U.S. Government

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

•  ClinicalTrials.gov
  Provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research in human volunteers.

• Directory of Health Organizations Online
  Maintained by the Specialized Information Services division.

• LocatorPlus
  NLM's online catalog of books, journals and audiovisuals.

•  MEDLINEplus  
  Introductory information on general Health Topics. It also includes a database of full-text drug information, an illustrated medical encyclopedia and current health news.

•  MEDLINE/PubMed
  A service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

• NLM Gateway
  Allows searches of NLM services from one Web interface, providing "one-stop searching" for many of NLM's information resources or databases.

• NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region
  Resources for the members of the National Network of Library of Medine with links to state pages providing a description and map, along with selected links that describe the organizations, populations and health status of the state.

• TOXNET
  A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.

•  Tribal Connections in the Pacific Northwest  
  Assistance provided to 20 American Indian and Alaska Native villages and tribes in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington in connecting to the Internet.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Healthfinder®
  Developed in 1997 with links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,700 health-related organizations.

• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  Mission is to reduce the burden of human illness and disability by understanding how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease.

• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
  Mission is to promote minority health and to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities.

• NIH Health Information
  Links to health topics, clinical trials, and other health resources.

• Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)
  A searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
  Provides health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.

• Arctic Health Research - Arctic Investigations Program (AIP)
  AIP's mission is prevention of infectious diseases in peoples of the Arctic and Subarctic with special emphasis on diseases of high incidence and concern among Alaska Natives and American Indians.

• FastStats
  National Center for Health Statistics - vital statistics for all 50 states.

Interior Department

•  Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
  The objective of the Alaska Geographic Data Committee is to build geographic information partnerships among government institutions.

• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), Alaska Region
  Charged with providing the opportunity to explore for petroleum while still preserving the environment and the lifestyle of the people living adjacent to its coast. (Formerly known as Minerals Management Service.)

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Pacific Northwest
  Serves Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and 271 Native tribes.

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Alaska
  News and information about the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Alaska Region.

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

• Arctic Theme Page  

• Alaska Fisheries Science Center (NOAA)
  The mission is to generate scientific information necessary for the conservation, management, and utilization of the region's living marine resources.

• National Marine Fisheries Service - Alaska Region

Canadian Government Activities 

• Arctic Health Research Network (AHRN)
  The AHRN network includes health research centers based in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. It is a community-driven, northern-led health and wellness research network that facilitates the identification and action on health research priorities in the three territories.

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  CIHR is the Government of Canada's agency responsible for funding health research in Canada.

• Institute of Aboriginal Peoples' Health
  IAPH fosters the advancement of a national health research agenda to improve and promote the health of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada, through research, knowledge translation, and capacity building.

• Canadian Polar Commission (Ottawa)
  Established in 1991 as the lead agency in the area of polar research.

• Environment Canada - Protecting Arctic Ecosystems
  Environment Canada's mandate is to preserve and enhance the quality of the natural environment.

 

Other Government Activities 

• Indian Health Service
  The federal health program for American Indians and Alaska Natives whose goal is to assure that comprehensive, culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people.

•  Community Health Representative
  The IHS site for and about Community Health Representatives, CHRs.

• Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC)
  The Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 provides for a comprehensive national policy dealing with national research needs and objectives in the Arctic. The ARPA establishes an Arctic Research Commission (ARC) and an Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) to help implement the Act.  

• National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
  The CLAS standards are primarily directed at health care organizations; however, individual providers are also encouraged to use the standards to make their practices more culturally and linguistically accessible.  

• Natural Environment Research Council (United Kingdom)
  NERC promotes research in major environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity, and natural hazards.  

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  UNEP's mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.  

• U.S. Arctic Research Commission  
  The Arctic Research Policy Act of 1984 established USARC. Its principal duties are to develop and recommend an integrated national Arctic research policy and to assist in establishing a national Arctic research program plan to implement the policy.