[United States Government Manual]
[June 02, 1998]
[Pages 263-299]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201

Phone, 202-619-0257. Internet, http://www.dhhs.gov/.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES            Donna E. Shalala
    Confidential Assistant to the                 Jolinda Gaither
            Secretary
    Counselor to the Secretary                    Ann Rosewater
Deputy Secretary                                  Kevin Thurm
    Executive Secretary                           LaVarne Burton
Chief of Staff                                    Mary Beth Donahue
Director, Intergovernmental Affairs               Lance Simmens
Chair, Departmental Appeals Board                 Cecilia Sparks Ford, 
                                                          Acting
Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon        David Satcher
        General
    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary          (vacancy)
    Executive Officer                             Harold P. Thompson
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for                James O'Hara
            Health
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Disease           Susanne Stoiber, 
            Prevention and Health                         Acting
            Promotion
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Minority          Clay E. Simpson
            Health
    Deputy Assistant Secretary,                   Thomas Kring, Acting
            Population Affairs
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Women's           Wanda Jones
            Health
    Director, Office of Emergency                 Robert Knouss
            Preparedness
    Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Policy           Eric Goosby
    Director, Office of International             Linda A. Vogel
            and Refugee Health
    Director, Office of Research                  Christopher Pascal, 
            Integrity                                     Acting
    Executive Director, President's               Sandra Perlmutter
            Council on Physical Fitness 
            and Sports
Assistant Secretary for Legislation               Richard J. Tarplin
    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary          (vacancy)
    Deputy Assistant Secretary                    Irene B. Bueno
            (Congressional Liaison)
    Deputy Assistant Secretary (Health)           Jane C. Horvath
    Deputy Assistant Secretary (Human             Mary M. Bourdette
            Services)
Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget     John J. Callahan
    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary          (vacancy)
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy            Elizabeth D'Jamoos
            Initiatives
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget            Dennis P. Williams
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Finance           George H. Strader
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Grants            Terrance J. Tychan
            and Acquisition Management
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human             Evelyn White
            Resources
    Deputy Assistant Secretary,                   Neil J. Stillman
          Information Resources 
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    Director, Office of Facilities                Peggy J. Dodd
            Services
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation   Margaret A. Hamburg
    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary          (vacancy)
    Executive Assistant                           Jeffrey Merkowitz
    Deputy Assistant Secretary,                   Robert Williams
            Disability, Aging, and Long-
            Term Care Policy
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Health            Gary Claxton
            Policy
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human             Patricia Ruggles
            Services Policy
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Program           Susanne A. Stoiber
            Systems
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Science           William Raub
            Policy
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs            Melissa Skolfield
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy            Laurie Boeder
            and Communications
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Media             Victor Zonana
    Director, Freedom of Information/             Ross Cirrincione
            Privacy Act Office
    Director, News Division                       P. Campbell Gardett
Director, Office for Civil Rights                 David Garrison, Acting
    Deputy Director                               Omar V. Guerrero
    Associate Deputy Director,                    Omar V. Guerrero, 
            Management Planning and                       Acting
            Evaluation
    Associate Deputy Director, Program            Ronald Copeland
            Operations
General Counsel                                   Harriet S. Rabb
    Executive Officer                             Donald E. Watts
    Deputy General Counsel                        Beverly Dennis III
    Deputy General Counsel, Legal                 (vacancy)
            Counsel
    Deputy General Counsel, Program               Anna L. Durand
            Review
    Deputy General Counsel, Regulation            Renee Landers
    Associate General Counsel, Business           Leslie L. Clune
            and Administrative Law 
            Division
    Associate General Counsel, Children,          Robert Keith, Acting
            Families, and Aging
    Associate General Counsel, Civil              George Lyon
            Rights
    Associate General Counsel, Ethics             Jack M. Kress
            and Special Counsel for 
            Ethics
    Associate General Counsel, Food and           Margaret J. Porter
            Drug
    Associate General Counsel, Health             Robert Jaye, Acting
            Care Financing
    Associate General Counsel,                    Sondra S. Wallace
            Legislation
    Associate General Counsel, Public             Richard Riseberg
            Health
Inspector General                                 June Gibbs Brown
    Principal Deputy Inspector General            Michael F. Mangano
    Chief Counsel to the Inspector                D. McCarty Thornton
            General
    Deputy Inspector General, Audit               Thomas D. Roslewicz
            Services
    Deputy Inspector General, Evaluation          George F. Grob
            and Inspections
    Deputy Inspector General,                     John E. Hartwig
            Investigations
    Deputy Inspector General, Management          Dennis J. Duquette
            and Policy


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ADMINISTRATION ON AGING

330 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201

Phone, 202-401-4541. Internet, http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/.
Assistant Secretary                               Jeanette C. Takamura
    Deputy Assistant Secretary                    (vacancy)
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for                (vacancy)
            Governmental Affairs and 
            Elder Rights
    Special Assistant for Legislation,            Moya Benoit Thompson
            Public Affairs, and White 
            House Liaison
    Director, Office of Management                John F. McCarthy
    Director, Office of Program                   Edwin L. Walker
            Operations and Development
    Director, Office of American Indian,          M. Yvonne Jackson
            Alaskan Native, and Native 
            Hawaiian Programs
    Director, Office of Program                   Alfred Duncker
            Development

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447

Phone, 202-401-9200
Assistant Secretary                               Olivia A. Golden
    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary          John Monahan
    Deputy Assistant Secretary,                   Elizabeth M. James
            Administration
    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy            Joan Lombardi
            and External Affairs
    Commissioner, Children, Youth, and            James A. Harrell, 
            Families                                      Acting
    Associate Commissioner, Child Care            Carmen Nazario
            Bureau
    Associate Commissioner, Children's            Carol W. Williams
            Bureau
    Associate Commissioner, Family and            Terry Lewis
            Youth Services Bureau
    Associate Commissioner, Head Start            Helen Taylor
            Bureau
    Commissioner, Developmental                   Bob Williams
            Disabilities
    Commissioner, Native Americans                Gary N. Kimble
    Director, Child Support Enforcement           Olivia A. Golden
    Deputy Director, Child Support                David G. Ross
            Enforcement
    Director, Community Services                  Donald Sykes
    Director, Family Assistance                   Diann Dawson, Acting
    Director, Legislative Affairs and             Madeline Mocko
            Budget
    Director, Planning, Research, and             Howard Rolston
            Evaluation
    Director, Public Affairs                      Michael Kharfen
    Director, Refugee Resettlement                Lavinia Limon
    Director, Regional Operations                 Diann Dawson

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH

2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 20852

Phone, 301-594-6662. Internet, http://www.ahcpr.gov/. E-mail, 
[email protected].
Administrator                                     John M. Eisenberg
    Deputy Administrator                          Lisa Simpson
    Director, Practice and Technology             Douglas B. Kamerow
            Assessment
    Director, Management                          Williard B. Evans

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    Director, Policy Analysis                     Larry T. Patton
    Director, Extramural Policy,                  Linda Demlo
            Training, and Review
    Director, Center for Cost and                 Ross H. Arnett III
            Financing Studies
    Director, Health Care Information             Christine G. Williams
    Director, Organization and Delivery           Irene Fraser
            Studies
    Director, Outcomes and Effectiveness          Carolyn M. Clancy
            Research
    Director, Primary Care Research               Carolyn M. Clancy, 
                                                          Acting
    Director, Quality Measurement and             Sandra Robinson, 
            Improvement                                   Acting

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333

Phone, 404-639-0700. Internet, http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/.
Administrator                                     Claire V. Broome, 
                                                          Acting
    Deputy Administrator                          Stephen B. Thacker, 
                                                          Acting
    Assistant Administrator                       Barry L. Johnson
    Deputy Assistant Administrator                Peter J. McCumiskey

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333

Phone, 404-639-3311. Internet, http://www.cdc.gov/.
Director                                          Claire V. Broome, 
                                                          Acting
    Deputy Director                               Stephen B. Thacker, 
                                                          Acting
    Associate Director, Communications            Vicki Freimuth
    Associate Director, Global Health             Steve Blount
    Associate Director, Management and            Arthur C. Jackson
            Operations
    Associate Director, Minority Health           Walter W. Williams
    Associate Director, Policy,                   Kathy Cahill
            Planning, and Evaluation
    Associate Director, Science                   Dixie Snider
    Associate Director, Washington                Donald E. Shriber
            Office
    Director, Equal Employment                    Sue Porter-Anderson
            Opportunity
    Director, Office of Health                    Vicki Freimuth
            Communication
    Director, Office of Health and                Jonathan Y. Richmond
            Safety
    Director, Office of Program Planning          Kathy Cahill
            and Evaluation
    Director, Office of Program Support           Arthur C. Jackson
    Director, Office of Women's Health            Karen Steinberger, 
                                                          Acting
    Director, Epidemiology Program                Barbara Holloway, 
            Office                                        Acting
    Director, International Health                Steve Blount
            Program Office
    Director, National Immunization               Walter A. Orenstein
            Program Office
    Director, National Vaccine Program            Robert F. Breiman
            Office
    Director, Public Health Practice              Edward L. Baker
          Program Office
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    Director, National Center for                 James S. Marks
            Chronic Disease Prevention 
            and Health Promotion
    Director, National Center for                 Richard J. Jackson
            Environmental Health
    Director, National Center for Health          Edward J. Sondik
            Statistics
    Director, National Center for HIV,            Helene Gayle
            STD, and TB Prevention
    Director, National Center for                 James M. Hughes
            Infectious Diseases
    Director, National Center for Injury          Mark L. Rosenberg
            Prevention/Control
    Director, National Institute for              Linda Rosenstock
            Occupational Safety and 
            Health

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

Phone, 301-443-1544. Internet, http://www.fda.gov/.
Commissioner                                      (vacancy)
    Deputy Commissioner/Senior Adviser            (vacancy)
    Executive Assistant to the                    Jerold R. Mande
            Commissioner
    Chief Mediator and Ombudsman                  Amanda Bryce Norton
    Administrative Law Judge                      Daniel J. Davidson
    Chief Counsel                                 Margaret J. Porter
    Special Assistant for Investigations          John H. Mitchell
    Special Agent in Charge, Internal             Louis Caputo
            Affairs
    Lead Deputy Commissioner for                  Michael A. Friedman
            Operations
    Associate Commissioner, Consumer              Charles A. Gaylord, 
            Affairs                                       Acting
    Associate Commissioner, Health                Stuart L. Nightingale
            Affairs
    Associate Commissioner, Information           William M. Bristow II
            Resources Management and 
            Chief Information Officer
    Associate Commissioner, Legislative           Diane V. Thompson
            Affairs
    Associate Commissioner, Planning and          Paul Coppinger
            Evaluation
    Associate Commissioner, Public                Lorrie McHugh-Wytkind
            Affairs
    Associate Commissioner, Regulatory            Ronald G. Chesemore
            Affairs
    Associate Commissioner, Science               Bernard A. Schwetz
    Deputy Commissioner, External                 Sharon Smith Holston
            Affairs
    Deputy Commissioner, Management and           Robert J. Byrd
            Systems
    Deputy Commissioner, Policy                   William B. Schultz
    Director, Center for Biologics                Kathryn C. Zoon
            Evaluation and Research
    Director, Center for Devices and              D. Bruce Burlington
            Radiological Health
    Director, Center for Drug Evaluation          Janet Woodcock
            and Research
    Director, Center for Food Safety and          Joe Levitt
            Applied Nutrition
    Director, Center for Toxicological            Bernard A. Schwetz
            Research
    Director, Center for Veterinary               Stephen F. Sundlof
          Medicine
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    Director, Office of Facilities,               James L. Tidmore
            Acquisitions and Central 
            Services
    Director, Office of Financial                 James Donahue
            Management
    Director, Office of Human Resources           Mary L. Babcock
            and Management Services
    Director, Office of International             Walter Batts
            Affairs
    Director, Office of Special Health            Theresa A. Toiga
            Issues
    Director, Office of Women's Health            Audrey Sheppard, 
                                                          Acting
    Director, Orphan Products                     Marlene E. Haffner
            Development
    Team Leader, Industry and Small               Beverly Corey, Acting
            Business Liaison

HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION

200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201

Phone, 202-690-6726. Internet, http://www.hcfa.gov/.
Administrator                                     Nancy-Ann Min DeParle
    Deputy Administrator                          Michael Hash
    Executive Associate Administrator             Kathleen King
    Director, Press Office                        Chris Peacock
    Director, Office of Legislation               Debbie Chang
    Director, Office of Equal                     Joanne Hitchcock
            Opportunity and Civil Rights
    Director, Office of Strategic                 Barbara Cooper
            Planning
    Chief Actuary, Office of the Actuary          Richard Foster
    Director, Office of Communications            Pamela Gentry
            and Operations Support
    Director, Office of Clinical                  Peter Bouxsein, Acting
            Standards and Quality
    Director, Center for Beneficiary              Carol Cronin
            Relations
    Director, Center for Health Plans             Robert Berenson
            and Providers
    Director, Center for Medicaid and             Sally Richardson
            State Operations
    Chief of Operations                           Steven Pelovitz
    Director, Office of Internal                  Michael Odachowski
            Customer Support
    Director, Office of Financial                 Elizabeth Cusick
            Management
    Director, Office of Information               Gary G. Christoph
            Services
    Administrator, Northeastern                   Judy Berek, Acting
            Consortium
    Administrator, Southern Consortium            Rose Crum-Johnson
    Administrator, Midwestern Consortium          Joe Tilghman
    Administrator, Western Consortium             Mary Kay Smith, Acting

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

Phone, 301-443-2086. Internet, http://www.dhhs.gov/hrsa/.
Administrator                                     Claude E. Fox, Acting
    Deputy Administrator                          Thomas Morford, Acting
    Chief Medical Officer                         William A. Robinson
    Associate Administrator for AIDS              Joseph O'Neill
    Associate Administrator for                   James Corrigan, Acting
          Operations, Management and 
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    Director, Bureau of Health                    Neil Sampson, Acting
            Professions
    Director, Bureau of Health Resources          Joseph F. O'Neill
            Development
    Director, Bureau of Maternal and              Audrey H. Nora
            Child Health
    Director, Bureau of Primary Health            Marilyn H. Gaston
            Care
    Director, Office of Equal                     J. Calvin Adams
            Opportunity and Civil Rights
    Director, Office of Information               Nancy Paquin
            Resources Management
    Director, Office of Minority Health           Ileana C. Herrell
    Director, Office of Planning,                 Ronald H. Carlson
            Evaluation, and Legislation
    Director, Office of Policy and                Henry Montes
            Information Coordination
    Director, Office of Rural Health              Dena Puskin
            Policy

INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

Phone, 301-443-1083. Internet, http://www.tucson.ihs.gov/.
Director                                          Michael H. Trujillo
    Senior Adviser to the Director                Carole Anne Heart
    Chief Medical Officer                         Kermit C. Smith
    Deputy Director                               Michel E. Lincoln
    Director, Field Operations                    Don J. Davis, Acting
    Director, Headquarters Operations             Luana L. Reyes
    Director, Congressional and                   Michael Mahsetky
            Legislative Affairs
    Director, Equal Employment                    Cecelia Heftel
            Opportunity and Civil Rights 
            Staff
    Director, Public Affairs                      Tony Kendricks
    Director, Tribal Self-Governance              Paula Williams
    Director, Tribal Programs                     Douglas P. Black
    Director, Urban Indian Health                 James Cussen

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892

Phone, 301-496-4000. Internet, http://www.nih.gov/.
Director                                          Harold E. Varmus
    Deputy Director                               Ruth L. Kirschstein
    Deputy Director, Extramural Research          Wendy Baldwin
    Deputy Director, Intramural Research          Michael M. Gottesman
    Deputy Director, Management                   Anthony L. Itteilag
    Associate Director, Administration            Leamon M. Lee
    Associate Director, AIDS Research             Jack Whitescarver, 
                                                          Acting
    Associate Director, Behavioral and            Norman B. Anderson
            Social Sciences Research
    Associate Director, Clinical                  John I. Gallin
            Research
    Associate Director, Communications            R. Anne Thomas
    Associate Director, Disease                   William R. Harlan
            Prevention
    Associate Director, Legislative               Diane Shartsis Wax
          Policy and Analysis
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    Associate Director, Research on               John Ruffin
            Minority Health
    Associate Director, Research on               Vivian W. Pinn
            Women's Health
    Associate Director, Research                  Stephen A. Ficca
            Services
    Associate Director, Science Policy            Lana R. Skirboll
    Assistant Director, Office of                 Vida Beaven
            Program Coordination
    Director, Office of Community                 Janyce Hedetniemi
            Liaison
    Director, Office of Equal                     Naomi Churchill
            Opportunity
    Director, Office of Financial                 Francine Little
            Management
    Director, Office of Human Resource            Stephen C. Benowitz
            Management
    Director, Fogarty International               Philip E. Schambra
            Center
    Director, National Center for                 Judith L. Vaitukaitis
            Research Resources
    Director, National Library of                 Donald A.B. Lindberg
            Medicine
    Director, Warren G. Magnuson                  John I. Gallin
            Clinical Center
    Director, Center for Information              Alan Graeff
            Technology
    Director, Center for Scientific               Ellie Ehrenfeld
            Review
    Director, National Institute on               Richard J. Hodes
            Aging
    Director, National Institute of               Enoch Gordis
            Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
    Director, National Institute of               Anthony S. Fauci
            Allergy and Infectious 
            Diseases
    Director, National Institute of               Steven I. Katz
            Arthritis and 
            Musculoskeletal and Skin 
            Diseases
    Director, National Cancer Institute           Richard Klausner
    Director, National Institute of               Duane F. Alexander
            Child Health and Human 
            Development
    Director, National Institute on               James F. Battey, Jr.
            Deafness and Other 
            Communication Disorders
    Director, National Institute of               Harold C. Slavkin
            Dental Research
    Director, National Institute of               Phillip Gorden
            Diabetes, Digestive, and 
            Kidney Diseases
    Director, National Institute on Drug          Alan I. Leshner
            Abuse
    Director, National Institute of               Kenneth Olden
            Environmental Health 
            Sciences
    Director, National Eye Institute              Carl Kupfer
    Director, National Institute of               Marvin Cassman
            General Medical Sciences
    Director, National Heart, Lung, and           Claude J.M. Lenfant
            Blood Institute
    Director, National Human Genome               Francis S. Collins
            Research Institute
    Director, National Institute of               Steven E. Hyman
            Mental Health
    Director, National Institute of               Audrey S. Penn, Acting
            Neurological Disorders and 
            Stroke
    Director, National Institute of               Patricia A. Grady
            Nursing Research


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PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

Phone, 301-443-3921. Internet, http://www.dhhs.gov/psc/.
Director                                          Lynnda M. Regan
    Staff Director                                Norman E. Prince, Jr.
    Chief Financial Officer                       John C. West
    Director, Office of Budget and                Jerrilyn Anderson
            Finance
    Director, Office of Management                Douglas F. Mortl
            Operations
    Director, Office of Marketing                 Marsha E. Alvarez
    Director, Administrative Operations           Richard W. Harris
            Service
    Director, Financial Management                John C. West
            Service
    Director, Human Resources Service             (vacancy)

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

Phone, 301-443-4797. Internet, http://www.samhsa.gov/.
Administrator                                     Nelba Chavez
    Deputy Administrator                          Paul M. Schwab
    Special Assistant                             Lorinda Daniel
    Associate Administrator,                      Mark Weber
            Communications
    Associate Administrator, Managed              Eric Goplerud
            Care
    Associate Administrator, Minority             DeLoris L-James Hunter
            Health
    Associate Administrator, Policy and           Mary C. Knipmeyer, 
            Program Coordination                          Acting
    Director, Center for Mental Health            Bernard S. Arons
            Services
    Director, Center for Substance Abuse          Karol L. Kumpfer
            Prevention
    Director, Center for Substance Abuse          Camille Barry, Acting
            Treatment
    Director, Office of Program Services          Richard Kopanda
            and Executive Officer
    Director, Office of Applied Studies           Donald Goldstone

------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Department of Health and Human Services is the Cabinet-level 
department of the Federal executive branch most concerned with people 
and most involved with the Nation's human concerns. In one way or 
another, it touches the lives of more Americans than any other Federal 
agency. It is literally a department of people serving people, from 
newborn infants to persons requiring health services to our most elderly 
citizens.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was created as the 
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare on April 11, 1953 (5 U.S.C. 
app.), and redesignated, effective May 4, 1980, by the Department of 
Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3508).

Office of the Secretary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services advises the President on 
health, welfare, and income security plans, policies, and programs of 
the Federal Government. The Secretary directs Department staff in 
carrying out the approved programs and activities of the Department and 
promotes general public understanding of the Department's goals, 
programs, and objectives. The Secretary administers these functions 
through the Office of the Secretary and the Department's 12 operating 
divisions.
    The Office of the Secretary includes the offices of Deputy 
Secretary, the

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Assistant Secretaries, Inspector General, and General Counsel. Some 
offices whose public purposes are broadly applied are detailed further.
Civil Rights  The Office is responsible for the administration and 
enforcement of the following laws that prohibit discrimination in 
federally assisted health and human services programs:
    --title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
    --section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended;
    --the Age Discrimination Act of 1975;
    --title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972;
    --section 407 of the Drug Abuse Offense and Treatment Act of 1972;
    --section 321 of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 
Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970;
    --the Equal Employment Opportunity provisions of the Communications 
Finance Act of 1934, as amended;
    --titles VI and XVI of the Public Health Service Act;
    --the nondiscrimination provisions of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981;
    --section 307(a) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act;
    --titles VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act; and
    --subtitle A, title II, of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 
1990.
Public Health and Science  The Office provides leadership and serves as 
the focal point for coordination across the Department in public health 
and science by:
    --ensuring that the Department conducts broad-based public health 
assessments designed to anticipate future public health issues and 
problems and that it devises and implements appropriate interventions 
and evaluations to maintain, sustain, and improve the health of the 
Nation;
    --providing assistance in managing the implementation and 
coordination of Secretarial decisions for Public Health Service (PHS) 
operating divisions and coordination of population-based health, 
clinical preventive services, and science initiatives that cut across 
operating divisions;
    --providing management of the following offices: Office of Women's 
Health, Office of Minority Health, Office of Emergency Preparedness, 
Office of Population Affairs, Office of International and Refugee 
Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, President's 
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Office of Research Integrity, 
Office of HIV/AIDS, and the Office of the Surgeon General;
    --providing presentations to foreign governments and multilateral 
agencies on international health issues; and
    --providing direction and policy oversight through the Surgeon 
General for the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Regional Offices  The 10 HHS Regional Directors are the Secretary's 
representatives in direct, official dealings with State and local 
government organizations. They provide a central focus in each region 
for departmental relations with Congress and promote general 
understanding of Department programs, policies, and objectives. They 
also advise the Secretary on the potential effects of decisions.

