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This pathfinder contains links to health sites as they relate
to Jamaica.
The major online source of health information are
the databases of the World
Health Organization, and with regard
to Latin American and the Caribbean that source is the Pan
American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, D.C. PAHO
is an international
public health agency working to improve health and living standards
of the countries of the Americas. They provide a variety of
databases such as the Health
library for disasters; the Adolescent
Health
database; and the Virtual
Library of Sustainable Development and Environmental Health.
Another important source for bibliography
of books and articles concerning Health issues in Jamaica
is the annual Handbook
of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/)
produced by over 160 contributing editors under the editorship
of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. One
of
the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects
relating
to Jamaica is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/jamaica/).
CDC -- Traveler's
Health -- Caribbean (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/caribean.htm)
Offered here are health recommendations for traveling to the
Caribbean provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Islamset
- Discussion: Health Care in Jamaica (http://www.islamset.com/healnews/aged/Discussion.html)
The content of this site pertains to health issues relevant to
Jamaicans who are over sixty years of age. In addition, the web
pages provide a broad range of access to information regarding
rights of ageing people.
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