General
Academic/Research
- Disease Control Priorities Project (DCP2) http://www.dcp2.org/main/Home.html
- Disparities Reducing Advances Project (Institute for Alternative Futures) http://www.altfutures.com/DRA/
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM) http://ocdem.customers.composite.net/
- Rudd Center http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/home.aspx
Blogs
- Center for Global Health Policy blog http://blogs.cgdev.org/globalhealth/
- Feedburner www.feedburner.com
- Women and Tobacco Control in Latin America and the Caribbean, Spanish-Language blog http://inwatlac.blogspot.com/
Calendars
- 3FOUR50 calendar of upcoming global events www.3four50.com/v2/?page=calendar
- Oxford Health Alliance calendar of global events (includes archives from 2005) www.oxha.org/meetings/global-calendar-of-events
- Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes (Canada) calendar of events www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/13532.html
- Global events on urban health (WHO Kobe Centre) http://www.who.or.jp/latestjs/index.html
Government Initiatives
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
- Mayors Wellness Campaign (US) http://www.mayorswellnesscampaign.org/
- Singapore Health Promotion Board http://www.hpb.gov.sg/hpb/default.asp?pg_id=981
- The President's Challenge http://www.presidentschallenge.org/
- UK Department of Health http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm
- UK Foresight project - Tackling Obesities: Future Choices http://www.foresight.gov.uk/Obesity/Obesity.htm
International Organisations
- Framework Convention Alliance for Tobacco Control (FCTC) http://www.fctc.org/
- Global Prevention Alliance http://www.preventionalliance.net/about.htm
- World Health Organisation (WHO) http://www.who.int/en/
- European Network for the Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity http://www.euro.who.int/hepa
- ProCOR (Conference on Cardiovascular Health) http://www.procor.org/
- Obesity in Europe http://www.euro.who.int/obesity
Networks
- BuddyPower.net - an online social networking site for people who are trying to lose weight http://fathappens.com/
- Development Gateway Foundation http://www.developmentgateway.org/
- Healthyi - health education in areas such as diabetes, obesity and heart health http://www.healthyi.com/default.aspx
- HIFA2015 (Healthcare Information For All by 2015) is a knowledge network of 2,500 professionals working to improve availability/use of healthcare information in low-income countries. http://www.hifa2015.org
- I-FOCOS - a community of innovators committed to harnessing the power of media, communication and human ingenuity for the common good http://www.ifocos.org/
- International Clinical Epidemiology Network http://www.inclentrust.org/
- i-genius http://i-genius.org/home/
- The Lancet Global Health Network http://www.thelancetglobalhealthnetwork.com/
- Tu Diabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes http://tudiabetes.com/
- (WHO) European Network for the Promotion of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity http://www.euro.who.int/hepa
News and news feeds
- BBC News Online http://news.bbc.co.uk
- EU Politics Today http://eupolitics.einnews.com
- Google News Health http://www.google.com/news?ned=us&topic=m
- National Heart Forum e-News Briefing Service http://www.heartforum.org.uk/
- Newsmap http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm
- OhmyNews http:/english.ohmynews.com
- ProCOR http://www.procor.org/discussion/
- Reuters (health and wellbeing news) http://features.us.reuters.com/wellbeing/
NGOs
- Agencies for Nutrition Action http://www.ana.org.nz/
- Alliance to Reduce Disparities in Diabetes http://www.merck.com/corporate-responsibility/access/access-developed/access-us-partnerships/diabetes/us-diabetes-alliance.html
- Clinton Global Initiative http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/
- Diabetes Stories http://diabetes-stories.com/
- Doctors Without Borders http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
- Eldis - particularly the online guide to chronic disease
http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/health/chronic-disease - Global Health Council http://www.globalhealth.org/
- Globalink: Global Tobacco Control http://www.globalink.org/
- Global Smoke Free Partnership http://www.globalsmokefreepartnership.org/
- Global Tobacco Control http://www.globaltobaccocontrol.org/
- International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) http://www.iaso.org/
- International Diabetes Federation http://www.idf.org/
- International Fruit and Vegetable Alliance www.ifava.org
- International Non Governmental Coalition Against Tobacco (INGCAT) http://www.ingcat.org/index_en.htm
- International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) http://www.iotf.org/
- International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity http://www.isbnpa.org/
- International Society for Physical Activity and Health www.ispah.org
- Kintera - The Giving Communities (Communities Taking Action) www.kintera.org
- Knowledge Into Action (a UK-based charity that uses knowledge to improve health) http://www.knowledgeintoaction.org/
- London Health Observatory http://www.lho.org.uk/Default.aspx
- Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer Resource Center www.asbestos.net/
- Minority ethnic health discussion group www.jiscmail.ac.uk/minority-ethnic-health
- Nightingales Nurses http://www.nightingalesnurses.org/
- One: The campaign to make poverty history http://www.one.org/#
- Oxford Health Alliance www.oxha.org
- Physical Activity Resource Centre http://www.ophea.net/Ophea/PARC/index.cfm
- Prevention Institute www.preventioninstitute.org
- ProCOR: Conference on cardiovascular Health http://www.procor.org
- Regency Foundation Network, a not for profit organization working with the UN and its agencies www.regency.org
- Science News http://www.sciencenews.org/index.asp
- Sustrans http://www.sustrans.org.uk
- (see also Sustrans: ‘The Evidence! the latest research evidence related to walking, cycling and health: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/default.asp?sID=1091694766555)
- Treatobacco.net (information on treating tobacco dependance) http://www.treatobacco.net/
- World Heart Federation http://www.worldheart.org/
- World Heart Foundation http://www.world-heart.org/
- World Lung Foundation http://www.worldlungfoundation.org/
- World Diabetes Foundation www.worlddiabetesfoundation.org
- World Diabetes Day http://www.worlddiabetesday.org/