        Regional Offices--Department of Health and Human Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Address (Areas Served)              Director              Telephone
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Atlanta, GA, Rm. 1515, 101    Patricia Ford-Roegner.....    404-562-7888
 Marietta Twr., 30323 (AL,
 FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN).
Boston, MA, Rm. 2100,         Judith Kurland............    617-565-1500
 Government Ctr., 02203 (CT,
 MA, ME, NH, RI, VT).
Chicago, IL, 23d Fl., 105 W.  Hannah Rosenthal..........    312-353-5160
 Adams St., 60603 (IL, IN,
 MI, OH, WI).
Dallas, TX, Suite 1124-ORD,   Patricia Montoya..........    214-767-3301
 1301 Young St., 75202-4348
 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX).
Denver, CO, Rm. 1076, 1961    Margaret Cary.............    303-844-3372
 Stout St., 80294-3538 (CO,
 MT, ND, SD, UT, WY).
Kansas City, MO, Rm. 210,     Kathleen Steele...........    816-426-2821
 601 E. 12th St., 64106 (IA,
 KS, MO, NE).
New York, NY, Rm. 3835, 26    Allison E. Greene.........    212-264-4600
 Federal Plz., 10278 (NJ,
 NY, PR, VI).
Philadelphia, PA, Rm. 11480,  Lynn Yeakel...............    215-596-6492
 3535 Market St., 19104 (DC,
 DE, MD, PA, VA, WV).

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San Francisco, CA, Rm. 431,   Grantland Johnson.........    415-437-8500
 50 United Nations Plz.,
 94102 (AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI,
 NV).
Seattle, WA, Rm. 911F, 2201   Jay Inslee................    206-615-2010
 6th Ave., 98121 (AK, ID,
 OR, WA).
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Administration on Aging

The Administration on Aging (AOA) is the principal agency designated to 
carry out the provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended 
(42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). It serves as the lead agency within HHS on all 
issues involving the elderly population. The Administration:
    --advises the Secretary, Department components, and other Federal 
departments and agencies on the characteristics, circumstances, and 
needs of older persons;
    --develops policies, plans, and programs designed to promote their 
welfare and advocates for their needs in HHS program planning and policy 
development;
    --administers a program of formula grants to States to establish 
State and community programs for older persons under the title III of 
the Act (45 CFR 1321);
    --administers a program of grants to American Indians, Alaskan 
Natives, and Native Hawaiians to establish programs for older Native 
Americans under title VI of the Act (45 CFR 1328);
    --provides policy, procedural direction, and technical assistance to 
States and Native American grantees to promote the development of 
community-based systems of comprehensive social, nutrition, and support 
services for older persons;
    --administers programs of training, research, and demonstration 
under title IV of the Act; and
    --administers ombudsman, legal services oversight, and protective 
services for older people under title VII of the Act.

For further information, contact the Assistant Secretary for Aging. 
Phone, 202-401-4634.

Administration for Children and Families

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) was created on April 
15, 1991, under authority of section 6 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 
1953 and pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services.
    The Administration, led by the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families, reports to the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary also serves 
as the Director of Child Support Enforcement. The Administration advises 
the Secretary on issues pertaining to children and families, including 
Native Americans, people with developmental disabilities, refugees, and 
legalized aliens.
    The Administration for Children and Families provides national 
leadership and direction to plan, manage, and coordinate the nationwide 
administration of comprehensive and supportive programs for vulnerable 
children and families. The Administration oversees and finances a broad 
range of programs for children and families including Native Americans, 
persons with developmental disabilities, refugees, and legalized aliens 
to help them develop and grow toward a more independent, self-reliant 
life. These programs, carried out by State, county, city, and tribal 
governments and public and private local agencies, are designed to 
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stability, economic security, responsibility, and self-sufficiency. The 
Administration coordinates development and implementation of family-
centered strategies, policies, and linkages among its programs and with 
other Federal and State programs serving children and families.
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF)  The 
Administration, through the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families, advises the Secretary on matters relating to the sound 
development of children, youth, and families.
    ACYF administers State grant programs under titles IV-B and IV-E of 
the Social Security Act to assist States in providing child welfare 
services, foster care, adoption assistance, and independent living; 
child care programs authorized under title IV-A of the Social Security 
Act and the Child Care and Development Block Grant which provide support 
to working families and families moving from welfare to work; the State 
grant programs to improve and increase child abuse prevention and 
treatment activities and develop family preservation and family support 
services; the Head Start Program; programs which provide services for 
runaway and homeless youth and their families; child welfare training 
programs; and child abuse and neglect research and demonstration 
programs. ACYF also supports and encourages initiatives to involve the 
private and voluntary sectors in the areas of children, youth, and 
families.
    In concert with other components of ACF, ACYF develops and 
implements research, demonstration, and evaluation strategies for the 
discretionary funding of activities designed to improve and enrich the 
lives of children and youth and to strengthen families.

For further information, contact the Commissioner, Administration on 
Children, Youth, and Families, Administration for Children and Families, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202-205-8347 or 202-401-2337.

Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)  The Administration, 
through the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, advises the 
Secretary on matters relating to persons with developmental disabilities 
and their families. ADD serves as the focal point in the Department for 
supporting and encouraging the provision of quality services to persons 
with developmental disabilities; assists States, through the design and 
implementation of a comprehensive and continuing State plan, in 
increasing independence, productivity, and community inclusion of 
persons with developmental disabilities; administers the State 
Developmental Disabilities Councils, the Protection and Advocacy Grant 
Program, and the discretionary grant programs; and serves as a resource 
in developing policies and programs to reduce or eliminate barriers 
experienced by persons with developmental disabilities.
    In concert with other components of ACF, ADD develops and implements 
research, demonstration, and evaluation strategies for discretionary 
funding of activities to improve lives of persons with developmental 
disabilities.

For further information, contact the Commissioner, Administration on 
Developmental Disabilities, Administration for Children and Families, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 
Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202-690-6590.

Administration for Native Americans (ANA)  The Administration promotes 
the goal of social and economic self-sufficiency of American Indians, 
Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native American Pacific 
Islanders, including natives of Samoa, Guam, Palau, and the Northern 
Marianas. Self-sufficiency is that level of development at which a 
Native American community can control and internally generate resources 
to provide for the needs of its members and meet its own economic and 
social goals. Social and economic underdevelopment is the paramount 
obstacle to the self-sufficiency of Native American communities and 
families.
    ANA promotes lasting self-sufficiency and seeks to enhance self-
government and strengthen community social and economic infrastructures 
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support of locally determined and designed projects addressing community 
needs and goals. Competitive grants are offered in the areas of social 
and economic development, Native American languages preservation and 
enhancement, environmental regulatory enhancement, and mitigation of 
environmental damage on Indian lands.
    ANA represents the concerns of all Native Americans and serves as 
the focal point in the Department on the full range of developmental, 
social, and economic strategies that support Native American self-
determination and self-sufficiency.
    The Commissioner of ANA is the Chair of the Intra-Departmental 
Council on Native American Affairs (IDCNAA), composed of 25 heads of the 
Department's major agencies, and advises the Secretary on all matters 
affecting Native Americans that involve the Department.

For further information, contact the Commissioner, Administration for 
Native Americans, Administration for Children and Families, Department 
of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 
20447. Phone, 202-690-7776.

Child Support Enforcement (CSE)  The Office of Child Support Enforcement 
advises the Secretary on matters relating to child support enforcement. 
It provides direction, guidance, and oversight to State CSE program 
offices and on activities authorized and directed by section D, part IV 
of the Social Security Act, and other pertinent legislation requiring 
States to develop programs locating absent parents, establishing 
paternity when necessary, obtaining child support orders, and enforcing 
those orders.
    The Office assists States in establishing adequate reporting 
procedures and in maintaining records. It operates the Federal Parent 
Locator Service, including the National New Hire Directory; certifies to 
the Secretary of the Treasury amounts of overdue child support that 
require collection in specific instances; works with States to automate 
their child support enforcement programs; and reviews State applications 
for use of U.S. courts to enforce child support orders.

For further information, contact the Public Inquiries and Information 
Branch, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children 
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202-401-9373.

Community Services  The Office, through the Assistant Secretary for 
Children and Families, advises the Secretary on matters relating to 
community programs that promote economic self-sufficiency. It is 
responsible for administering programs that serve low-income and needy 
individuals and addresses the overall goal of personal responsibility in 
achieving and maintaining self-sufficiency.
    The Office administers the Community Services Block Grant, Social 
Services Block Grant, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
programs, as well as a variety of discretionary grant programs that 
foster family stability, economic security, responsibility, and self-
support. It also promotes and provides services to homeless and low-
income individuals and develops new and innovative approaches to reduce 
welfare dependency.

For further information, contact the Director, Office of Community 
Services, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health 
and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. 
Phone, 202-401-9333.

Refugee Resettlement  The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) advises 
the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families, on policies and programs regarding refugee resettlement, 
immigration, and repatriation matters. It plans, develops, and directs 
implementation of a comprehensive program for domestic refugee and 
entrant resettlement assistance.
    The Office provides direction and technical guidance to the 
nationwide administration of programs including

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Refugee and Entrant Resettlement, and the U.S. Repatriate Program.

For further information, contact the Director, Office of Refugee 
Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 
20447. Phone, 202-401-9246.

Family Assistance  The Office of Family Assistance (OFA), through the 
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, advises the Secretary on 
matters relating to public assistance and economic self-sufficiency 
programs. It provides leadership, direction, and technical guidance in 
administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and 
the Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Program in Guam, Puerto Rico, 
and the Virgin Islands.
    The Office provides technical assistance to States and territories, 
and assesses their performance in administering these programs; reviews 
State plans and amendments for completeness; and shares information and 
suggests actions to improve effectiveness. It directs reviews, provides 
consultation, and conducts necessary negotiations to achieve effective 
public assistance programs.

For further information, contact the Director, Office of Family 
Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 
20447. Phone, 202-401-9275.

Office of Regional Operations  The Office makes recommendations to and 
advises the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families on all 
strategic and operations activities related to implementation of the 
agency's programs at the regional level.

For further information, contact the Director, Office of Regional 
Operations, Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 
20447. Phone, 202-401-4802.


       Regional Offices--Administration for Children and Families
        (RHD: Regional Hub Director; RA: Regional Administrator)
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    Address (Areas Served)              Director             Telephone
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Atlanta, GA, Suite 4M60, 61     Steven J. Golightly         404-562-2922
 Forsyth St. SW., 30323-8909     (RHD).
 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC,
 TN).
Boston, MA, Rm. 2000,           Hugh Galligan (RA)......    617-565-1020
 Government Ctr., 02203-0131
 (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT).
Chicago, IL, 20th Fl., 105 W.   Linda Carson (RHD)......    312-353-4237
 Adams St., 60603-6201 (IL,
 IN, MI, OH, WI).
Dallas, TX, Rm. 914, 1301       Leon McCowan (RHD)......    214-767-9648
 Young St., 75202 (AR, LA, NM,
 OK, TX).
Denver, CO, Rm. 924, 1961       Beverly Turnbo (RA).....    303-844-2622
 Stout St., 80294-1185 (CO,                                   (Ext. 301)
 MT, ND, SD, UT, WY).
Kansas City, MO, Rm. 384, 601   Linda Lewis (RA)........    816-426-3981
 E. 12th St., 64106-2898 (IA,
 KS, MO, NE).
New York, NY, Rm. 4049, 26      Mary Ann Higgins (RA)...    212-264-2890
 Federal Plz., 10278-0022 (NJ,
 NY, PR, VI).
Philadelphia, PA, Rm. 5450,     David Lett (RA).........    215-596-0352
 3535 Market St., 19104-3309
 (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV).
San Francisco, CA, Rm. 450, 50  Sharon Fujii (RA).......    415-437-8400
 United Nations Plz., 94102-
 4988 (AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV).
Seattle, WA, Suite 600, 2201    Stephen Henigson (RA)...    206-615-2547
 6th Ave., 98121-1827 (AK, ID,                               (Ext. 2249)
 OR, WA).
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Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

A reorganization order, signed by the Secretary on October 31, 1995, 
established the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) as an 
operating division within Public Health Service of the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services.
    As the health services research arm of the Public Health Service, 
AHCPR's goals are to work with the private sector and other public 
organizations to help consumers make better informed choices; determine 
what works best in clinical practice; measure and improve quality of 
care; monitor and evaluate health care delivery; improve the cost-
effective use of health care resources; assist health care policymakers; 
and build and sustain the health services research infrastructure.

