Hesperian Foundation:
Latest news, available books, and ongoing projects of the
Foundation. A non-profit organization committed to improving the
health of people in poor communities around the world by making
health information accessible. (Berkeley, CA)
http://www.hesperian.org
National Association of Community Health Centers:
National organization which provides services and technical
assistance to health centers in support of their mission to provide
health care services to the poor and medically underserved.
http://www.nachc.com/
Community Voices:
Health Care for the Underserved is a five year national health
initiative. Working from the community level up, aims to improve the
quality and access of health care for the underserved.
http://www.communityvoices.org/
Community Tool Box:
Guidance in improving community health and development. Offering
specific, skill-building information on a variety of community
topics.
http://ctb.lsi.ukans.edu/
The Community Guide:
Provides health professionals and community leaders with information
needed for informed decision making on the most effective public
health strategies, policies and programs for their communities.
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/
Community Health Project - Muskegon:
Information on children's programs, health, and educational
resources for the community of Muskegon, West Michigan.
http://www.mchp.org/
Community Health: Tools of the Trade:
Resources assisting the development of community-focused health
delivery systems. Includes guidelines, directories and assessment
guides.
http://www.hcwp.org/resources/commhealth/index.asp
Community-Based Health Care Models:
A series of research-based articles provided by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/cbmodels.html
Managing Community Health Services:
A resource for those working at the community level to improve
health. Tools, discussion boards and related links.
http://erc.msh.org/chs/index.htm
Improving Health in the Community:
Discusses the use of performance monitoring to improve community
health.
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/improving/
Central District Health Department - Boise, Idaho:
A Public Health Resource site. One of Idaho's seven independent
public health districts, providing community health services to Ada,
Boise, Elmore, and Valley Counties.
http://www.cdhd.org/
Health-Related Quality of Life, CDC:
Information about CDC's use of health-related quality of life
measures to track population health and identify health disparities
in population subgroups, and in state and local communities.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/hrqol
WebMD: ZAP Asthma Targets Inner-City Children:
Discusses the use of community health workers to screen and teach
asthma intervention and prevention to inner-city children and their
families in Atlanta.
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/2789.226
Community and Public Health:
The American Medical Student Association promotes awareness and
involvement in areas related to keeping communities healthy.
http://www.amsa.org/cph/cph.cfm
JWCH Institute:
Provides a variety of programs for the underserved segments of Los
Angeles county, including HIV prevention, health education and
primary medical care.
http://www.jwchinstitute.org
Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit:
To provide the necessary infrastructure to enable multicentre
clinical trials and epidemiological studies to be performed meeting
international standards for design, conduct and reporting for all
clinical groups in Singapore
http://www.cteru.gov.sg/content.htm
Indiana State Dept. of Health:
Health Related Issues in Indiana, with Facts, Data and Reports.
http://www.statehealth.in.gov
Lepra India:
LEPRA India is dedicated to improve public health status of the
community through implementing control programmes for leprosy and
other allied diseases, improving awareness level on health issues,
promoting research in health science and rehabilitating the needy
and disabled.
http://www.lepraindia.org
Club Health - Public Health Information:
Club Health shares research, policy and practice on health and
nightlife. It carries out original research, develops public health
information and promotes best practice through an international
conference every two years.
http://www.clubhealth.org.uk
Dublin Healthy Cities:
A partnership approach to enhancing the health of Dublin, its
environment and its people. The site provides information on the
concept, the structures, the activities and the publications.
http://www.dublinhealthycities.ie
East Hampton Cancer Task Force:
We seek to obtain and share information with individuals and
communities affected by cancer.
http://easthamptoncancertaskforce.org
Health Promotion Online:
Online magazine promoting community health through empowerment and
participation, from Health Canada.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/for_you/hpo/index.html
Colorado Healthy People 2010:
Promotes wellness with over 100 community-based health programs
aimed at providing Coloradoans with tools to help them prevent
illness and death.
http://www.secahec.org/artman/publish/The_Colorado_Healthy_Trusts_People_2010_Initiative.shtml
