HPiC WEBSITE NEWS

20th December 1999  -  Issue  33

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.


Cancer

Author: CancerBACUP
Title:  CancerBACUP
URL:    http://www.cancerbacup.org.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

CancerBACUP aims to help people live with cancer by providing information
and emotional support for patients, their families and health professionals.
This website is a large information resource containing over 1500 pages of
information for patients, professionals, and those interested in the work of
the organisation.


Coronary Heart Disease

Author: Heart Foundation of South Africa
Title:  Heart Foundation of South Africa
URL:    http://www.heartfoundation.co.za
Country of Origin: South Africa

The Heart Foundation of South Africa is a community based health
organisation, which aims to reduce the incidence of heart disease and stroke
in South Africa through education and research. Their website contains
information about the Foundation's work, statistics and fact sheets.


Disabilities

Title:  The Enfield Vision Project
Author:         Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health,
Middlesex University
URL:    http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/rctsh/envproj.htm
Country of origin: United Kingdom

Enfield Vision, is a registered charity of blind and visually impaired
people which is collaborating with the Research Centre for Transcultural
Studies in Health, Middlesex University, in a research project to
investigate the needs of visually impaired people resident in the London
Borough of Enfield. This website provides information about the project.

Author: WETA
Title:  LD Online
URL:    http://www.ldonline.org/
Country of Origin: United States of America

The LD Online website is aimed at teachers, parents, and children, and
offers information on a broad range of learning disabilities. The website is
co-ordinated by WETA, a public broadcasting station, and provides research
information, first person stories, legal information, a free electronic
newsletter and more.


Drugs and Solvent Abuse

Author: The Lindesmith Center
Title:  The Lindesmith Center
URL:    http://www.lindesmith.org
Country of Origin: United States of America

The Lindesmith Centre is a policy research institute founded in 1994, which
aims to broaden the debate on drug policy and related issues. The centre
directs a range of projects with a principle of harm reduction, including a
grants program is central and eastern Europe. Their website contains
information about the organisation and it's work, news, press releases,
links to articles and research briefs.


Health

Author: King's Fund
Title:  King's Fund
URL:    http://www.kingsfund.org.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The King's Fund is an independent health care charity, which aims to improve
the health of the people of London through promoting change in health and
social care. The King's Fund website has been redesigned, and currently
provides information about the charity, it's work and it's services.


Health Information

Author: The Alliance of Medical Internet Professionals (AMIP)
Title:  The Alliance of Medical Internet Professionals (AMIP)
URL:    http://www.amip.org/
Country of Origin: United States of America

The Alliance of Medical Internet Professionals (AMIP) is a new non-profit
Internet-based organization formed to connect Medical Internet Professionals
world-wide, and to discover innovative methods for employing Internet
technology in the practice of medicine.


Multimedia

Author: Economic & Social Research Council
Title:  Virtual society? the social science of electronic technologies
URL:    http://www.brunel.ac.uk/research/virtsoc/
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Virtual society? is a research programme funded by the ESRC, which aims to
address questions such as whether fundamental shifts taking place in how
people behave, organise themselves and interact as a result of electronic
technologies? Issues such as health, the voluntary sector, ethnography and
social participation are explored within the research documents provided.


Pharmaceutical Industry

Author: National Pharmaceutical Association
Title:  Ask your pharmacist
URL:    http://www.askyourpharmacist.co.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

This website produced by the National Pharmaceutical Association contains
information and advice on medicines and help to treat minor ailments. It
provides an overview of the pharmacy's role and a directory of pharmacies.


Safety

Author: Australian Injury Prevention Database
Title:  Australian Injury Prevention Database
URL:    http://www.spmed.uq.edu.au/aipd
Country of Origin: Australia

The Australian Injury Prevention Database is a resource containing details
of health promotion based injury prevention programmes and projects in
Australia. The resource aims to share information about effective health
promotion strategies and resources to add to the body of knowledge on good
practice.


Smoking

Author: National Health Service
Title:  Smoking: don't give up giving up
URL:    http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

This website, with content authored by the Health Education Authority, aims
to provide information on how to give up smoking.



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