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    AHCPR supports and conducts research which creates the science base 
to guide improvements in both clinical care and the organization and 
financing of health care; promotes the incorporation of science into 
practice through the development of tools for public and private 
decisionmakers at all levels of the health care system; and develops the 
data and information infrastructure to study and track the performance 
of the health care system and the needs of stakeholders.
    Currently, AHCPR supports and conducts research and evaluation 
projects in the areas of consumer choice; clinical improvement; health 
care cost, financing, and access; health information technology; 
outcomes and effectiveness of health care; health care organization and 
delivery; quality measurement and improvement; and technology 
assessment.

For further information, contact the Agency for Health Care Policy and 
Research. Phone, 301-594-1364. Internet, http://www.ahcpr.gov/. E-mail, 
[email protected].

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

A reorganization order, signed by the Secretary on October 31, 1995, 
established the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 
as an operating division within the Public Health Service of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services. Statutory authority for the 
Agency is derived from the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), as 
amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), and 
provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act relating to sites and 
substances found at those sites and other forms of uncontrolled releases 
of toxic substances into the environment.
    The Agency's mission is to prevent exposure and adverse human health 
effects and diminished quality of life associated with exposure to 
hazardous substances from waste sites, unplanned releases, and other 
sources of pollution present in the environment. To carry out this 
mission, ATSDR, in cooperation with States and other Federal and local 
agencies:
    --evaluates information on the release of hazardous substances into 
the environment to assess any current or future impact on public health;
    --through epidemiologic, surveillance, and other studies of toxic 
substances and their effects, increases understanding of the 
relationship between exposure to hazardous substances and adverse human 
health effects;
    --establishes and maintains registries of persons exposed to 
specific substances for long-term followup of scientific studies;
    --establishes and maintains a complete listing of areas closed to 
the public or otherwise restricted in use because of toxic substance 
contamination;
    --summarizes and makes available to the public, researchers, and 
physicians and other health care providers data on the health effects of 
hazardous substances;
    --conducts or sponsors research to increase scientific knowledge 
about the effects on human health of hazardous substances released from 
waste sites or during transportation accidents; and
    --provides health-related support, including health consultations 
and training for first responders to ensure adequate response to public 
health emergencies.

For further information, contact the Office of Policy and External 
Affairs, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE., MS E-60, Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone, 404-639-0501. Internet, 
http://www.atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A reorganization order, signed by the Secretary on October 31, 1995, 
established the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as an 
operating division within the Public Health Service of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services.
    CDC is the Federal agency charged with protecting the public health 
of the Nation by providing leadership and direction in the prevention 
and control of diseases and other preventable conditions and responding 
to public health emergencies. It is composed of 11 major operating 
components: Epidemiology Program Office, International Health Program 
Office, National Immunization Program Office, Public Health Practice 
Program Office, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, 
National Center for Environmental Health, National Center for Injury 
Prevention and Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, and National Center 
for Health Statistics.
    CDC administers national programs for the prevention and control of 
communicable and vector-borne diseases, injury, and other preventable 
conditions. It develops and implements programs in chronic disease 
prevention and control, including consultation with State and local 
health departments. It develops and implements programs to deal with 
environmental health problems, including responding to environmental, 
chemical, and radiation emergencies.
    CDC directs and enforces foreign quarantine activities and 
regulations; provides consultation and assistance in upgrading the 
performance of public health and clinical laboratories; and organizes 
and implements a National Health Promotion Program, including a 
nationwide program of research, information, and education in the field 
of smoking and health. It also collects, maintains, analyzes, and 
disseminates national data on health status and health services.
    Through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
CDC develops occupational safety and health standards and carries out 
research and other activities to ensure safe and healthful working 
conditions for all working people.
    CDC also provides consultation to other nations in the control of 
preventable diseases and participates with national and international 
agencies in the eradication or control of communicable diseases and 
other preventable conditions.

For further information, contact the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA, 30333. Phone, 404-639-
3286. Internet, http://www.cdc.gov/.

Food and Drug Administration

A reorganization order, signed by the Secretary on October 31, 1995, 
established the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an operating 
division of the Public Health Service within the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services. The name Food and Drug Administration was 
first provided by the Agriculture Appropriation Act of 1931 (46 Stat. 
392), although similar law enforcement functions had been in existence 
under different organizational titles when the Food and Drug Act of 1906 
(21 U.S.C. 1-15) became effective January 1, 1907.
    Food and Drug Administration programs are designed to achieve the 
single, overall objective of consumer protection. FDA's mission is to 
ensure that food is safe, pure, and wholesome; human and animal drugs, 
biological products, and medical devices are safe

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and effective; and electronic products that emit radiation are safe.
    FDA is headed by a Commissioner. The Office of Policy directs and 
coordinates agency rulemaking and regulations development activities. 
The Office of Operations develops and administers agency programs and 
field operations, through the Office of Regulatory Affairs, the regional 
field offices, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the Center 
for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition, the Center for Veterinary Medicine, the Center for 
Devices and Radiological Health, the National Center for Toxicological 
Research, and the Office of Orphan Products Development. Selected FDA 
activities are detailed below.

For further information, call 301-443-1544.

Center for Drug Evaluation and Research  The Center develops 
administration policy with regard to the safety, effectiveness, and 
labeling of all drug products for human use; reviews and evaluates new 
drug applications and investigational new drug applications; develops 
and implements standards for the safety and effectiveness of all over-
the-counter drugs; and monitors the quality of marketed drug products 
through product testing, surveillance, and compliance programs.
    The Center coordinates with the Center for Biologics Evaluation and 
Research regarding activities for biological drug products, including 
research, compliance, and product review and approval, and develops and 
promulgates guidelines on current good manufacturing practices for use 
by the drug industry. It develops and disseminates information and 
educational material dealing with drug products to the medical community 
and the public in coordination with the Office of the Commissioner.
    The Center conducts research and develops scientific standards on 
the composition, quality, safety, and effectiveness of human drugs; 
collects and evaluates information on the effects and use trends of 
marketed drug products; monitors prescription drug advertising and 
promotional labeling to ensure their accuracy and integrity; and 
analyzes data on accidental poisonings and disseminates toxicity and 
treatment information on household products and medicines. In carrying 
out these functions, the Center cooperates with other FDA and Department 
components, governmental and international agencies, volunteer health 
organizations, universities, individual scientists, nongovernmental 
laboratories, and manufacturers of drug products.

For further information, call 301-827-4573.

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research  The Center administers 
regulation of biological products under the biological product control 
provisions of the Public Health Service Act and applicable provisions of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It provides dominant focus in 
the Administration for coordination of the AIDS program, works to 
develop an AIDS vaccine and AIDS diagnostic tests, and conducts other 
AIDS-related activities. It inspects manufacturers' facilities for 
compliance with standards, tests products submitted for release, 
establishes written and physical standards, and approves licensing of 
manufacturers to produce biological products.
    The Center plans and conducts research related to the development, 
manufacture, testing, and use of both new and old biological products to 
develop a scientific base for establishing standards designed to ensure 
the continued safety, purity, potency, and efficacy of biological 
products and coordinates with the Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research regarding activities for biological drug products, including 
research, compliance, and product review and approval.
    The Center plans and conducts research on the preparation, 
preservation, and safety of blood and blood products, the methods of 
testing safety, purity, potency, and efficacy of such products for 
therapeutic use, and the immunological problems concerned with products, 
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diagnostic reagents employed in grouping and typing blood.
    In carrying out these functions, the Center cooperates with other 
FDA and Department components, governmental and international agencies, 
volunteer health organizations, universities, individual scientists, 
nongovernmental laboratories, and manufacturers of biological products.

For further information, call 301-827-2000.

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition  The Center conducts 
research and develops standards on the composition, quality, nutrition, 
and safety of food, food additives, colors, and cosmetics. It conducts 
research designed to improve the detection, prevention, and control of 
contamination that may be responsible for illness or injury conveyed by 
foods, colors, and cosmetics. It also coordinates and evaluates the 
FDA's surveillance and compliance programs relating to foods, colors, 
and cosmetics.
    The Center reviews industry petitions and develops regulations for 
food standards to permit the safe use of color additives and food 
additives; collects and interprets data on nutrition, food additives, 
and environmental factors affecting the total chemical result posed by 
food additives; and maintains a nutritional data bank.

For further information, call 800-332-4010.

Center for Veterinary Medicine  The Center develops and conducts 
programs with respect to the safety and efficacy of veterinary 
preparations and devices, evaluates proposed use of veterinary 
preparations for animal safety and efficacy, and evaluates the FDA's 
surveillance and compliance programs relating to veterinary drugs and 
other veterinary medical matters.

For further information, call 301-594-1755.

Center for Devices and Radiological Health  The Center develops and 
carries out a national program designed to control unnecessary exposure 
of humans to, and ensure the safe and efficacious use of, potentially 
hazardous ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. It develops policy and 
priorities regarding FDA programs relating to the safety, effectiveness, 
and labeling of medical devices for human use, and conducts an 
electronic product radiation control program, including the development 
and administration of performance standards.
    The Center plans, conducts, and supports research and testing 
relating to medical devices and to the health effects of radiation 
exposure, and reviews and evaluates medical devices premarket approval 
applications, product development protocols, and exemption requests for 
investigational devices. It develops, promulgates, and enforces 
performance standards for appropriate categories of medical devices and 
good manufacturing practice regulations for manufacturers, and provides 
technical and other non-financial assistance to small manufacturers of 
medical devices.
    The Center develops regulations, standards, and criteria and 
recommends changes in FDA legislative authority necessary to protect the 
public health; provides scientific and technical support to other 
components within FDA and other agencies on matters relating to 
radiological health and medical devices; and maintains appropriate 
liaison with other Federal, State, and international agencies, industry, 
and consumer and professional organizations.

For further information, call 800-638-2041.

National Center for Toxicological Research  The Center conducts research 
programs to study the biological effects of potentially toxic chemical 
substances found in the environment, emphasizing the determination of 
the health effects resulting from long-term, low-level exposure to 
chemical toxicants and the basic biological processes for chemical 
toxicants in animal organisms; develops improved methodologies and test 
protocols for evaluating the safety of chemical toxicants and the data 
that will facilitate the extrapolation of toxicological data from 
laboratory animals to man; and develops Center

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programs as a natural resource under the National Toxicology Program.

For further information, call 501-543-7000.

Regional Offices  Regional operations for the enforcement of the laws 
under the jurisdiction of the FDA are carried out by 6 Regional Field 
Offices located in the cities of the Department's regional offices, 
through 21 district offices and 135 resident inspection posts located 
throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

For further information, call 301-827-3101.

Health Care Financing Administration

[For the Health Care Financing Administration statement of organization, 
see the Federal Register of May 2, 1997, 62 FR 24120]

The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) was created as a 
principal operating component of HHS by the Secretary on March 8, 1977, 
to combine under one administration the oversight of the Medicare 
program, the Federal portion of the Medicaid program, and related 
quality assurance activities. Today, HCFA serves millions of elderly, 
disabled, and poor Americans through Medicare and Medicaid--
approximately one-quarter of the United States population.
Medicare  The program provides health insurance coverage for people age 
65 and over, younger people who are receiving social security disability 
benefits, and persons who need dialysis or kidney transplants for 
treatment of end-stage renal disease. As a Medicare beneficiary, one can 
choose how to receive hospital, doctor, and other health care services 
covered by Medicare. Beneficiaries can receive care either through the 
traditional fee-for-service delivery system or through coordinated care 
plans, such as health maintenance organizations and competitive medical 
plans, which have contracts with Medicare.
Medicaid  Medicaid is a medical assistance program jointly financed by 
State and Federal governments for eligible low-income individuals. 
Medicaid covers health care expenses for all recipients of Aid to 
Families with Dependent Children, and most States also cover the needy 
elderly, blind, and disabled who receive cash assistance under the 
Supplemental Security Income Program. Coverage also is extended to 
certain infants and low-income pregnant women and, at the option of the 
State, other low-income individuals with medical bills that qualify them 
as categorically or medically needy.
Quality Assurance  The Medicare/Medicaid programs include a quality 
assurance focal point to carry out the quality assurance provisions of 
the Medicare and Medicaid programs; the development and implementation 
of health and safety standards of care providers in Federal health 
programs; and the implementation of the end-stage renal disease and the 
peer review provisions.

