    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 1999]
    [Pages 263-292]
    [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
    Executive Officer                                 Mike Blank
    Director, Intergovernmental Affairs               Andrew Hyman, Acting
    Chair, Departmental Appeals Board                 Cecilia Sparks Ford
    Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon        David Satcher
            General
        Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary          Nicole Laurie
        Deputy Assistant Secretary for                James O'Hara
                Health
        Deputy Assistant Secretary, Disease           Linda Meyers, Acting
                Prevention and Health
                Promotion
        Deputy Assistant Secretary, Minority          Nathan Stinson, Acting
                Health
        Deputy Assistant Secretary,                   Denese Shervington
                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             Gregory Pappas, Acting
                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                    (vacancy)
                (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            Terrence J. Tychan
                and Acquisition Management
        Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human             Evelyn White
                Resources
        Deputy Assistant Secretary,                   Kerry Weems, Acting
              Information Resources
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        Director, Office of Facilities                Peggy J. Dodd
                Services
    Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation   Margaret A. Hamburg
        Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy            Ann Segal
                Initiatives
        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           Delores L. Parron
                Systems
        Deputy Assistant Secretary, Science           William Raub
                Policy
    Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs            Melissa Skolfield
        Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy            Lynnette Williams
                and Communications
        Deputy Assistant Secretary, Media             Laurie Boeder
        Director, Freedom of Information/             Ross Cirrincione
                Privacy Act Office
        Director, News Division                       P. Campbell Gardett
    Director, Office for Civil Rights                 Thomas E. Perez
        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
        Deputy General Counsel                        Beverly Dennis III
        Deputy General Counsel, Legal                 (vacancy)
                Counsel
        Deputy General Counsel, Program               Anna D. Kraus
                Review
        Deputy General Counsel, Regulation            Marcy Wilder
        Associate General Counsel, Business           Timothy White
                and Administrative Law
                Division
        Associate General Counsel, Children,          Robert Keith
                Families, and Aging
        Associate General Counsel, Civil              George Lyon
                Rights
        Associate General Counsel, Ethics             Edgar M. Swindell,
                and Special Counsel for                       Acting
                Ethics
        Associate General Counsel, Food and           Margaret J. Porter
                Drug
        Associate General Counsel, Health             Sheree Kanner
                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

    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

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        Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary          Diane E. Justice
        Director, Executive Secretariat and           Harry Posman
                Policy Coordination
        Special Assistant for Legislation,            Moya Benoit Thompson
                Public Affairs, and White
                House Liaison
        Deputy Assistant Secretary for                (vacancy)
                Governmental Affairs and
                Elder Rights
        Director, Office of American Indian,          M. Yvonne Jackson
                Alaskan Native, and Native
                Hawaiian Programs
        Director, Office of Management                John F. McCarthy
        Director, Office of Program                   Edwin L. Walker
                Operations and Development
        Director, Office of Program                   Judith R. Satine
                Development
        Director, Office of State and                 Carol M. Crecy
                Community Programs

    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                                Duke
        Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy            Emil Parker
                and External Affairs
        Commissioner, Children, Youth, and            Pat Montoya
                Families
        Associate Commissioner, Child Care            Carmen Nazario
                Bureau
        Associate Commissioner, Children's            Carol W. Williams
                Bureau
        Associate Commissioner, Family and            Gilda Lambert
                Youth Services Bureau
        Associate Commissioner, Head Start            Helen Taylor
                Bureau
        Commissioner, Developmental                   Sue Swenson
                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                   Alvin Collins
        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,
    info@ahcpr.gov.
    Administrator                                     John M. Eisenberg
        Deputy Administrator                          Lisa Simpson
        Director, Practice and Technology             Douglas B. Kamerow
                Assessment
        Director, Management                          Williard B. Evans
        Director, Policy Analysis                     Larry T. Patton

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        Director, Research Review, Education          Francis Chesley,
                and Policy                                    Acting
        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               David Lanier, Acting
        Director, Quality Measurement and             Gregg Meyer
                Improvement

    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                                     Jeffrey Koplan
        Deputy Administrator                          Claire V. Broome
        Assistant Administrator                       Peter J. McCumiskey,
                                                              Acting
        Deputy Assistant Administrator                Maureen Lichtveld,
                                                              Acting

    CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

    1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333

    Phone, 404-639-3311. Internet, http://www.cdc.gov/.
    Director                                          Jeffrey P. Koplan
        Deputy Director for Science and               Claire V. Broome
                Public Health
        Associate Director for Global Health          Steve Blount
        Associate Director, Minority Health           Walter W. Williams
        Associate Director, Science                   Dixie Snider
        Associate Director, Women's Health            Karen Steinberg,
                                                              Acting
        Deputy Director for Policy and                Martha F. Katz
                Legislation
        Associate Director, Washington                Donald E. Shriber
                Office
        Associate Director, Communication             Vicki Freimuth
        Associate Director, Policy Planning,          Kathy Cahill
                and Evaluation
        Deputy Director for Program                   Virginia S. Bales
                Management
        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 and Control
        Director, National Immunization               Walter A. Orenstein
                Program
        Director, National Institute for              Linda Rosenstock
                Occupational Safety and
                Health
        Director, National Vaccine Program            Robert F. Breiman
              Office
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        Director, Epidemiology Program                Stephen B. Thacker
                Office
        Director, Equal Employment                    Sue Porter-Anderson
                Opportunity
        Director, Office of Communication             Vicki Freimuth
        Director, Office of Global Health             Steve Blount
        Director, Office of Health and                Jonathan Y. Richmond
                Safety
        Associate Director for Management             Joseph R. Carter,
                and Operations                                Acting
        Director, Office of Program Planning          Kathy Cahill
                and Evaluation
        Director, Office of Program Support           Joseph R. Carter,
                                                              Acting
        Director, Office of Women's Health            Karen Steinberger,
                                                              Acting
        Director, Public Health Practice              Edward L. Baker
                Program Office

    FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

    5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

    Phone, 301-443-1544. Internet, http://www.fda.gov/.
    Commissioner                                      Jane E. Henney
        Deputy Commissioner/Senior Adviser            (vacancy)
        Administrative Law Judge                      Daniel J. Davidson
        Chief Counsel                                 Margaret J. Porter
        Chief Mediator and Ombudsman                  Amanda Bryce Norton
        Special Agent in Charge, Internal             Louis Caputo
                Affairs
        Special Assistant for Investigations          John H. Mitchell
        Lead Deputy Commissioner for                  Michael A. Friedman
                Operations
        Associate Commissioner, Consumer              Patricia M. Kuntze,
                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           Melinda K. Plaisier,
                Affairs                                       Acting
        Associate Commissioner for                    Randolph F. Wykoff
                Operations
        Associate Commissioner, Planning and          Paul L. Coppinger
                Evaluation
        Associate Commissioner, Public                Lorrie McHugh-Wytkind
                Affairs
        Associate Commissioner, Regulatory            Dennis E. Baker
                Affairs
        Associate Commissioner, Science               Bernard A. Schwetz
        Associate Commissioner for Strategic          Linda A. Suydam
                Management
        Deputy Commissioner, External                 Sharon Smith Holston
                Affairs
        Deputy Commissioner, Management and           Robert J. Byrd
                Systems
        Deputy Commissioner, Policy                   William K. Hubbard,
                                                              Acting
        Director, Center for Biologics                Kathryn C. Zoon
                Evaluation and Research
        Director, Center for Devices and              Elizabeth D. Jacobson,
                Radiological Health                           Acting
        Director, Center for Drug Evaluation          Janet Woodcock
                and Research
        Director, Center for Food Safety and          Joseph A. Levitt
                Applied Nutrition
        Director, Center for Toxicological            Bernard A. Schwetz
                Research
        Deputy Director, Washington                   Ronald F. Coene
              Operations, NCTR
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        Director, Center for Veterinary               Stephen F. Sundlof
                Medicine
        Director, MedWatch                            Diane L. Kennedy
        Director, Office of Equal Employment          Rosamelia Lecea
                and Civil Rights
        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 M. Batts
                Affairs
        Director, Office of International             Linda R. Horton
                Policy
        Director, Office of Special Health            Theresa A. Toigo
                Issues
        Director, Office of Tobacco Programs          Mitchell Zeller
        Director, Office of Women's Health            Audrey Sheppard,
                                                              Acting
        Director, Orphan Products                     Marlene E. Haffner
                Development
        Director, Small Business and                  Beverly Corey, Acting
                Community Affairs Staff
                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                     Ramon Suris-Fernandez
                Opportunity and Civil Rights
        Director, Office of Strategic                 Barbara Cooper
                Planning
        Chief Actuary, Office of the Actuary          Richard Foster
        Director, Office of Communications            Elizabeth Cusick,
                and Operations Support                        Acting
        Director, Office of Clinical                  Jeffrey Kang, M.D.
                Standards and Quality
        Director, Center for Beneficiary              Carol Cronin
                Services
        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                 Michelle Snyder,
                Management                                    Acting
        Director, Office of Information               Gary G. Christoph
                Services
        Administrator, Northeastern                   Judy Berek
                Consortium
        Administrator, Southern Consortium            Rose Crum-Johnson
        Administrator, Midwestern Consortium          Joe Tilghman
        Administrator, Western Consortium             Mary Kay Smith

    HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

    5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

    Phone, 301-443-2086. Internet, http://www.dhhs.gov/hrsa/.
    Administrator                                     Claude Earl Fox

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        Deputy Administrator                          Thomas G. Morford
        Principal Advisor to the                      Doris Barnette
                Administrator
        Chief Medical Officer                         William A. Robinson
        Associate Administrator, Bureau of            Vincent C. Rodgers
                Health Professions
        Associate Administrator, Bureau of            Marilyn H. Gaston
                Primary Health Care
        Associate Administrator for Field             Sam Shekar
                Operations
        Associate Administrator for HIV/AIDS          Joseph F. O'Neill
                Bureau
        Associate Administrator for                   James J. Corrigan
                Operations, Management and
                Program Support
        Associate Administrator, Maternal             Peter van Dyck
                and Child Health Bureau
        Director, Center for Managed Care             Rhoda Abrams
        Director, Office for the Advancement          Dena Puskin
                of Telehealth
        Director, Office of Communications            Charlotte Mehuron
        Director, Office of Equal                     J. Calvin Adams
                Opportunity and Civil Rights
        Director, Office of Information               Nancy Paquin
                Resources Technology
        Director, Office of Minority Health           M. June Horner
        Director, Office of Planning,                 Paul Nannis
                Evaluation, and Legislation
        Director, Office of Rural Health              Wayne Meyers
                Policy
        Director, Office of Special Programs          Joseph F. O'Neill

