Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration's Office of Minority Health (OMH) is dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities. OMH provides leadership agency-wide for programs and activities that address the health needs of racial and ethnic minority populations to eliminate disparities, while improving health status. The Office (1) promotes the collection of health data by racial, ethnic, and primary language categories and strengthens infrastructures for data collection, reporting, and sharing; (2) works to increase awareness of the major health problems of racial and ethnic minorities and factors that influence health; (3) establishes and strengthens networks, coalitions, and partnerships to identify and solve health problems; (4) develops and promotes policies, programs, and practices to eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity; (5) fosters research, demonstrations, scientific investigations, and evaluations aimed at improving health; and (6) funds demonstration programs that can inform health policy and the effectiveness of strategies for improving health. The office provides information through its OMH Resource Center.

Keywords: Federal government, Minority health

Keywords: Federal agencies, Federal programs, Government financing, Health Resources and Services Administration

Annotation: The National Contact Center (NCC), formerly known as the Federal Information Center, responds to inquiries about federal programs, benefits, and services, and processes requests for consumer publications. NCC maintains a toll-free information line and provides access to information and publications through USA.gov

Keywords: Federal government, Information services

Annotation: The National Governors Association (NGA) was founded in 1908 as the National Governors' Conference. NGA, an organization of the governors of the 50 states and the American commonwealths and territories, is concerned with shaping policies both at the state and national level. The NGA's standing committees are Economic Development and Commerce, Human Resources, and Natural Resources. The association informs governors about maternal and child health issues through a cooperative agreement with the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and its nonprofit Center for Best Practices manages a variety of federal grants, foundation activities, and state demonstration programs. The organization provides referrals, responses, to inquiries, and a variety of publications (a catalog is available). NGA also sponsors conferences, workshops, and training seminars.

Keywords: Child health, Federal grants, Health care financing, Maternal health, Professional societies, Public policies, State government

Annotation: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) seeks to improve oral, dental, and craniofacial health through research, research training, and the dissemination of health information. NIDCR’s National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse (NOHIC) also provides information and materials on topics relating to special care in oral health.

Keywords: Craniofacial abnormalities, Federal government, Oral health, Spanish language materials

Annotation: The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), a part of the National Institutes of Health, promotes minority health; conducts and supports research, training, and research infrastructure; fosters emerging programs; disseminates information; and reaches out to minority and other health disparity communities. Priorities for the institute are the social determinants of health, patient-centered outcomes research; faith-based approaches to health disparities; and improving the participation of health disparity populations in clinical trials.

Keywords: Access to health care, Ethnic factors, Federal grants, Government programs, Health promotion, Information dissemination, Minority health, Model programs, Racial discrimination, Racial factors, Research, Sociocultural factors

Keywords: Congressional committees, Congressional hearings, Federal government, Federal legislation, Government information, Information sources, Internet

Annotation: The Speaker of the House of Representatives is elected by his or her fellow Members to preside over the House. The Speaker typically maintains three roles, as the Representative for his or her district, as a leader of his or her party, and as the leader of the House as a whole. As specified in the rules and customs of the House, responsibilities of the Speaker include: calling the House to order; administering the oath of office to House Members; presiding over debate, recognizing Members to speak on the floor, and preserving order; or delegating that power to another Member of Congress, setting the legislative agenda; and leading the appointment process for the chairs of the various committees and subcommittees in the House, including conference committees which negotiate final versions of legislation.

Keywords: Federal agencies, Federal government

Annotation: The Education and Labor Committee's purpose is to ensure that Americans' needs are addressed so that students and workers may move forward in a changing school system and a competitive global economy. The committee and its five subcommittees oversee education and workforce programs that affect all Americans, from early learning through secondary education, from job training through retirement.

Keywords: Congressional committees, Education, Federal government, Work force

Annotation: The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the main investigative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. It has jurisdiction to investigate any federal program and any matter with federal policy implications.

Keywords: Federal government

Annotation: The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s predominant mission is to assist the President in overseeing the preparation of the federal budget and to supervise its administration in Executive Branch agencies. In helping to formulate the President's spending plans, OMB evaluates the effectiveness of agency programs, policies, and procedures, assesses competing funding demands among agencies, and sets funding priorities. OMB ensures that agency reports, rules, testimony, and proposed legislation are consistent with the President's Budget and with Administration policies. In addition, OMB oversees and coordinates the Administration's procurement, financial management, information, and regulatory policies. In each of these areas, OMB's role is to help improve administrative management, to develop better performance measures and coordinating mechanisms, and to reduce any unnecessary burdens on the public. Working with other Federal agencies, it provides an online directory of Federal programs (http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore) that lists ratings of how well the programs are performing.

Keywords: Federal agencies, Government financing, Program evaluation

Keywords: Budgets, Costs, Data sources, Federal agencies, Government financing, Government programs, Statistics

Annotation: The White House serves as the residence of the President of the United States and contains offices for staff who carry out the priorities of the federal government administration.

Keywords: Federal government