Public Health

airpollution-biology- A list for anyone interested in the biological/environmental impacts of air pollution. A wide range of subjects and disciplines are addressed including biochemistry, physiology, ecology and genetics. . UK Biostatistics, Mathematics and Medical Information- A list of links to sites concerned with biostatistics and mathematics, cancer centres and medical information. . USA British Red Cross (Greater Manchester Branch) homepage- Information on the Greater Manchester Branch of the British Red Cross including details of up and coming events, the young members group, a good comprehensive guide to first aid and how to cope with an emergency siutation. . UK Cambridge Public Health Page- Useful World Wide Web, Telnet, and ftp sites for people working in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Evidence Based Health. . UK Cambridge University UK Public Health Page- Extensive links are avaliable to WWW, Telnet and ftp sites for anyone working in or around the fields of public health,epidemiology,biostatistics and evidence based health. . UK CRISP- CRISP is a database of information on research projects supported by the US Public Health Service (US-PHS). There are seperate, searchable databases for every year since 1990, and the current database is updated weekly. . USA Department of Public Health,University of Glasgow- Departmental homepage providing information on courses avaliable (post-graduate only) and the department's research interests. . UK Dept.of Health & Continuing Professional Studies, DeMontfort Univ.- Departmental homepage giving details of courses avaliable, staff, research interests and the consultancy within the department. . UK Guidelines for Epidemiology for Drugs, Devices, and Vaccine Research- Guidelines for good epidemiology practices in areas involving drugs, devices, and vaccine research. Proposals and procedures are given for organization and personnel, facilities, resource commitment and contractors, protocol, study conduct, communication and archiving. . USA Information on Epidemiology- A list of resources on epidemology. . UK Introducing the British Red Cross- Information on the British Red Cross and links to other UK and overseas Red Cross sites. . UK MCW International Travelers' Clinic- Information on travel health and immunisations for 11 major diseases you may encounter worldwide (such as plague in India, or diptheria in Russia). There are also guidelines on the environmental hazards of travelling and advice on travelling whilst pregnant. . USA Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report- The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly report (MMWR) is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and contains details of unusual cases, outbreaks, environmental hazards and other public health issues of current interest. Copies of the report are avaliable from 1993 to present. . USA Newcastle Public Health Laboratory- Newcastle Public Health Laboratory site features Water Microbiology, EQA Scheme, Environmental Microbiology, and the Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory. . UK Nottingham School of Public Health.- Homepage of the Department of Public Health, Nottingham University. Information avaliable includes courses offered, staff and research interests, and the departmental newsletter. . UK public-health- A list designed as an information resource and a forum for discussion on epidemiology and public health, aiming towards links, collaborative working, joint problem-solving and mutual support. . UK School of Public Health - Boston University- Features the BUSPH Web Search Engine ("If you're looking for something in particular, and you just don't have time to wade...") . USA The "virtual" Public Health Centre- Part of Martindale's Health Science Guide, the public health centre provides general public health information, medical dictionaries & glossaries, information on metabolic pathways, genetic maps, interactive anatomy, on-line journals, details of public health courses, textbooks, cases & images, demography & population databases, public health databases and drug databases & information. . USA United States Public Health Service- Homepage of the United States Public Health Service. Information is avaliable on agencies and programs, health, news and public affairs. There are also links to similar resources on the Internet. . USA Wellness Web- A network for patients providing information on many aspects of medical science and health care, including alternative/complementary therapies. . USA WHOLIS- The World Health Organization Library Information System (WHOLIS) database. Information avaliable includes all publications of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and joint publications of WHO with other publishers and international organizations. . INT'L

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