The AARC works with agencies and organizations on the state, national and international levels. Here is a list of organizations that have tools and resources for RTs:
Government
(agencies of interest to the respiratory care community)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Control
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA)
- Contacting Congress
- Council of State Governments
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Register
- Food and Drug Administration
- Government Information Xchange
- Health and Human Services
- Health Resources & Services Administration
- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
- Office of Inspector General
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- U. S. House of Representatives
- The White House
Health Care Organizations
(other health care associations and organizations)
- Alpha-1 Foundation
- American Lung Association
- American Medical Association
- American Public Health Association
- Association of Asthma Educators
- Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
- GOLD: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- National Asthma Educator Certification Board
- U.S. COPD Coalition
