Friday, January 20, 2006

Database of Health Organizations - NIH/NLM

The Directory of Health Organizations (DIRLINE) is a directory of sources to go to when looking for information about a particular health and biomedicine condition.

The resources fall into many categories including federal, state, and local government agencies; information and referral centers; professional societies; self-help groups and voluntary associations; academic and research institutions and their programs; information systems; and research facilities.

Topics include HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, most diseases and conditions including genetic and other rare diseases, health services research and technology assessment.

DIRLINE is maintained by the National Institutes of Health, and is one of their Specialized Information Services.