APLIC-INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATOR
Winter 1999, Issue #69
New Resources in Print
CensusCD Blocks offers access to Block data from the Census Bureau’s STF-1B and PL-94-171 files. The single CD integrates detailed population and housing information with the latest TIGER map boundaries shown in 100% detail for every land and water block in the country. It includes geographic identifiers defining census block relationships to things such as ZIP codes, Labor Market Areas, Commuting Zones, and 1980 FIPS codes. GeoLytics sells CensusCD for $1,000 with a single state version available for $500. Academic, government, and non-profit discounts are available. The single CD-ROM runs under Windows 95, 98, & NT. For more detailed information visit the GeoLytics web site at http://www.geolytics.com . Contact GeoLytics at 800-577-6717 or by e-mail at info@geolytics.com
Curbing Population: Without family planning it isn't going to happen
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/10/21/fp11s1-csm.shtml In the OCTOBER 21, 1998 issue of Christian Science Monitor, Brian Halweil, a staff researcher from Worldwatch, writes about the reluctance of the US Congress to pay their UN dues… and the results of such politics.Family Planning Operations Research: A Book of Readings, edited by J.R.Foreit and T.Frejka (New York: The Population Council, 1998)
Population White Paper from South Africa. The NPU South Africa would like to send copies of the White Paper on Population and Development to interested libraries and resource centres. If you are interested please send your snail mail and email addresses to Carol Lombard, National Population Unit, Private Bag x901, Pretmed Building Pretoria 0001 South Africa. Tel: 012 3176545 Fax: 012 3223702. Email: pret44@welspret.pwv.gov.za.
New Internet Resources
Aging: Mortality and Health of international, aging populations:
http://www.census.gov/ipc/prod/ib98-2.pdf (reload or refresh the screen to view) This International Brief on Gender and Aging --is available in .pdf format (Adobe), showing that women vastly outnumber men among the aging populations in developing countries, suggesting that the health and socioeconomic problems of the elderly are largely women’s health issues.Albany Tutorials for Internet Classes http://www.albany.edu/library/internet/
Annual Review of Population Law database http://www.law.harvard.edu/Programs/annual_review/
This database contains summaries and excerpts of legislation, constitutions, court decisions, and other official government documents from every country in the world relating to population policies, reproductive health, women's rights, and related topics. It is produced jointly by Harvard Law School and the United Nations Population Fund.Applied Research on Child Health: ARCH Project
http://hiidgate.harvard.edu/projects/arch/
Harvard Institute for International Development, 14 Story Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 617-495-9791. Fax: 617-495-9706 / E-mail: health@hiid.harvard.edu.
The ARCH Project is committed to the support of applied scientific research that will inform and improve health policies and programs to reduce child morbidity and mortality around the world. The web site includes information about the ARCH Project, including its background and mission, the Child Health Research Project (CHR) Partners, staff, resources for researchers including how to apply for ARCH Grants, ARCH publications, and ARCH research activities.Audio sites on the Internet, lists of lists, State Government Info
Gary Price has compiled a list of interesting links to international news services and other offerings to audio resources on the web. Visit his site at http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/audio.htm. This George Washington University librarian has compiled an outstanding list of lists on the internet which includes the most benevolent Americans, the best cities, top companies around the world: http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/listof.htm. Finally, population librarians may find Gary’s list of City and State Government information useful: http://gwis2.circ.gwu.edu/~gprice/state.htmBill and Melinda Gates Childrens' Vaccine Program
http://www.path.org/childrensvaccine.htm
The Bill and Melinda Gates Children's Vaccine Program believes it is a human right and a moral obligation that all of the world's children have equal and timely access to these safe, new vaccines. Initially the Program will focus on vaccines that protect children against respiratory, diarrheal, and liver disease. Global use of these vaccines will reduce childhood deaths by 33% and reduce liver cancer deaths by 75%. Implemented by a small, core team at PATH, the Program operates under the guidance of a Strategic Advisory Council, composed of international experts in vaccinology and vaccine introduction.Books – old, out-of-print sources.
