The Poisonous Plant Patch

site URL - http://museum.gov.ns.ca/poison/pplant1.htm

Site description: Detailed information on several species of poisonous plants. Photographs, plant toxins, medicinal or toxic and an illustrated guide to poisonous plants in Nova Scotia. [Many of these are not regional specific - ed]




Topic: Top/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid/Poisoning

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Previous 10Buchan's Domestic Medicinehttp://www.americanrevolution.org/medicine.html Buchan's Domestic MedicineTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/History An on-line transcription of William Buchan's 1785 home medical guide for the treatment and prevention of disease in the 18th century
PreviousIAC (Interposed Abdominal Compression) CPRhttp://www.vet.purdue.edu/iaccpr/index.html IAC (Interposed Abdominal Compression) CPRTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid/CPR Current and factual information on a potentially beneficial adjunct to CPR. Charles F. Babbs, MD, PhD, Purdue University, Department of Basic Medical Sciences.
Random 1The Hemphousehttp://www.thehemphouse.co.uk The HemphouseTop/Shopping/Recreation/Drugs/Head_Shops Offers seeds, pipes, bongs, skins, scales, books and a pollinator.
Random 2Saskatchewan Professional Fire Fighters Association Burn Fundhttp://www.spffaburnfund.com/ Saskatchewan Professional Fire Fighters Association Burn FundTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Burns A Canadian association established in 1974 as a non-profit registered charity. Features fund raising and events, burn units, education and awareness and contacts.
Random 3Medical Imaging Linkshttp://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Highrise/1713/medical.html Medical Imaging LinksTop/Health/Medicine/Medical_Specialties/Radiology/Directories Links to a number of other websites on CT, MRI and nuclear medicine.
Random 4Maurenne Griesehttp://www.maurennegriese.com/ Maurenne GrieseTop/Business/Healthcare/Consulting/M Offers professional development seminars, course marketing, and apprenticeships. Includes qualifications, list of services, and portfolio.
Random 5Healthy Living Branthttp://www.healthylivingbrant.com/ Healthy Living BrantTop/Regional/North_America/Canada/Ontario/Localities/B/Brantford/Health Provides information on active living, healthy eating and smoke-free living.
NextDrKoop.com: Medical Encyclopedia: Bleedinghttp://www.drkoop.com/ency/article/000045.htm DrKoop.com: Medical Encyclopedia: BleedingTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid/Severe_Bleeding Bleeding explained from the Medical Encyclopedia at drkoop.com.
Next 1010 Health Tips a Youth Baseball Coach Should Knowhttp://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/news/baseball.3.11.html 10 Health Tips a Youth Baseball Coach Should KnowTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/First_Aid/Recreation_and_Sports_Injuries Prevention and first aid information. From Kids Source Online.
Random 1Yahoo! Movies: Ralph Bakshihttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/contrib/lnav/contribmain/?http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800065317&cf=bios&intl=us Yahoo! Movies: Ralph BakshiTop/Arts/Animation/Artists/Directors/Bakshi,_Ralph It contains biography, filmography, message boards and clubs.
Random 4Herb and Drug Interactions: Herbals In Your Lifehttp://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5406.html Herb and Drug Interactions: Herbals In Your LifeTop/Health/Alternative/Herbs A list of herbs along with drugs that should not be taken with each and reasons for the caution. List includes Echinacea, Ephedra, Garlic, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Kava Kava, Saw Palmetto and Valerian.
Random 4Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.http://www.searcylaw.com/ Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A.Top/Society/Law/Services/Lawyers_and_Law_Firms/Personal_Injury/North_America/United_States/Florida Trial lawyers in West Palm Beach, representing plaintiffs in personal injury, medical malpractice, accidents, commercial, and product liability cases.
Next 70Institute for Healthcare Improvementhttp://www.ihi.org/ Institute for Healthcare ImprovementTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/News_and_Media Offers a wide range of resources and teaching tools to help health care professionals lead effective improvement efforts, enhance clinical outcomes, and reduce costs. Contains information on research, online discussion groups, publications, and links to other sites.
