OMNI Public
Health Catalogue
Faculty
of Public Health Medicine
The faculty aims to promote for the public benefit the advancement of knowledge
in the field of Public Health Medicine and to develop Public Health Medicine
with a view to maintaining the highest possible standards of professional
competence and practice. http://www.fphm.org.uk/
Health
Action Zone Net (HAZnet)
HAZnet was launched in 1999 in response to requests from Health Action Zones
themselves. HAZs identified a need for collaboration, discussion and information
sharing between each other despite their geographical differences and their
unique, local identities and objectives.
http://www.haznet.org.uk/
Centre
for Evidence Based Social Services (University of Exeter) (CEBSS)
The Centre has been jointly funded by The Department of Health and a consortium
of Social Services Departments in the South and South West of England with the
main aim of ensuring that decisions taken at all levels in social services are
informed by trends from good-quality research.
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cebss/
Joseph
Rowntree Foundation, The
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is the UK's largest independent social policy
research and development charity. It supports a wide programme of research and
development projects in housing, social care and social policy. The Foundation
also carries out practical innovative projects in housing and care through the
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust. We seek to ensure that these and the findings
from the research programme are helpful in the development of better policies
and practices across the UK.
http://www.jrf.org.uk/
HealthWeb
(Michigan Uni, USA)
A collaboration between the Public Health Library, the School of Public Health
and HealthWeb Project
http://www.lib.umich.edu/hw/public.health.htm
National
Institute of Health (USA)
Search the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Web Site
http://search.nih.gov/
New
York State department of Health - Consumer Info
Communicable Diseases, Information for Consumers - New York State Department of
Health.
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/consumer/consumer.htm
SignPost
Signpost is a service of the Wessex Institute for Health Research and
Development to help busy health professionals find answers to their questions
quickly.
signpost, health professionals, questions,
answers, internet links
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~alison/signpost
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural
environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends. For 30 years,
EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American
people. Also view EPA's Strategic Plan, annual report, and policy resources.
http://www.epa.gov/
World
Health Organisation (WHO)
Official Web site of the World Health Organisation
http://www.who.int/
Bandolier
(Oxford): Evidence-based health care
A monthly newsletter about evidence-based health care; top source for such
information on the net http://www.jr2.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/
Centre
for Evidence-based Dentistry (Oxford)
The Centre for Evidence-based Dentistry is an independent body whose aim is to
promote evidence-based dentistry world-wide. The Centre is linked to the
Institute of Health Sciences in Oxford and by this link with a number of other
initiatives designed to promote evidence-based clinical practice, for example
the Centre for Evidence-based Medicine.
http://www.ihs.ox.ac.uk/cebd/index.htm
Development
Evaluation Committee (South-West England)
The DEC service provided commissioners in the South West and South East Regions
with reliable, timely information about the cost-effectiveness of health care
technologies. The outputs of this service were used to guide purchasing
decisions within the region and elsewhere.
http://www.hta.nhsweb.nhs.uk/rapidhta/
Netting
the Evidence
A ScHARR Introduction to Evidence Based Practice on the Internet
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr/ir/netting/
British
Medical Journal (BMJ)
The aims of the electronic version of the BMJ are to publish rigorous accessible
information that will help doctors improve their practice and will influence the
international debate on health. http://www.bmj.com/
Health
Service Journal (HSJ)
Health Service Journal is an independent weekly news and current affairs
magazine about health policy and management published in London. hsj.co.uk, the
magazine's associated web site, is updated daily.It is aimed at everyone, at any
level and from any discipline, with an interest in these fields, whether they
work in the UK's National Health Service or outside it. As such, it is the place
of first resort for contributions to the healthcare debate. And it is an
important means of disseminating good practice, new ideas, and research
findings. http://www.hsj.co.uk/
Lancet,
The
THE LANCET is an on-line version of THE LANCET medical journal. As a subscriber
to the printed version of THE LANCET , you have access to all areas of the
website. If you are not a subscriber to the printed journal, you can register
with THE LANCET to access selected areas of the website. http://www.thelancet.com/
Nursing
Times
nursingtimes.net- The independent voice of nursing on the Web; Find a great
nursing job, as well as all the news, information and advice for nurses. http://www.nursingtimes.net