For further information, contact the Administrator, Health Care 
Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Phone, 410-786-3151.

Health Resources and Services Administration

A reorganization order, signed by the Secretary on October 31, 1995, 
established the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as 
an operating division within the Public Health Service of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services. The Administration is the 
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health care service agency of the Federal Government. Its mission is to 
make essential primary care services accessible to the poor, uninsured, 
and geographically isolated--populations severely underserved by the 
private health care system. Although the HRSA portfolio of programs is 
unusually diverse, most can be categorized as pertaining to the primary 
care workforce, direct service to the underserved, or primary care for 
special populations.
    HRSA works integrally with State and local governments to improve 
and expand primary health care services through a broad array of 
categorical and block grants. Among them are HRSA programs to bolster 
training for primary care physicians, physician assistants, and advanced 
practice nurses; place qualified primary care providers in communities 
certified to be health professional shortage areas through the National 
Health Service Corps; assist health providers that serve the underserved 
in keeping pace with changes in health care, including managed care; 
track the adequacy of the supply and preparation of primary care 
providers and record the malpractice and disciplinary actions taken 
against physicians and dentists through the National Practitioner 
Databank; provide primary care services to the working poor and 
uninsured through community and migrant health centers; reinforce the 
health care system serving pregnant women and their infants through the 
Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; reduce infant mortality with 
formula grants to communities with extraordinarily high numbers of 
infant deaths; address the multiple health care needs of people and 
communities affected by HIV/AIDS through the Ryan White Comprehensive 
AIDS Resources Emergency Act; encourage the donation of organs and 
tissue for transplantation and ensure their equitable distribution; 
compensate the families of children harmed by the administration of 
routine immunizations through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; 
provide health care to people with Hansen's disease; and attend to the 
special health care needs of people with chronic health needs, 
minorities, and those living along the U.S. border with Mexico.

For further information, contact the Office of Communications. Phone, 
301-443-2086.

Bureau of Primary Health Care  BPHC serves as a national focus for 
efforts to ensure the availability and delivery of health care services 
in health professional shortage areas, to medically underserved 
populations, and to those with special needs. Its mission is to increase 
access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to 
improve the health status of underserved and vulnerable populations. 
This mission is achieved through the development and support of systems 
and providers of high quality, community-based, culturally competent 
services.
    To accomplish this goal, the Bureau provides funds to meet the 
health needs of populations in medically underserved areas by supporting 
the development of primary health care delivery capacity where the 
community can benefit from high quality health care and improved health 
status outcomes through project grants to community-based organizations; 
provides funds to help them meet the health needs of special populations 
such as migrants, Alzheimer's disease patients, the homeless, AIDS 
victims, Pacific Basin inhabitants, Native Hawaiians, residents of 
public housing projects, and victims of black lung disease through 
project grants to State, local, voluntary, public, and private entities; 
administers the National Health Service Corps Program, which recruits 
and places highly trained primary care clinicians to serve in health 
professional shortage areas; designates health professional shortage and 
medically underserved areas and populations; administers the National 
Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment programs; provides 
leadership and direction for the Bureau of Prisons Medical Program and 
the National Hansen's Disease Program; provides comprehensive 
occupational health consultation and assistance to Federal agencies to 
enhance productivity and limit employment-related liability through the 
Federal Employee

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Occupational Health Program on a reimbursable basis; and administers the 
Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. 101 note), which provides 
that participating manufacturers sell Medicaid-covered outpatient drugs 
to eligible entities at discount prices.
Division of Immigration Health Services  The Division serves as the 
primary focal point for planning, management, policy formulation, 
program coordination, direction, and liaison for all health matters 
pertaining to aliens detained by the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service.

For further information, contact the Public Affairs Officer. Phone, 301-
594-4148.

Bureau of Health Professions (BHP)  The Bureau provides national 
leadership in coordinating, evaluating, and supporting the development 
and utilization of the Nation's health personnel. To accomplish this 
goal, the Bureau provides for financial aid to health professions 
students and support for health professions data analysis and research; 
supports multidisciplinary training networks and certain discipline-
specific educational activities to improve health workforce distribution 
and quality; supports increasing representation in the health 
professions of underserved minorities and other disadvantaged groups; 
trains primary care medical providers and public health workers in short 
medical supply in the United States; focuses on specific aspects of 
nursing workforce development; and conducts AIDS programs designed to 
increase the number of health care providers who are effectively 
educated and motivated to counsel, diagnose, treat, and manage persons 
with HIV infections.
    BHP also serves as a focus for health care quality assurance 
activities, issues related to malpractice, and operation of the National 
Practitioner Data Bank and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; 
supports health professions and nurse training institutions, targeting 
resources to areas of high national priority such as disease prevention, 
health promotion, bedside nursing, care of the elderly, and HIV/AIDS 
through grants; funds regional centers that provide educational services 
and multidisciplinary training for health professions faculty and 
practitioners in geriatric health care; administers several loan 
programs supporting students training for careers in the health 
professions and nursing; supports programs to increase the supply of 
primary care practitioners and to improve the distribution of health 
professionals; collects and analyzes data and disseminates information 
on the characteristics and capacities of U.S. health training systems; 
assesses the Nation's health personnel force and forecasts supply and 
requirements; develops, tests, and demonstrates new and improved 
approaches to the development and utilization of health personnel within 
various patterns of health care delivery and financing systems; provides 
leadership for promoting equity in access to health services and health 
careers for the disadvantaged; funds regional centers to train faculty 
and practicing health professionals in the counseling, diagnosis, and 
management of HIV/AIDS-infected individuals; and serves as a focus for 
technical assistance activities in the international projects relevant 
to domestic health personnel problems in coordination with the Office of 
the Administrator, HRSA.

For further information, contact the Information Officer. Phone, 301-
443-1590.

HIV/AIDS Bureau  The Bureau funds, develops, coordinates, administers, 
and monitors programs supporting increased access to health care and 
support services for people living with HIV/AIDS. The Bureau also houses 
a national network of activities associated with organ and bone marrow 
donation, procurement, and transplants. It evaluates and monitors 
insured loans for hospital construction and oversight activities of 
historically awarded Hill Burton hospital construction projects, under 
an interdepartmental agreement.
    The Bureau provides national leadership in the administration of the 
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to improve the quality and the availability of care for low-income, 
uninsured, and underinsured people living with HIV/AIDS; manages 
contracts to provide Federal oversight of the Organ Procurement and 
Transplantation Network, the Scientific Registry of Transplant 
Recipients, and the National Marrow Donor Program and works to increase 
the availability of donor organs and unrelated bone marrow donors by 
working with Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO's) and donor centers; 
provides technical assistance to States, cities, nonprofit 
organizations, OPO's, and health care delivery systems and facilities in 
a wide variety of specific technical and technological systems; 
administers the HUD-242 hospital mortgage insurance program which 
insures private sector loans to hospitals for construction, renovations, 
or the purchase of major movable equipment; develops long- and short-
range program goals and objectives for health facilities and specific 
health promotions, organ transplantation, and AIDS activities; advises 
and coordinates activities with private and public organizations, other 
Federal organizations inside and outside the Department, State and local 
governments, and professional and scientific organizations; develops, 
promotes, and directs efforts to improve the management, operational 
effectiveness, and efficiency of health care systems, organizations, and 
facilities; collects and analyzes data and disseminates information on 
the scope and impact of program operations; maintains liaison and 
coordinates with non-Federal public and private entities to accomplish 
the Bureau's mission and objectives; and designs and implements special 
epidemiological and evaluation studies regarding the impact of Bureau 
programs and initiatives.

For further information, contact the Communications Office, Phone, 301-
443-6652. Fax, 301-443-0791.

Maternal and Child Health Bureau  The Bureau develops, administers, 
directs, coordinates, monitors, and supports Federal policy and programs 
pertaining to health and related-care systems for the Nation's mothers 
and children. Programs administered by the Bureau address the full 
spectrum of primary, secondary, and tertiary care services and related 
activities conducted in the public and private sector which impact upon 
maternal and child health.
    To accomplish this goal, the Bureau: provides national leadership in 
supporting, identifying, and interpreting national trends and issues 
relating to the health needs of mothers, infants, and children (both 
normal and with special health care needs), and administers State block 
and discretionary grants, contracts, and funding arrangements designed 
to address these issues; administers grants, contracts, and other 
funding arrangements and programs under title V of the Social Security 
Act, as amended, relating to the implementation of State maternal and 
child health (MCH) service programs; research, training, and education 
programs located in institutions of higher learning; and State and local 
health agencies and organizations involved in the care of mothers and 
children; administers grants, contracts, and other funding arrangements 
under section 2671 of the Public Health Service Act for research and 
services pertaining to the health status of and services for pediatric 
AIDS patients; administers grants, contracts, and other funding 
arrangements under title V of the Social Security Act, as amended, 
relating to the care of persons affected by hemophilia (regardless of 
age); administers grants and contracts under title XIX of the Public 
Health Service Act relating to pediatric emergency medical systems 
development and care improvement; develops, promotes, and directs 
efforts to improve the management, financing, and operational 
effectiveness and efficiency of health care systems, the Healthy Start 
Initiative to reduce infant mortality, organizations, and providers of 
maternal and child health and related care; serves as the principal 
adviser to and coordinates activities with other Administration 
organizational elements, other Federal organizations within and outside 
the Department, and with State and local agencies and professional and

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scientific organizations; provides technical assistance and consultation 
to the full spectrum of primary, secondary, and tertiary MCH agencies 
and organizations in both the public and private sector; and maintains 
liaison and coordinates with non-Federal public and private entities to 
accomplish the Bureau's mission and objectives.

For further information, contact the Communications Office. Phone, 301-
443-0205.

Indian Health Service

A reorganization order, signed by the Secretary on October 31, 1995, 
established the Indian Health Service (IHS) as an operating division 
within the Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services. The goal of the Indian Health Service is to raise the 
health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest 
possible level.
    The Service provides a comprehensive health services delivery system 
for American Indians and Alaska Natives, with opportunity for maximum 
tribal involvement in developing and managing programs to meet their 
health needs. To carry out its mission and attain its goal, the Service 
assists Indian tribes in developing their health programs through 
activities such as health management training, technical assistance, and 
human resource development; facilitates and assists Indian tribes in 
coordinating health planning, in obtaining and utilizing health 
resources available through Federal, State, and local programs, in 
operating comprehensive health programs, and in health program 
evaluation; provides comprehensive health care services, including 
hospital and ambulatory medical care, preventive and rehabilitative 
services, and development of community sanitation facilities; and serves 
as the principal Federal advocate in the health care field for Indians 
to ensure comprehensive health services for American Indian and Alaska 
Native people.

For further information, contact the Indian Health Service 
Communications Office. Phone, 301-443-3593.