Previous 70Australian Rural Health Education Networkhttp://www.arhen.org.au/ Australian Rural Health Education NetworkTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Co-ordinating the activities of university departments of rural health, with details of publications and projects.
Next 170International Child Health Nursing Alliancehttp://classweb.gmu.edu/rfeeg/ichna/Welcome.html International Child Health Nursing AllianceTop/Health/Nursing/Specialties/Pediatrics/Associations Includes membership, activities, information on conferences, and selected papers.
Previous 170Emory University EMS First Responder Unithttp://www.emory.edu/EFRU/ Emory University EMS First Responder UnitTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Provides non-transport emergency medical care. Contains unit description, director, operations, training, resources, and alumni.
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Previous 270Medflight Internationalhttp://www.medflightint.com/ Medflight InternationalTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Air_Ambulance Provides fixed wing, international and domestic, critical care and medical air transport services. Based in Houston, Texas.
Other resource N0 Cal-Ore Life Flightshttp://www.cal-ore.com/ Cal-Ore Life FlightsTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Air_Ambulance Provides bedside to bedside critical care elective transports, ground and air ambulance services, and medical escorts. Serving California, Oregon and Washington.
Other resource N1 Pegasushttp://www.med.virginia.edu/medcntr/pegasus/ PegasusTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Air_Ambulance Pegasus is operated by the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Site contains service information, newsletter, and pictures.
Other resource N2 Allied Air Ambulancehttp://www.safeairambulance.com/ Allied Air AmbulanceTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Air_Ambulance Provides emergency and non-emergency service with licensed medical air ambulance specialists. Includes overview of services, rates, flight details and contact information.
Other resource N3 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Teamhttp://www.dhmc.org/dhmc/webpage.cfm?org_id=85 Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response TeamTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Air_Ambulance Provides ground and air medical transportation services to the medical communities of northern New England. Based in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Other resource N4 AirCarehttp://aircare.umc.edu/ AirCareTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Air_Ambulance The aeromedical critical care transport service of the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Includes information on staffing, equipment, staff qualifications, neonatal transport, safety and guidelines.
Other resource N5 Air Ambulance Cardhttp://www.airambulancecard.com/ Air Ambulance CardTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Air_Ambulance A prepaid system for medical air transport when travelling, with service information and membership details.
Other resource N6 Dayton, Ohiohttp://www.daytondmat.com/ Dayton, OhioTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/DMAT The OH-5 DMAT team. Site contains personnel training, news, multiple pages on communications, team deployment history, photos and other information useful to Disaster Medical Assistance Teams.
Other resource N7 Orlando, Floridahttp://www.dmat-fl6.org/ Orlando, FloridaTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/DMAT FL-6 Central Florida Disaster Medical Assistance Team. Includes by-laws, calendar of events, how to join and contact information.
Other resource N8 Medic37's EMS Websitehttp://www.medic37.net/ Medic37's EMS WebsiteTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Personal_Pages Interactive forum for exchange of ideas among Paramedics, EMT's and other medical professionals. Includes EMS stories, scene photos, and humor.
Other resource N9 A Medic's Worldhttp://home.earthlink.net/~medictom/ A Medic's WorldTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Personal_Pages Offers information about the author, Cleveland, Ohio emergency medical services, EMS Education and links.
Other resource N10 American Medical Response Computer Clubhttp://www.ron-walker.com/amrcc American Medical Response Computer ClubTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Personal_Pages Devoted to helping new computer users in the E.M.S. field. Includes links to other club members sites, news, and meeting information.
Other resource N11 San Mateo County Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.smhealth.org/ems/index.html San Mateo County Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations Includes EMS news, system information, policy manual, clinical protocol manual, journal club and related links.
Other resource N12 Commission On Accreditation Of Ambulance Services (CAAS)http://www.caas.org/ Commission On Accreditation Of Ambulance Services (CAAS)Top/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations The Commission was established to encourage and promote quality patient care in America's medical transportation system. Established a comprehensive series of standards for the ambulance service industry.
