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The oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the
world, representing more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of
public health.
The mission of the Public Health Nursing Section is to enhance the health
of population groups through the application of nursing knowledge to the
community. The website includes roles, definitions, standards of practice,
competencies, strategic plans, and more. It also includes links to online
journals, nursing video clips, and other publications.
A national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial
public health agencies of the United States.
A blog hosted by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, which
includes postings on conferences, grants, articles, minority health
concerns, rural health concerns, and more.
Founded in October, 2000 with support from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), the Center for Law and the Public's Health
is a primary, international, national, state, and local resource on public
health law, ethics, and policy for public health practitioners, lawyers,
legislators, judges, academics, policy-makers, and others.
Since it was founded in 1946 to help control malaria, CDC has remained at
the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious
and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and
environmental health threats. The CDC website offers access to CDC
publications, funding opportunities, and information on health and safety.
FDA & You is an educational newsletter, published by FDA's Center for
Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), and is intended for use by health
educators, secondary school students and their parents. It contains the
latest information on FDA medical products as well as health news.
Information that promotes health as a global concern, with an emphasis on
the link between health in the U.S. and in the rest of the world.
Health Resource Guide USA provides the ideal gateway to a wide array of
online health information sources. The website includes a listing of
local health departments, healthcare associations, and health education
programs throughout the U.S.
Created in collaboration with the American Public Health Association,
Medscape's Public Health & Prevention page includes access to a public
health electronic resource library, coverage of public health and
prevention conferences, patient education information, and discussions on
public health-related topics.
A national resource for adolescent health information and research in
order to assure the integration, synthesis, coordination, and
dissemination of adolescent health-related information.
The mission of the Northwest Center is to improve the quality and
effectiveness of public health practice by linking public health academic
and practice communities. The website is intended to help front-line
public health practitioners find information, learning resources, and
online tools that support day-to-day public health practice.
An affiliate of the American Public Health Association. Website includes
membership information, a list of events, and a link to OPHA Newsletters.
A source of information for school nurses in the state of Oregon.
PHPartners strives to help the public health workforce find and use
information effectively to improve and protect the public's health.” Its
website provides access to information on health education and promotion,
guidelines, health statistics, public health job postings, grants and
funding,
and conferences.
This website, hosted by Rollins School of Public Health at Emory
University,
posts current job openings in the public health field. It also allows job
seekers to create and post their resume for prospective employers to view.
The PHIL offers an organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's
pictures. The
site is designed for public health professionals, the media, laboratory
scientists, educators, students, and the worldwide public to use for
reference,
teaching, presentation, and public health messages.
RHIN is national collaborative partnership that has created a database of
quality multilingual, public health resources for those providing care to
resettled refugees and asylees. Resources include: health education
materials in various languages and formats (brochures, fact sheets,
videos); provider tools (including information on refugee populations,
cultures); and, links to related websites.
SOPHE is an independent, international professional association made up
of a diverse membership of health education professionals and students.
With its primary focus on public health education, SOPHE provides
leadership through a code of ethics, standard for professional
preparation, research, and practice; professional development; and public
outreach.
Seeks to increase public awareness of specific health issues and
facilitate citizens' involvement in making decisions affecting health care
by fostering partnerships between public broadcasters, community
organizations and additional media entities.
Public health information including demographics, data, and directories.
The official website of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services. The website includes information on health-related topics such
as
disease and conditions, family and children, safety and wellness, grants
and
funding, and drug and food information.
The World Federation of Public Health Associations is an international,
nongovernmental organization bringing health workers throughout the world
together for professional exchange, collaboration, and action. Its
members,
currently numbering 70, are multidisciplinary national and regional public
health societies whose own memberships include nurses, sanitarians,
administrators, physicians, health educators, pharmacists,
anthropologists, researchers,
and many other persons interested in public health.
The World Health News is an online news digest from the Center for Health
Communication at the Harvard School of Public Health. The site covers
critical
public health issues from around the world.
"The World Health Organization's website provides information about
current disease outbreaks, health programs, emergencies, profiles of
health systems in member states, links to health topics and research
tools, and
publications. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the
attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health."
Hosted by the University of New South Wales School of Public Health, this
website includes links to over 1,474 electronic resources on public
health-related topics such as reproductive health, health promotion,
nutrition,
and rural health. Website can be searched by topic or geographic region.
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Listservs
Allows you to subscribe to CDC's Terrorism and Emergency Response
listservs, as
well as other listservs on health-related topics such as HIV/AIDS, women's
health, and chronic disease prevention.
An extensive bibliography of listservs for nursing professionals created
by
Patricia R. McCartney, RNC PhD, a professor at the University of Buffalo.
The Public Health and Aging E-mail forum is for professionals who are
interested in issues related to healthy aging. Topic areas may include
health promotion and disease prevention for older adults, arthritis,
epilepsy, osteoporosis, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive issues,
and health-related quality of life.
SAPHF Discussion Forum has evolved into one of the most active email
lists on
public health in South Asia. With a collection of more than two thousand
postings
on public health news, articles, letters on South Asia, it is the only
resource
of its kind on the Internet. New jobs in Public Health in South Asia are
also
regularly posted."
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