Health Care Providers

Types of Health Care providers

• Government Organizations
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• International, addresses serious health problems throughout the world
• U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
• Deals with health problems in the U.S.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Research on disease
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Concerned with causes, spread, and control of disease in populations
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Regulates food and drug products sold to the public
• Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
• Health care delivery and standards of treatment
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses
• Health Departments – State and local