Other resource N13 National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians - NAEMT Onlinehttp://naemt.org/ National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians - NAEMT OnlineTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations A professional association serving EMS providers around the country and around the world.
Other resource N14 Commission on Air Medical Transport Safetyhttp://www.careflight.com/accred.htm Commission on Air Medical Transport SafetyTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations CAMTS is a non-profit organization and accreditation board for ground, rotor wing, and fixed wing ambulance operators. They are dedicated to improving the quality and safety of medical transport services.
Other resource N15 Grays Harbor Emergency Medical Services Councilhttp://users.techline.com/ghems/ Grays Harbor Emergency Medical Services CouncilTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations Provides training and coordination for pre-hospital providers and offers public first aid classes. Located in Aberdeen, WA.
Other resource N16 The British Paramedic Associationhttp://www.britishparamedic.org The British Paramedic AssociationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations Serves as the democratic voice for emergency medical professionals in Britain and helps define national policy on many professional, medical and ethical issues. Includes news, advise, courses, links, downloads, forum and contact information.
Other resource N17 Arizona Emergency Medical Systemshttp://www.aems.org/ Arizona Emergency Medical SystemsTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils For over 25 years, AEMS, a non-profit, community-based volunteer organization dedicated to improving emergency medical services (EMS) for the Central Region of Arizona.
Other resource N18 Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Boardhttp://www.emsrb.state.mn.us/ Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory BoardTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils The mission of the regulatory board is to provide leadership which optimizes the quality of emergency medical care for the people of Minnesota.
Other resource N19 NJDHSS, Office of Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.state.nj.us/health/ems/ NJDHSS, Office of Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Works to develop and maintain an integrated system of emergency care in New Jersey through statewide planning and oversight of the various components of the EMS system.
Other resource N20 Northern Arizona Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.naems.net/ Northern Arizona Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Regional sponsor for Apache, Coconino, Navajo and Yavapai Counties. Provides the support, training, and education necessary to maintain quality service throughout the entire northern portion of Arizona.
Other resource N21 Southeast Alabama Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.seaems.com/ Southeast Alabama Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Regional EMS council. Provides education calendar, awards, grants and run data. Includes locations and contact information.
Other resource N22 Southern Region Emergency Medical Services Councilhttp://www.sremsc.org/ Southern Region Emergency Medical Services CouncilTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils (SREMSC) is a nonprofit corporation established in 1975 to serve as a regional resource center for the emergency medical services system in southcentral and southwestern Alaska.
Other resource N23 Tennessee Region II EMS Directors Associationhttp://www.r2ems.com/ Tennessee Region II EMS Directors AssociationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Provides direction, support and medical training to EMS providers throughout East Tennessee.
Other resource N24 VA EMShttp://www.vaems.org/ VA EMSTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Serve to assess, identify, coordinate, plan and implement efficient and effective regional delivery systems in partnership with Virginia's Office of Emergency Medical Services and Advisory Board. Includes a list of regional sites.
Other resource N25 Alabama Department of Public Health EMS Divisionhttp://www.adph.org/ems/ Alabama Department of Public Health EMS DivisionTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Includes events, news, rules, exams, links, staff, programs and refresher Courses.
Other resource N26 Wyoming Office of Emergency Medical Services and Injury Controlhttp://wdhfs.state.wy.us/ems/ Wyoming Office of Emergency Medical Services and Injury ControlTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Provides oversight and assistance to EMS with training, certifications, licensing and regulation and coordination with many statewide medical services.
Other resource N27 The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systemshttp://miemss.umaryland.edu/ The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services SystemsTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils The lead organization responsible for coordinating the statewide emergency medical services (EMS) system.
Other resource N28 Indiana Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.state.in.us/sema/ems/ Indiana Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Organizations/Regional_Councils Maintains the certification of Indiana's EMS providers, vehicles and sponsoring hospitals, provides technical assistance to local communities concerning local EMS systems and investigates complaints involving ambulance services or personnel.
Other resource N29 Big Medicinehttp://www.bigmedicine.ca/ Big MedicineTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/News_and_Media Online news digest providing medical related news from around the world. Includes other news related to politics, business, managed care, biology, science, technology and education.
