U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Primary HHS Programs
and News Media Contact
(See Key to Agency Acronyms below)

Aging
Services -- AoA -- (202) 401-4541
Research -- NIH/National Institute on Aging -- (301) 496-1752
AIDS -- OPHS -- (202) 205-1842
Surveillance -- CDC -- (404) 639-3286
Drugs -- FDA -- (301) 443-3285
Research -- NIH -- (301) 496-5787
Services -- HRSA -- (301) 443-3376
Child Abuse and Neglect -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Child Support Enforcement -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Community Health Centers -- HRSA -- (301) 443-3376
Community Services -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Developmental Disabilities -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Drug Safety and Review -- FDA -- (301) 443-3285
Energy Assistance for Low Income Families -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Family Planning -- OPHS -- (301) 594-4000
Food Safety -- FDA -- (202) 205-4144
Foster Care -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Head Start -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Health Professions and Health Professions Loans -- HRSA -- (301) 443-3376
Health Promotion Disease Prevention -- CDC -- (404) 639-3286
Home Health Agencies -- HCFA -- (202) 690-6145
Immunization -- CDC -- (404) 639-3286
Infant Mortality/Maternal Health -- HRSA -- (301) 443-3163
Medicaid -- HCFA -- (202) 690-6145
Medical Device Safety -- FDA -- (301) 443-3285
Medicare -- HCFA -- (202) 690-6145
Mental Retardation -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Minority Health -- OPHS -- (301) 443-5224
National Health Service Corps -- HRSA -- (301) 443-3376
Native Americans
Administration for Native Americans -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Indian Health Service -- IHS -- (301) 443-3593
Nursing Homes -- HCFA -- (202) 690-6145
Occupational Safety and Health -- CDC -- (404) 639-3286
Organ Transplant -- HRSA -- (301) 443-3376
Refugee Resettlement -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Runaway Youth -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Rural Health -- HRSA -- (301) 443-3376
Smoking and Health -- CDC -- (770) 488-5493
Substance Abuse
Prevention & Treatment -- SAMHSA -- (301) 443-8956
Research -- NIH/NIDA -- (301) 443-6245
Toxic Substances/Superfund -- ATSDR -- (404) 639-0501
Welfare (AFDC/TANF) -- ACF -- (202) 401-9215
Women's Health -- OPHS -- (202) 690-7650

Key to Agency Acronyms

ACF -- Administration on Children and Families
AFDC -- Aid to Families with Dependent Children
ATSDR -- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
CDC -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA -- Food and Drug Administration
HCFA -- Health Care Financing Administration
HRSA -- Health Resources and Services Administration
IHS -- Indian Health Service
OPHS -- Office of Public Health and Science
NIDA -- National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIH -- National Institutes of Health
SAMHSA -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
TANF -- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

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Last revised: August 5, 2000