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HPiC Website News - Issue 25

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Katherine Vik <[log in to unmask]>

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Katherine Vik <[log in to unmask]>

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Tue, 31 Aug 1999 12:17:58 +0100

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HPiC WEBSITE NEWS

31st August 1999  -  Issue  25

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. 


Disabilities

Author:	International Dyslexia Association (IDA) 
Title:	International Dyslexia Association (IDA) 
URL:	http://www.interdys.org/
Country of Origin: United States of America 

The IDA web site offers basic information on dyslexia, as well as specific
tips for parents, adolescents, college students, and adults dealing with
this learning disability. The site lists resources and research relating to
the condition. It also contains a special Kids Only section.


Environment

Author:	Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Title:	Are you doing your bit?
URL:	http://www.doingyourbit.org.uk/ 
Country of Origin: United Kingdom 

"Are You Doing Your Bit? is a major UK government campaign designed to
encourage people to take simple actions to help their local and global
environment. The website is divided into four sections. 'Your Bit' contains
facts, details of events, links and information for the public. 'Campaigns'
provides more detail about the campaign. 'Roadshow' provides roadshow dates,
and 'Newsletters' contains campaign news.

Author:	Groundwork
Title:	Groundwork
URL:	http://www.groundwork.org.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Groundwork is an environmental partnership organisation, which works to
develop programmes which link environmental, social and economic
regeneration and contribute to sustainable development. On this website,
information about the organisation's work is displayed, along with news
releases, reports and vacancies around the country.


Health

Author:	North Queensland Rural Health Training Unit (NQRHTU)
Title:	WebSite Library
URL: 	http://www.medeserv.com.au/rhtut/open/home.htm
Country of Origin: Australia

The North Queensland Rural Health Training Unit (NQRHTU), has launched a
WebSite Library. This library contains links to over 1,000 health orientated
web sites from all over the world, with comments on content, and caters for
a wide range of health professions. All sites are reviewed before being
posted to the WebSite Library list.

Author:	Alt-Health.com
Title:	HealthE-zine
URL:	http://www.alt-health.com/signup.html
Country of Origin: United States of America

HealthE-zine is a weekly newsletter providing summaries of five
health-related articles of interest. Each summary has a link to the full
article.  HealthE-zine is sponsored by Alt-Health.com, a free, health portal
that links to tens of thousands of news articles containing health
information. 


HIV / AIDS and Sexual Health

Author:	Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS)
Title:	Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS)
URL:	http://www.safaids.org/
Country of Origin: South Africa

Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) is a
non-governmental organisation which aims to help strengthen capacity to
address the socio-economic impact of AIDS and to promote HIV prevention in
southern Africa. This website contains information about the organisation,
it's initiatives, resources and links.

Author:	The XIII International AIDS Conference
Title:	The XIII International AIDS Conference
URL:	http://www.aids2000.com 
Country of Origin: South Africa

This is the website for the 13th International AIDS Conference, 9-14 July
2000, to be held in Durban, South Africa.


Nutrition and Food Hygiene

Author:	South Bank University & The Economic and Social Research Council
Title:	The nation's diet home page: the social science of food choice
URL:	http://www.sbu.ac.uk/~natdi/index.html
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

This website contains details about a major research programme on the social
science of food choice. It is a six-year, 1.6 million pound programme
organised in two stages. The first stage of eight projects began in 1992 and
the second wave of work began in 1994. A third and last stage consisting of
two Research Fellowships has been added. 


Oral Health

Author:	British Dental Association
Title:	British Dental Association
URL:	http://www.bda-dentistry.org.uk/
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The British Dental Association is the United Kingdom's national professional
association for dentists. It aims to promote the interests of members,
advance the science, arts and ethics of dentistry and improve the nation's
oral health. This website contains information about the BDA, it's offices
and committees, news releases and policy statements, professional
information for dentists, and a range of FAQ's for the general public.


Professional Education and Development

Author:	North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations
Title:	North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations
URL:	http://www.nyfvo.org.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations is a charity formed and
run by voluntary organisations in North Yorkshire and York to promote,
develop and support new and existing forms of voluntary action. Information
about the Forum and it's work can be found on this website.

Author:	The National Centre for Volunteering
Title:	The National Centre for Volunteering
URL:	<http://www.volunteering.org.uk>
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The National Centre for Volunteering promotes volunteering as a powerful
force for change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider community.
This site provides free information and details of the services offered to
help those who work with volunteers, as well as information for those who
wish to volunteer, and facts and figures on volunteering in the UK.


Research

Author:	Medical Outcomes Trust
Title:	Medical Outcomes Trust
URL:	http://www.outcomes-trust.org/
Country of Origin: United States of America 

The Medical Outcomes Trust is a U.S. not for profit organisation which is
dedicated to improving health and health by promoting the science of
outcomes measurement. This website provides information about the
organisation, as well as containing sections on Instruments and
Publications, and Outcomes Resources.


Smoking

Author:	The European Commission.  Consumer Committee
Title:	Opinion by the Consumer Committee on socially responsible community
tobacco policy (adopted on 14 June 1999)
URL:	http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg24/policy/committee/cc13_en.html
Country of Origin: Europe

The Consumers Committee (CC) is a consultative committee of the Commission,
entrusted to represent                        the interests of consumers at
the Commission. This paper is the Committee's comment on socially
responsible tobacco policy.


Social Issues

Author:	Centre for Local Economic Strategies
Title:	Centre for Local Economic Strategies
URL:	http://www.cles.org.uk
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) works in the area of local
economic regeneration. CLES provides an information service, seminars and
conferences, research and publications, and also helps to develop public
policy on economic regeneration. On this website, CLES provide information
about themselves and their work.


Young People

Author:	The National Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Children
(NSPCC)
Title:	The National Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Children
(NSPCC)
URL:	http://www.nspcc.org.uk/
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

The National Society for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
is a charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty
to children. This website contains information about the organisation and
it's work, campaigns, publications and news, as well as a section for
children wanting to contact the NSPCC.


Author:	Save The Children
Title:	Save The Children
URL:	http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/
Country of Origin: United Kingdom 

Save The Children is an international children's charity, which works to
create a better future for children, working in the UK and 65 other
countries. Their website contains information about the organisation and
it's activities and current campaigns, as well as information on how to get
involved with the organisation.


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. HPiC provides a Website Gateway
to health promotion related websites via the HealthPromis database, which
also contains over 52,000 bibliographic references to health promotion
publications, resources and 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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