Research Guides: Public Health: Finding More Information

This page lists resources related to global health or generally to public health.

World Health Organization (WHO)
"WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable."
Global Health Observatory (GHO)
GHO is the World Health Organization's (WHO) portal providing access to data and analyses for monitoring the global health situation. It provides critical data and analyses for key health themes, as well as direct access to the full database. The GHO presents data from all WHO programmes and provides links to supporting information.
Global Health Council (GHC)
GHC's mission is "to use the power of the collective voice to improve global health and wellbeing through informed investments and policies."
EthnoMed
The purpose of this site is "to make information about culture, language, health, illness and community resources directly accessible to health care providers who see patients from different ethnic groups. EthnoMed is a joint program of the University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries and Harborview Medical Center's Interpreter Services Department/Community House Calls Program (ISD/CHC)."
Medical Heritage Library (MHL)
"The MHL is a digital curation collaborative among some of the world’s leading medical libraries." MHL "promotes free and open access to quality historical resources in medicine." The collection includes digitized rare medical books, pamphlets, journals, and films; it offers materials representing the past six centuries.

This page lists resources related to public health in Oregon.

Marion County Public Health Services
Offers information about a variety of different health programs including communicable diseases, reproductive health, and sexually transmitted infections.
Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
OHA's mission is to help "people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental and social well-being through partnerships, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care."
Oregon Health Policy Board
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is overseen by the Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB), a nine-member citizen board. The OHPB develops and guides implementation of health care policy and is committed to providing access to quality, affordable health care for all Oregonians and improving population health.

This page lists resources related to public health in the United States.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
"CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same."
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
"The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives."
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
"NIMHD’s mission is to lead scientific research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities."

This page lists resources related to statistics and data within public health.

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
This should be your starting spot for health statistics. It is collected and compiles by the NCHS, and links to major publications, such as Health, United States, data tables in Health Data for All Ages, and brief articles on examining trends and data on specific topics in Health E-Stats.
FastStats (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages. FastStats is produced by a unit of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This page lists resources related to public health associations in Oregon & throughout the U.S.

American Public Health Association (APHA)
"APHA champions the health of all people and all communities. We strengthen the public health profession. We speak out for public health issues and policies backed by science. We are the only organization that combines a nearly 150-year perspective, a broad-based member community and the ability to influence federal policy to improve the public's health."
Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)
"ASPPH is the voice of accredited academic public health, representing schools and programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)."
National Association of Counties
Good resource for quickly finding websites for counties across the U.S.
Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA)
OPHA's mission is "to provide learning opportunities for public health professionals and the broader community" and "to advocate for policies that protect and promote the health of all Oregonians."

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