National Institutes of Health

A reorganization order, signed by the Secretary on October 31, 1995, 
established the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as an operating 
division within the Public Health Service of the U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services. The NIH is the principal biomedical research 
agency of the Federal Government. Its mission is to employ science in 
the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health conditions.
    NIH seeks to expand fundamental knowledge about the nature and 
behavior of living systems, to apply that knowledge to extend the health 
of human lives, and to reduce the burdens resulting from disease and 
disability. It supports biomedical and behavioral research domestically 
and abroad, conducts research in its own laboratories and clinics, 
trains promising young researchers, and promotes acquiring and 
distributing medical knowledge.
    Focal points have been established to assist in developing NIH-wide 
goals for health research and research training programs related to 
women and minorities, coordinating program direction, and ensuring that 
research pertaining to women's and minority health is identified and 
addressed through research activities conducted and supported by NIH. 
Research activities conducted by or supported by NIH will determine the 
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direction of medical treatment and disease prevention in the future.
National Cancer Institute  Research on cancer is a high priority program 
as a result of the National Cancer Act, which made the conquest of 
cancer a national goal. The Institute developed a National Cancer 
Program to expand existing scientific knowledge on cancer cause and 
prevention as well as on the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of 
cancer patients.
    Research activities conducted in the Institute's laboratories or 
supported through grants or contracts include many investigative 
approaches to cancer, including chemistry, biochemistry, biology, 
molecular biology, immunology, radiation physics, experimental 
chemotherapy, epidemiology, biometry, radiotherapy, and pharmacology. 
Cancer research facilities are constructed with Institute support, and 
training is provided under university-based programs. The Institute, 
through its cancer control element, applies research findings in 
preventing and controlling human cancer as rapidly as possible.
    The Institute sponsors extensive programs to disseminate cancer 
information and supports the Cancer Information Service, which responds 
to 600,000 callers a year. Phone, 800-422-6237.

For further information, call 301-496-5585. Internet, http://
www.nci.nih.gov/.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute  The Institute provides 
leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood 
vessels, lung, and blood; sleep disorders; and blood resources. It 
plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated 
program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, and 
observational studies. It conducts research on clinical use of blood and 
all aspects of the management of blood resources.
    The Institute plans and directs research in the development, trials, 
and evaluation of interventions (including emergency medical treatment) 
and devices related to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of 
patients suffering from such diseases and disorders. It conducts 
research in its own laboratories and supports scientific institutions 
and individuals by research grants and contracts.
    The Institute also supports and conducts research training and 
coordinates with other research institutes and all Federal health 
programs relevant to activities in the areas of heart, blood vessel, 
lung, and blood, sleep disorders, and blood resources. It maintains 
continuing relationships with institutions and professional 
associations, and with international, national, State, and local 
officials, as well as voluntary organizations working in the above 
areas.

For further information, call 301-496-2411. Inter- net, http://
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/nhlbi.htm/.

National Library of Medicine  The Library serves as the Nation's chief 
medical information source and is authorized to provide medical library 
services and on-line bibliographic searching capabilities, such as 
MEDLINE, TOXLINE, and others, to public and private agencies and 
organizations, institutions, and individuals. It sponsors and conducts 
research and development in biomedical communications, in such areas as 
telemedicine, expert systems, and advanced medical imaging projects.
    The Library operates a computer-based toxicology information system 
for the scientific community, industry, and Federal agencies. Through 
its National Center for Biotechnology Information, the Library has a 
leadership role in developing new information technologies to aid in the 
understanding of the molecular processes that control health and 
disease.
    Through grants and contracts, the Library administers programs of 
assistance to the Nation's medical libraries that include support of a 
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, research in the field of 
medical library science, establishment and improvement of the basic 
library resources, and supporting biomedical

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scientific publications of a nonprofit nature.

For further information, call 301-496-6308. Internet, http://
www.nlm.nih.gov/.

National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases  The 
Institute conducts, fosters, and supports basic and clinical research 
into the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes, 
endocrine, and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and nutrition; 
kidney and urologic diseases; and blood diseases. The Institute fulfills 
its mission through research performed in its own laboratories and 
clinics, research grants, individual and institutional research training 
awards, epidemiologic and clinical studies on selected populations in 
the United States, and collection and dissemination of information on 
Institute programs.

For further information, call 301-496-3583. Internet, http://
www.niddk.nih.gov/.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  The Institute 
conducts and supports broadly based research, research training, and 
clinical evaluations on the cause, treatment, and prevention of a wide 
variety of infectious, allergic, and immunologic diseases. The goal of 
this research is to develop new or improved diagnostics, drugs, and 
vaccines. Areas of special emphasis include AIDS; asthma and allergic 
diseases; immunologic diseases; transplantation; sexually transmitted 
diseases; enteric diseases such as hepatitis; influenza and other viral 
respiratory infections; tropical diseases; tuberculosis; and vaccine 
development.

For further information, call 301-496-5717. Internet, http://
www.niaid.nih.gov/.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development  The Institute 
conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research on child and 
maternal health; on problems of human development; on family structure, 
the dynamics of human population, and the reproductive process; and on 
medical rehabilitation.
    Specific areas of research include mental retardation; pediatric and 
maternal AIDS; birth defects and genetic diseases; endocrine and growth 
disorders; nutrition; infertility; women's health; learning disabilities 
such as dyslexia; behavioral development; rehabilitation of people with 
physical disabilities; and the causes of infant morbidity and mortality, 
including low birth weight, premature birth, and sudden infant death 
syndrome. Research-related findings are disseminated to other 
researchers, medical practitioners, and the general public to improve 
the health of children and families.

For further information, call 301-496-5133. Internet, http://
www.nih.gov/nichd/.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders  The 
Institute conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research and 
research training on normal mechanisms as well as diseases and disorders 
of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language through a 
diversity of research performed in its own laboratories, and a program 
of research grants, individual and institutional research training 
awards, career development awards, center grants, and contracts to 
public and private research institutions and organizations.

For further information, call 301-496-7243. Internet, http://
www.nih.gov/nidcd/.

National Institute of Dental Research  The Institute conducts and 
supports research and research training into the causes, prevention, 
diagnosis, and treatment of craniofacial, oral, and dental diseases and 
disorders. Areas of special emphasis include inherited diseases and 
disorders; infectious diseases and immunity; oral, pharyngeal, and 
esophageal cancers; chronic and disabling diseases, including pain 
research; biomaterials, biomimetics, and tissue engineering; and 
behavior, health promotion, and environment.

For further information, call 301-496-6621. Internet, http://
www.nidr.nih.gov/.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences  The Institute, 
located

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in Research Triangle Park, NC, conducts and supports basic and applied 
research on how the environment interacts with genetic factors to cause 
disease and dysfunction. The primary emphasis is on disease prevention 
through identification and assessment of risks.

For further information, call 919-541-3211. Internet, http://
www.niehs.nih.gov/.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences  The Institute's programs 
for support of research and research training emphasize basic biomedical 
science, with activities ranging from cell biology, chemistry, and 
biophysics to genetics, pharmacology, and systemic response to trauma.

For further information, call 301-496-7301. Internet, http://
www.nih.gov/nigms/.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke  The Institute 
conducts and supports fundamental and applied research on human 
neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, multiple 
sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, head and spinal cord injuries, and 
stroke. The Institute also conducts and supports research on the 
development and function of the normal brain and nervous system in order 
to better understand normal processes relating to disease states.

For further information, call 301-496-5751. Internet, http://
www.ninds.nih.gov/.

National Eye Institute  The Institute conducts, fosters, and supports 
research on the causes, natural history, prevention, diagnosis, and 
treatment of disorders of the eye and visual system and in related 
fields.

For further information, call 301-496-4583. Internet, http://
www.nei.nih.gov/.

National Institute on Aging  The Institute conducts and supports 
biomedical and behavioral research to increase knowledge of the aging 
process and the physical, psychological, and social factors associated 
with aging. Alzheimer's disease, health and retirement, menopause, and 
frailty are among the areas of special concern.

For further information, call 301-496-1752. Internet, http://
www.nih.gov/nia/.

National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism  The Institute 
conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research, health 
services research, research training, and health information 
dissemination with respect to the prevention and treatment of alcohol 
abuse and alcoholism. It provides a national focus for the Federal 
effort to increase knowledge and promote effective strategies to deal 
with health problems and issues associated with alcohol abuse and 
alcoholism.

For further information, call 301-443-3885. Internet, http://
www.niaaa.nih.gov/.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases  
The Institute conducts and supports fundamental research in the major 
disease categories of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases 
through research performed in its own laboratories and clinics, 
epidemiologic studies, research contracts and grants, and cooperative 
agreements to scientific institutions and to individuals. It supports 
training of personnel in fundamental sciences and clinical disciplines, 
conducts educational activities, including the collection and 
dissemination of health educational materials on these diseases, and 
coordinates with the other research institutes and all Federal health 
programs relevant activities in the categorical diseases.

For further information, call 301-496-4353. Internet, http://
www.nih.gov/niams/.

National Institute on Drug Abuse  The Institute's mission is to lead the 
Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and 
addiction, through the strategic support and conduct of research across 
a broad range of disciplines, and the rapid and effective dissemination 
and use of the results of that research to significantly improve

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drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.

For further information, call 301-443-6480. Internet, http://
www.nida.nih.gov/.

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)  The Institute supports and 
conducts fundamental research in neuroscience, genetics, molecular 
biology, and behavior as the foundation of an extensive clinical 
research portfolio which seeks to expand and refine treatments available 
for illnesses such as schizophrenia, depressive disorders, severe 
anxiety, childhood mental disorders including autism and attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and other mental disorders which occur 
across the life span. In addition, NIMH supports research on treatment 
outcomes in actual practice settings, including primary care settings; 
seeks to establish a sound scientific basis for the prevention of mental 
illness; and distributes educational and informational materials about 
mental disorders and related science to public and scientific audiences.

For further information, call 301-443-3673. Internet, http://
www.nimh.nih.gov/.

Clinical Center  The Center is designed to bring scientists working in 
the Center's laboratories into proximity with clinicians caring for 
patients, so that they may collaborate on problems of mutual concern. 
The research institutes select patients, referred to NIH by physicians 
throughout the United States and overseas, for clinical studies of 
specific diseases and disorders. A certain percentage of the patients 
are normal volunteers, healthy persons who provide an index of normal 
body functions against which to measure the abnormal. Normal volunteers 
come under varied sponsorship, such as colleges, civic groups, and 
religious organizations.

For further information, call 301-496-3227. Internet, http://
www.cc.nih.gov/.

Fogarty International Center  The Center is dedicated to advancing the 
health of the people of the United States and other nations through 
international scientific cooperation. In pursuit of its mission, the 
Center fosters biomedical research partnership between U.S. scientists 
and foreign counterparts through grants, fellowships, and international 
agreements, and provides leadership in international science policy and 
research strategies.

For further information, call 301-496-2075. Internet, http://
www.nih.gov/fic/.

National Human Genome Research Institute  The Institute provides 
leadership for and formulates research goals and long-range plans to 
accomplish the mission of the Human Genome Project, including the study 
of ethical, legal, and social implications of human genome research. 
Through grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and individual and 
institutional research training awards, the Institute supports and 
administers research and research training programs in human genome 
research including chromosome mapping, DNA sequencing, database 
development, and technology development for genome research. It provides 
coordination of genome research, both nationally and internationally, 
serves as a focal point within NIH and the Department for Federal 
interagency coordination and collaboration with industry and academia, 
and sponsors scientific meetings and symposia to promote progress 
through information sharing.

For further information, call 301-496-0844. Internet, http://
www.nhgri.nih.gov/.

National Institute of Nursing Research  The Institute provides 
leadership for nursing research, supports and conducts research and 
training, and disseminates information to build a scientific base for 
nursing practice and patient care and to promote health and ameliorate 
the effects of illness on the American people.

For further information, call 301-496-0207. Internet, http://
www.nih.gov.ninr/.

Division of Computer Research and Technology  The Division conducts an 
integrated research, development, and service program in computer-
related

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physical and life sciences in support of Institute biomedical research 
programs.

For further information, call 301-496-5206.

National Center for Research Resources  The National Center for Research 
Resources (NCRR) creates, develops, and provides a comprehensive range 
of human, animal, technological, and other cost-effective, shared 
resources. NCRR also funds a variety of investigator-initiated research 
projects and training and career enhancement programs. NCRR's intramural 
component provides NIH scientists with state-of-the-art bioengineering 
and instrumentation, veterinary resources, and services such as the NIH 
Library and the Medical Arts and Photography Branch.

