<P> The National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) ( / ɛnaɪˈeɪtʃ / ) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research , founded in the late 1870s . It is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services with facilities mainly located in Bethesda , Maryland . It conducts its own scientific research through its Intramural Research Program ( IRP ) and provides major biomedical research funding to non-NIH research facilities through its Extramural Research Program . </P>
<P> The National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) ( / ɛnaɪˈeɪtʃ / ) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research , founded in the late 1870s . It is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services with facilities mainly located in Bethesda , Maryland . It conducts its own scientific research through its Intramural Research Program ( IRP ) and provides major biomedical research funding to non-NIH research facilities through its Extramural Research Program . </P>
where is the national institute of health located
where is the national institute of health located
Bethesda , Maryland
Bethesda , Maryland