HEALTHY PEOPLE

http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/ 
Healthy People is the prevention agenda for the Nation and is updated every ten years. It identifies the most significant preventable threats to health and focuses public and private sector efforts to address them. Healthy People is based on the best scientific knowledge and is used for decision making and for action.

healthfinder®

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

http://www.healthfinder.gov
healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. healthfinder® can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.

THE VIRTUAL OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL

http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/
The site is the virtual office of the Surgeon General, dedicated to protecting and improving American health. The Surgeon General personally guides visitors through a kids' page and other sections.

NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER (NHIC)

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

http://www.health.gov/nhic/

NHIC is a health information referral service that links consumers and health professionals to more than 1200 federal and diverse health organizations in the United States, including those with toll free numbers. For more links and resources, go to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion website, http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/ , or the government Health Gateway http://www.health.gov/ 

THE HEALTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL TRUST (HRET)

http://www.hret.org/ 

The Health Research and Educational Trust has developed a Disparities Toolkit for collecting race, ethnicity and primary language information from patients.  It is designed to help community health centers understand the importance of accurate data collection, assess organizational capacity to do so, and implement a framework designed specifically for obtaining information from patients about their race, ethnicity, and primary (preferred) language efficiently, effectively, and respectfully.