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Global Health Information & Resources   Tags: africa, asia, global, global_health, health_sciences, international, latin_america, medical_education_public_health  

A collection of University Library, University of Michigan and external resources for all those interested in the many facets of global health.
Last Updated: May 14, 2012 URL: http://guides.lib.umich.edu/globalhealth Print Guide RSS UpdatesShareThis

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Mothers helping mothers fight HIV

In sub-Saharan Africa, HIV infections are more prevalent and doctors scarcer than anywhere else in the world. With a lack of medical professionals, Mitchell Besser enlisted the help of his patients to create mothers2mothers -- an extraordinary network of HIV-positive women whose support for each other is changing and saving lives.

 

Resource Spotlight - HESPERIAN HEALTH GUIDES

  • Hesperian Health Guides  
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    Hesperian is a not-for-profit publisher of books and resources for community health workers and marginalized populations around the world. One of the most well known books published by Hesperian is "Where There is No Doctor". Books, health materials and an image library are available in several languages in addition to English - including Arabic, Filipino, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Urdu.
 

Global Health Resources (Selected)

  • PubMed (with UM journal links)
    PubMed indexes over 4,000 biomedical, nursing, dentistry and related journals, with over 15 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE and related databases. PubMed is produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
  • Global Health
    Database includes information on international health, biomedical life sciences, non-communicable diseases, public health nutrition, food safety and hygiene. Contains more than 1.2 million records from 1910-present. UM users only
  • PopLine (POPulation information onLINE)
    Covers family planning technology and programs, fertility, population law/policy, demography, maternal & child health, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, reproductive health programs, women in development, and health care communication.
  • Tropical Diseases Bulletin
    Worldwide scientific information covering all aspects of tropical diseases, tropical medicine, international health, health in developing countries. Time-span: 1999-present. UM users only.
  • World Health Organization
    WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters.
  • BioMed Central: Global Health Gateway
    Highlighting the latest BMC open access journal articles and resources in global health.
  • NLM Malaria Research Resources
    U.S. National Library of Medicine's Malara Research Resources. This resource was created to support African scientists and malaria researchers.
  • HealthMap: Global Disease Alert Map
    Brings together several data sources on current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health. Data is aggregated by disease and displayed by location on global and regional maps.
  • UN Millennium Development Goals
    The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions.
  • WHO - Millennium Development Goals
    Information resources, information and online tools on the Millennium Development Goals from the World Health Organization.
  • McGill Library Global Health Resource Wiki
    Created to promote collaboration between researchers and clinicians working in the field of global health. Some content limited to McGill University users.
  • PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
    Database of public affairs and public policy worldwide. Contains books, government documents, statistical directories, research and conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche and Internet material. UM users only.
  • Health Policy Reference Center
    A database including information relevant to many areas integral to health policy, including: access, administration, economics, planning, reform, insurance, law, research, ethics, public health, and social medicine
  • Contemporary Women's Issues
    A multidisciplinary, full-text database that brings together relevant content from mainstream periodicals, "gray" literature, and the alternative press focusing on issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries. UM users only.
  • Africa-Wide Information
    Databases South African Studies and African Studies include: articles, books, newspapers, government documents, radio and TV broadcasts, pamphlets, and maps. Covers politics, history, economics, development, social issues, law, and culture. UM users only.
  • World Bank Open Data
    Provides download access to over 2000 indicators from the World Bank data sets including World Development Indicators.
  • World Bank eLibrary
    Online, fully searchable and browsable collection of over 5,000 World Bank documents. Includes over 2,000 World Bank publications and over 3.200 Policy Research Working Papers, plus each new book and paper as they are published. UM users only.
  • UN Data
    Official statistics produced by countries and compiled by the United Nations, as well as estimates and projections. Covers agriculture, education, energy, industry, labour, national accounts, population and tourism. Includes indicators such as Millennium
  • OECD iLibrary
    Online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Includes full-text of all books, papers, 24 periodicals and OECD statistical databases.
  • Europa World
    Contains detailed political and economic surveys of over 250 countries and territories: recent statistics, directory information, and current analysis. Plus information on over 1,650 international organizations. UM users only.
  • World News Connection
    CIA-sponsored translations of local news sources from around the world, including newspapers, radio and television broadcasts, etc. Searchable by keyword, region of the world, and date. Provides the full-text in English. UM users only.
  • Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
    A searchable database of over 165,000 geographical places and features of all kinds. Lists names, descriptions, and characteristics including information on population, agriculture, industry, services, climate, and relief. UM users only.

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Global health, Instruction, Evidence Based Strategies, Expert Searching, Epidemiology
 

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