Reports (World Health Organization)
- Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health (2008) http://www.who.int/social_determinants/final_report/en/index.html
- Constructing the Evidence Base on the Social Determinants of Health (2007) http://whqlibdoc.who.int/
- Diet, the Food Supply and Obesity in the Pacific (2003) http://www.wpro.who.int/
- The Extent, Nature and Effects of Food Promotion to Children: A Review of the Evidence (2006_ http://www.who.int/
- Food and Health in Europe: A New Basis for Action (2004) http://www.euro.who.int/
- A Framework to Monitor and Evaluate Implementation: Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (2006) http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/
- Global Burden of Disease update report (2004) http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/2004_report_update/en/
- Globalization, Diets and Noncommunicable Disease s (2002) http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/9241590416.pdf
- A Guide for Population-Based Approaches to Increasing Levels of Physical Activity: Implementation of the WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health (2007) http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/
- Marketing Food to Children: The Global Regulatory Environment (2004) http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2004/
- Marketing of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages to Children (2006) http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/
- Nutrition Labels and Health Claims: The Global Regulatory Environment (2004) http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2004/
- Physical Activity and Health in Europe: Evidence for Action (2006) http://www.euro.who.int/
Reports (other)
- Inquiry into Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in New Zealand, Report of the New Zealand Health Committee (2007) http://www.parliament.nz/NR/
Stats (US)
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
Tools
- Active Scotland (tool to support health professionals to answer the question “where do I go to be active?") http://www.activescotland.org.uk/
- Alternative London Underground map: steps between stations www.pruhealth.co.uk/presales/about_pruhealth/press_centre/pdf/walk_the_tube_line.pdf
- American International Health Alliance Nursing Toolkit www.eurasiahealth.org/toolkits/nursing/eng
- BHF National Centre (UK) Resources on physical activity and health http://www.bhfactive.org.uk/information-centre/Resources.html
- Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids International Resource Center http://tobaccofreecenter.org
- Canadian best practices portal for health promotion and chronic disease prevention, Public Health Agency of Canada http://cbpp-pcpe.phac-aspc.gc.ca/about/index_e.cfm
- Cases Journal (peer-reviewed, open access journal publishing healthcare case reports) http://www.casesjournal.com/
- Centre for Health Information and Technology - Essential Health Links gateway http://www.healthnet.org/essential-links/
- Clinical practice guideline development handbook for stroke care (World Stroke Organization) www.world-stroke.org/guidelines.asp
- Creative Commons, an alternative to copy right www.creativecommons.org
- Diabetes Risk Calculator (American Diabetes Association): www.diabetes.org/risk-test.jsp
- The eManager www.msh.org/resources/publications/eManager.html
- Healia Beta: Your Search for Health http://www.healia.com/healia/
- HEALTHmap: A global interactive map with alerts on infectious diseases http://healthmap.org/
- Health Library (India) http://www.healthlibrary.com/
- Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A toolkit for developing local strategies (UK): http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/DH_088968
- HeartScore (interactive tool for predicting and managing heart attack risk in Europe) www.heartscore.org
- Gapminder http://www.gapminder.org/
- Global Diabetes Walk toolkit (World Diabetes Foundation, 2008): www.globaldiabeteswalk.net
- Global Village, phone service www.globalvillage.com
- Google Earth http://earth.google.com/
- Leading Healthy Communities http://leadinghealthycommunities.com/
- Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Medpedia - online health information http://www.medpedia.com
- Microsoft Live Search (map tool) http://local.live.com/
- ‘Mobilising Communities on Young People's Health and Rights: An Advocacy Training Guide’ (FamilyCare International, 2008) www.familycareintl.org/UserFiles/File/Anglo_TrainingGuide_June2008.pdf
- National Heart Forum Chronic Disease Dashboard: http://www.netvibes.com/nationalheartforum
- NHS Specialist Library for Ethnicity & Health - www.library.nhs.uk/ethnicity
- NIH - Eating well as you get older http://nihseniorhealth.gov/eatingwellasyougetolder/toc.html
- Nutrition sites on Essential Health Links Gateway http://www.healthnet.org/essential-links
- Preventing heart attack and stroke: a history of cardiovascular disease epidemiology (University of Minnesota site) http://www.epi.umn.edu/cvdepi/index.html
- PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
- SciDev.Net's chronic disease resource http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chronic-diseases/
- SimIns health financing policy tool 2.1 (WHO online tool to aid in health financing policy decisions) www.who.int/health_financing/tools/simins
- Skype.com www.skype.com
- 'Supercourse' repository of lectures on global health and prevention www.pitt.edu/~super1/
- Survey Monkey, creates professional online surveys www.surveymonkey.com
- ‘This is Public Health – Toolkit’ (stickers placed in strategic locations around communities can build awareness of the many ways in which public health impacts on well-being: Association of Schools of Public Health, 2008) http://www.thisispublichealth.org/toolkit
- Tobacco industry documents bibliography
http://www.library.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docsbiblio.html - Toolkit to advance health equity (part of the Unnatural Causes website) http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/download_toolkit.php
- Virtual Earth: Microsoft's answer to Google Earth, provides users with 3D images and photorealistic buildings and lets them navigate through cities in striking detail; 3D viewing is supported on Internet Explorer 6 and 7 only. http://virtualearth.msn.com/
- Virtual Health Library of Noncommunicable Diseases http://ncd.bvsalud.org/html/en/home.html
- Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.org/
- Word Press, personal publishing platform http://wordpress.org/
