Government Policy & Legislation

The following links are provided for informational purposes only, and do not constitute endorsement by AANMC.

Centers For Disease Control & Prevention
Covers infectious diseases and outbreaks around the globe, offers tips on safe travel and finding safe food and water, and emergency preparedness for public health threats.

FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Resource page featuring health sites of the highest order of professionalism.

Indian Health Service
Federal health program assuring that comprehensive and culturally acceptable personal and public health services are available and accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native people.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Combined health information database containing a variety of CAM information not referenced in other government databases; division of National Institutes of Health (NIH).

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conducts professional research on specific CAM therapies often based upon non-Western medical models, with the primary objective of building the scope of the Western medical model.

US Department of Agriculture
Official site containing a great deal of information about issues such as the National Organic Program, Sustainable Development @USDA, Food Safety and Biotechnology.

US Environmental Protection Agency
Explores current national initiatives regarding environmental protection, including energy saving devices to reduce personal energy consumption.

World Health Organization
Outreach organization defining ‘health’ as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity; an inclusive global perspective.

Naturopathic Resources: Professional associations & organizations