    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                (vacancy)
        Chief Medical Officer                         Kermit O. Smith
        Deputy Director                               Michel E. Lincoln
        Director, Field Operations                    Don J. Davis
        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, Office of Tribal Self-              Paula Williams
                Governance
        Director, Office of Tribal Programs           Douglas Black
        Director, Urban Indian Health                 James Cussen
                Program Staff

    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

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        Associate Director, Administration            Leamon M. Lee
        Associate Director, AIDS Research             Neal Nathanson
        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, International             Gerald T. Keusch
                Health
        Associate Director, Legislative               Rosalind M. Gray,
                Policy and Analysis                           Acting
        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
        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
        Assistant Director, Office of                 Vida H. Beaven
                Program Coordination
        Director, Fogarty International               Gerald T. Keusch
                Center
        Director, Warren G. Magnuson                  John I. Gallin
                Clinical Center
        Director, National Center for                 William R. Harlan,
                Complementary and                             Acting
                Alternative Medicine
        Director, National Center for                 Judith L. Vaitukaitis
                Research Resources
        Director, National Library of                 Donald A.B. Lindberg
                Medicine
        Director, Center for Information              Alan S. Graeff
                Technology
        Director, Center for Scientific               Ellie Ehrenfeld
                Review
        Director, National Cancer Institute           Richard D. Klausner
        Director, National Eye Institute              Carl Kupfer
        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 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 and Craniofacial
                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
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        Director, National Institute of               Marvin Cassman
                General Medical Sciences
        Director, National Heart, Lung, and           Claude 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               Gerald Fischbach
                Neurological Disorders and
                Stroke
        Director, National Institute of               Patricia A. Grady
                Nursing Research

    PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER

    5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857

    Phone, 301-443-3921. Internet, http://www.psc.gov/.
    Director                                          Lynnda M. Regan
        Staff Director                                Norman E. Prince, Jr.
        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             Joseph V. Colantuoni

    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                          Joseph H. Autry III,
                                                              Acting
        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
        Director, Center for Mental Health            Bernard S. Arons
                Services
        Director, Center for Substance Abuse          Karol L. Kumpfer
                Prevention
        Director, Center for Substance Abuse          H. Westley Clark
                Treatment
        Director, Office of Equal Employment          Sharon Holmes
                Opportunity and Civil Rights
        Director, Office of Program Services          Richard Kopanda
                and Executive Officer
        Director, Office of Applied Studies           Donald Goldstone

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    The Department of Health and Human Services is the Cabinet-level
    department of the Federal executive branch 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.

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    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 the Deputy
    Secretary, 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 laws that prohibit discrimination in federally assisted
    and/or federally conducted health and human services programs.

    Public Health and Science  The Office ensures that the Department
    conducts broad-based public health assessments designed to anticipate
    future public health issues and problems and devises and implements
    appropriate interventions and evaluations to maintain, sustain, and
    improve the health of the Nation; provides 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; provides presentations to foreign
    governments and multilateral agencies on international health issues;
    and provides 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
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                      Area                                            Address/Areas Served                                   Director            Telephone
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    Atlanta, GA............................  Atlanta Federal Center, Rm. 5B95, 61 Forsyth St., 20202-8909 (AL, FL,   Patricia Ford-Roegner..    404-562-7888
                                              GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN).
    Boston, MA.............................  Rm. 2100, Government Ctr., 02203 (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT).............  Judith Kurland.........    617-565-1500
    Chicago, IL............................  23d Fl., 105 W. Adams St., 60603 (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI).................  Hannah Rosenthal.......    312-353-5160
    Dallas, TX.............................  Suite 1124-ORD, 1301 Young St., 75202-4348 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX).......  Ray Martinez...........    214-767-3301
    Denver, CO.............................  Rm. 1076, 1961 Stout St., 80294-3538 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY).........  Margaret Cary..........    303-844-3372
    Kansas City, MO........................  Rm. 210, 601 E. 12th St., 64106 (IA, KS, MO, NE)......................  Kathleen Steele........    816-426-2821
    New York, NY...........................  Rm. 3835, 26 Federal Plz., 10278 (NJ, NY, PR, VI).....................  Allison E. Greene......    212-264-4600
    Philadelphia, PA.......................  The Public Ledger Bldg., Suite 436, 150 S. Independence Mall W., 19106- Lynn Yeakel............    215-596-6492
                                              3499 (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV).
    San Francisco, CA......................  Rm. 431, 50 United Nations Plz., 94102 (AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV).......  Emory Lee, Acting......    415-437-8500
    Seattle, WA............................  Rm. 911F, 2201 6th Ave., 98121 (AK, ID, OR, WA).......................  Mike Kreidler..........    206-615-2010
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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; promotes their needs by planning programs and developing
    policy; administers a program of formula grants to States under 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; 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, call 202-401-4634.

    Administration for Children and Families

    The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) was created on April
    15, 1991, under the authority of section 6 of Reorganization Plan No. 1
    of 1953. The Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, ACF, reports
    to the Secretary and also serves as the Director of Child Support
    Enforcement. ACF advises the Secretary on issues pertaining to children
    and families, including Native Americans, people with developmental
    disabilities, refugees, and legalized aliens.
    Administration on Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF)  Through the
    Assistant Secretary, ACF, ACYF advises the Secretary on matters relating
    to the Department's administration of the State grant programs under
    titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social Security Act; the child care programs
    authorized under title IV-A of the Social Security Act and the Child
    Care and Development Block Grant; the State grant programs to improve
    and increase child abuse prevention and treatment activities and to
    develop family preservation and family support services; the Head Start
    Program; the programs which provide services for runaway and homeless
    youth and their families; the child welfare training programs; and the
    child abuse and neglect research and demonstration programs.

