LINKS
(This site has not been completed - but will get you
stared. We will meet with resource librarians the first night of
class to explore our latest data base resources as well. Please check
back later for
updates.)
Traditional sites for International health systems data:
Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD)
WHO | World Health
Organization
The Pan American
Health Organization
UNICEF - The United Nations
Children's
Fund
The World Bank Develpmental
Countries Data
European Union (EU) Commission Europa 2007
results
Traditional sites for US health systems data:
US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services
National
Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National
Centers for Health Statistics (CDC)
AJPH:
Can Healthcare Systems be Compared Using a Single Measure of
Performance?
Global
health indicators: an overview
Some comparative studies worth looking
at to begin your search:
NAO
compendium - International Health Comparisons (February 2003)
Statistical Abstract: Comparative
International Statistics (scroll down page)
National
Institutes of Health Search engine
MISC Alternative
Sources (Policy Institutes and International Orgs)
| Center
for Policy Analysis on Trade and Health (CPATH)
conducts
multi-disciplinary research, analysis and advocacy about the impact of
international trade and increased privatization, deregulation, and
decentralization of vital human services on health. Focusing on the
relationship between trade and health, CPATH is assessing the impact of
trade agreements, including NAFTA, and the potential impact of the
GATS, FTAA, and World Trade Organization disciplines on the health care
system in the United States, including "safety net" services such as
community clinics and public hospitals, and on domestic regulations in
the United States that protect population health which might be subject
to challenge as unnecessary barriers to trade. |
The Kaiser Family Foundation key health policy issues
An example:FDA Proposes Rules To Prevent Conflicts of Interest Among Agency Advisory Committee Members
|
The Kaiser Family Foundation issued a
new primer on
the Medicare program and an updated version of its primer
on the
Medicaid program. Together, the two programs provide
health coverage
to about 90 million Americans. The primers -- following
on a
previously-released one on the uninsured -- provide an
overview of the
programs,
who they serve, howthe programs work, and how they are
financed.
|
Robert Woods Johnson Foundation
The Commonwealth Fund
| The Insitute of
Development Studies (IDS) Information Department supports a large
and diverse
international community through its family of Knowledge Services and
knowledge sharing and consultancy work. While each service has a
distinct approach, audience and focus, they all share one goal: to help
development research and knowledge reach those who can use it to reduce
poverty and injustice. within the "family of knowledge group: Health research id21 is the free development research reporting service, bringing you UK-sourced research on developing countries |
| Partners in Health (PIH) For the past 18 years, the guiding principles of PIH have been determined by the collective voice of the communities in which they serve rather than by the ever-shifting demands of government policies and economics. Paul Framer, et. la. and Harvard |
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Tribal Health Links
Indian Health Services
Northwest Portland Area
Indian Health Board (NPAIHB or Board)
American Indian Health
Commission for Washington State
Tribal
Issues -
U.S. Senator Patty Murray - Washington State
Health Care
Authority
| Centennial Accord Plan
Other materials of interest:
Mismanaged Care by Jonathan Cohn - a NYT review
Video on Consumer Driven Health Care - Ron Pollack, Dir. Families USA
