National Institutes of Health NIH Turning Discovery Into Health

Personal health depends partially on the active, passive, and assisted cues people observe and adopt about their own health. These include personal actions for preventing or minimizing the effects of a disease, usually a chronic condition, through integrative care. They also include personal hygiene practices to prevent infection and illness, such as bathing and washing hands with soap; brushing and flossing teeth; storing, preparing and handling food safely; and many others. Public health also takes various actions to limit the health disparities between different areas of the country and, in some cases, the continent or world.

NIH is the nation’s medical research agency, supporting scientific studies that turn discovery into Health. Most tribal societies provide no guarantee of healthcare for the population as a whole. In such societies, healthcare is available to those that can afford to pay for it …