Government Agencies
Administrative units of government responsible for policy making and management of governmental activities.
United States Government Agencies
United States
The term "United States" in a medical context often refers to the country where a patient or study participant resides, and is not a medical term per se, but relevant for epidemiological studies, healthcare policies, and understanding differences in disease prevalence, treatment patterns, and health outcomes across various geographic locations.
Environmental Health
Public Health
Government
Financing, Government
Federal, state, or local government organized methods of financial assistance.
Federal Government
Local Government
Home Care Agencies
Government Programs
State Government
The level of governmental organization and function below that of the national or country-wide government.
United States Environmental Protection Agency
An agency in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. It was created as an independent regulatory agency responsible for the implementation of federal laws designed to protect the environment. Its mission is to protect human health and the ENVIRONMENT.
Health Policy
Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.
United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
An agency of the PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE established in 1990 to "provide indexing, abstracting, translating, publishing, and other services leading to a more effective and timely dissemination of information on research, demonstration projects, and evaluations with respect to health care to public and private entities and individuals engaged in the improvement of health care delivery..." It supersedes the National Center for Health Services Research. The United States Agency for Health Care Policy and Research was renamed Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999.
Health Systems Agencies
Health planning and resources development agencies which function in each health service area of the United States (PL 93-641).
Emergency Responders
Personnel trained to provide the initial services, care, and support in EMERGENCIES or DISASTERS.
Nevada
**I'm sorry for the confusion, but 'Nevada' is not a medical term.** It is a geographical location, specifically a state in the southwestern United States. If you have any medical terms or concepts you would like me to define or explain, please let me know!