Administrative units of government responsible for policy making and management of governmental activities.

Agencies of the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT of the United States.

Financial support of research activities.

The science of controlling or modifying those conditions, influences, or forces surrounding man which relate to promoting, establishing, and maintaining health.

Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.

The complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing is carried out in a specific political unit.

Federal, state, or local government organized methods of financial assistance.

The level of governmental organization and function at the national or country-wide level.

Smallest political subdivisions within a country at which general governmental functions are carried-out.

Public or private organizations that provide, either directly or through arrangements with other organizations, home health services in the patient's home. (Hospital Administration Terminology, 2d ed)

Exercise of governmental authority to control conduct.

Programs and activities sponsored or administered by local, state, or national governments.

The level of governmental organization and function below that of the national or country-wide government.

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.

Activities concerned with governmental policies, functions, etc.

Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.

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 planning and resources development agencies which function in each health service area of the United States (PL 93-641).

The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.

The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment.

A method of comparing the cost of a program with its expected benefits in dollars (or other currency). The benefit-to-cost ratio is a measure of total return expected per unit of money spent. This analysis generally excludes consideration of factors that are not measured ultimately in economic terms. Cost effectiveness compares alternative ways to achieve a specific set of results.