Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Regulating Health Care
Lecture:Nonprofit Accrediting Orgs, Regulatory Bodies, and Professional Associations in U.S. Health Care
Slide content:FDA Overview Categories of FDA regulated products: 6.1 Figure: As part of Department of Health and Human Services, the FDA is charged with oversight of these areas. (FDA, 2016) 21
Slide notes:The FDA is a regulatory agency. It oversees the safety of eight categories of products: food; drugs; medical devices; vaccines, blood and biologic products; animal feed and veterinary drugs; cosmetics; radiation-emitting products; and tobacco products. 21