Connect with one of the many organizations seeking to fulfill the right to health in the United States.

The Advocates for Human Rights
A leader in bringing international human rights to the classroom and the community. Provides educational resources and trainings to support the human rights movement in the United States.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Operated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides extensive research and data as well as information for patients.

Center for Cross Cultural Understanding
Aims to integrate cultural competency into health and human services through training, research, and consulting.

Center for Studying Health System Change
A nonpartisan policy research organization that designs and conducts studies focused on the U.S. health care system to inform the thinking and decisions of policymakers in government and private industry.

Children’s Defense Fund
A non-profit child advocacy organization that has worked for 35 years to help America’s children. CDF advocates for health care coverage for all children.

Consumers Union
Provides information and action ideas on a variety of health policy issues, including health care affordability, health care reform, health care plans and managed care, medical savings accounts, and medicare.

Families USA
Established in 1982 with a mission to "promote high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans." Includes information on various current health care issues and a resources section.

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Includes numerous studies on health care in America and contains a wealth of information, particularly from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the uninsured. It also offers a news service providing updates on critical health policy developments.

National Coalition on Health Care
The nation’s largest and most broadly representative alliance working to improve America’s health care. Members are united in the belief that we need and can achieve better, more affordable health care for all Americans.

National Economic and Social Rights Initiative
Publishes numerous resources on economic and social rights in the U.S., including the right to health as well as resources pertaining to the health and human rights network.

National Organization on Disability
Advocates for the full involvement of individuals with disabilities and publishes educational information about disability in America.

The National Health Law Project
Provides resources for health care consumers and advocates. A particularly good resource on health care issues affecting low-income families and the uninsured. Provides links to a comprehensive list of organizations and agencies around the country.

National Partnership for Women & Families
Dedicated to promoting public policies and business practices that expand opportunities for women and improve the well-being of our nation’s families. They promote fairness in the workplace, access to quality and affordable health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.

National Senior Citizens Law Center
Covers Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care, nursing homes, and other issues affecting seniors.

Office of Minority Health
Division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Includes numerous statistics and other resources related to minority health in the U.S.

PBS: The Uninsured in America
A comprehensive database of information and resources on the uninsured, including state-by-state guides, global comparisons and a lesson plan for teachers.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Their efforts focus on improving both the health of everyone in America and their health care—how it’s delivered, how it’s paid for, and how well it does for patients and their families.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Offers a vast selection of health-related resources including information about specific conditions and resources for specific populations.