NCCAM Contact Information: NCCAM Clearinghouse
Toll-free in the U.S.: 1-888-644-6226
International: 301-519-3153
TTY (for deaf or hard-of-hearing callers): 1-866-464-3615
E-mail: info@nccam.nih.gov
NCCAM Web site: nccam.nih.gov
Address: NCCAM Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 7923, Gaithersburg, MD 20898-7923
Fax: 1-866-464-3616
Fax-on-Demand service: 1-888-644-6226
Toll-free in the U.S.: 1-888-644-6226
International: 301-519-3153
TTY (for deaf or hard-of-hearing callers): 1-866-464-3615
E-mail: info@nccam.nih.gov
NCCAM Web site: nccam.nih.gov
Address: NCCAM Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 7923, Gaithersburg, MD 20898-7923
Fax: 1-866-464-3616
Fax-on-Demand service: 1-888-644-6226
NCCAM Who Are They?: The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) is 1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH is one of eight agencies under the Public Health Service (PHS) in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
NCCAM What They Do?: NCCAM is dedicated to exploring complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science, training complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) researchers, and disseminating authoritative information to the public and professionals.
NCCAM's Four Primary Areas of Focus Are:
- Research.
- Research training and career development.
- Outreach.
- Integration.
NCCAM How They Operate?:
- NCCAM was established by Congress in 1998.
- NCCAM receives its funding from Congress.
- NCCAM is organized into two divisions and eight offices.
- NCCAM uses a multi-level peer-review process for grant applications received.
- NCCAM receives advice and recommendations from the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
- NCCAM also receives advice and recommendations from Federal representatives that serve on the Transagency CAM Coordinating Committee.
NCCAM Resources For More Information:
- The NCCAM Web site (nccam.nih.gov) includes publications, information for researchers, frequently asked questions, and links to other CAM-related resources.
- Databases located on the NCCAM Web site include: CAM on PubMed, a subset of the National Library of Medicine's PubMed, which provides access to complementary and alternative medicine journal citations; and CHID (the Combined Health Information Database), a reference tool to find patient education materials.
- The NCCAM Clearinghouse is the public point of contact for scientifically based information on CAM and for information about NCCAM.
Source: NCCAM Publication No. D158, June 2002