    For further information, call 202-205-8347 or 202-401-2337.

    Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD)  Through the
    Assistant Secretary, ACF, the Administration advises the Secretary on
    matters relating to persons with developmental disabilities and their
    families. It serves as the Department's focal point for supporting and
    encouraging providing quality services to persons with developmental
    disabilities, and assists States in increasing the independence,
    productivity, and community inclusion of persons with developmental
    disabilities, through the design and implementation of a comprehensive
    and continuing State plan. ADD also 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

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    eliminate barriers experienced by persons with developmental
    disabilities.

    For further information, call 202-690-6590.

    Administration for Native Americans (ANA)  The Administration represents
    and promotes the goal of developmental, social, economic, and lasting
    self-sufficiency of American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Pacific
    Natives. The Intra-Departmental Council on Native American Affairs,
    chaired by the Commissioner of ANA, is composed of the heads of the
    Department's major agencies and advises the Secretary on all matters
    affecting Native Americans which involve the Department. For further
    information, call 202-690-7776.
    Child Support Enforcement (CSE)  The Office advises the Secretary on
    matters relating to child support enforcement, providing direction,
    guidance, and oversight to State CSE program offices; activities
    authorized and directed by section D, part IV of the Social Security Act
    and other pertinent legislation requiring States to develop programs
    which locate absent parents, establish paternity when necessary, and
    obtain and enforce child support orders. CSE also assists States in
    establishing adequate reporting procedures and records maintenance;
    operates the Federal Parent Locator Service, including the National New
    Hire Directory, certifying to the Secretary of the Treasury amounts of
    overdue child support requiring collection; 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. Phone, 202-401-9373.

    Community Services (OCS)  Through the Assistant Secretary, ACF, the
    Office advises the Secretary on matters relating to community programs
    which promote economic self-sufficiency. OCS is responsible for
    administering the Community Services Block Grant, the Social Services
    Block Grant, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance programs. It also
    oversees a variety of discretionary grant programs which foster family
    stability, economic security, responsibility, and self-support, as well
    as the programs and services for homeless, low-income, and needy
    individuals, leading to the development of new and innovative approaches
    to reduce welfare dependency.

    For further information, call 202-401-9333.

    Refugee Resettlement (ORR)  Through the Assistant Secretary, ACF, the
    Office advises the Secretary on the policies and programs regarding
    refugee and entrant resettlement and the U.S. Repatriate Program. ORR is
    responsible for the planning, development, and direction of the
    implementation of a comprehensive program for domestic refugee and
    entrant resettlement assistance.

    For further information, call 202-401-9246.

    Family Assistance (OFA)  Through the Assistant Secretary, ACF, the
    Office advises the Secretary on matters relating to public assistance
    and economic self-sufficiency programs and provides leadership,
    direction, and technical guidance in the administration of 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.

    For further information, call 202-401-9275.

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

    For further information, call 202-401-4802.

                               Regional Offices--Administration for Children and Families
                                (RHD: Regional Hub Director; RA: Regional Administrator)
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                 City                       Address (Areas Served)                   Director            Telephone
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    Atlanta, GA..................  Suite 4M60, 61 Forsyth St. SW., 30323-    Steven J. Golightly        404-562-2922
                                    8909 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN).    (RHD).

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    Boston, MA...................  Rm. 2000, Government Ctr., 02203-0131     Hugh Galligan (RA).....    617-565-1020
                                    (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT).
    Chicago, IL..................  20th Fl., 105 W. Adams St., 60603-6201    Joyce A. Thomas (RHD)..    312-353-2510
                                    (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI).
    Dallas, TX...................  Rm. 914, 1301 Young St., 75202 (AR, LA,   Leon McCowan (RHD).....    214-767-9648
                                    NM, OK, TX).
    Denver, CO...................  Rm. 924, 1961 Stout St., 80294-1185 (CO,  Beverly Turnbo (RA)....    303-844-3100
                                    MT, ND, SD, UT, WY).
    Kansas City, MO..............  Rm. 384, 601 E. 12th St., 64106-2898      Linda Lewis (RA).......    816-426-3981
                                    (IA, KS, MO, NE).
    New York, NY.................  Rm. 4049, 26 Federal Plz., 10278-0022     Mary Ann Higgins (RHD).    212-264-2890
                                    (NJ, NY, PR, VI).
    Philadelphia, PA.............  Rm. 5450, 3535 Market St., 19104-3309     David Lett (RA)........    215-861-4000
                                    (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV).
    San Francisco, CA............  Rm. 450, 50 United Nations Plz., 94102-   Sharon Fujii (RHD).....    415-437-8400
                                    4988 (AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV).
    Seattle, WA..................  Suite 600, 2201 6th Ave., 98121-1827      Stephen Henigson (RA)..    206-615-2547
                                    (AK, ID, 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 use of health care resources; assist health care
    policymakers; and build and sustain the health services research
    infrastructure.

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

    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.
        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 wastesites, unplanned releases, and other
    sources of pollution present in the environment. Cooperating with
    Federal, State, and local government, ATSDR evaluates information on
    hazardous substance releases to assess the impact on public health;
    establishes and maintains registries of human exposure for long-term
    follow-up, complete listings of areas restricted or closed to the public
    due to contamination; makes available data on the health effects of
    hazardous substances; conducts or sponsors research on the effects of
    hazardous substances released from wastesites or during transportation
    accidents on human health; and provides health-

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    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, MS E-60, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, GA 30333. Phone, 404-
    639-0501. Internet, http://www.atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov/.

