HPIC WEBSITE NEWS
11th January 1999 - Issue 11
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. The
newsletter is compiled every two weeks. 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
sites for inclusion to [log in to unmask] HPiC is the Health
Promotion Information Centre at the Health Education Authority, London, UK.
For more information about the HEA please visit our website at
http://www.hea.org.uk .
Black and Minority Ethnic Groups
Author: Multi-cultural Educational Services, USA
Title: Multi-lingual Health Education Booklets
URL: http://user.pro-ns.net/~larue/qothe.html
Country of Origin: United States of America
These Multi-lingual Health Education Booklets were Anoka County Community
Health and Environmental Services. They cover child safety, infant
nutrition, taking oral medication and family planning, and are in a variety
of languages, including Hmong, Lao and Vietnamese. Adobe Acrobat software is
required to read the documents.
Community Development
Author: UNCHS (Habitat) United Nations Centre for Human Settlements; CDP
Title: Community Development and Community Management
URL: http://www.scn.org/ip/cds/cmp/
Country of Origin: United States of America
UNCHS (Habitat) is a UN agency, however the Community Development Programme
within it is funded totally by donations. This website links together pages
which have been donated to support programmes in community development, for
example, the Uganda and East Africa programmes are hosted by the Seattle
Community Network. The various homepages contain descriptions and reports of
each programme, and the website includes a training section and training
guidelines. Elements of low-income-community empowerment are listed on a
newly launched page http://www.scn.org/ip/cds/cmp/empo.htm .
Disease and Illness
Author: Global Initiative For Asthma
Title: Global Initiative For Asthma
URL: http://www.ginasthma.com
Country of Origin: United States of America
The Global Initiative For Asthma (GINA) is a project conducted in
collaboration with the US National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National
Institute for Health and the WHO. It aims to increase awareness of asthma
and its public health consequences, reduce morbidity, mortality and improve
asthma management, and promote study of the association between asthma and
the environment. This website includes information about the work of the
project as well as asthma management guides for patients and professionals.
Author: Sickle Cell Society
Title: Sickle Cell Society
URL: http://www.sicklecellsociety.org
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
The Sickle Cell Society aims to help people to find out more about Sickle
Cell Disorders and to provide information, counselling and care for people
with Sickle Cell Disorders and their families. The website includes
information about sickle cell disorders, news of the society, contact
information, publications, events diary, teaching resources and information
for health professionals.
Author: Contact a Family
Title: Contact a Family
URL: http://www.cafamiliy.org.uk
Country of Origin: England
Contact a Family (CaF) is the only national charity in the UK which provides
support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child.
This website includes information about the work of the organisation and
access to the CaF Directory of Specific Conditions and Rare Syndromes.
Evidence Based Health
Author: National Guideline Clearinghouse
Title: National Guideline Clearinghouse
URL: http://www.guideline.gov
Country of Origin: United States of America
The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) is a database of evidence-based
clinical practice guidelines and related documents produced by the Agency
for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), in partnership with the
American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Association of Health
Plans (AAHP). The NGC aims to provide professionals a mechanism for
obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines
and to further their dissemination, implementation and use.
Author: NHS Executive R&D programme
Title: Evidence-based Purchasing
URL: http://www.epi.bris.ac.uk/rd/publicat/ebpurch/index.htm
Country of Origin: England
Evidence-based Purchasing is a bi-monthly digest of outputs from the NHS
Executive Research & Development programme, which is intended to support
evidence-based healthcare. The website includes a subject index of contents.
Some of the newsletters are available in PDF format, and you will need the
Adobe Acrobat Reader programme to view them
Health Information
Author: HBO & Company
Title: Yourhealth.com
URL: http://www.yourhealth.com
Country of Origin: United States of America
Yourhealth.com is a health information website aimed mainly at the general
public. It is updated regularly and presented in a magazine type format. As
well as topical health information the website includes "wellness shows" in
which health professionals are available live at 5 PM weeknights to answer
questions posed by the sites users.
Author: Health I.G. Consultora Periodística
Title: Health I.G.
URL: http://www.healthig.com
Country of Origin: Argentina
Health I.G. Consultora Periodística develops internal and external
communications programmes aimed at companies or institutions related to
health. The website provides free access to information on health topics and
reports, and a free electronic magazine. The website is published in both
Spanish and English versions.
Health Promotion
Author: Ludwig Boltzmann-Institute for the Sociology of Health and Medicine
(WHO - Collaborating Centre for Hospitals and Health Promotion, Austria)
Title: WHO International Network of Health Promoting Hospitals
URL: http://www.univie.ac.at/hph
Country of Origin: Austria
The International WHO Network of Health Promoting Hospitals supports
hospitals to become a more health promoting setting. This website includes
information about Health Promoting Hospitals, the HPH newsletter, projects,
conferences, publications, links and a database on Health Promoting
Hospitals and their subprojects. Includes the homepage of the Austrian
National Network of Health Promoting
Hospitals (http://www.univie.ac.at/oenkg) .
Healthcare
Author: Access SERU
Title: Access SERU
URL: http://www.gpph.unimelb.edu.au/seru/acseru/index.html
Country of Origin: Australia
The Access SERU (Support and Evaluation Resource Unit) in Melbourne
Australia is an organisation established to collate the lessons learned by
General Practice. This website gives information about their role and work.
Access SERU have produced a number of documents and guides which are
available here, including 'currently accepted practice' guidelines (CAPs) in
the assessment of community health needs, Community Liaison activities, and
young people's and homeless people's access to health care.
HIV / AIDS and Sexual Health
Author: Safer Sex Institute
Title: Safersex.org
URL: http://www.safersex.org
Country of Origin: United States of America
This website provides information about safer sex and contraceptives issues
to the general public.
National Health Service
Author: UK Department of Health
Title: The New NHS performance tables 1997/98
URL: http://www.doh.gov.uk/tables98/
Country of Origin: England
The NHS performance tables show headline indicators of the performance of
NHS trusts, including ambulance services, and of health authorities in
England.
Author: Chris Dabbs, School for Social Entrepreneurs.
Title: At the Crossroads
URL: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/chrisdabbs1
Country of Origin: England
"At the Crossroads" is a report on the future of England's community health
councils, representing the public's interests and citizen involvement in
health and health care. This website contains a summary version of the
report.
Nutrition and Food Safety
Author: Calorie Control Council
Title: Calorie Control Council
URL: http://www.caloriecontrol.org/
Country of Origin: United States of America
The Calorie Control Council provides information on cutting calories and fat
in your diet, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, and low-calorie,
reduced-fat foods and beverages. The focus of the website is a Calorie
Counter Calculator which allows you to look up the amount of calories in a
particular food. This website also includes a newsletter, information on low
calorie sweeteners, fat replacers, trends and statistics, FAQ's, labelling,
recipes, exercise, and information for Health Professionals and Educators.
Older People
Author: Health Canada
Title: Ageing and Seniors
URL: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/seniors-aines
Country of Origin: Canada
Health Canada's Ageing and Seniors Web Site is designed to provide a forum
for the exchange of health information of interest to professionals on
ageing issues. The site features information from Health Canada, the
National Advisory Council on Ageing, as well as other governmental and
non-governmental organisations, research and community projects, and the
private sector.
Organisations
Author: British Lung Foundation
Title: British Lung Foundation
URL: http://www.lunguk.org/index.htm
Country of Origin: England
Information about the The British Lung Foundation, which funds research into
lung diseases, offers support for sufferers of lung disease, provides
information on lung disease and promotes lung health. This website includes
information on research, grants, publications and activities.
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