Healthcare Policy and Research

Compiled by Sheldon Margen Public Health Library. An example of a subject page with interesting and useful sites in public health. Special features include lists of sites by health topic and extensive lists of electronic publications.

This is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. The aim is to provide timely, convenient access to selected public health resources on the Internet. Information is organized into public health domains and other topics. There are also links to current public health news.

Martindale's is described as a "multimedia specialized information resource".

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A compilation of materials by CDC that are related to public health law and registration. There is information about Bioterrorism, outbreaks and incidents, natural disasters and other public health topics.

A resource that can be used to find and illustrate 114 local population, health, and economic indicators.

The Disparities Solutions Center is part of Massachusetts General Hospital. It develops and implements strategies that advance policy and practice to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pages with disaster management information. The pages include web pages, journals, databases and MeSh terms for searching PubMed for disaster medicine and preparedness.

Information on how the CDC uses GIS to help make public health decisions based on associations between data and geography.

The Body's complete African American HIV/AIDS resource center which was created with support from Bristol-Myers Squibb.

CDC's collection of state-specific, population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy.

Public Health Law 101 is a competency-based foundational training course for public health practitioners, students, and others.