Many of our libraries feature historic demography titles, some of which need to be replaced when tattered or pilfered. The following are websites for used book suppliers:
Advanced book exchange: http://www.abebooks.com/
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/
Bibliofind: http://www.bibliofind.com/
Bookfinder: http://www.bookfinder.com/
Powells: http://www.powells.com/
Twentieth Century Shop: http://www.19thcenturyshop.com/html/bookstore/index.shtmlBurden of Disease Unit, Center for Population and Development Studies
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/organizations/bdu/
Harvard School of Public Health. Christopher J.L. Murray, M.D., Director. 9 Bow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617-495-8498 /Fax: 617-496-3227
The Burden of Disease Unit seeks to design, test, and implement methodologies that will aid in the effective allocation of health resources. It has collaborative projects with the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and several countries and states. The Unit's research has two main foci: 1) to forge the theory, design, and implementation of a system for the combined measurement of death and disability and for the assessment of the burden of disease; and 2) to establish a comprehensive database of the cost, efficacy, and effectiveness of each of over 200 health interventions widely used in developing nations. The BDU web site has information on workshops, patterns of mortality in the US by race, software, publications and links to other sites.
Bureau for Asia and the Near East (ANE)
of the U.S. Agency for International Development announces the launch of its website. The site, which can be accessed at http://www.info.usaid.gov/regions/ane provides information on USAID's work in ANE countries in the areas of economic growth; education; environment; gender issues; and population, health, and nutrition. Updates will provide information on humanitarian assistance and democracy/governance programs. The site also features background information on the countries themselves and provides links to individual AID missions in the ANE region. For further information, contact Dan Sisken at 202/661-5824 or dsisken@rrs.cdie.org
Census Bureau – new website and publications
American Factfinder: http://www.census.gov/dads/www/
As an update for public access to the DADS system, the American FactFinder is a new data retrieval system that will give useful facts and information about community, economy and society. The system will find and retrieve the information from some of the Census Bureau's largest databases: 1997 Economic Census; American Community Survey; 1990 Decennial Census; Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal; Census 2000 (future).International Brief on Gender and Aging
http://www.census.gov/ipc/prod/ib98-2.pdf
This International Brief on Gender and Aging is available in Pdf format (Adobe), showing that women vastly outnumber men among the aging populations in developing countries, suggesting that the health and socioeconomic problems of the elderly are largely women’s health issues.Ceo Express – mega site for consumer information, news, etc.
http://www.ceoexpress.com/
Company research links and an incredible array of other sitesThe Cochrane Collaboration
http://hiru.mcmaster.ca/COCHRANE
The Cochrane Collaboration developed in response to a call for systematic, up-to-date reviews of all relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of health care. Cochrane's suggestion that the methods used to prepare and maintain reviews of controlled trials in pregnancy and childbirth should be applied more widely was taken up by the Research and Development Programme, initiated to support the United Kingdom's National Health Service. Funds were provided to establish a 'Cochrane Centre', to collaborate with others to facilitate systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials across all areas of health care. The web site includes general information on Cochrane, links to guidelines, manuals and software--including the Cochrane library, contact information, links to other Internet resources. [Peggy D’Adamo, CCP]Council on Health Research for Development COHRED
http://www.cohred.ch/c/o UNDP, Palais des Nations, CH-1211, Geneva, 10 Switzerland
Phone: +41-22-917 85 57 /Fax: +41-22-917 80 15 /E-mail: cohred@cohred.ch
COHRED's goal is to assist countries to achieve better health and quality of life for all their people. COHRED serves as a means by which countries, agencies and organisations can work together to promote, facilitate and support Essential National Health Research, and address health issues of international priority requiring joint action. It can provide "seed" funding and technical assistance for the planning and organisation of a country's ENHR initiative. COHRED is a non-governmental organisation which promotes and implements Essential National Health Research (ENHR). It is governed by a board of 18 members, the majority of them coming from the South. Its constituents include countries, agencies, and national and international organisations. It carries out its programmes with the help of working groups, task forces and an advisory committee on health research capacity strengthening. A small secretariat in Geneva, located at the European Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), supports its operations. The web site includes information about COHRED's goals and mission, contact information, and information on COHRED publications. Research into Action - Quarterly Newsletter in English [Peggy D’Adamo, CCP]Development Experience Clearinghouse
http://www.dec.org/
1611 N. Kent Street, No. 200, Arlington, VA 22209 . Phone: 703-351-4006 /Fax: 703-351-4039 /E-mail: docorder@dec.cdie.org.