Other resource N30 Medic8http://www.medic8.com/MedicalNews.htm Medic8Top/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/News_and_Media Includes a list of regularly updated articles and alerts for medical professionals from other online news providers.
Other resource N31 Bates College EMShttp://abacus.bates.edu/people/orgs/ems/ Bates College EMSTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders All volunteer, non-transport emergency medical service serving the Bates College campus. Site includes service description, statistics, member and contact information, and pictures.
Other resource N32 Cornell University Emergency Medical Servicehttp://cuems.cornell.edu Cornell University Emergency Medical ServiceTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Student run EMS serving the Cornell community. Site includes community announcements, contact and membership information, photo gallery, and description of activities.
Other resource N33 Rice University Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.ruf.rice.edu/~rems/ Rice University Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Basic life support, non-transport agency. Include history, operations, statistics, contact information, and EMS education.
Other resource N34 Illini Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://hobbes.ncsa.uiuc.edu/IEMS/ Illini Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders News and information about the EMS student organization affiliated with the Department of Risk Management.
Other resource N35 Western Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.wiu.edu/users/miemt/ Western Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Non-transport agency serving Western Illinois University. Includes overview, how to join, services, members, and officers.
Other resource N36 Amherst College Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.amherst.edu/~acems/ Amherst College Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders All volunteer student team that provides non-transport care on campus. Includes overview, personnel, how to join, statistics, and training.
Other resource N37 Indiana University Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://php.indiana.edu/~iuems/ Indiana University Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Includes overview, officers, events, membership, and pictures.
Other resource N38 Radford University Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.radford.edu/~ruems/ Radford University Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Advanced life support first responders in western Virginia. Includes history, newsletter, members, pictures, and links.
Other resource N39 Tufts University Emergency Medical Serviceshttp://www.tufts.edu/central/pubsafe/ems/tems/index.html Tufts University Emergency Medical ServicesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Providing initial emergency care on campus. Includes overview, how to join, classes, and request form for events.
Other resource N40 STAT Responsehttp://www.geocities.com/firems45/ STAT ResponseTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders Offers first aid, CPR instruction and on-site emergency medical response for events.
Other resource N41 Emergency Medical Response Teamhttp://members.aol.com/Spomed1/index.html Emergency Medical Response TeamTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders General Motors Service Parts Operations in Flint, Michigan. Includes an interactive quiz, links, and other information.
Other resource N42 University of South Carolina - First Responderhttp://www.uscfr.net University of South Carolina - First ResponderTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/First_Responders First response medical care on campus. Includes team description, news, events, education, and contact information
Other resource N43 EMSVillage.comhttp://www.emsvillage.com/ EMSVillage.comTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/Medical/Chats_and_Forums An online community for emergency medical professionals. Features daily related news, message forums, links directory, and educational articles.
Other resource N44 National Fire and Rescuehttp://www.nfrmag.com National Fire and RescueTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Emergency_Services/News_and_Media A quarterly magazine including content for fire and emergency medical professionals.
Other resource N45 Country Health Profiles - Pan American Health Organizationhttp://www.paho.org/english/country.htm Country Health Profiles - Pan American Health OrganizationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Statistics Data and analysis on health and related sociological factors in the nations of the Americas.
Other resource N46 Safety and Health Statisticshttp://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/osha/shstats.htm Safety and Health StatisticsTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Statistics The statistics unit provides information on workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities that occur in Connecticut.
Other resource N47 World Health Organization Statistical Information Systemhttp://www.who.int/whosis/ World Health Organization Statistical Information SystemTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Statistics Health and health-related statistical information.
Other resource N48 Bacterial Foodborne Disease: Medical Costs and Productivity Losseshttp://www.ers.usda.gov/epubs/pdf/aer741/ Bacterial Foodborne Disease: Medical Costs and Productivity LossesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Statistics Report from the US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. "Microbial pathogens in food cause an estimated 6.5-33 million cases of human illness and up to 9,000 deaths in the United States each year."
Other resource N49 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQhttp://www.ahcpr.gov/ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - AHRQTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Policy_and_Regulation Formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.