    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.

    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.
        FDA 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 and effective; and electronic products that
    emit radiation are safe.

    For further information, call 301-443-1544.

    Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)  The Center develops
    administrative policy with regard to the safety, effectiveness, and
    labeling of all drug products for human use; reviews and evaluates new
    drug applications and investigates 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. CDER
    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. In coordination with the Office of the
    Commissioner, it develops and disseminates to the medical community and
    the public information and educational material dealing with drug
    products.

    For further information, call 301-827-4573.

    Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)  The Center
    administers regulation of biological products, plans and conducts
    research on both new and old biological products, inspects
    manufacturers' facilities for compliance with standards,

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    tests products submitted for release, establishes written and physical
    standards, and approves licensing of manufacturers to produce biological
    products. CBER 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,
    testing, and use of diagnostic reagents employed in grouping and typing
    blood. It 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 (CFSAN)  The Center
    conducts research and develops standards on the composition, quality,
    nutrition, and safety of food, food additives, colors, and cosmetics,
    and maintains a nutritional databank. 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; and it coordinates and evaluates FDA's surveillance and
    compliance programs relating to foods, colors, and cosmetics.

    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 (CDRH)  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 nonionizing radiation. It develops
    policy and priorities regarding FDA programs relating to the safety,
    effectiveness, and labeling of medical devices for human use; conducts
    an electronic product radiation control program, including the
    development and administration of performance standards; 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 peer-
    reviewed scientific research which supports and anticipates FDA current
    and future regulatory needs. This involves fundamental and applied
    research specifically designed to define mechanisms of action underlying
    the toxicity of products regulated by FDA. The research is aimed at
    understanding critical biological events in the expression of toxicity
    and at development methods to improve assessment of human exposure,
    susceptibility and risk.

    For further information, contact the National Center for Toxicological
    Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 70279. Phone, 501-543-7000.
    Internet, http://www.fda.gov/nctr/.

    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, 21
    district offices, and 135 resident inspection posts located throughout
    the United States and Puerto Rico. For further information, call 301-
    827-3101.

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    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. Medicare
    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.
        Medicaid is a medical assistance program jointly financed by State
    and Federal governments for eligible low-income individuals. It 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 receiving 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.
        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 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
    principal primary health care service agency of the Federal Government
    making essential primary care services accessible to the poor,
    uninsured, and geographically isolated. Although the HRSA portfolio of
    programs is unusually diverse, most can be categorized as pertaining to
    direct service to the underserved, the primary care workforce, or
    primary care for special populations. Programs administered by HRSA
    include a broad array of categorical and block grants; the National
    Health Service Corps; the National Practitioner Databank; the Maternal
    and Child Health Block Grant; the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program;
    and programs under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency
    Act. HRSA encourages the donation of organs, tissue, and bone marrow for
    transplantation and ensures their equitable distribution; provides
    health care to people with Hansen's disease; and attends 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)  The Bureau serves as a national
    focus for efforts to ensure the availability and delivery of health care
    services in health

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    professional shortage and medically underserved areas and populations,
    and to those with special needs by providing funds through project
    grants to State, local, voluntary, public, and private entities. BPHC
    also administers the National Health Service Corps and the National
    Health Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment programs; provides
    leadership and direction for the National Hansen's Disease Program; and
    administers the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. 101 note).
    On a reimbursable basis, the BPHC provides planning, management, policy
    formulation, program coordination, direction, and liaison for all health
    matters pertaining to immigrants detained by the Immigration and
    Naturalization Service.

    For further information, contact the Information Dissemination and
    Communications Office. Phone, 301-594-4100.

    Bureau of Health Professions. (BHPr)  The Bureau provides national
    leadership in coordinating, evaluating, and supporting the development
    and utilization of the Nation's health personnel, providing for
    financial aid to health professions students and support for health
    professions data analysis and research. BHPr also provides health care
    quality assurance activities and issues related to malpractice, operates
    the National Practitioner Databank and the Vaccine Injury Compensation
    Program, administers several loan programs supporting students training
    for careers in the health professions, provides leadership for promoting
    equity in access to health services and health careers for the
    disadvantaged, and provides technical assistance activities for
    international projects relevant to domestic health personnel problems.

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

    HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB)  The Bureau administers the Ryan White
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act and conducts a wide
    range of programs which provide primary care and support services to
    low-income, uninsured, and underinsured individuals and families
    affected by HIV/AIDS. It also provides HIV emergency relief grants to
    eligible metropolitan areas, and HIV care grants to States and U.S.
    territories; funds the AIDS Drug Assistance Program for all States and
    eligible territories; and supports projects examining economic changes
    and managed care effects on the Nation's network of HIV/AIDS care
    delivery.

    For further information, contact the Communications Office. Phone, 301-
    443-6652. Fax, 301-443-0791. Internet, http://www.hrsa.gov/hab/.

    Office of Special Programs  The Office manages the contracts providing
    Federal oversight of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network,
    the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, and the National
    Marrow Donor Program; works to increase the availability of donor organs
    and unrelated bone marrow donors by working with organ procurement
    organizations and donor centers; administers the HUD-242 hospital
    mortgage insurance program; and develops long- and short-range program
    goals and objectives for health facilities and specific health
    promotions and organ transplantation.

