HPiC WEBSITE NEWS

6th April 1999  -  Issue  17

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: Institute on Independent Living
Title:  Institute on Independent Living
URL:    http://www.independentliving.org/
Country of Origin: Sweden

The Institute on Independent Living serves self-help organisations of
disabled people who work for equal opportunities, self-determination and
self-respect. This website includes training materials, contact information
and information on personal assistance, advocacy, accessibility, legislation
and peer support.
The library section contains articles, reports, manuals and other documents
with an international outlook.
or comments and other materials related to Independent Living.


Health

Author: Informative Graphics
Title:  Human Anatomy Online
URL:    http://www.innerbody.com/indexbody.html
Country of Origin: United States of America

Human Anatomy Online is a free graphical tool for exploring human anatomy
and body systems using anatomy labels that link to illustrations and
descriptions. The site includes pictures and over 100 animations. Java is
needed to see the pictures and animations.

Author: The VOW.COM Network
Title:  The VOW.COM Network Hub
URL:    http://www.vow.com
Country of Origin: United States of America

The VOW.COM Network is a portal of articles, resources, and tools targeted
towards people looking to lead a more healthy, balanced lifestyle. It
contains information on Health and Body, Mind and Spirit, Personal Growth,
Men and Women, Workplace, Parenting, Money and Health News.


Health Information

Author: Miritek Systems
Title:  Health Information Technology Institute
URL:    http://www.mitretek.org/hiti/showcase/
Country of Origin: United States of America

The Health Information Technology Institute aims to improve health through
innovation. It is developing several applications designed to deliver
personalised health information. This website includes the full text of the
Working Draft White Paper : Criteria for Assessing the Quality of Health
Information on the Internet </hiti/showcase/documents/criteria.html>


Health Promotion / Education

Author: International Institute for Health Promotion
Title:  International Institute for Health Promotion
URL:    http://www.healthy.american.edu/iihp.html
Country of Origin: United States of America

The International Institute for Health Promotion (IIHP) seeks effective
solutions to challenges for the advancement and application of health
promotion concepts. This website provides information about the aims of the
institute and contact information.


Health Services

Author: The Andover NHS Trust
Title:  Andover Attitude Healthcare
URL:    http://www.andover.org.uk/
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The Andover Health Trust is working with local schools and colleges to
gather young people's opinions about a range of Health issues, mainly around
attitudes to rationing health services. This is an example of a survey
questionnaire conducted over the internet.


Multimedia

Author: Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health
Title:  Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health
URL:     http://www.scipich.org
Country of Origin: United States of America

The Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health (SciPICH) was
convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to
examine interactive health communication technology and it's potential
impact. This website includes information about Interactive Communication
and Health (IHC), IHC evaluation reports, resources from researchers and
scientific articles published by the panel.


Nutrition and Food Hygiene

Author: University of Illinois
Title:  Nutrition Analysis Tool v1.1
URL:    http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~food-lab/nat/mainnat.html
Country of Origin: United States of America

Nutrition Analysis Tool is an internet tool for keeping track of your diet
or looking up nutrition information on food items. It is possible to create
a personalised nutritional analysis and an advanced function suggests foods
deemed appropriate to balancing your diet.


Pregnancy and Parenthood

Author: Best Start: Community Action for Healthy Babies
Title:  Best Start Resource Centre
URL:    http://www.opc.on.ca/beststart/index.html
Country of Origin: Canada

The Best Start Resource Centre disseminates the practices and products of
the two Best Start demonstration sites that operated from 1992-1998 in
Algoma and Barrie, Ontario. The project mobilised communities to improve the
health of mothers and families before, during, and after pregnancy,
addressing factors associated with low birthweight. This website includes
research and information about the project.


Research

Author: The Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health, Middlesex
University
Title:  Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health
URL:    http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/hebes/centres/rctsh.htm
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Provides information/abstracts on completed and ongoing research projects in
the area of Transcultural Health Care. Also details of the European
Transcultural Mailing list Network which was established by the Centre,
details of publications and links to related sites.


Social Issues

Author: The London School of  Economics and Political Science & Centre for
Analysis of Social Exclusion
Title:  Economic and Social Research Council Centre for Analysis of Social
Exclusion
URL:    http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/Case/default.htm
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion aims to understand the range of
factors which explain income mobility, investigate the role of social
welfare institutions and analyse of the concept of social exclusion.
This website contains information about the organisation and it's research.


Statistics

Author: Government Statistical Service
Title:  StatBase
URL:    http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/mainmenu.asp
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

StatBase® aims to provide access to key statistics drawn from the whole
range of official statistics collected in the UK.


Young People

Author: Health Education Board for Scotland
Title:  HEBS Cyberschool
URL:    http://www.hebs.co.uk/cyberschool/menufram.htm
Country of Origin: United Kingdom - Scotland

The Cyberschool is a resource for pupils, staff, parents and others with an
interest in school health education. The website contains a virtual staff
room, class room and common room, as well as competitions, quizzes and a
library which links to a variety of information sources.

Author: ACYS Publishing
Title:  Youth Field Xpress
URL:    http://www.acys.utas.edu.au/ncys/yfx/default.html
Country of Origin: Australia
Youth Field Xpress (YFX) is the electronic newsletter of the Australian
Clearinghouse for Youth Studies (ACYS Publishing). The newsletter is
available online in full text, and contains news and information relevant to
those who work with youth in Australia and also has an international
outlook.


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. Additionally if you require
bibliographic references to health promotion publications, resources or
articles the HealthPromis database may be accessed free of charge via
http://healthpromis.hea.org.uk. Please email comments or suggestions of
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Promotion Information Centre at the Health Education Authority, London, UK.
For more information about the HEA please visit our website at
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