A guide to federal, congressional, state, county and city health agencies and officials. Includes congressional standard, select, and joint committees, key health subcommittees, and delegations. Also includes federal health agencies, and state county and city health officials.

This resource lists key staff and contact information for federal, state, territorial, county, and major municipal public human service agencies in the United States and Canada. The directory is organized into five sections: (1) state agencies; (2) federal agencies; (3) Canadian agencies; (4) international social services agencies; and (5) appendixes. The majority of the directory is the state agency listings. Organized alphabetically by state, this section also contains information on personnel in U.S. territories. Information for each state includes agency names, a discussion of the administration of human services, and how to reach state officials by mail, telephone, e-mail, and the World Wide Web. Seven appendixes discuss specific human services programs and interstate compacts on particular issues. (SLD)

This informative resource provides a comprehensive overview of the support services and information resources available for people diagnosed with a chronic illness. Thousands of hours of research have gone into this 2005/06 edition, hundreds of new entries have been added and thousands of enhancements have been made to existing entries. This widely-hailed directory is structured around the 90 most prevalent chronic illnesses - from Asthma to Cancer to Wilson's Disease - and provides a comprehensive overview of the support services and information resources available for people diagnosed with a chronic illness. Each chronic illness has its own chapter and contains a brief description in layman's language, followed by important resources for National & Local Organizations, State Agencies, Newsletters, Books & Periodicals, Libraries & Research Centers, Support Groups & Hotlines, Web Sites and much more. Two indexes provide quick access to this wealth of information: Entry Index and Geographic Index. This directory is an important resource for health care professionals, the collections of hospital and health care libraries, as well as an invaluable tool for people with a chronic illness and their support network.