Global Health and Environment

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends.

Searches "over 2000 selected websites from 14 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information." Broad topical coverage. https://www.science.gov/

The World Environment Library contains 400 publications (45,000 pages) of ideas and solutions in the fields of Agriculture, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Impact Assessment, Energy, Health, Natural Resources, Policy, Sustainable Development, Waste Management and Water.

Comprehensive cancer information from the NIH.

Accurate, timely information from across the MCH spectrum to assist states, communities, professionals, and families.

The “datafinder” section allows users to select a country or set of country and view data on population trends, education, the environment, and reproductive health issues among other topics. It also allows users to select by state within the U.S.

This database provides information on child survival, family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention, infectious disease control, and maternal health for most countries around the world.

Search for the “State of the World’s Mothers” report from 2006 and 2007 on the website of this international NGO.

This website, sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation, provides statistics and information about malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis by country as well as information about demographics, funding, and risk factors.

The “maps” section of the website for this international collaborative shows maps of the risk distribution, seasonality, and populations affected by malaria among other maps.

Country profiles provide a summary and statistical overview of malaria in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa that are a focus of the PMI. Country operational plans describe what actions are being undertaken by the PMI to combat malaria in the country.

The “country action” section of this website allows users to select a country and get an overview with statistics of the malaria situation in the country. The website also posts news reports about malaria and efforts to control malaria.