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International Health Information
As with HealthInsite in Australia, other countries have developed health information gateways to provide access to quality-assessed information and services on a wide variety of topics, including many not yet covered by HealthInsite. Although the gateway sites linked from this page have not been through the usual HealthInsite approval process, the information provided has been carefully selected by the publishers to meet similar selection criteria to those used by HealthInsite. However, you should remember when using the information obtained through these sites that not all of the information will be relevant to Australians and that practice in some countries differs from that in Australia. For example, many drugs available overseas are not available in Australia, or have different names. Your health provider will be able to advise on the applicability of this information to your situation.
If the topic you are interested in is not listed in the HealthInsite A-Z Health Topics list, and you have not been able to find any relevant information through the HealthInsite search facility, you may be able to find some information through one of these gateway services.
Reviewed March 2010
Related HealthInsite Topics
Catalogue et Index des Sites Medicaux Francophones (CISMeF)
Rouen University Hospital (France)
The objective of the CISMeF is to describe and index the main French language health resources to assist health professional in their search for electronic information available on the Internet. CISMeF is a project initiate by the Rouen University Hospital. The scope of CISMeF covers healthcare disciplines and medical sciences.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Department of Health and Human Services (US)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the 13 major operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The CDC is responsible for the public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats. The CDC is also globally recognized for conducting research and investigations, and for its action oriented approach.
Department of Health and Human Services (US)
The Healthfinder gateway links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,700 health related organizations. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies.
National Institutes of Health (US)
MedlinePlus is a US gateway with extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions. It includes drug information, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary.
NHS Direct Online
UK gateway to health information on the Internet.
World Health Organization
The WHO website provides information on countries, health topics, disease outbreaks, emergencies, and research. It also links to information about WHO projects, initiatives, activities, information products and publications, and contacts, organised by health and development topics.