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

    Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MHCB)  The Bureau provides national
    leadership in supporting, identifying, and interpreting national trends
    and issues relating to the health needs of mothers, infants, children,
    and adolescents, including those with special health care needs. Under
    title V of the Social Security Act, MHCB administers the Maternal and
    Child Health Services Block Grant to States creating Federal/State
    partnerships. Activities supported under the Block Grant's Special
    Project of Regional and National Significance include maternal and child
    health research, training, education, genetic services, and improvement
    projects. MHCB administers the following discretionary grants programs:
    Emergency Medical Services for Children Program; Healthy Start
    Initiative;

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    Traumatic Brain Injury Demonstration Grant Program; and Abstinence
    Education Program.

    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 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. The Service assists Indian tribes
    in developing their health programs; facilitates and assists Indian
    tribes in coordinating health planning, obtaining and utilizing health
    resources available through Federal, State, and local programs,
    operating comprehensive health programs, and evaluating health programs;
    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 services for
    American Indian and Alaska Native people.

    For further information, contact the 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. It supports biomedical and behavioral
    research domestically and abroad, conducts research in its own
    laboratories and clinics, trains promising young researchers, and
    promotes acquisition and distribution of medical knowledge. Research
    activities conducted or supported by NIH will determine the scope and
    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. 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 cover a broad
    spectrum encompassing basic biological, clinical, prevention, and
    behavioral research.

    For further information, contact the Cancer Information Service. Phone,
    800-422-6237 or 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 also
    supports and conducts research training; coordinates with other research
    institutes and all

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    relevant Federal health programs; and maintains continuing relationships
    with institutions, professional associations, and international,
    national, State, and local officials, as well as voluntary organizations
    working in the above areas.

    For further information, contact the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
    Institute. Phone, 301-496-2411. Internet, 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 online bibliographic search capabilities, such as MEDLINE
    and TOXLINE, to public and private agencies, 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. Through grants
    and contracts, the Library administers programs of assistance to the
    Nation's medical libraries, including 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 scientific publications of a nonprofit nature.

    For further information, contact the National Library of Medicine.
    Phone, 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, contact the National Institute of Diabetes,
    Digestive, and Kidney Diseases. Phone, 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 causes, treatment, and prevention of a wide
    variety of infectious, allergic, and immunologic diseases. Areas of
    special emphasis include AIDS; asthma and allergic diseases; immunologic
    diseases; transplantation; autoimmune diseases; emerging and reemerging
    infectious diseases; sexually transmitted diseases; enteric diseases
    such as hepatitis; food-borne diseases; influenza and other respiratory
    infections; malaria and other parasitic diseases; and tuberculosis.

    For further information, contact the National Institute of Allergy and
    Infectious Diseases. Phone, 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; problems of human development; family structure; the
    dynamics of human population; the reproductive process; and medical
    rehabilitation. Specific areas of research include mental retardation
    and developmental disabilities; pediatric, maternal, and adolescent
    AIDS; birth defects and genetic diseases; endocrine and growth
    disorders; nutrition; infertility; women's health; population dynamics;
    learning disabilities; cognitive, social, and 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 (SIDS). Research-related
    findings are disseminated to other researchers, medical practitioners,
    and the general

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    public to improve the health of children and families.

    For further information, contact the National Institute of Child Health
    and Human Development. Phone, 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, contact the National Institute on Deafness and
    Other Communication Disorders. Phone, 301-496-7243. Internet, http://
    www.nih.gov/nidcd/.

    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial 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, contact the National Institute of Dental and
    Craniofacial Research. Phone, 301-496-6621. Internet, http://
    www.nidr.nih.gov/.

    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences  The Institute,
    located in Research Triangle Park, NC, seeks to reduce the burden of
    human illness and dysfunction by understanding the elements of
    environmental exposures, human susceptibility, and time and how these
    elements interrelate. This mission is achieved through multidisciplinary
    biomedical research programs, prevention and intervention efforts, and
    communication strategies that encompass training, education, technology
    transfer, and community outreach.

    For further information, contact the National Institute of Environmental
    Health Sciences. Phone, 919-541-3211. Internet, http://
    www.niehs.nih.gov/.

    National Institute of General Medical Sciences  Institute programs for
    the 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, contact the National Institute of General
    Medical Sciences. Phone, 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, contact the National Institute of Neurological
    Disorders and Stroke. Phone, 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, contact the National Eye Institute. Phone, 301-
    496-4583, or 301-496-5248. 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

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    retirement, menopause, and frailty are among the areas of special
    concern.

    For further information, contact the National Institute on Aging. Phone,
    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, in order to
    provide science-based approaches to the prevention and treatment of
    alcohol abuse and alcoholism. It provides a national focus for the
    Federal effort to increase knowledge and disseminate research findings
    to the scientific community, health care system, and the public.

    For further information, contact the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse
    and Alcoholism. Phone, 301-443-3885, or 301-443-3860. Internet, http://
    www.niaaa.nih.gov/.

    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
    The Institute supports research into the causes, treatment, and
    prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases; the
    training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research;
    and the dissemination of information on research progress in these
    diseases.

    For further information, contact the National Institute of Arthritis and
    Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Phone, 301-496-4353. Internet, http:/
    /www.nih.gov/niams/.

    National Institute on Drug Abuse  The Institute's primary 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 drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.

    For further information, contact the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
    Phone, 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, contact the National Institute of Mental
    Health. Phone, 301-443-3673. Internet, http://www.nimh.nih.gov/.

