PUBHLTH 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Commerce Clause, Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality
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Branches of government (federal, state, local: legislative passes statutes, executive public health agencies carry out the law; may issue regulations consistent with statutes, judicial laws and regulations can be challenged in court. Federal agencies: department of health and human services (hhs)(www. hhs. gov) Centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) (www. cdc. gov) National institutes of health (nih) (www. nih. gov) food and drug administration (fda) (www. fda. gov) Centers for medicare & medicaid services (cms) (www. cms. gov) Agency for healthcare research and quality (ahrq) (www. ahrq. gov) federal agencies (ctd. : environmental protection agency (epa) (www. epa. gov, occupational safety and health administration (osha) (www. osha. gov, department of agriculture (usda) (www. usda. gov, national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) (www. nhtsa. gov) Centers for disease control and prevention: main epidemiologic and assessment agency for the nation, publishes morbidity and mortality weekly report (mmwr, center for health statistics. Collects data on u. s. population concerning all aspects of health: centers on infectious diseases, chronic disease, injury prevention, and others. American cancer society, american heart association, american diabetes association,
