The Scout Report has established a metasite for topics and web-mounted
technical papers in the Social Sciences: http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/scout/report/socsci/metapage/index.html
American Refugee Committee ARC
http://www.archq.org/
2344 Nicollet Avenue South, Suite 350, Minneapolis, MN 55404 United
States. Tel: (612)872-7060 /Fax: (612) 872-4309 /E-mail: pr@archq.org
The American Refugee Committee (ARC) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian,
humanitarian organization working for the survival, health, and well-being
of refugees and displaced persons affected by war. ARC works with uprooted
people to help them rebuild productive lives of dignity, purpose and
self-sufficiency while always striving to respect their cultures and
values. The web site includes information on ARC programs and field
offices, the global refugee crisis, the ARC annual report, a photo
gallery, news about ARC. [10/12/98; October 12, 1998. Peggy D'Adamo]
American Social Health Association offers a website specifically
targeted towards STDs:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/ASHA/
In addition to the National Herpes Hotline, which is privately funded,
ASHA operates the National AIDS Hotline, the National STD Hotline and the
National Immunization Information Hotline, under contract with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. It also operates the FIRST STEP
Hotline. Health Check Hotline, and CHOOSE1 Hotline, components of North
Carolina's effort to improve the health and development of children in the
state.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/Homepage
Australia's official statistical organization. The demography program
produces estimates of the total population by age, sex, country of birth,
marital status and geographical distribution; estimates of the Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander population; and estimates of households and the
household population. Regular statistics are also produced on the input to
these estimates, namely, births, deaths, marriages, divorces, overseas
arrivals and departures, and internal migration. Projections of the
population according to specified demographic assumptions are published on
a regular basis and produced for individual clients. Benchmarks are
provided for ABS and other population surveys. In addition to reporting on
these statistics, courses on understanding demographic data are conducted
and an email newsletter is sent to major clients. E-mailed announcements
of new publications, data releases or conferences can be requested from
John Paice at: john.paice@abs.gov.au. For example: "The Australian
Population Association Conference, 'Population Matters", was held in
Brisbane from 29 September - 2 October 1998. For more information see http://www.gisca.adelaide.edu.au/apa/natconf.htm
BASICS Publications Page
http://www.basics.org/asp_scripts/Pubs.asp
The USAID-funded BASICS project has streamlined access to their full-text
technical documents which include maternal and child health, gender bias,
country-specific child survival topics, immunization studies, monitoring
and evaluation, nutrition, and social marketing. [thanks to BASICS
webmaster for redesigning their publications page to make access much
easier!]
CL&F Software Developed for the United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA)
http://www.magnet.at/heilig/index.html
Contact: Gerhard K. Heilig, Hohnegasse 4, A-1180, Vienna, Austria. Fax:
(+43-1) 470 64 11/E-mail: g.heilig@magnet.at.
This web page is for the support of the DemoGraphics '96 and DemoTables
'96 software. The software makes it easy to browse, analyze and present
(global) demographic data from the United Nations Population Assessments
and Projections (1996 edition). All necessary data are included. Includes
order forms,update information, additional help files, and tips &
tricks for using the software. Also includes links to hundreds of
demographic web sites. [10/12/98; October 12, 1998. Peggy D'Adamo and Anne
Ilacqua]
Care: Health and Population: Reproductive Health web site
http://www.care.org/programs/reproproj.html
CARE's reproductive health projects encompass family planning, ante-natal
care, labor and delivery services, and the prevention, detection and
treatment of STDs and HIV/AIDS. CARE integrates reproductive health
efforts with other programs -- including girls education, water and
sanitation, micro enterprise and children's health -- to maximize the
benefits to communities and households. In 1997, CARE operated 28
reproductive health projects in 22 countries. Project abstracts are listed
on this site.
Census Bureau, United States, List of Products and New Stes
All printed reports issued since January 1996 (in pdf format) are
accessible at no charge through the Census Bureau's web site at: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html.
A live video broadcast of a recent meeting is featured at: http://www.broadcast.com/news/events/census/.
