacy. Association of
State and Territorial Health Officials: National
nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial
public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories,
and the District of Columbia. National Association
of City and County Health Officials: National
organization representing local public health agencies. National Association of Community Health Centers College
or University-Affiliated Centers Baylor University Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Brandeis University – Schneider Institute for Health Policy Creighton University Center for Health Policy & Ethics George Washington University Center for Health Services Research and Policy Georgetown University Health Policy Institute Harvard University Department of Health Care Policy Johns
Hopkins University Department of Health Policy and Management Rutgers University Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research Stanford University Center for Health Policy UCLA Center for Health Policy Research University of California, Berkeley Center for Health and Public Policy Studies University of California, San Francisco Institute for Health Policy Studies University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Health Research and Policy University of Kansas School of Medicine – Department of Health Policy & Management University of Massachusetts Medical School Center for Health Policy and Research University of North Carolina – Cecil Sheps Center for Health Services Research Washington
University (St. Louis) Center for Health Policy
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