HPiC WEBSITE NEWS

31st  January 2000  -  Issue  35

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.


Electronic Journals

Author: E-Healthcare Connections, LLC
Title:  E-Healthcare Connections
URL:    http://www.ehealthcareconnections.com/
Country of Origin: United States of America

E-Healthcare Connections is a journal which reviews health related
information and website on the internet. The journal is published monthly,
and is available in hard copy and electronic formats. This website contains
electronic access for subscribers, and a sample for non-subscribers.

Author: Centor Publishing Ltd
Title:  SportEX Medicine
URL:    http://www.sportex-medicine.com/
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

SportEX Medicine magazine is an e-journal which covers issues relating to
sports medicine, as well as rehabilitation, health promotion and the role of
exercise in illness. Currency two issues are available via the website,
which also contains patient leaflets and customisable forms.


Health

Author: Medic8.com
Title:  Medic8.com
URL:    http://www.medic8.com
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Medic8.com is a new portal aimed at health and medical professionals. It is
a non-profit organisation, set up by UK medical professionals, and contains
information and links of relevance to health promotion.


Multimedia

Author: University Health Centre. University of Alberta
Title:  Healthy student software collection
URL:    http://www.ualberta.ca/HEALTHINFO/
Country of Origin: Canada

The Healthy student software collection is a collection of free software
programs that aim to teach about various health topics relevant to young
adults. They have been developed for students in post-secondary educational
institutions, but may be suitable for younger groups. Titles include AIDS in
Canada, AIDS in America, Books & Booze, Birth Control That Works, Students &
Stress, Munchies: Eating Well on a Student Budget and STD's and You.


Nutrition and Food Hygiene

Author: Four Winds Food Specialists
Title:  EatEthnic
URL:    http://www.eatethnic.com/
Country of Origin: United State of America

EatEthnic: Global Food, Nutrition, and Cooking is a website maintained by
nutrition specialists. The website contains information about religious food
practices, ethnic health data, cultural nutrition, ethnic medicine, and
links to information about speciality foods including recipes and resources.


Physical Activity

Author: eFit Corp
Title:  eFit
URL:    http://www.efit.com/
Country of Origin: United States of America

eFit is a fitness lifestyle website, aimed at health and exercise
enthusiasts. eFit covers a range of sports, fitness, health and nutrition
topics including cardio-fitness, cooking & nutrition, running, cycling,
walking, yoga & mind-body, diet & weight loss, healthy living, and strength
training, with content produced by health professionals.


Social Issues

Author: Care International
Title:  Care International
URL:    http://www.careinternational.org.uk/
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

CARE International is an organisation, operational in 64 countries, which
helps people caught in crises to take charge of their lives through planned
relief and long term programmes. This website describes the organisation and
it's work, relevant new stories, projects listed by country, and information
on how to make charitable donations.

Author: Interactive Arts
Title:  On The Fringe
URL:    http://www.iaai.ca/otf/
Country of Origin: Canada

The "On The Fringe" website is a photography project with the aim of
documenting the lives of homeless people in Toronto. The project aimed to
give people a chance to talk about their lives and how they became homeless.
The website provides information about the projects alongside images of
homelessness.


Women's Health

Author: Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre & Centre for
Research in Women's Health
Title:  Women's Health Matters
URL:    http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca/
Country of Origin: Canada

Women's Health Matters is a source of evidence-based information on women's
health. The website provides news and research findings and diseases and
lifestyle trends. Sections included are a virtual health centre, a news
area, a resources section, interviews with women's health experts and quick
fact topic areas.

Author: The Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human
Services
Title:  Women with Disabilities
URL:    http://www.4women.gov/wwd/
Country of Origin: United States of America

This site addresses issues of particular interest to women with
disabilities. It covers areas such as abuse, parenting, and sexuality, as
well as general health issues for a variety of disabilities, including
physical, neurological, hearing, speech, visual impairment, psychiatric,
learning, and developmental disabilities. The website also contains
information on laws and regulations, services and support.


Work and the Workplace

Author: Department of Trade and Industry
Title:  Great Place to Work
URL:    http://www.greatplacetowork.gov.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The Great Place to Work website provides examples of how organisations have
attempted to use various  people management practices. Information on team
working, performance appraisal, problem-solving groups, team briefing, and
profit-sharing schemes is available. The website aims to encourage employers
to investigate these practices to promote better economic performance,
better workplace well-being and a better climate of industrial relations.


Young People

Author: SHARP
Title:  School Health Annual Report Programme (SHARP)
URL:    http://www.schoolindia.com/
Country of Origin: India

The School Health Annual Report Programme (SHARP) is designed to cater to
the health care needs of school going children of India and other third
world countries. The programme aims to safeguard the health of school aged
children through prevention and health promotion. This website provides
information about the programme and it's activities.


The HPiC Website News bulletin is compiled every two weeks. Back issues are
now available in the internet from the "Current Awareness" section of the
HPiC Web pages: http://www.hea.org.uk/hpic. HPiC provides a Website Gateway
to health promotion related websites via the HealthPromis database, which
also contains over 52,000 bibliographic references to health promotion
publications, resources and articles. The HealthPromis database may be
accessed free of charge via http://healthpromis.hea.org.uk. Please email
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imply endorsement by the HEA, and the HEA takes no responsibility for the
content of links provided.

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