Health Unit: Social and Consumer Health Section: Government Agencies Activity: Federal Agencies Name: _________________________________________ Question

1. What is the HHS budget for this year? Agency name and answer to question Goal or mission statement

Megan Shade at the HHS Office of Budget strengthens our nations health care, 202.690.7078. supports the innovation and research that will lead to tomorrows treatments a

2. What are the responsibilities of the National Institute of Health? 3. What agency in the NIH family would be responsible for preventing risks of smoking

NIH

To help people eat better and and keep healthy. To tell people what is healthy and unhealthy for them

NIDA National Institute on Drug Abuse

To prevent risks of smoking.

4. What agency would the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and be concerned with drug Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act Amendments, created addiction?

To help people with drug addictions.

the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA), which wa
http://www.cdc.gov/ Disease control and prevention.

5. Where would you go to find out more about West Nile Virus?

6. If you had an aging grandparent in need of services, what agency would you contact? 7. What useful agencies are there for parents?

http://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/ hiv-aids-and-older-people

Helping people with HIV, Aids, or aging.

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/ parents

Help with child care

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8. List responsibilities of the CDC?

http://www.cdc.gov/

has prestige responsibilities for preventing the spread of diseases. they give out vaccines, keep the general public in the know for diseases and how to help yourself if you confront one.
To provide you with trusted health information.

9. What information on teen issues is available? Name the topics and the sites. 10. What site can assist you in decisions about health insurance?

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ Libraries of medicine and etc. http://www.ahrq.gov/

to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work with HHS and other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used.

11. What site can help a person who wants to volunteer for disaster relief?

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/default.htm

To approve only healthy food.

12. What website will tell you the side effects of an over the counter drug? 13. What website will tell you the side effects of a prescription drug?

http://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/ Give you information on medicine and herbs. Approves healthy, safe food. ucm163354.htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ druginformation.html

http://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/ Refer to the above information in order to not repeat everything. ucm163354.htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ druginformation.html http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/ To help you quit your smoking addiction. quit-smoking/

14. Where can you go to get information on quitting smoking?

15. What agency can you go to for information on treatment of cancer?

http://www.cancer.gov/

The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, re

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