HPiC WEBSITE NEWS

14th June 1999  -  Issue  22

HPiC Website News aims to keep readers up to date with recently launched
internet websites in the field of health promotion. The newsletter contains
health information and campaign sites, sites of relevant organisations, and
sites which are recommended as good examples of design for the internet.


Disabilities

Author: Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Title:  The Family Village Web Site
URL:    http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
Country of Origin: United States of America

The Family Village is a global community that integrates information,
resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for people with
learning disabilities. The website covers services and support as well as
resources on specific diagnoses, connections, adaptive products and
technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, health issues, and
disability-related media.

Author: AbilityNet
Title:  AbilityNet
URL:    http://www.abilitynet.co.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

AbilityNet is a new charity, formed jointly by The Computability Centre and
The Foundation for Communication for the Disabled. It aims to work towards
making mainstream computer technology accessible to people with
disabilities. This website contains information including relevant news
stories, links, information about equipment, contacts and other issues.

Author: RADAR (The Royal Association for Disability And Rehabilitation)
Title:  RADAR (The Royal Association for Disability And Rehabilitation)
URL:    http://www.radar.org.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

RADAR is a national UK organisation run by and working with disabled people.
The organisation campaigns for equal rights for disabled people, provides
information and advice on all issues relating to disability, and promotes
good practice and legislation which enables disabled people to live
independently. This website contains information about the organisation,
news, events, information, FAQ's and access to services.


Evidence Based Health

Author: National Institute for Clinical Effectiveness
Title:  National Institute for Clinical Effectiveness
URL:    http://www.nice.org.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

NICE is a new Special Health Authority with a remit to systematically
appraise health interventions before they are introduced in the Health
Service. It will offer clinicians and health professionals clear guidelines
on which treatments work best for patients, and which do not. This website
contains information about NICE, related news, links, FAQ's and other
information.


Health Services

Author: WHO Regional Office for Europe
Title:  European Observatory on Health Care Systems
URL:    http://www.observatory.dk/
Country of Origin: Denmark

The aim of the proposed observatory is to provide support to health
policy-makers in Member States of the European Region as they formulate
strategy for the development of their national systems; and to international
agencies, as they provide consultation and programme support to Member
States. This website is still in it's first phase, but links to information
about the remit of the Observatory.

Author: Healthology
Title:  Healthology.com
URL:    http://healthology.com/
Country of Origin: United States of America

Healthology is a company founded and managed by two physicians which aims to
provide new ways for healthcare providers and others in the healthcare
industry to communicate with consumers. This website contains information on
health topics as well as webcasts and notice boards to facilitate patient
contact with physicians.

Information Gateways

Author: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Title:  EurekAlert
URL:    http://sunsite2.dc.stanford.org/all.pub.NIH.html
Country of Origin: United States of America

EurekAlert! is  a gateway to science, medicine and technology news produced
by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), with
technical support provided by Stanford University. The website includes
information about grants, awards, research and news about the research of
the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and National Institutes of Health.


Mental Health

Author: Health Canada, Mental Health Promotion Unit
Title:  Mental Health Promotion
URL:    http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/mentalhealth/mental_health_promotion.htm
Country of Origin: Canada

The Mental Health Promotion Unit at Health Canada in Ottawa, aims to
contribute to the development of healthy public policy, and to facilitate
knowledge development and projects which promote and foster mental, social,
emotional and spiritual health and well-being. This website includes
information about the Unit's projects, publications and work.

Author: Concerned Counseling Inc.
Title:  Concerned Counseling
URL:    http://www.concernedcounseling.com/page2.htm
Country of Origin: United States of America

The Concerned Counseling Newsletter is a weekly publication sent to
subscribers every Monday. This contains interviews, articles, and tips for
good mental health. The website includes the Newsletter, and information
around mental health issues.


Nutrition

Author: Paracelsian, Inc.
Title:  New Century Nutrition Online
URL:    http://www.newcenturynutrition.com/
Country of Origin: United States of America

New Century Nutrition Online is an electronic newsletter which contains
articles, research, recipes, links to other sites and current news on food
and nutrition related topics.

Oral Health

Author: Floss.com
Title:  Floss.com
URL:    http://floss.com/
Country of Origin: United States of America

Floss.com is a website offering news articles and information on a wide
variety of dental and oral health topics. Sections include information on
dental hygiene, dental procedures, dental technology and the latest
developments in the field of dentistry and oral health promotion.

Author: Centre for Evidence Based Dentistry
Title:  Centre for Evidence Based Dentistry
URL:    http://www.ihs.ox.ac.uk/cebd/
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The Centre for Evidence-based Dentistry is an independent body which aims to
promote evidence-based dentistry world-wide.  The Centre is linked to the
Institute of Health Sciences in Oxford. This website includes information
about the Centre, events, links, Evidence Based tools and the Evidence Based
Dental Journal.


Professional Education and Development

Author: Health Education Board Scotland
Title:  HEBS Learning Centre
URL:    http://www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk/learningcentre
Country of Origin: United Kingdom - Scotland

The HEBS Learning Centre  provides information about training materials,
courses and conferences relating to all aspects of promoting health. The
centre will also support continuing professional development and will offer
interactive online learning opportunities for health promoters.


Research

Author: Health Education Board Scotland
Title:  HEBS Research Centre
URL:    http://www.hebs.scot.nhs.uk/research
Country of Origin: United Kingdom - Scotland

The HEBS Research Centre gives access to a range of published research
documents from HEBS, and provides the latest information about research
events in HEBS and elsewhere. The website also contains links to research in
other national and international organisations.


Women's Health

Author: Female Genital Mutilation Education and Networking Project

Title:  Female Genital Mutilation Education and Networking Project

URL:    http://www.fgmnetwork.org/
Country of Origin: United States of America

The Female Genital Mutilation Education and Networking Project is part of
National Organization of the Circumcision Information Resource Centers
(NOCIRC) project . Their website includes information, articles,
discussion/mailing lists and links.


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to health promotion related websites via the HealthpPromis database, which
also contains over 52,000 bibliographic references to health promotion
publications, resources and articles. The HealthPromis database may be
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