Sources for International Health

Organizations and Agencies

Center for International Health Information (CIHI): http://www.tfgi.com/cihi.asp; Country health profiles, regional tables, and Data Online for population, health and nutrition.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): http://www.paho.org/; As an international public health agency with more than 90 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas and the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, a wealth of information and data is available at this website.; Examine the Country Health Profiles: short summaries of General Situation and Trends, Specific Health Problems and Risks, and Health Services and Resources information is given for each country in the organization.
American International Health Alliance (AIHA): http://www.aiha.com/; The American International Health Alliance (AIHA) operates under a cooperative agreement with the Agency for International Development (USAID). AIHA establishes and manages hospital partnerships between health care institutions in the United States and their counterparts in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union.
United Nations (UN): http://www.un.org/english/; REFWORLD, located under 'Publications and Databases', is a collection of databases on current refugee information.; When browsing the Food and Agriculture Organization webpage, (http://www.fao.org/default.htm), be sure to search FAOSTAT, the online, multilingual database of Food Balance Sheets, Food Aid Shipments, Fertilizers, and Population statistics.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF): http://www.unicef.org/; Check out statistics as well as annual publications such as Progress of Nations and State of the World's Children.
World Health Organization(WHO): http://www.who.int/; Fulltext publications such as Report on Infectious Disease (annual), the annual World Health Report are easily accessible from this site. Solid information available under "Health Topics".; WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) http://www.who.int/whosis/; WHOSIS provides accesss to the bulk of statistical and epidemiological data and information presently available from the World Health Organization.; The World Health Report: Report of the Director-General. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1995-1999. RA8.A265 1999 SCI REF DESK; Subsequent years, including 2000, only available online http://www.who.int/whr/.; World Health Statistics Annual, 1996. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1998. RA651.A486 1996 SCI REF DESK
International Data Base (IDB) from the US Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/ipc/www/idbnew.html; The IDB contains statistical information on the demographic, and socio-economic conditions for 227 countries and areas of the world. It combines data from country sources (especially censuses and surveys) with IPC's estimates and projections to provide information dating back as far as 1950 and as far ahead as 2050. Some types of data available include: population by age and sex, vital rates, infant mortality, life tables, and family planning.
Statistics Canada: http://www.statcan.ca/start.html
American Association for World Health: http://www.aawhworldhealth.org/

Other Statistical Sources

Library of Congress Country Studies/Area Programs: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html; Search or browse a continuing series of in-depth studies of individual countries.
World Fact Book: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html; General country profiles produced by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The Europa world year book. London, England: Europa Publications Limited. JN1.E85 1999 v.1-2 Reference Desk: Background information by country.
Statistical Resources on the Web: Foreign Government Data Sources: http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/stforeig.html; Extensive list of statistical sources from the University of Michigan Documents Center.
World Development Indicators. Washington, DC: The World Bank. HC59.15.W656 2000 Table 8B Reference
The global burden of disease: a comprehensive assessment of mortality and disability from diseases, injuries, and risk factors in 1990 and projected to 2020. CJL Murray, AD Lopez, eds. [Cambridge, MA]: Harvard University Press, 1996. RA441 .G56 1996 5th Floor Books
Global health statistics: a compendium of incidence, prevalence, and mortality estimates for over 200 conditions. RA407 .M87 1996 Sci Ref Desk
Health dimensions of sex and reproduction : the global burden of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, maternal conditions, perinatal disorders, and congenital anomalies. RG106.3 .H4 1998 5th Floor Books

Cultural Diversity

Minority Health & Cultural Diversity: http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/intres/index.html?page=20; Extensive list of links.
EthnoMed: Ethnic Medicine Guide: http://healthlinks.washington.edu/clinical/ethnomed/