Other resource N50 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentationhttp://www.aami.org Association for the Advancement of Medical InstrumentationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Policy_and_Regulation Provides multidisciplinary leadership and programs that enhance the ability of the professions, health care institutions, and industry to understand, develop, manage, and use medical instrumentation and related technologies safely and effectively.
Other resource N51 Medical Outcomes Trusthttp://www.outcomes-trust.org/ Medical Outcomes TrustTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Policy_and_Regulation Dedicated to improving health and health care by promoting the science of outcomes measurement, and the development, evaluation and distribution of standardized, high quality instruments that measure health and the outcomes of medical care. Includes online publications.
Other resource N52 International Association of Health Policyhttp://www.healthp.org/ International Association of Health PolicyTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Policy_and_Regulation International network of scholars, health workers and activists with the aim of promoting the scientific analysis of public health issues.
Other resource N53 Healthy Public Policy at MJSahl Consultinghttp://home.earthlink.net/%7ehealthypublicpolicy/ Healthy Public Policy at MJSahl ConsultingTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Policy_and_Regulation Provides consulting assistance for health care management and public health; services include management and administrative support, needs assessment, literature reviews, research analysis, and grant writing assistance.
Other resource N54 International Federation of Tropical Medicinehttp://www.iftm.org/ International Federation of Tropical MedicineTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Tropical_Health The organization was found to coordinate and facilitate the exchange of information among national tropical medicine societies.
Other resource N55 Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseaseshttp://hml.org/WWW/tropical.html Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseasesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Tropical_Health Links to organizations, references and government resources.
Other resource N56 ITG (Institute of Tropical Medicine) Libraryhttp://lib.itg.be/bibhome.htm ITG (Institute of Tropical Medicine) LibraryTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Tropical_Health Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine, the Library. Antwerpen, Belgium. Specialized in tropical medicine and international health, epidemiology, infectious and parasitic diseases, microbiology and other disciplines.
Other resource N57 Tropical Medicine Internet Resourceshttp://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/about/LibraryInternetResources.htm Tropical Medicine Internet ResourcesTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Tropical_Health Links arranged by subject. Hosted by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Other resource N58 Rural Healthcare in Nebraskahttp://net.unl.edu/swi/pers/rhospital.html Rural Healthcare in NebraskaTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health Rural hospitals: fighting for survival.
Other resource N59 Institute of Rural Healthhttp://www.rural-health.ac.uk/ Institute of Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health Based in Wales, United Kingdom and working with professionals, communities, academic bodies and service organisations to optimise the health of rural communities. Publications, support programmes and research projects.
Other resource N60 WWAMI Rural Health Research Centerhttp://www.fammed.washington.edu/wwamirhrc/ WWAMI Rural Health Research CenterTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health The Center's focus is to perform policy-oriented research on issues related to rural health care. (WWAMI=Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho).
Other resource N61 National Farm Medicine Centerhttp://research.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/ National Farm Medicine CenterTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health Not-for-profit program studying disease and injury in farmers, ranchers and others in industries related to agriculture.
Other resource N62 Rural and Remote Mental Health Servicehttp://www.users.bigpond.com/telemed/index.html Rural and Remote Mental Health ServiceTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health Providing specialist psychiatric and counselling support to country areas of South Australia, with details of staff and publications.
Other resource N63 Rural and Remote Health in Australiahttp://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/rural_health/ Rural and Remote Health in AustraliaTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health A project of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, examining inadequate, inaccessible and diminishing health services. Provides a summary of community feedback, with details of funding and recommendations.
Other resource N64 Australian Rural Health Education Networkhttp://www.arhen.org.au/ Australian Rural Health Education NetworkTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Co-ordinating the activities of university departments of rural health, with details of publications and projects.
Other resource N65 Combined Universities Centre for Rural Healthhttp://www.cucrh.uwa.edu.au/ Combined Universities Centre for Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Run by three universities in Western Australia and providing regional opportunities for further education in this field. Features details of student placements and research support.
