Public Policy in Science, Technology, Medicine &
Health
This is a selected list of organizations and agencies that
contribute to discussion and action on issues of policy in science,
technology, medicine and health. Also included are meta-sites that
contain links to other resources, online and in print, on these
issues. This is not a comprehensive list, but rather a place to
begin investigation.
For general Public Policy resources and for other disciplines, see:
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/pubpol/.
Organizations (non-governmental)
Academy Health
American
Association of Retired Persons
American Association for the
Advancement of Science
American Chemical Society
American
Geophysical Union
American Public Health
Association
American
Society of Human Genetics
Bazelon Center for Mental Health
Law
Center for Adolescent Health and the
Law
Center for Science and
Technology Policy Research
Center for Studying Health System
Change
The Commonwealth Fund
Consortium for Science, Policy, and
Outcomes
Ecological Society of
America
Families USA
Institute of
Medicine: Public Policy
Joint
Commission
Kaiser Family Foundation
Maternal & Child Health
(MCH) Policy Research Center
Mathematica
Policy Research
The Milbank Memorial
Fund
The National
Academies: Policy & Research Issues
National Committee for Quality
Assurance
National Council for Science and
the Environment
National Health Law
Program
National Health Policy
Forum
National Indian Health
Board
National Mental Health
Association
RAND
Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
Society for Medical Decision
Making
Trust for America's
Health
The Urban Institute
Government Agencies (U.S.)
This is a selective list. For a more complete list of government
agencies, see http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/med/federal.html.
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human
Services
EPA Office of
Science Policy
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Medicare Payment Advisory
Committee (MedPAC)
National Cancer Institute Office
of Science Planning & Assessment
National Human Genome Research
Institute
Policy and Ethics
Legislative
Database
NIH Office of Science Policy
Analysis
Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation (DHHS)
Office of Public Health and
Science
Office of Science & Technology
Policy
Office of the
Surgeon General
The President's Council on
Bioethics
U.S. Department of
Agriculture
U.S. Food and Drug
Administration
International Oranizations
Center for International
Science and Technology Policy
EIROforum
United Nations Global Issues
Agenda
World Health
Organization
Libraries and other sites with useful
links
Almanac of
Policy Issues
American
Society of Human Genetics: Public PolicyWebsites of Interest to
Genetics Professionals
National
Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care
Technology (NLM)
National
Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
New York
Academy of Medicine: Grey Literature Report
Public Health Information
Links (Emory University)
Public
Policy Issues and Groups (GODORT American Library Association
Federal Government Documents Task Force)
