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PHIN VADS API

The Public Health Information Network Vocabulary Access and Distribution System (PHIN VADS) is a web-based enterprise vocabulary system for accessing, searching, and distributing vocabularies used in public health and clinical care practice. Provides REST access to standardized code sets and value sets used in public health reporting.

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https://phinvads.cdc.gov/vads/developersGuide.action

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: PHIN VADS API
description: The Public Health Information Network Vocabulary Access and Distribution System (PHIN VADS)
  is a web-based enterprise vocabulary system for accessing, searching, and distributing vocabularies
  used in public health and clinical care practice. Provides REST access to standardized code sets and
  value sets used in public health reporting.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://phinvads.cdc.gov
baseURL: https://phinvads.cdc.gov/vocabService/v2
tags:
- Vocabulary
- Terminology
- Standards
- Public Health
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://phinvads.cdc.gov/vads/developersGuide.action
contact:
- FN: PHIN VADS Support
  email: phinvads@cdc.gov