Food and Drug Administration

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health, prepare for potential health

threats, and prevent disease, disability,

and injury. The Off‌i ce includes the

following organizational components: the

National Center for Health Statistics; the

Laboratory Science, Policy and Practice

Program Off‌i ce; the Public Health

Informatics and Technology Program

Off‌i ce; the Public Health Surveillance

Program Off‌i ce; the Epidemiology

and Analysis Program Off‌i ce; and the

Scientif‌i c Education and Professional

Development Program Off‌i ce.

Sources of Information

Employment The majority of scientif‌i c

and technical positions are f‌i lled through

the Commissioned Corps of the Public

Health Service, a uniformed service of

the U.S. Government.

General Inquiries Direct inquiries to

the appropriate off‌i ce at the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention,

Department of Health and Human

Services, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta,

GA 30333.

For further information, contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta,

GA 30333. Phone, 800–232–4636. TTY, 888–232–6348. Internet, http://www.cdc.gov.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244

Phone, 410–786–3000. Internet, http://www.cms.gov.

Administrator MARILYN TAVENNER

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

Services, formerly known as the Health

Care Financing Administration, was

created to administer the Medicare,

Medicaid, and related Federal medical

care programs.

Sources of Information

General Inquiries Direct inquiries to the

appropriate off‌i ce, Centers for Medicare

and Medicaid Services, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244.

Internet, http://www.cms.gov.

Medicare Hearings and Appeals For

information concerning Medicare

hearings and appeals before

Administrative Law Judges, contact the

Off‌i ce of Medicare Hearings and Appeals

at 1800 North Moore Street, Suite

1800, Arlington, Virginia 22209. Phone,

703–235–0635. Internet, http://www.hhs.

gov/omha.

For further information, contact the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and

Human Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. Phone, 410–786–3000. Internet, http://

www.cms.gov.

Food and Drug Administration

10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993

Phone, 1–888–463–6332. Internet, http://www.fda.gov.

Commissioner MARGARET A. HAMBURG

The Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) is responsible for protecting the

public health by ensuring the safety,

eff‌i cacy, and security of human and

veterinary drugs, biological products,

medical devices, the Nation’s food

supply, cosmetics, and products that

emit radiation. FDA is also responsible

for advancing the public health by

accelerating innovations to make

medicines more effective and providing

the public with accurate, science-based

information on medicines and food

to improve their health. FDA plays a

signif‌i cant role in addressing the Nation’s