For further information, call 301-435-0888. Internet, http://
www.ncrr.nih.gov/.

Division of Research Grants  The Division's mission is to provide 
excellence in the scientific and technical merit review of Public Health 
Service (PHS) grant applications for research and research training 
support and to provide state-of-the-art automated information systems 
for the NIH intramural and extramural grant programs. The Division 
supports this mission by serving as the central receipt point for all 
PHS competing grant applications, assigning all PHS applications to an 
appropriate initial review group for scientific and technical merit 
review and to the awarding component for potential funding, providing 
the initial review of grant applications to the NIH through its study 
sections consisting of experts in scientific disciplines or current 
research areas, and providing staff support to the Office of the 
Director, NIH, in the formulation of grant and award policies and 
procedures.

For further information, call 301-435-1111.

Program Support Center

[For the Program Support Center statement of organization, see the 
Federal Register of November 15, 1995, 60 FR 57452]

The Program Support Center is a self-supported operating division within 
the Department with a unique mission to provide administrative support 
services to HHS components and other Federal agencies. The Center was 
created as a business enterprise to provide services on a competitive 
fee-for-service basis to customers who wish to purchase the services.
    The Center is comprised of the Administrative Operations Service, 
Financial Management Service, Human Resources Service, and Information 
Technology Service. Information may be obtained from the following 
offices:

  Administrative Operations Service. Phone, 301-443-2516.
  Financial Management Service. Phone, 301-443-1478.
  Human Resources Service. Phone, 301-443-1200.
  Information Technology Service. Phone, 301-443-9343.

For further information, contact the Director of Marketing, Program 
Support Center, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone, 301-443-1494.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

A reorganization order, signed by the Secretary on October 31, 1995, 
established the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) as an operating division

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within the Public Health Service of the Department.
    The Administration provides national leadership to ensure that 
knowledge, based on science and state-of-the-art practice, is 
effectively used for the prevention and treatment of addictive and 
mental disorders. It strives to improve access and reduce barriers to 
high-quality, effective programs and services for individuals who suffer 
from or are at risk for these disorders, as well as for their families 
and communities.

For further information, call 301-443-4795.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention  The Center provides a national 
focus for the Federal effort to prevent alcohol and other drug abuse. In 
carrying out its responsibility, the Center provides a national focus 
for the Federal effort to demonstrate and promote effective strategies 
to prevent the abuse of alcohol and other drugs; develops, implements, 
and reviews prevention and health promotion policy related to alcohol 
and other drug abuse, analyzing the impact of Federal activities on 
State and local governments and private program activities; administers 
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements which support the 
development and application of new knowledge in the substance abuse 
prevention field; participates in the application and dissemination of 
research demonstration findings on the prevention of substance abuse; 
fosters interagency and State prevention networks; develops and 
implements workplace prevention programs with business and industry; and 
supports training for substance abuse practitioners and other health 
professionals involved in alcohol and drug abuse education, prevention, 
and early intervention.
    The Center also provides technical assistance to States and local 
authorities and other national organizations and groups in the planning, 
establishment, and maintenance of substance abuse prevention efforts; 
reviews and approves and/or disapproves the State prevention plans 
developed under the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant 
Program authority; implements the tobacco regulations and other 
regulations as appropriate, and as they relate to Center programs; 
collects and compiles substance abuse prevention literature and other 
materials, and supports a clearinghouse to disseminate such materials 
among States, political subdivisions, educations agencies and 
institutions, health and drug treatment/rehabilitation networks, and the 
general public; and serves as a national authority and resource for the 
development and analysis of information relating to the prevention of 
substance abuse.
    In addition, the Center collaborates with, and encourages other 
Federal agencies, national foreign, international, State, and local 
organizations to promote substance abuse prevention activities; provides 
and promotes the evaluation of individual projects as well as overall 
programs; collaborates with the alcohol, drug abuse, mental health, and 
child development institutes of NIH on services research issues as well 
as on other programmatic issues; conducts managed care activities and 
coordinates these activities within SAMHSA and other HHS components; and 
provides a focus for addressing the substance abuse prevention needs of 
individuals with multiple, co-occurring drug, alcohol, mental, and 
physical problems.

For further information, call 301-443-0365.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment  The principal function of the 
Center is to provide national leadership for the Federal effort to 
enhance approaches and provide resources to ensure provision of services 
programs focusing on the treatment of substance abuse and co-occurring 
physical and/or psychiatric conditions. In carrying out this 
responsibility, the Center collaborates with States, communities, health 
care providers, and national organizations to upgrade the quality of 
addiction treatment, to improve the effectiveness of substance treatment 
programs, and to provide resources to ensure provision of services; 
provides a focus for addressing the treatment of needs of individuals 
with multiple, co-occurring drug, alcohol, mental, and physical and co-
morbidity problems; administers grants, contracts, and cooperative 
agreements

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which support the development and application of new knowledge in the 
substance abuse treatment field; coordinates the evaluation of Center 
programs; collaborates with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the 
States to promote development, dissemination, and application of 
treatment outcome standards; collaborates with the office of the 
Administrator and other SAMHSA components in treatment data collection; 
administers programs for training of health and allied health care 
providers; administers the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
Block Grant Program including compliance reviews, technical assistance 
to States, Territories, and Indian Tribes, and application and reporting 
requirements related to the block grants programs; conducts managed care 
activities and coordinates these activities within SAMHSA and other HHS 
components; and collaborates with the alcohol, drug abuse and mental 
health institutes of NIH on services research issues as well as on other 
programmatic issues.

For further information, call 301-443-5700.

Center for Mental Health Services  The Center provides national 
leadership to ensure the application of scientifically established 
findings and practice-based knowledge in the prevention and treatment of 
mental disorders; to improve access, reduce barriers, and promote high-
quality effective programs and services for people with or at risk for 
these disorders, as well as for their families and communities; and to 
promote an improved state of mental health within the Nation and the 
rehabilitation of people with mental disorders.
    To accomplish this, the Center supports service and demonstration 
programs designed to improve access to care and improve the quality of 
treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, and related services, especially 
for those traditionally unserved, underserved, or inappropriately 
serviced; identifies national mental goals and develops strategies to 
meet them; administers grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements 
which support the development and application of new knowledge in the 
mental health field; supports activities to improve the administration, 
availability, organization, and financing of mental health care, 
including managed care activities; supports technical assistance 
activities to educate professionals, consumers, family members, and 
communities and promotes training efforts to enhance the human resource 
necessary to support mental health services; and collects data on the 
various forms of mental illness, including data on treatment programs, 
types of care provided, characteristics of those treated, national 
incidence and prevalence, and such other data as may be appropriate.
    The Center administers the Block Grants for Community Mental Health 
Services and other programs providing direct assistance to States; 
collects, synthesizes, and disseminates mental health information and 
research findings to the States, other governmental and mental health-
related organizations, and the general public; coordinates and plans 
administrative and budget functions within the Center; collaborates with 
other Federal agencies, State and local government, and the private 
sector to improve the system of treatment and social welfare supports 
for seriously mentally ill adults and severely emotionally disturbed 
children and adolescents; conducts activities to promote advocacy, self-
help, and mutual support and to ensure the legal rights of mentally ill 
persons, including those in jails and prisons; cooperates with other 
Federal components to coordinate disaster assistance, community 
response, and other mental health emergency services as a consequence of 
national disasters; collaborates with the alcohol, drug abuse, and 
mental heath institutes of NIH on services research issues as well as 
other programmatic issues; promotes the development, dissemination, and 
application of standards and best practices; and provides a focus for 
addressing the mental health needs of individuals with

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multiple, co-occurring drug, alcohol, mental, and physical problems.

For further information, call 301-443-0001.

Sources of 
Information

Office of the Secretary

Unless otherwise indicated, inquiries on the following subjects may be 
directed to the specified office, Department of Health and Human 
Services, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20201.
Civil Rights  For information on enforcement of civil rights laws, 
contact the Office for Civil Rights, Room 502E. Phone, 202-619-0671.
Contracts and Small Business Activities  For information concerning 
programs, contact the Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization. Phone, 202-690-7300.
Electronic Access  Information concerning the Department is available 
electronically through the Internet, at http://www.dhhs.gov/.
Employment  Inquiries regarding applications for employment and the 
college recruitment program should be directed to: Director, Human 
Resources Service, Program Support Center, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Phone, 301-443-1200.
Inspector General  General inquiries may be directed to the Office of 
Inspector General, Wilbur J. Cohen Building, 330 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20201. Single copies of most Office of Inspector 
General publications are available free of charge by calling the Office. 
Phone, 202-619-1142. Internet, http://www.dhhs.gov/progorg/oig/.
Inspector General Hotline  Individuals wishing to report fraud, waste, 
or abuse against Department programs should write to: Office of 
Inspector General, HHS-TIPS Hotline, P.O. Box 23489, L'Enfant Plaza 
Station, Washington, DC 20026-3489. Phone (toll-free), 800-HHS-TIPS 
(800-447-8477). TTY, 800-377-4950. Fax, 800-223-8164. E-mail, 
[email protected].
Locator  Inquiries about the location and telephone numbers of HHS 
offices should be directed to: Information Technology Service, HHS 
Locator, Room G-644, Wilbur J. Cohen Building, 330 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20201. Phone, 202-619-0257.
Public Health and Science  Inquiries should be directed to the Assistant 
Secretary for Health, Room 716G. Phone, 202-690-7694.

Administration on Aging

Inquiries on the following subjects may be directed to the specified 
office, Department of Health and Human Services, Wilbur J. Cohen 
Building, 330 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201.
Elder Care Locator  For information concerning services available to 
elderly persons in any given community in the Nation, contact the Elder 
Care Locator. Phone, 800-677-1116.
Employment  Applications for employment and college recruitment programs 
should be directed to the Director, Office of Management, Room 4644. 
Phone, 202-619-1557.
Locator  For information about the location and telephone numbers of 
Administration offices and programs, call 202-619-4541.
National Aging Information Center  Individuals seeking biographic data; 
practical material for planners/practitioners; reports on demographic; 
health, social, and economic status of older Americans; specialized 
technical reports on current aging issues; and analytical reports on 
aging statistics should contact the National Aging Information Center, 
Room 4656. Phone, 202-619-7501. Fax, 202-401-7620.

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TDD, 202-401-7575. E-mail, [email protected].
Public Inquiries/Publications  Copies of publications are available free 
of charge by contacting the Office of the Executive Secretariat. Phone, 
202-619-0724. Fax, 202-260-1012. TDD, 202-401-7575. E-mail, aoa--
[email protected]. Internet, http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/.

Administration for Children and Families

General inquiries may be directed to the Administration for Children and 
Families, Department of Health and Human Services, 370 L'Enfant 
Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202-401-9200. Inquiries on 
the following subjects may be directed to the specified office.
Contracts  Contact the Division of Acquisition Management, Office of 
Program Support. Phone, 202-401-5149.
Employment  Contact the Office of Human Resource Management, Fourth 
Floor West, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 
202-401-9260.
Information Center  Contact the Office of Public Affairs, Seventh Floor, 
370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20744. Phone, 202-401-9215.
Mental Retardation  For information on mental retardation programs, 
contact the President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Administration 
for Children and Families. Phone, 202-619-0634.

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Inquiries on the following subjects may be directed to the appropriate 
office at the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Rockville, MD 
20852.
Contracts  Contact the Chief, Contracts Management Branch. Phone, 301-
594-1445.
Employment  Inquiries should be addressed to the Chief, Human Resources 
Management Staff. Phone, 301-594-2408.
Grants  Contact the Chief, Grants Management Branch. Phone, 301-594-
1447.
Publications  Single copies of most publications produced by the Agency 
are available free of charge from the AHCPR Publications Clearinghouse, 
P.O. Box 8547, Silver Spring, MD 20907. Phone, 800-358-9295 (toll-free).

