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Inequities are killing people on a "grand scale" reports WHO's Commission
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:00:00 +0200
28 August 2008 | GENEVA -- A girl in Lesotho is likely to live 42 years less than another in Japan. In Sweden, the risk of a woman dying during pregnancy and childbirth is 1 in 17 400; in Afghanistan the odds are 1 in 8. These "social determinants of health" have been the focus of a three-year investigation by an eminent group of policy makers, academics, former heads of state and former ministers of health which has presented its findings to the WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan.
The face of cancer is changing
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200
27 August 2008 -- For public health, the complexity of cancer control has increased enormously following the shift of the disease burden from wealthy to less affluent countries. Cancer causes around 7.9 million deaths worldwide each year.
Floods in West Africa raise major health risks
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:30:00 +0200
19 August 2008 -- Rising flood waters across West Africa are intensifying health risks for millions of people, and adding to the impact of the food price crisis. International aid is needed since heavy rains could exacerbate health threats for conditions including malaria, diarrhoea and other potentially fatal communicable diseases.
WHO launches new HIV/AIDS guide to help countries reach universal access
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:15:00 +0200
5 August 2008 -- At the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, WHO launched a package of priority interventions designed to help low- and middle-income countries move towards universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support.
WHO and World Bank join forces for better results from global health investments
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200
5 August 2008 -- As delegates gather at the International AIDS Conference (3-8 August), WHO and the World Bank address the pressing global debate around health systems and initiatives in specific aspects of health, nutrition and population.
Targeted action on HIV and tuberculosis needed to reach drug users
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200
4 August 2008 -- Health and criminal justice authorities need to provide targeted services to drug users, especially those who inject drugs, to prevent and treat tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. TB is a major cause of death for people living with HIV, but drug users who are HIV-positive face stigma, discrimination and barriers to accessing life-saving treatments.

 

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Almanac of Policy Issues: Health Policy - Background information and links on U.S. health policy.
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American Academy of Family Physicians Center for Policy Studies in Family Practice and Primary Care - Brings a family practice and primary care perspective to health policy deliberations.

Better Jobs Better Care - Research and demonstration program designed to create changes in policy and practice that will improve the recruitment and retention of direct care staff across the spectrum of long-term care settings.

404 Center for Collaborative Research in Health Outcomes and Policy - Conducts research for the development, management and understanding of health improvement, outreach and promotion, as well as disease management, clinical outcomes and health policy analysis.

Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers University - Center focusing on health services research, public health, health policy and the social sciences with a strong set of applied research and policy analysis initiatives.

500 CERT Campaign for Effective and Rational Treatment - CERT (The Campaign for Effective and Rational Treatment) is a patient-centred organisation set up in response to concerns raised by senior clinicians about access to, and the quality of treatment.

Concerned Citizens For Care - A grass-roots organization for citizens who are concerned about healthcare issues and Pennsylvania medicine. It is organized by the Bucks County Physician Hospital Alliance in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change - The Council, based at Brandeis University, presents the findings of nationally-recognized health policy experts on emerging health policy issues, such as medicare reform, managed care regulation and the uninsured.
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Doctors For Life - Non-profit making organisation which stands for the sanctity of life from conception till death and a basic Christian ethic.

Duke Health Policy Cyberexchange - Portal site for health policy information on the Web.

Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured - ERIU - The ERIU is a Robert Wood Johnson-funded research group that studies the economic causes and consequences of lacking health insurance.
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Families USA - A national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health and long-term care for all Americans.

Harvard Health Caucus at the Harvard Medical School - A student-run interdisciplinary think tank dedicated to thoughtful discourse in health policy.

Health Care Beware - A digest of ideas concerning the growing health care crisis in America.
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Health Information for Development Project - Aims to establish a global network of 1,000 health information resource centres that will provide locally appropriate content on health issues. The project is intended to reinforce existing health services and education systems, not replace them.

Health Policy Institute of Ohio - An independent, nonpartisan, statewide center that informs Ohio health policy by forecasting health trends, analyzing key health issues, and communicating current research to policymakers, state agencies, and other decision makers.

404 Health Promotion Policy Unit - The HPPU at the University of Glasgow, led by Professor Ken Judge, undertakes health policy analysis and research about the effectiveness of interventions related to health inequality.
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Institute of Health Law Studies - The Institute of Health Law Studies, based at the California Western School of Law, is a nonprofit organization performing research, advocacy, and community service to promote quality and safety in health care.

Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research - This site provides information about Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Investigator Awards program, the investigators who have been funded through the program to conduct broad studies of the most challenging health policy issues facing America, and the results of some of their work on a wide range of topics.
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M.I.S.S. Foundation's Legislative Reference Site - Information about legislation regarding birth certificates for parents of stillborn children and the 'MISSing Angels Bill'.
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Minnesota COACT (Citizens Organized ACting Together) - A grassroots, nonprofit membership organization that focuses on health care reform and farm policy.

National Assembly of Health and Human Service Organizations - An association of national nonprofit health and human service organizations bound by a common concern for the effective delivery of health and human services to the American people, especially those in need.

National Health Law Program - Comprehensive information on health issues, with a substantive section on child health, including documents, as well as links to numerous other child health sites.
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National Health Policy, Education, and Research Group - Devoted to increasing public awareness of alternatives to the market system of health insurance in the United States through research, education, and grassroots outreach.
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Protect Your Healthcare - Site that advocates against congressional legislation allowing Association Health Plans to take away current healthcare protections under state law.
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r Report - News and commentary of health care issues, including Medicare and Medicaid. Edited by Kevin B. Piper.
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The Access Project - Focuses on promoting health access at the local community level. Reports and fact sheets on the uninsured, as well as updates on their local projects.

The Center for the Advancement of Collaborative Strategies in Health - Conducts research studies, policy analyses, and joint learning activities to identify and explore key challenges associated with collaborative problem solving in the healthcare field.
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Washington Business Group on Health - National non profit organization exclusively devoted to the analysis of health policy and related work site issues from the perspective of large employers.

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Perata and Nunez Merge Health Care Reform Bills