National Health Information Center

National Health Information Center Type: Government Parent organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Employees: Executive: Director (Discontinued) Budget: Address: 330 C St SW, Washington, DC 20201 Website: https://healthfinder.gov/ (Merged) Creation Legislation: N/A (Established by HHS) Wikipedia: National Health Information Center

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Mission To connect health professionals and the public with organizations that provide reliable health information; to facilitate access to health resources and promote health literacy.

Services Health Information Referrals; Resource Connection

Regulations

National Health Information Center (NHIC) was a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) aimed at providing health information referrals.

Note: NHIC has been merged into other HHS services; current health information is available at HealthFinder.gov.

Official Site

Mission

The mission of the NHIC was to serve as a central point for health inquiries, connecting individuals and health professionals with accurate and reliable health information sources. It aimed to enhance public health knowledge, promote health literacy, and facilitate access to health-related resources.

Parent organization

NHIC was part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically under the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP).

Legislation

NHIC was established by administrative action within HHS and did not have specific legislation authorizing its creation.

Partners

• Various health organizations and information centers
• Other federal health agencies
• State and local health departments

Number of employees

NHIC did not have employees as a separate entity; its services were managed by staff from ODPHP.

Organization structure

As NHIC has merged, its structure is now integrated into broader HHS services:

• Health Information Specialists previously provided referrals (now part of various HHS initiatives).

List of programs

• Health Information Referral Service (Now part of HealthFinder.gov)
• National Health Observances (Integrated into broader HHS communications)

Last total enacted budget

NHIC did not have a separate budget; its operations were part of the overall budget for HHS health information services.

Leader

NHIC was led by a Director before its integration into other HHS services.

Services provided

NHIC provided services by connecting individuals to health information resources, offering referrals to health organizations, and promoting health literacy through educational materials. Its role has been largely taken over by HealthFinder.gov, which now serves as the primary portal for health information from HHS.

Regulations overseen

NHIC did not oversee regulations but ensured compliance with health information privacy and accuracy standards in its referrals.

Headquarters address

330 C St SW, Washington, DC 20201 (HHS Headquarters)

Website

Health information services previously offered by NHIC are now accessible at: https://healthfinder.gov/

Wikipedia article

There is no specific Wikipedia article for NHIC; for context, see wikipedia:Health.gov or wikipedia:HealthFinder.

External links

• https://healthfinder.gov/
• https://health.gov/ (HHS's health information platform)
• https://health.gov/myhealthfinder (Part of the integrated health information services)