    Clinical Center  The Center is designed to bring scientists working in
    Institute 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 themselves
    or 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, contact the Clinical Center. Phone, 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

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    leadership in international science policy and research strategies.

    For further information, contact the Fogarty International Center.
    Phone, 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, contact the National Human Genome Research
    Institute. Phone, 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, contact the National Institute of Nursing
    Research. Phone, 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 physical and life sciences in support of Institute biomedical
    research programs.

    For further information, call 301-496-5206.

    National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)  The Center 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, contact the National Center for Research
    Resources. Phone, 301-435-0888. Internet, http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/.

    Division of Research Grants  The Division provides 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 also serves as
    the central receipt point for all PHS competing grant applications,
    assigns all PHS applications to an appropriate initial review group for
    scientific and technical merit review and to the awarding component for
    potential funding, provides the initial review of grant applications to
    the NIH through study sections consisting of experts in scientific
    disciplines or current research areas, and provides 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.

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    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
    service-for-fee basis to customers who wish to purchase the services.
    Services include the areas of human resources, financial services,
    facilities, acquisition, property management, supply management, and
    distribution.
        The Center is comprised of the Administrative Operations Service,
    Financial Management Service, and the Human Resources Service.
    Information may be obtained from the Administrative Operations Service
    (phone, 301-443-2516); the Financial Management Service (phone, 301-443-
    1478); or the Human Resources Service (phone, 301-443-1200).

    For further information, contact the Director of Marketing, Program
    Support Center, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 17A-18,
    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 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.
    Center for Substance Abuse Prevention  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; reviews and
    approves or disapproves State prevention plans developed under the
    Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Program authority;
    implements the tobacco regulations and other appropriate regulations;
    administers grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements which support
    the development and application of new knowledge in the substance abuse
    prevention field; fosters interagency and State prevention networks;
    supports a clearinghouse to disseminate literature on substance abuse
    prevention; 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 Center provides leadership for
    the Federal effort to enhance approaches and provide resources to ensure
    provision of services programs for the treatment of substance abuse and
    co-occurring physical and/or psychiatric conditions; addresses the
    treatment needs of individuals with multiple, co-occurring drug,
    alcohol, mental, and physical problems; administers grants, contracts,
    and cooperative agreements which support the development and application
    of new knowledge in the substance abuse treatment field;

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    collaborates with States and the National Institute on Drug Abuse to
    promote the development, dissemination, and application of treatment
    outcome standards; collaborates with other SAMHSA components in
    treatment data collection; administers programs for training of health
    and allied health care providers; manages the Substance Abuse Prevention
    and Treatment Block Grant Program including compliance reviews,
    technical assistance to States, territories, and Indian tribes, and
    related application and reporting requirements; conducts managed care
    activities, coordinating activities within SAMHSA and other HHS
    components; and collaborates with the alcohol, drug abuse, and mental
    health institutes of NIH on services research 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
    effective programs and services for people with or at risk of these
    disorders, as well as for their families and communities; and to promote
    an improved state of mental health and the rehabilitation of people with
    mental disorders. The Center 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; collects data on the
    various forms of mental illnesses; administers the block grants for the
    Community Mental Health Services Program 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; collaborates with other Federal agencies and departments, State,
    and local governments, 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; cooperates
    with other Federal components to coordinate disaster assistance,
    community response, and other mental health emergency services as a
    consequence of national disasters; and collaborates with the alcohol,
    drug abuse, and mental heath institutes of NIH on services research
    issues.

    For further information, call 301-443-0001.

    For further information, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
    Services Administration. Phone, 301-443-4795.

    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, Hubert H. 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, or
    800-368-1019 (toll-free). TDD, 800-537-7697 (toll-free). Internet,
    http://www.hhs.gov/progorg/ocr/. E-mail, eocr@os.dhhs.gov.
    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/.

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    Employment  Inquiries regarding applications for employment and the
    college recruitment program should be directed to: SW Human Resources
    Service, Program Support Center, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC,
    20201. Phone, 202-619-0146
    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 contacting 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, 800-HHS-TIPS (800-447-8477)
    (toll-free). TTY, 800-377-4950. Fax, 800-223-8164. E-mail,
    htips@os.dhhs.gov.
    Locator  Inquiries about the location and telephone numbers of HHS
    offices should be directed to the 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 the
    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. TDD, 202-401-7575.
    Fax, 202-401-7620. E-mail, naic@ageinfo.org.
    Public Inquiries/Publications  Copies of publications are available free
    of charge by contacting the Office of the Executive Secretariat. Phone,
    202-619-0724. TDD, 202-401-7575. Fax, 202-260-1012. Internet, http://
    www.aoa.dhhs.gov/. E-mail, aoa--esec@ban-gate.aoa.dhhs.gov.

    Administration for Children and Families

    General inquiries may be directed to the Administration for Children and
    Families, DHHS, 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
    Administration. Phone, 202-401-5149.
    Employment  Contact the Office of Human Resource Management, Sixth Floor
    East, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447. Phone, 202-401-
    9376.
    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, 202-401-9316.

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    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 Public Health Service, a
    uniformed service of the U.S. Government. Inquiries should 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
    office, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human
    Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    Consumer Activities  Recorded messages at FDA Public Affairs offices
    across the country provide information of interest to consumers. Contact
    the nearest Public Affairs Office (see table below) or call 301-443-
    5006.

