Health Resources Services Administration

The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) seeks to improve and expand access to quality healthcare for all. The agency employs about 2000 individuals in the nation s capital and 10 regional offices. Considered as the access agency of the DHHS, the administration assures the availability of quality healthcare to low-income, uninsured, isolated, vulnerable, and special needs populations. HRSA seeks to eliminate barriers to care and health disparities. It also works to assure quality of care, improve public health, and improve healthcare systems. 

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Services Administration, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, unpublished data from Weekly Status Report, Rockville, MD, June 18, 1991. 

Other important documents in HSTAT include the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Conference Reports and Technology Assessment Reports the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS) resource documents the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT) Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIP) and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (SAMHSA/CSAP) Prevention Enhancement Protocols System (PEPS) the Public Health Service (PHS) Preventive Services Task Force s Guide to Clinical Preventive Services the independent, nonfederal Task Force on Community Services Guide to Community Preventive Services and the Health Technology Advisory Committee (HTAC) of the Minnesota Health Care Commission (MHCC) health technology evaluations. 

National Inhalant Prevention Coalition www.inhalants.org National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) www.nida.nih.gov National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws www.norml.org Slang Terms from Drug-Free Resource Net www.drugfreeamerica.org/slang.html Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration www.samhsa.gov... 

In December 2000, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a Congressionally-mandated report about the pharmacist shortage. The report was titled The Pharmacist Workforce A Study of the Supply and Demand for Pharmacistsd The full text of the report is available on the Web at www.bhpr.hrsa.gov. The principal findings of the report included the following ... 

Health Resources and Services Administration. The pharmacist workforce a study of the supply and demand for pharmacists. Rockville, MD Health Resources and Services Administration. December 2000. 

New York State Education Department. In the aftermath of September 11, 2002. http //www.nysed.gov Sigma Theta Tau, Bibliography of essential resources in disaster care, updated December 12, 2001. http //www.stti.iupui.edu/ library/ojksn/diaster/disaster bibliography intro.htm Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Health and Human Services Department. Response to disaster. http //www.samhsa.gov/Matrix/matrix disaster.aspx Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Disaster care resources, http //www.usuhs.mil/psy/hurricane.html U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Disaster mental health, http //www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/ EmergencyServices/reltopics. asp... 

Most attention on the needs of children with respect to disaster planning has been seen in two federal agencies, both within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Health Resources and Services Administration has been actively promoting the incorporation of pediatric considerations in state-based disaster plans. This is an ongoing process, consistent with the language of federal bioterrorism preparedness legislation, which has required the inclusion of children s needs in state disaster plans. 

Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations. (2003). Core competencies for public health nurses, a project of the linkages between academia and public health practice funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Retrieved March 27, 2007 from http //www.astdn.org/ publication quad counciLphn.competencies.htm... 

The remaining are the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Indian Health Service, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Health Care Financing Administration, the Administration for Children and Families, and the Administration on Aging. 

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration, Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Administrative Implement, 42 CFR Part 102, Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 241/Tuesday, December 16, 2003/Rules and Regulations, http //publichealthlaw.law.lsu.edu/blaw/hhs/42-crf-102.pdf, also at http //www. hrsa. gov/S mallpoxinj ury/frn 121603. htm... 

Federal public health agencies, such as the CDC, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration... 

Despite the growing evidence supporting the critical care pharmacist s contribution to patient care, many ICUs have not taken full advantage of this vital resource.A description of pharmacy services and pharmacist activities in a critical care setting will assist practitioners and administrators in establishing or advancing these specialized pharmacy services. This article may be used to educate other health care providers, administrators, and developers of health care policy on the role of pharmacists and pharmacy services in the care of the critically ill. Furthermore, the application of the elements in this article will allow researchers to further document the effect of critical care pharmacy services on improving patient outcomes. 

High-pressure liquid chromatography Health Research Group Human Research Review Committee Health Resources and Services Administration History... 

Annual Report of the U S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and the Scienhfic Registry for Transplant Recipients Transplant Data 1991-2000, Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Special Programs, Division of Transplantation, Rockville, MD United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA University Renal Research and Education Association, Ann Arbor, MI. Retrieved December 9, 2002, from the World Wide Web http //WWW. optn. org //data/annual Report. asp. 

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