The Development Experience Clearinghouse is operated for USAID, capturing USAID-funded publications for dissemination to the international development community. At this site, USAID-funded organizations can submit Agency-funded development experience documentation to the Clearinghouse for inclusion in the Agency's institutional memory, the Development Experience System (DEXS). They can also search the The DEXS which contains references to USAID-funded documentation, including studies, evaluations, conference proceedings, and surveys, about topics such as democracy, population and health, economic growth, the environment, and humanitarian assistance. [Peggy D’Adamo, CCP]Encyclopaedia of the Orient
http://i-cias.com/e.o/index.htm
[Frames, RealPlayer] . Edited by Tore Kjeilen, a Norwegian scholar, the Encyclopaedia of the Orient is an online reference work that provides information on North Africa and the Middle East, encompassing all cultures and nations from "Mauritania in the west and Iran in the east, Turkey in the north and Sudan in south." The encyclopedia, which is updated weekly, contains 500 compendious entries, from Abadan to Zurvanism, comprised of original articles, photographs, graphics, music clips, and pronunciation clips. Users may search the encyclopedia by keyword or browse the entries via the alphabetical index. [AO From the Scout Report for Social Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/]E-print sources of prepublication papers -- 6 Leading 'E-Print' Services
Cogprints: . http://cogprints.soton.ac.uk/
An archive of papers in the cognitive sciences, including biology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology. Supported by the Electronic Libraries Programme, in BritainEconWPA: http://wuecon.wustl.edu/
An archive of working papers in economics, maintained by Washington University, in St. Louis.E-Math: http://www.ams.org/preprints/
A preprint server for mathematicians, maintained by the American Mathematical Society.FOCUS on Young Adults: http://www.pathfind.org/publicat.htm
Monthly Updates - A monthly publication which documents FOCUS' activities.
FOCUS on Young Adults Program Survey Report: Results of a survey examining the characteristics of YARH programs, policies and research around the world.
Research, Policy and Program Series: This series of research papers documents current knowledge about young adult reproductive health issues.Human & Constitutional Rights -- Columbia University
http://www.hrcr.org/ Text-only version: http://www.hrcr.org/text/
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library at Columbia Law School maintains this excellent resource for finding materials on human rights and constitutional rights. The metasite serves students, scholars, and practitioners as a portal to documents and Internet resources on international and domestic law related to human and constitutional rights. The information resources are divided into six sections: Country Reports, International Links, Regional Links, National Links, Documents, and Other Web Resources. Each section is clearly organized into neat lists or pop-up menus to ease navigation. Marylin Raisch -- the International, Comparative, and Foreign Law Librarian responsible for this metasite -- also provides a Hot Topics section, which posts information on current events related to human and constitutional rights. [From the Scout Report for Social Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-1999. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ January 12, 1999]Intrah publications on the web
http://www.intrah.org/pubs.html
INTRAH publishes training and reference materials that complement its comprehensive human resources development programs. These materials can be adapted by trainers to meet local needs. Search the List of Free Materials (soon to be updated with web links!).LANL E-Print Archive: http://www.lanl.gov/
An e-print archive for papers in physics, mathematics, and non-linear science. Maintained on a Los Alamos National Laboratory server and supported by the National Science Foundation.Political Methodology: http://polmeth.calpoly.edu/
A working-paper server developed by the Political Methodology Society, with the American Political Science Association's political-methodology section. Maintained on a server at the University of California at RiversideSocial Science Research Network: http://www.ssrn.com/
A data base of working papers in accounting, economics, finance, and law. Founded as a for-profit venture by Michael C. Jensen, a business professor at Harvard University. [The Chronicle of Higher Education Date: 07/17/98 Section: Information Technology Page: A27]National Science Foundation Digital Libraries Project