                                                      Public Affairs Offices--Food and Drug Administration
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                        Office                                                              Address                                              Telephone
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    Alameda, CA..................................  1431 Harbor Bay Pkwy., 94502-7070........................................................    510-337-6888
    Atlanta, GA..................................  60 8th St., NE., 30309...................................................................    404-347-4001
    Baltimore, MD................................  900 Madison Ave., 21201..................................................................    410-962-3731
    Boston, MA...................................  1 Montvale Ave., Stoneham, 02180.........................................................    617-279-1675
    Brooklyn, NY.................................  850 3d Ave., 11232.......................................................................    718-340-7000
    Buffalo, NY..................................  Suite 100, 300 Pearl St., 14202..........................................................    716-551-4461
    Chicago, IL..................................  Suite 550-S, 300 S. Riverside Plz., 60606................................................    312-353-5863
    Cincinnati, OH...............................  6751 Steger Dr., 45237-3097..............................................................    513-679-2700
    Cleveland, OH................................  P.O. Box 838, Brunswick, 44212...........................................................    216-273-1038
    Dallas, TX...................................  3310 Live Oak St., 75204.................................................................    214-655-5315
    Denver, CO...................................  Rm. B-1121, 6th Ave & Kippling, 80225....................................................    303-236-3018
    Detroit, MI..................................  1560 E. Jefferson Ave., 48207............................................................    313-226-6158
    Houston, TX..................................  Suite 420, 1445 N. Loop W., 77008........................................................    713-802-9095
    Indianapolis, IN.............................  Suite 1300, 101 W. Ohio St., 46204.......................................................    317-226-6500
    Irvine, CA...................................  Suite 300, 19900 MacArthur Blvd., 92715-2445.............................................    714-798-7607

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    Lenexa, KS...................................  11630 W. 80th St., 66214.................................................................    913-752-2141
    Maitland, FL.................................  Suite 200, 555 Winderley Pl., 32751......................................................    407-475-4704
    Miami, FL....................................  P.O. Box 59-2256, 33159-2256.............................................................    305-526-2800
    Milwaukee, WI................................  Suite 20, 2675 N. Mayfair Rd., 53226-1305................................................    414-771-7167
    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
    Philadelphia, PA.............................  Rm. 900, 2d & Chestnut Sts., 19106.......................................................    215-597-4390
    Phoenix, AZ..................................  Suite 402, 4605 E. Elwood Street, 85040-1948.............................................    602-829-7396
    Portland, OR.................................  9780 SW. Nimbus Ave., 97008-7163.........................................................    503-671-9322
    San Antonio, TX..............................  Rm. 119, 10127 Morocco, 78216............................................................    210-229-4531
    San Juan, PR.................................  466 Fernandez Juncos Ave., 00901-3223....................................................    787-729-6852
    Seattle, WA..................................  22201 23d Dr. SE., Bothell, WA 98201-4421................................................    425-483-4953
    St. Louis, MO................................  Suite 122, 12 Sunnen Dr., 63143..........................................................    314-645-1167
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    Contracts  Contact the Director, Office of Facilities, Acquisition, and
    Central Services (HFA-500). Phone, 301-827-6890.
    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 and Documents Management Branch, Room 1061, 5630
    Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 (phone, 301-827-6251); Press Office,
    Room 15A-07 or Room 3807, FB-8, 200 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20204
    (phone, 202-205-4144).
    Speakers  Speakers are available for presentations to private
    organizations and community groups. Requests should be directed to the
    local FDA office.

    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, Division
    of Research Contracts and Grants. Phone, 410-786-5157.
    Electronic Access  Information on HCFA is available electronically
    through the Internet, at http://www.hcfa.gov/.
    Employment  Inquiries should be directed to the Human Resources
    Management Group. Phone, 410-786-2032.
    Publications  Contact the Division of Publications Management 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/.

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    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 should be addressed to the
    Division of Personnel, Room 14A-46 (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); or the
    National Clearinghouse for Primary Care Information, (phone, 703-821-
    8955; 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
    indicated at the 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,
    301-496-7448.
    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.
    Environmental Research  Enviornmental health research on the effects to
    human health of environmental exposures in relation to human
    susceptibility and time is conducted and supported by the National
    Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
    22709. Phone, 919-541-3345.

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    Films  Research and health-related films are available for loan from the
    National Library of Medicine, Collection Access Section, Bethesda, MD
    20984.
    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 Journal of National Cancer Institute; Environmental
    Health Perspectives; and Scientific Directory and Annual Bibliography
    are available through the Public Information Office, Office of
    Communications and Public Liaison, 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, http://www.psc.gov/.
    Employment  Inquiries may be directed to the following offices:

    Division of Personnel Operations--Parklawn, Room 17-22, 5600 Fishers
        Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone, 301-443-4799

    Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Room 4A-18, 5600 Fishers Lane,
        Rockville, MD 20857. Phone, 301-594-2633

    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.

    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,
    Office of Program Services. 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, Office of Program Services. Phone, 301-443-
    3408.
    Grants  Contact the Director, Division of Grants Management, Office of
    Program Services. Phone, 301-443-8926.
    Publications  The Office of Communications collects and compiles alcohol
    and drug abuse prevention literature and other materials, and supports
    the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention national clearinghouse for
    alcohol and drug information and the Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness
    Resource Network in disseminating such materials among States, political
    subdivisions, educational agencies and institutions, health and drug
    treatment and rehabilitation networks, and the general public. It also
    supports an information clearinghouse 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/.