Essential Health Links: Public Health/Fulltext Journals and Newsletters

Note:The E-Journals and E-Newsletters listed in this section are only a few examples of many that are available on this topic - others can be found via the links listed at Fulltext E-Journals.


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(Focus on Low-Income Countries) indicates that the site has a specific focus on health information in developing countries.
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization: The International Journal of Public Health
HealthNet News on Community Health
Journal of Health & Population in Developing Countries
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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Bulletin of the World Health Organization: The International Journal of Public Health  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The WHO Bulletin provides access to full text articles, news, Web reviews and features. http://www.who.int/bulletin/

HealthNet News on Community Health  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
SatelLife offers a monthly publication containing current and reliable news on a highlighted public health topic. Examples include HIV/AIDS and nutrition, cardiovascular disease, acute respitory infections, postpartum hemorrhaging, and much more. Abstracts and full-text articles are taken from leading peer-reviewed medical journals and respected international health organizations. Newsletters are free-of-charge and are sent out via email. Due to contractual obligations with journal publishers, permission to receive HealthNet News-Community Health will only be granted to developing country residents. 'HealthNet News on Community Health' is compiled by SatelLife, a non-profit organization based in Boston, USA. http://list.healthnet.org/mailman/listinfo/hnn-ch

Journal of Health & Population in Developing Countries  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
This journal includes original articles, reviews, and editorials on health and population issues in developing countries. It is published by the University of North Carolina, U.S. Online registration is required (free). http://www.jhpdc.unc.edu/
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)  (Focus on Low-Income Countries)
The MMWR contains data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries. Also included are reports on topics of international interest and notices of events of interest to the public health community. It is published by the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_wk.html

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Updated: 28 January 2008