Organizations and Agencies

• Better Business Bureau

• Health on the Net Foundation: non-profit organisation, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The Foundation is dedicated to realising the benefits of the Internet and related technologies in the fields of medicine and healthcare

• Medical Library Association, The Consumer and Patient Health Information Section ; list of consumer health libraries

• National Charities Information Bureau: "promotes informed giving and charitable integrity, to enable more contributors to make sound giving decisions and to to encourage giving to charities that need and merit support", contains tips for giving and reports on specific charitable organizations

• National Institute for Consumer Education: clearinghouse for consumer, economic and personal finance education

• National Health Information Center (NHIC): a health information referral service, NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. NHIC was established in 1979 by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Health Planning and Evaluation (ODPHP/HPE), Public Health Service (PHS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

• Well Spouse Foundation: an association of spousal caregivers

  Organizations and Agencies

  
  

  • Better Business Bureau

  • Health on the Net Foundation: non-profit organisation, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The Foundation is dedicated to realising the benefits of the Internet and related technologies in the fields of medicine and healthcare

  • Medical Library Association, The Consumer and Patient Health Information Section ; list of consumer health libraries

  • National Charities Information Bureau: "promotes informed giving and charitable integrity, to enable more contributors to make sound giving decisions and to to encourage giving to charities that need and merit support", contains tips for giving and reports on specific charitable organizations

  • National Institute for Consumer Education: clearinghouse for consumer, economic and personal finance education

  • National Health Information Center (NHIC): a health information referral service, NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. NHIC was established in 1979 by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Health Planning and Evaluation (ODPHP/HPE), Public Health Service (PHS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

  • Well Spouse Foundation: an association of spousal caregivers