A new DADs site http://www.census.gov/dads/www/
announces American FactFinder, a new data retrieval system that will give
"useful facts and information about your community, your economy and
your society". The system will find and retrieve the information you
need for the geography of your choice from some of the Census Bureau's
largest databases. Beginning January 1999, you may interact with the first
version of American FactFinder to select data tabulations and maps from
the data files available in the system. The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data
Base is updated twice yearly by the Health Studies Branch, International
Programs Center (IPC), Population Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census. The
July 1998 version is accessible at: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/hivaidsn.html.
Inquiries may be directed to ipc@census.gov.
"Children & Divorce: A Snapshot" Rodriguez, Hilda and
Chandler Arnold --Center for Law and Social Policy
http://www.clasp.org/pubs/familyformation/divfinal.htm
Family PlanNet: Evidence Based Contraception and Family Planning
Resources
http://www.nthames-health.tpmde.ac.uk/Family_PlanNet/index.html
Dr. Paul O'Brien
Services For Women, Parkside Health NHS Trust, St. Charles Hospital,
Exmoor Street, London, W10 6DZ United Kingdom. E-mail:
PaulOBrien@care.prestel.co.uk.
This web site is designed to provide easy access to resources that may be
of use to providers of evidence based family planning. Here you will find
links to resources such as databases, evidence based medicine web sites,
the Cochrane Collaboration, email discussion groups, family planning
organisations and search strategies for finding evidence for family
planning practice. [ 10/12/98; October 12, 1998. Peggy D'Adamo]
Focus on Young Adults (Pathfinder International)
http://www.pathfind.org/focus.htm
Research, Policy and Program Series: This series of research papers
documents current knowledge about young adult reproductive health issues.
Each paper presents one program area through which youth can be reached
and involved. These areas are: health facilities, outreach programs, media
and social marketing campaigns, and school-based programs. The papers
illustrate the "best practices" of each type of program, in
order to help organizations interested in the design and implementation of
reproductive health programs for young people.
Harvard School of Public Health Global Reproductive Health Forum (GRHF)
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet
The GRHF is a clearinghouse Website that provides women around the world
with access to critical information about their health and bodies, in
addition to serving as an electronic space where women can come together
and voice their opinions in the global debate around reproductive health
and rights. This site is designed for use by grassroots organizations,
activists, researchers, students, government organizations and others
interested in the field of reproductive health. The GRHF at supports a
number of easily accessible services including: - E-mail discussion
groups- Electronic journals- On-line conferences. GRHF provides a free
gateway to an extensive archive of on-line information about: - Gender
issues- Reproductive rights- HIV/AIDS- Sexually transmitted diseases-
Abortion- Maternal health- Contraception- Population and family planning.
Unlike most on-line resources, GRHF specifically solicits participation by
women, particularly from under served populations and developing
countries. GRHF is currently building regional Internet networks by
partnering with grassroots women's organizations in South Asia, West
Africa and Latin America, to get more women on-line and maximize their use
of the Internet. The South Asia project is on-line at: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/healthnet/SAsia/forum.html.
For more information, contact Ra'eda S. Al-Zu'bi, Project Coordinator, at
ralzubi@hsph.harvard.edu. [Orit Halpern, Project Manager, GHF, Harvard
School of Public Health]
Health Education Library for People HELP
http://www.healthlibrary.com
Om Chambers, 5th floor, Kemps Corner, near the Flyover, Bombay, 400 036
India.
91-22-368 3334 /Fax: 91-22-2150223 /E-mail: helplib@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in
HELP, the Health Education Library for People, is India's first
consumer health education resource center. It goal is to empower people by
providing them with the information they need to promote their health, and
prevent and treat medical problems in the family. On the web site you can
search their catalog of over 5,000 books and 10,000 pamphlets, find out
everything you want to know about medicine in India, read news, search the
site, explore links to other sites. [10/12/98; October 12, 1998. Peggy
D'Adamo]
International Social Survey Programme--ISSP
http://www.issp.org/
The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is an ongoing project
that promotes the cross-national collaboration of social science research.
