National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/clearinghouse

888-644-6226

People in the U.S. seeking scientific information on complementary health approaches

To define, through rigorous scientific investigation, the usefulness and safety of complementary and integrative health interventions and their roles in improving health and health care.

• Responds to inquiries via phone or email, and retrieves information from Federal databases of peer-reviewed scientific and medical literature
• Distributes NCCIH publications and selected other federal publications on complementary health approaches
• Makes referrals to other federal resources as appropriate.