National Institutes of Health

Mission

The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research in its own laboratories; supporting the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering communication of biomedical information.

Parent Organizations

• Department of Health & Human Services

Subordinate Organizations

• Office of the Director
• Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center
• Center for Information Technology
• Center for Scientific Review
• Fogarty International Center
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• National Cancer Institute
• National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
• National Center for Research Resources
• National Eye Institute
• National Human Genome Research Institute
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Institute on Aging
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences
• National Institute of Mental Health
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• National Institute of Nursing Research
• National Library of Medicine