http://www.cise.nsf.gov/iis/dli_home.html
Six research projects developing new technologies for digital libraries -- storehouses of information available through the Internet -- have been funded through a joint initiative of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The projects' focus is to dramatically advance the means to collect, store, and organize information in digital forms, and make it available for searching, retrieval, and processing via communication networks -- all in user-friendly ways.NPIN CDC Prevention network
http://www.cdcnpin.org/
The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is a national reference, referral and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All of NPIN's services are designed to facilitate the sharing of information and resources among people working in HIV, STD, and TB prevention, treatment, and support services. NPIN serves a diverse network of people who work in international, national, state, and local settings. E-mail: info@cdcnpin.org. Phone: 1-800-458-5231 Fax: 1-888-282-7681. International: 1-301-562-1098 Fax: 1-301-562-1050. CDC NPIN, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003Pathfinder International's Training Modules
http://www.pathfind.org/med_mods/mod_links.htm
Pathfinder International's comprehensive training modules cover such core topics as family planning methods, infection prevention, reproductive tract infections, counseling and training of trainers. The curricula have been uniquely designed for the training of physicians, nurses, and midwives by clinical trainers who do not have an extensive training background. Training sessions include simulation skills practice, case studies, role plays, discussions, clinical practices, on-site observation, specific measurable objectives, knowledge, attitudes, skills checklists, and exercises for the development of action plans.UNICEF State of the World’s Children, 1999
http://www.unicef.org/sowc99/
Features Education as a theme: "Nearly a quarter of the world's adult population, two thirds of them women, cannot read and write. Not only do fewer girls than boys ever enroll in school, more girls than boys drop out, repeat grades or do not finish. Ninety-six per cent of the world's children live under governments that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Charts and graphics give basic health, nutrition, education, demographic, economic indicators and women’s statistics for 193 nations.USAID Participatory Development
http://www.info.usaid.gov/about/part_devel/
USAID, Ronald Reagan Building, Room 6.08.073, Washington, DC /E-mail: dlavoy@usaid.gov.
This site includes links to documents on USAID and participation, a series of participatory practices case studies, summaries of participation forums from 1994 to the present, information on subscribing to the Global Participation Network (GP-NET), and links to related resources. [Peggy D’Adamo, JHU/CCP]
VISIONS- AFR! is a bilingual forum, in French and English, to discuss problems and solutions to the task of gender equality pertinent to West Africa. VISIONS- AFR! will begin with a discussion of the following topics : Reproductive health and access to information in Africa, Socio-cultural practices that affect women and children's health, Family Planning, bulletin board for conferences, workshops, resources-networks, people and organizations. TO SUBSCRIBE: Send an e-mail to : majordomo@hsphsun2.harvard.edu. In the body of the e-mail write : subscribe visions-afr. Do not put anything in the subject header of the e-mail, simply leave it blank! The list will be moderated by The Committee for Studies on Women, Health, and Environment in Africa, Dakar Senegal, in cooperation with Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, United States. If you want more information, please contact the list moderator Marietou at assist@metissacana.sn or the Global Reproductive Health Forum at grhf@hsph.harvard.edu or visit the website at http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/
World Health Organization WHO Child Health and Development CHD
http://www.who.int/chd
James Tulloch, 1211 Geneva, 27 Switzerland. Phone: (011) 41-22-791-2668 /Fax: (011) 41-22-791-4853 /E-mail: CHD@who.ch
Formerly the Division of Diarrhoeal and Acute Respiratory Disease Control (CDR), this WHO agency works on integrated management of childhood illnesses, acute respiratory infections, diarrhoeal disease, and cholera. The web site includes information on each of the areas of activity, as well as online doucments, FAQs, links.
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