Other resource N66 Monash University: School of Rural Healthhttp://www.med.monash.edu.au/mrh/ Monash University: School of Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Providing undergraduate and postgraduate education in country areas of Victoria, Australia, with details of placements and research opportunities.
Other resource N67 Rural Health Education Foundationhttp://www.rhef.com.au/ Rural Health Education FoundationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Australian not-for-profit charitable organisation delivering live interactive television education to rural and remote health professionals.
Other resource N68 University of Newcastle: Department of Rural Healthhttp://www.newcastle.edu.au/faculty/health/initiatives/rhi/ University of Newcastle: Department of Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Education Aims to provide educational opportunities for health professionals, improve the standard of indigenous health care and promote inter-disciplinary research and development. Includes map of coverage area in New South Wales, Australia.
Other resource N69 Appalachian Regional Healthcarehttp://www.arh.org/ Appalachian Regional HealthcareTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations Private, not-for-profit health care system serving rural, central Appalachian mountain communities in Kentucky and West Virginia which includes hospitals, clinics, home health care agencies and stores, and other related health services.
Other resource N70 Franklin Community Health Networkhttp://www.fchn.org/ Franklin Community Health NetworkTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations Located in the scenic western mountains of Maine, FCHN is a locally controlled, nonprofit, integrated network of rural health-care providers.
Other resource N71 Minnesota Center for Rural Healthhttp://www.ruralcenter.org/mcrh/ Minnesota Center for Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations Support community based strategies to ensure access to quality health services for rural and underserved citizens.
Other resource N72 National Rural Health Associationhttp://www.nrharural.org/ National Rural Health AssociationTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations A national membership organization whose mission is to improve the health and health care of rural Americans and to provide leadership on rural issues through advocacy, communications, education and research. The NRHA is a nonprofit association headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with a government affairs office in Washington, D.C.
Other resource N73 Pennsylvania Office of Rural Healthhttp://porh.cas.psu.edu/ Pennsylvania Office of Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations The mission of the Office is to improve the health of rural communities and their residents throughout the Commonwealth by implementing numerous objectives.
Other resource N74 Rural Healthhttp://www.ruralhealth.gov.au/ Rural HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations An Australian Government resource for health professionals, service providers, rural communities and consumers, with information on support services, educational programmes and research projects.
Other resource N75 Rural Information Center Health Servicehttp://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/richs/ Rural Information Center Health ServiceTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Rural_Health/Organizations Joint project of the Office of Rural Health Policy, Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Agricultural Library (NAL), United States Department of Agriculture. Operating as part of NAL's Rural Information Center (RIC), RICHS collects and disseminates information on rural health issues.
Other resource N76 Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Healthhttp://www.pitt.edu/~super1/ Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet and Global HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Epidemiology This course is designed to provide an overview on epidemiology and the Internet for medical and health related students around the world based on the concept of Global Health Network University and Hypertext Comic Books.
Other resource N77 Public Health Genetics Unithttp://www.phgu.org.uk Public Health Genetics UnitTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Epidemiology Information about advances in genetics and their impact on public health medicine and the prevention of disease.
Other resource N78 NewsRx Report Series on Preventive Medicine Epidemiology Researchhttp://www.newsrx.net/partialreports/newsrx_current_quarterly_report_on_preventive_medicine_epidemiology.htm NewsRx Report Series on Preventive Medicine Epidemiology ResearchTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Epidemiology/Journals Information and news on series of monthly, quarterly, and yearly fee based reports.
Other resource N79 University of Alabama, Birmingham - Department of Epidemiology and International Healthhttp://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=7946 University of Alabama, Birmingham - Department of Epidemiology and International HealthTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Epidemiology/Education Providing information on programs, international health programs, faculty, catalog/academic calendar, and an extensive index and search feature.
Other resource N80 Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario - Department of Community Health and Epidemiologyhttp://meds.queensu.ca/medicine/comhepi/ Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario - Department of Community Health and EpidemiologyTop/Health/Public_Health_and_Safety/Epidemiology/Education Includes information on graduate programs, about the School of Graduate Studies, affiliated research groups, seminars and conferences and other resources of interest.

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