Each year, the 29 member countries of the ISSP contribute data from
national social science research projects to an international survey. The
topic for the international survey changes every year; past topics have
included social inequality, role of government, religion, and national
identity. This Website provides general information about the program, a
list of international surveys from 1985 to 1999, an archive of data sets
used by the ISSP, profiles of participating countries, and a bibliography
of publications. [AO * Scout Report 20 October 1998]
(NARA)The Center for Electronic Records, (U.S.) National Archives and
Records Administration
http://www.nara.gov/
The Center for Electronic Records, (U.S.) National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) has updated the 'Title List: A Preliminary and
Partial Listing of the Data Files in the National Archives and Records
Administration.' The 'Title List' is current as of September 25, 1998, and
has entries for more than 14,000 of the over 100,000 electronic records
files in the custody of NARA. The Title List' is available via the NARA
homepage with information about the electronic records program and
holdings available at http://www.nara.gov/nara/electronic
. The direct link to the Title List files is http://www.nara.gov/nara/electronic/tlintro.html.
Title List files are also available via FTP. Anonymous FTP (password
'guest') to FTP.CU.NIH.GOV, directory NARA_ELECTRONIC. A READ.ME file on
the FTP site provides further information about the 'Title List' and Title
List extract files. Note that the full 'Title List' file has 23,246 lines
and is approximately 1.5 megabytes in size. [from notice posted by
Theodore J. Hull, NARA]
Netlinks from Center for Communications Programs, Media and Materials
http://www.jhuccp.org/netlinks.stm
It pays to put this site on your bookmarks since Peggy D'Adamo adds to it
regularly, easy to search.
ORbits -- Population Council
http://www.popcouncil.org/orta/orbits.html
A new electronic newsletter, distributed via e-mail, with a focus on
Operations Research from reproductive health studies. ORbits are
disseminated once every three weeks to subscribers to The OR E-Mail
Network, a worldwide listserv. in population, family planning, and
reproductive health. Send an e-mail to: ngouede@popcouncil.org to receive
ORbits. [Nicolas Gouede, Pop Council]
Population Information Networks (POPIN)
http://www.visitus.com/~unpopdir/
Alphabetical, regional, organizational type Worldwide Directory of
Population Institutions which is being constantly updated by Susan
Pasquariella. Useful for address or rolodex labels.
Population Reference Bureau -- New Items on Web Site
http://www.prb.org/
A new web design with searchable interface provides easy access to
excerpts from the newest publications, the updated POPNET www.popnet.org/
with it*s clickable world map, a link to the Measureproject, etc. A must
population megasite. Thanks Zuali!
UN-I-QUE : United Nations Info Quest
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/unique/
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library of the United Nations created this ready
reference database to provide easy access to the document symbols and
sales numbers of UN serial publications. The database contains information
for UN documents published from 1946 to the present. Users may conduct
keyword searches using Boolean and proximity operators. Query results are
displayed in order of relevance and each record displays information in
reverse chronological order. Users should note that this database does not
provide full bibliographic information; it is merely a means for locating
document identifiers for related and recently-released UN materials. [AO -
Scout Report 20 October 1998]]
World Development Report 1998/99: Knowledge for Development
http://wwhttp://www.worldbank.org/wdr/
The World Bank has published the twenty-first annual World Development
Report, investigating "the role of knowledge in advancing economic
and social well-being." The report makes three important suggestions
directed to developing countries. First, developing countries are
encouraged to institute policies to narrow the gap between the
information-poor and the information-rich. Second, governments, NGOs, and
the private sector need to collaborate to address the information problems
that cause economic and political failure. Third, developing countries are
prompted to recognize that knowledge is at the core of all development
endeavors. This site provides the full version of the report, a report
summary, a slide show, press releases, a Q & A section about the
report, and ordering information. [AO Scout Report, Oct. 20, 1998]
HRP OnLine = WHO Website resources/Family and Reproductive Health
http://www.who.int/hrp/
In addition to listing materials published by the cooperating agencies, a
website form at the bottom the page provides a service to send news about
the latest information materials.
Consumer Health Web Site -- MEDLINEplus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/reemedl.html
http://medlineplus.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
39 public library organizations with more than 200 locations in nine
states (Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina,Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) and the District of Columbia will
take part in a pilot project designed to increase public awareness of and
access to health information via the Internet. In addition to general
health topics, MEDLINEplus provides access to extensive information about
20 specific diseases and conditions ("Health Topics"). The site
will be continuously expanded and it is expected to include comprehensive
and cutting-edge information on hundreds of diseases and conditions in
coming months.