[19980313]95-96STM_美国国立卫生研究院：概述.pdf

The Public Health Service also includes the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research1(AHCPR), the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the HealthResources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Indian Health Service (IHS), and theSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web95-96 STMUpdated March 13, 1998The National Institutes of Health: An OverviewPamela W. SmithAnalyst in Life SciencesScience, Technology, and Medicine DivisionSummaryThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the focal point for federal healthresearch. An agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, it uses its$13.65 billion budget to support more than 50,000 scientists working at 2,000institutions across the United States, as well as to conduct biomedical and behavioralresearch and research training at its own facilities. Components of the agency include21 institutes and centers, each with a focus on particular diseases or research areas inhuman health. Recent bu