This site serves as a comprehensive, online archive of documents and history related to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). Here you can find the text of the law, legislative history, congressional hearings, Supreme Court cases, federal regulations, policy and advocacy documents and additional information related to the passage of the original ADA and the ADAAA.
NLM is the central coordinating body for clinical terminology standards within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NLM works closely with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to ensure NLM's efforts are aligned with the goal of the President and HHS Secretary for the nationwide implementation of an interoperable health information technology infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of health care.
The largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health.
"NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health and medical research. The NIH website offers health information for the public, scientists, researchers, medical professionals, patients, educators, and students."
Located on Roanoke Island, the "Fort Raleigh National Historic Site protects and preserves known portions of England's first New World settlements from 1584 to 1590."
Income-Based Repayment (IBR) is a new way to make your federal student loan payments more manageable starting July 1, 2009. And if you're a teacher or work in government or at a nonprofit (501(c)(3)) organization, you might qualify for a new type of public service loan forgiveness after 10 years of eligible payments and employment.
As a federally-designated “Regional Extension Center,” the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers Program (NC AHEC) provides individualized, on-site electronic health record (EHR) consulting tailored to your practice’s specific needs at no charge to you.
National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) page for Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) and Continuity of Care Document (CCD) standards validation
"…a regional archives and research library administered by the State Archives of North Carolina… located in Manteo… Its holdings document the history, development and growth of the North Carolina coast."
Yearly calendar of health/disease related events and observances from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Workspace within the North Carolina AHEC Digital Library Network “…used for housing archival copies of EHR and HIT emails (distributed by Jim Curtis, Deputy Director of the Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill).”
The National Library of Medicine provides free access to vocabulary standards, applications, and related tools that can be used to meet US EHR certification criteria and to achieve Meaningful Use of EHRs. Below are resources either created by or supported by NLM that can be used for providing patient-specific education materials, e-prescribing, and creating, exchanging, and interpreting standardized lists of problems, medications, and test results.
K. Henderson. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Washington, DC, (August 2008)