Asian and Pacific Islander
Wellness Center (http://www.apiwellness.org/)
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center in San Francisco, California, is dedicated
to educating, supporting, and advocating for the Asian and Pacific Islander
communities. The center focuses on individuals living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.
The center provides information about events, services, programs, and research.
Development
Gateway Country Overview (http://www.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/intermediary)
"The Development Gateway helps communities, organizations, and individuals
build partnerships, share ideas, and work together to reduce poverty." Search
by development projects as well as by country to identify additional web sites
and documents.
Diabetes Prevention Program
- Asian Americans and Diabetes (http://www.preventdiabetes.com/resasia.htm)
This site explains, "Diabetes has increased among Asian groups since their
immigration to the United States, making the disease a more serious concern for
Asian Americans." It offers an online Asian American fact sheet, which gives
an overview of how diabetes affects Asian Americans, a public service announcement,
and an information sheet giving statistics on diabetes risks for Asian Americans.
Need Acrobat Reader to view.
International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.icrc.org/eng=+url)
A search of this English language version of the ICRC site provides reports on
the current humanitarian initiatives of this organization in any given country.
UNICEF - United Nations
Children's Fund (http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html)
"Works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection,
guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child." Site offers reports
and information about the status and living situations of children in many countries.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several
languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization
as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations,
etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.
United States National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
The official web site of the U.S. National Library of Medicine provides access
to their online catalog, medical reports, bibliographies, travel cautions, and
a variety of information relating to the medical sciences and situation both
in the United States and for countries around the world.
Welcome to Asian Community Mental
Health Services (http://www.acmhs.org/frameindex.htm)
This organization provides services from experienced professional staff tailored
specifically to children, adolescents, adults, families, and seniors in the East
Bay Asian Pacific community in California.
Welcome to Asian Health Services (http://www.ahschc.org/)
This active and up-to-date site features issue alerts, monthly articles and news,
links and even a "Healthy Recipe of the Month". You'll also find information
on language training, cross-cultural health care training, health education and
much more.
World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/country/en/)
Website of the World Health Organization (WHO) provide access to information
about health initiatives, progams, and warnings. The site also includes statistics
and information about disease outbreaks.
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