Which acronym corresponds to the agency known as the National Institutes of Health?

• A. NIH
• B. IHS
• C. FDA
• D. OSHA

Answer: (A)

The main thing this question tests is recognizing the standard acronyms for major U.S. public health agencies. The National Institutes of Health is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government, and its widely used abbreviation is NIH. It funds and oversees a broad array of institutes and centers focused on different areas of health and disease. The other acronyms refer to different agencies: IHS stands for the Indian Health Service, FDA for the Food and Drug Administration, and OSHA for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Since the question asks for the acronym of the National Institutes of Health, the correct one is NIH.