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

Information regarding programs and activities is available 
electronically through the Internet, at http://
atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Inquiries on the following subjects may be directed to the office 
indicated at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department 
of Health and Human Services, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333.
Electronic Access  Information regarding programs and activities is 
available electronically through the Internet, at http://www.cdc.gov/.
Employment  The majority of scientific and technical positions are 
filled through the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Government. Inquiries 
may be addressed to the Human Resources Management Office (phone, 770-
488-1725), or the Division of Commissioned Personnel, Room 4A-15, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Films  Information concerning availability of audiovisual materials 
related to program activities may be obtained from the Office of 
Communications. Phone, 404-639-7290.
Publications  Single copies of most publications are available free of 
charge from the Management Analysis and Services Office. Phone, 404-639-
3534. Bulk quantities of publications may be purchased from the 
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 
20402.

Food and Drug Administration

Inquiries on the following subjects may be directed to the specified 
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and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Consumer Activities  Public Affairs Offices are located in a number of 
cities across the country, as listed in the table which follows. 
Consumer phones in these same cities provide recorded messages of 
interest to the consumer. The general FDA consumer phone number is 301-
443-5006.
Contracts  Contact the Director, Office of Facilities, Acquisition, and 
Central Services (HFA-500). Phone, 301-443-6890.
Electronic Access  Information on FDA is available electronically 
through the Internet, at http://www.fda.gov/.
Employment  FDA uses various civil service examinations and registers in 
its recruitment for positions such as consumer safety officers, 
pharmacologists, microbiologists, physiologists, chemists, mathematical 
statisticians, physicians, dentists, animal caretakers, etc. Inquiries 
for positions in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area should be 
directed to the Personnel Officer (HFA-400) (phone, 301-827-4120); 
inquiries for positions outside the Washington, DC, area should be 
directed to the appropriate local FDA office. Schools interested in the 
college recruitment program should contact the Personnel Officer (HFA-
400) (phone, 301-827-4120).
Publications  FDA Consumer, FDA's official magazine, is available from 
the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 
DC 20402. Phone, 202-512-1800.
Reading Rooms  Freedom of Information, Room 12A-30 (phone, 301-443-
1813); Hearing Clerk, Room 123, 12420 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 
20852 (phone, 301-443-1751); Press Office, Room 15A-07 or Room 3807, FB-
8, 200 C Street SW.., Washington, DC 20204 (phone, 301-443-3285).
Speakers  Speakers are available for presentations to private 
organizations and community groups. Requests should be directed to the 
local FDA office.

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Alameda, CA..................................  1431 Harbor Bay Pkwy., 94502.............................................................    510-337-6888
Atlanta, GA..................................  60 8th St NE., 30309.....................................................................    404-347-7355
Baltimore, MD................................  900 Madison Ave., 21201..................................................................    410-962-3731
Boston, MA...................................  One Montvale Ave., Stoneham, MA 02180....................................................    617-279-1675
Brooklyn, NY.................................  850 3d Ave., 11232.......................................................................    718-965-5300
Buffalo, NY..................................  599 Delaware Ave., 14202.................................................................    716-551-4461
Chicago, IL..................................  Suite 550, 300 S. Riverside Plz., 60606..................................................    312-353-5863
Cincinnati, OH...............................  1141 Central Pkwy., 45202-1097...........................................................    513-684-3501
Cleveland, OH................................  P.O. Box 838, Brunswick, 44212...........................................................    216-273-1038
Dallas, TX...................................  3210 Live Oak St., 75204.................................................................    214-655-5315
Denver, CO...................................  P.O. Box 25087, 80225-0087...............................................................    303-236-3000
Detroit, MI..................................  1560 E. Jefferson Ave., 48207............................................................    313-226-6158
Houston, TX..................................  Suite 420, 1445 N. Loop W., 77008........................................................    713-802-9095
Indianapolis, IN.............................  Rm. 300, 101 N. Ohio St., 46204..........................................................    317-226-6500
Irvine, CA...................................  Suite 300, 19900 MacArthur Blvd., 92612..................................................    714-798-7607
Lenexa, KS...................................  W. 11650 80th St., 66214.................................................................    913-752-2141
Minneapolis, MN..............................  240 Hennepin Ave., 55401.................................................................    612-334-4100
Nashville, TN................................  297 Plus Park Blvd., 37217...............................................................    615-781-5372
New Orleans, LA..............................  4298 Elysian Fields Ave., 70122..........................................................    504-589-2420
Omaha, NE....................................  200 S. 16th St., 68102...................................................................    402-331-8536
Orlando, FL..................................  Suite 120, 7200 Lake Ellenor Dr., 32809..................................................    407-648-6922
Parsippany, NJ...............................  3d Fl., 10 Waterview Blvd., 07054........................................................    201-331-2926
Philadelphia, PA.............................  Rm. 900, 2d and Chestnut Sts., 19106.....................................................    215-597-4390
San Antonio, TX..............................  Rm. 119, 10127 Morocco, 78216............................................................    210-229-4381
San Juan, PR.................................  466 Fernandez Juncos Ave., 00901-3223....................................................    809-729-6852
Seattle, WA..................................  22201 23d Dr. SE., Bothell, WA 98021-4421................................................    206-483-4953
St. Louis, MO................................  808 N. Collins Alley, 63143..............................................................    314-645-1167
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Health Care Financing Administration

Inquiries on the following subjects may be directed to the Health Care 
Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
Contracts and Small Business Activities  Contact the Director, Research 
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and Grants Division. Phone, 410-786-5157.
Electronic Access  Information on HCFA is available electronically 
through the Internet, at http://www.hcfa.gov/.
Employment  Inquiries should be addressed to the Human Resources 
Management Group. Phone, 410-786-2032.
Publications  Contact the Distribution Management Branch, Division of 
Printing and Distribution Services. Phone, 410-786-7892.

Health Resources and Services Administration

Inquiries on the following subjects should be directed to the specified 
office, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Electronic Access  Information on HRSA is available electronically 
through the Internet, at http://www.dhhs.gov/hrsa/.
Employment  The majority of positions are in the Federal civil service. 
For positions in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and field 
locations throughout the Nation, inquiries may be addressed to the 
Division of Personnel, Room 14A46. Phone, 301-443-5460. TDD, 301-443-
5278. For information on vacant positions, call 301-443-1230. Some 
health professional positions are filled through the Commissioned Corps 
of the Public Health Service, a uniformed service of the U.S. 
Government. Inquiries may be addressed to Division of Commissioned 
Personnel, Room 4A-15, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Films  Information concerning the availability of audiovisual materials 
related to program activities, including films for recruiting minorities 
into health professions and women into dentistry, is available from the 
Office of Communications.
Publications  Single copies of most publications are available free of 
charge from the Office of Communications, Room 14-45; the National 
Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse (phone, 703-821-8955, Ext. 254); 
or the National Clearinghouse for Primary Care Information (phone, 703-
821-8955, Ext. 248. Fax, 703-821-2098). Bulk quantities of publications 
may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government 
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

Indian Health Service

Inquiries on the following subjects should be directed to the specified 
office, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, 
5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Electronic Access  Information on IHS is available electronically 
through the Internet, at http://www.tucson.ihs.gov/.
Employment  The majority of positions are in the Federal civil service. 
For positions in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, employment 
inquiries may be addressed to the Division of Personnel Management, 
Office of Human Resources, Room 4B-44. Phone, 301-443-6520. Hiring in 
other parts of the country is decentralized to the 12 area offices. For 
specific area office addresses, see the U.S. Government listings in the 
commercial telephone directories for Aberdeen, SD; Albuquerque, NM; 
Anchorage, AK; Bemidji, MN; Billings, MT; Nashville, TN; Oklahoma City, 
OK; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; Sacramento, CA; Tucson, AZ; and Window 
Rock, AZ. Some health professional positions are filled through the 
Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, a uniformed service of 
the U.S. Government. Inquiries may be addressed to the Division of 
Commissioned Personnel, Room 4A-15, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 
20857. Phone, 301-443-3464.
Publications  Single copies of publications describing the Indian Health 
Service and the health status of American Indians and Alaska Natives are 
available free of charge from the Communications Office, Room 6-35. 
Phone, 301-443-3593.

National Institutes of Health

Inquiries on the following subjects may be directed to the office 
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National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, or at the address 
given.
Contracts  For information on research and development contracts, 
contact the Office of Contracts Management. Phone, 301-496-4422. For all 
other contracts, contact the Office of Procurement Management. Phone, 
301-496-2501.
Employment  A wide range of civil service examinations and registers are 
used. Staff fellowships are available to recent doctorates in biomedical 
sciences. College recruitment is conducted as necessary to meet 
requirements. Contact the Office of Human Resource Management. Phone, 
301-496-2404.
Environment  Research on the biological effects of chemical, physical, 
and biological substances present in the environment are conducted and 
supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 22709. Phone, 919-541-2605.
Films  Research and health-related films are available for loan from the 
National Library of Medicine, Collection Access Section, Bethesda, MD 
20984. Films are available for purchase from the National Audiovisual 
Center, General Services Administration, Washington, DC 20409.
Public Health Service Commissioned Officer Program  For information on 
the Commissioned Officer programs at NIH and the program for early 
commissioning of senior medical students in the Reserve Corps of the 
Public Health Service, contact the Division of Senior Systems. Phone, 
301-496-1443.
Publications  Publications, brochures, and reports on health and disease 
problems, medical research, and biomedical communications, as well as 
single copies of the Journal of National Cancer Institute; Environmental 
Health Perspectives; Scientific Directory and Annual Bibliography; and 
NLM--Medline (brochure) are available through the Division of Public 
Information, Office of Communications, National Institutes of Health, 
Bethesda, MD 20892. Phone, 301-496-4461.
    NIH Publications List, Index Medicus, Cumulated Index Medicus 
Annual, and Research Grants Index may be ordered from the Government 
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Internet, http://www.nih.gov/.

Program Support Center

General inquiries may be directed to the Program Support Center, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857.
Electronic Access  Information is available electronically through the 
Internet, at http://www.dhhs.gov/psc/.
Employment  Inquiries may be directed to the following offices:

  Personnel Operations Division, Suite 700, 8455 Colesville Road, Silver 
    Spring, MD 20910. Phone, 301-504-3304.

  Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Room 4A-15, 5600 Fishers 
    Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone, 301-594-3360.

  Administrative Operations Service, Program Support Center, 5600 
    Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone, 301-443-2516.

  Financial Management Service, Program Support Center, 5600 Fishers 
    Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone, 301-443-1478.

  Human Resources Service, Program Support Center, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
    Rockville, MD 20857. Phone, 301-443-1200.

  Information Technology Service, Program Support Center, Rockville, MD 
    20857. Phone, 301-443-9343.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration

Inquiries on the following subjects may be directed to the specified 
office, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857.
Contracts  Contact the Director, Division of Contracts Management. 
Phone, 301-443-4980.
Electronic Access  Information is available electronically through the 
Internet, at http://www.samhsa.gov/.
Employment  Inquiries should be addressed to the Director, Division of 
Human Resources Management. Phone, 301-443-3408.
Grants  Contact the Director, Division of Grants Management. Phone, 301-
443-8926.
Publications  The Office of Communications collects and compiles alcohol 
and drug abuse prevention literature and other materials, and

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supports the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention national 
clearinghouse for alcohol and drug information and the Regional Alcohol 
and Drug Awareness Resource Network to disseminate such materials among 
States, political subdivisions, educational agencies and institutions, 
health and drug treatment and rehabilitation networks, and the general 
public. It also supports a clearinghouse to serve as a focal point for 
information dissemination to meet the mental health service needs of 
professionals. Contact the Associate Administrator for Communications. 
Phone, 301-443-8956.

For further information concerning the Department of Health and Human 
Services, contact the Information Center, Department of Health and Human 
Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201. Phone, 202-
619-0257. Internet, http://www.dhhs.gov/.