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Subject:

HPiC Website News - Issue 21

From:

Katherine Vik <[log in to unmask]>

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Katherine Vik <[log in to unmask]>

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Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:52:51 +0100

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HPiC WEBSITE NEWS

2nd June 1999  -  Issue  21

HPiC Website News aims to keep readers up to date with recently launched
internet websites in the field of health promotion. The newsletter contains
health information and campaign sites, sites of relevant organisations, and
sites which are recommended as good examples of design for the internet. 


Community Health 

Author:	One World Broadcasting Trust
Title:	Community Web
URL:	http://www.communityweb.org
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Community Web is an internet resource for communities, community groups, and
voluntary and public sector workers people in the UK. The website currently
contains information under the following sections: Education & Training,
Environment, Housing & Homeless, Community Development, and Health.

Author:	Community Health UK
Title:	Community Health UK
URL:	http://www.chuk.dircon.co.uk/main_frm.htm
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Community Health UK, is a national organisation which aims to promote and
support community health initiatives across the UK. Community Health UK
produce the journal "Community Health UK Action".  This website contains
information about the organisation.


Conferences 

Author:	Health Education Authority
Title:	Health Diary
URL:	http://www.healthdiary.hea.org.uk 
Country of Origin: United Kingdom - England

The HEA's Health Diary aims to encourage communication and information
sharing about events related to health promotion. It contains information on
events (regional, national, and international) that have a non-clinical
health theme, and allows users to submit information about their events. New
features include as e-mail notification system, improved search facilities,
and the ability to browse events.


Environment

Author:	ThermoRetec Corporation
Title:	EHS Gateway
URL:	http://www.ehsgateway.com/retec.html 
Country of Origin: United States of America 

The EHS Gateway is a source for environmental, health and safety
information. It provides a gateway to 200 reviewed links organised the site
by eleven industries/government sectors and by EHS Resources.


Heath Promotion / Education

Author:	Skin Care Campaign
Title:	The Skin Care Campaign Website 
URL:	http://www.skincarecampaign.org/ 
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The Skin Care Campaign is an alliance of patient groups, companies and other
organisations with a common interest in skin health. The campaign is
administered by the National Eczema Society, and the website contains news
and information about the campaign.


Nutrition

Author:	Tufts University School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Title:	Tufts University Nutrition Navigator
URL:	http://navigator.tufts.edu
Country of Origin: United States of America

The Tufts University Nutrition Navigator is a guide to almost 300
nutrition-related Websites. Each site linked from Nutrition Navigator is
evaluated by registered dieticians from the Tufts University School of
Nutrition Science and Policy, using a set of criteria developed by an
advisory board of nutrition experts. Sites are ranked for accuracy,
timeliness of update, usability, and depth of content. 


Pregnancy and Parenthood

Author:	Public Health and Development Division, Department of Human
Services, Victoria, Australia
Title:	Victorian Folate Awareness Program 1999
URL:	http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/folate/index.htm
Country of Origin: Australia

The Victorian Folate Awareness Program website contains information for men
and women on folic acid in the prevention of neural tube defects. The
information in this site is targeted at young women, men, specific
information for couples planning a pregnancy and information for health
professionals.


Reference Information

Author:	Cabinet Office 
Title:	The Quango Website 
URL:	http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/quango
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The Quango website provides details of  over 1,000 quangos in the UK. These
include national bodies with regulatory functions, commercial functions, and
advisory functions. These include health related organisations. For the sake
of completeness, the quango directory also includes information on
nationalised industries, public corporations and NHS bodies, which are not
formally classified as quangos.


Research

Author:	Public Health Section, ScHARR (School of Health and Related
Research), Sheffield University
Title:	Public Health Section of ScHARR
URL:	http://www.shef.ac.uk/~scharr/publich/
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The Public Health Section of ScHARR (School of Health and Related Research)
at Sheffield University have launched website. The website contains
information about the current research at the section, as
well as details of teaching and events.


Safety

Author:	NTC Publications Ltd.
Title:	Risk Analysis Center
URL:	http://www.risk-analysis-center.com
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The Risk Analysis Center is being developed as an information resource on
risks affecting humans. It aims to contribute to better public understanding
of, and ability to evaluate, risk in everyday life. The website includes
links, and an on-line database that contains abstracts of risk-related
information. Users need to register (free) before they are able to search
the database.


Social Issues

Author:	Law Department, Brunel University, UK.
Title:	Violence Research Programme
URL:	http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/law/vrp/realhome.htm 
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The Violence Research Programme (VRP) aims to expand and enhance
understanding of the various forms of violence to the person in order to
increase knowledge about their causes and how they might be prevented,
reduced or eliminated. This website includes details of VRP research
projects, events, information and relevant links.


Young People

Author:	Public Health and Development Division, Department of Human
Services, Victoria, Australia
Title:	Child Health Record
URL:	http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/phd/9710045/index.htm
Country of Origin: Australia 

The Child Health Record is a booklet which provides information to parents,
health workers and caregivers about the health and development of children
from birth through to adolescence. This website provides information about
the child health record organised under particular age groups.



The HPiC Website News bulletin is compiled every two weeks. Back issues are
now available in the internet from the "Current Awareness" section of the
HPiC Web pages: http://www.hea.org.uk/hpic. Additionally if you require
bibliographic references to health promotion publications, resources or
articles the HealthPromis database may be accessed free of charge via
http://healthpromis.hea.org.uk. Please email comments or suggestions of
sites for inclusion to [log in to unmask] HPiC is the Health
Promotion Information Centre at the Health Education Authority, London, UK.
For more information about the HEA please visit our website at
http://www.hea.org.uk . Inclusion in HPiC Website News does not imply
endorsement by the HEA, and the HEA takes no responsibility for the content
of links provided.






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