Canadian Institute for Health Information

CIHI is a national, not-for-profit organization responsible for developing and maintaining Canada's comprehensive health information system. The site has extensive databases and registries at national and provincial levels.

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

This US site has a wide range of authoritative information which would be of interest to travellers and to those with interests in specific diseases and their prevention.

International Red Cross

News about IRC and humanitarian activities.

Lincolnshire Post-Polio Library

See also NSW site in Australian Organisations.

New York Academy of Medicine

Division of Public Health: Established in 1995, the Division of Public Health strengthens and redirects the Academy's historic commitment to public health.

TelehealthNews

Is a low volume e-mail list which is archived on the net. It provides brief summaries of developments, conferences etc. related to telehealth. While largely US based it does include information from other countries.

World Health Organisation

This site provides a great deal of information about WHO programs as well as links to other information sources around the world.

This workshop is presented by A C Lynn Zelmer, PhD, a Central Queensland University senior lecturer who has long been involved in health training and health informatics. Contact him by e-mail at L.Zelmer@CQU.edu.au or visit his Home Page at http://vl-zelmer.cqu.edu.au. Research was provided by Hon Prof Amy E Zelmer, Faculty of Arts, Health and Sciences, Central Queensland University.
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