Human Health - Resources & Links

Book

Climate Change and Human Health

Risks and Responses

This volume seeks to describe the context and process of global climate change, its actual or likely impacts on health, and how human societies and their governments should respond, with particular focus on the health sector.
A. J. McMichael (Editor), et al.;
2003;
World Health Organization;
250 pp.

Book

Ecosystem Change and Public Health

A Global Perspective

This textbook explores the interface between public health and natural systems, and the connections between global change and public policy. It provides an Earth systems approach to current global change studies.
Joan L. Aron, Jonathan A. Patz;
2001;
The Johns Hopkins University Press;
526 pp.

Book

Health and Climate Change

Environment and Health Series

The first major study of the potentially enormous health impacts of global atmospheric changes. The author models the most plausible future health impacts on vector-borne diseases, cancers, cardiovascular conditions and respiratory disorders.
Tony McMichael;
1998;
Earthscan Publications;
208 pp.

Book

The Status Syndrome

How Social Standing Affects Our Health and Longevity

Marmot argues that whether you look at wealth, education, upbringing or job, health steadily worsens as one descends the social ladder, even within the upper and middle classes.
Michael Marmot;
2004;
Times Books;
336 pp.

Organization

Canadian Health Network

CHN is a national, non-profit, bilingual web-based health information service. CHN's goal is to help Canadians find the information they're looking for on how to stay healthy and prevent disease. http://www.canadian-health-network.ca

Organization

Centre for Health Service And Policy Research

The mission of the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) is to stimulate scientific enquiry into issues of health in population groups, and ways in which health services can best be organized, funded and delivered. http://www.chspr.ubc.ca

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Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

Its mission is to promote and protect the health and safety of all Idahoans. http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov

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Institute for Health Policy Solutions

IHPS is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to develop creative and workable solutions to health system problems. http://www.ihps.org/index.shtml

Organization

Population Health Forum

The PHF's mission is to raise awareness and initiate dialogue about the ways in which political, economic, and social inequalities interact to affect the overall health status of our society. http://depts.washington.edu/eqhlth/index.htm

Organization

Washington Health Foundation

Through policy leadership, grantmaking, and direct-service programs, WHF works to advance Healthy Systems and promote Healthy Living for the people of Washington. http://www.whf.org

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Washington State Department of Health

The DOH's programs and services help prevent illness and injury, promote healthy places to live and work, provide education to help people make good health decisions and ensure our state is prepared for emergencies. http://www.doh.wa.gov/

Resource site

Sightline Daily news: Health

Sightline Daily is an online news digest that collects the best headlines on economic, environmental, and social issues from over 40 different news sources across the Northwest. The link above connects you to Sightline Daily's health headlines. http://daily.sightline.org

Resource site

CDC Wonder

CDC Wonder makes the information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention available to public health professionals and the public at large. It provides access to a wide array of public health information. http://wonder.cdc.gov/

Resource site

Resource Center for Health Policy

The Resource Center aims to improve the quality of health policy analysis and decision-making by increasing the rigor of accessible policy-relevant research and information, and by supporting informed dialogue about important health policy issues. http://depts.washington.edu/rchpol

Resource site

Statehealthfacts.org

Statehealthfacts.org is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states. Statehealthfacts.org provides data on more than 500 health topics. http://www.statehealthfacts.org