|
Provides links to public health sites, medical institutions,
newspapers related to health issues, and health organizations
in Brazil. The main source to obtain all the information mentioned
above is through the Brazilian Ministry of Health (the Ministerio
da Saude cited below).
The major online source of health information for Latin American
and the Caribbean 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 (See OPAS
below). They provide a variety of databases such as the Virtual
Health library for Disasters; the Adolescent
Health and Development database; and the location of Documentation
Centers throughout Latin America.
Researchers may also wish to consult the World
Health Organization about issues on health
in Brazil (and see the citation below); and also the U.S.
National Library of Medicine and National
Institutes of Health sites.
Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/destinat.htm)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Travelers’ Health page provides
information on health and safety topics to include vaccinations, diseases, health
risks, travel notices, and references and resources. Searchable by region and
country.
DST.AIDS (http://www.aids.gov.br)
Features Ministry of Health program that provides maximum information
aboutHIV and AIDS. Links to sections such as prevention, assistance,
human rights, and a library as well as to related links for international
organizations and governmental institutions. In Portuguese and
English; Russian and Spanish versions under construction.
HIV/AIDS
Surveillance Data Base Profile (http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/hivaidsn.html)
Information (provided by U.S. Bureau of the Census. Health Studies Branch. International
Programs Center. Population Division) on the on the AIDS pandemic and on the
HIV seroprevalence (infection) in population groups in developing countries.
Click on country profiles and then Brazil. There also are links to tables with
statistics on Brazil including epidemiological data, such as HIV in pregnant
women, HIV in blood donors, and HIV in patients with sexually transmitted diseases
(STD), HIV in drug users, and HIV in sex workers in Brazil. Mais Saúde Brasil (http://www.maissaudebrasil.com)
Updated information about health. Information about courses,
conferences workshops on health-related topics, and access
to the most current technological advances or discoveries in
areas such as medicine, psychology, pharmacy, biochemistry,
etc. In Portuguese.
Ministério da Saúde (http://portal.saude.gov.br/saude/)
Ministry of Health. Includes links to the history of the ministry,
its organization and various institutions, programs, and more.
In Portuguese.
OPAS: Organização
Pan-Americana da Saúde (http://www.opas.org.br)
Pan-American Health Organization (Regional Office for the Americas
of the World Health Organization) aims to improve the health
conditions in the Americas. Provides access to virtual libraries
that specialize in health. It also offers access to other health-related
links such as Brazil’s National Council of Health and
its National Foundation of Health. In Portuguese.
Rede Nacional
de Informações em Saúde (http://www.datasus.gov.br/rnis/datasus.htm)
RNIS features the Network of Health Information Centers, a
project created by Brazil’s Ministry of Health. RNIS
aims to collect countrywide information about health and facilitates
the exchange
of such information among all the regions of Brazil. In Portuguese.
Revista
de Saúde Pública (http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0034-8910&lng=en&nrm=iso)
Journal of Public Health, a bimonthly of the University of São Paulo.
Seeks to publish and divulge scientific information on relevant
public health topics. Publishes results of original
researches, reviews, comments, and scientific notes. In English,
Portuguese, and Spanish.
Saúde Brasil (http://www.saudebrasilnet.com.br)
This site aims to promote health education and citizenship through
special projects, TV programs, journalism, and so on. In Portuguese,
partially available in English and Spanish.
John E. Fogarty
International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences (http://www.fic.nih.gov/search.html)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes
of Health site. Search by country for health information.
U.S. National Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Provides numerous links to health resources and databases such
as PubMed. This database also has more than 15 million citations
from MEDLINE and additional life science journals for biomedical
articles. Search by country.
Virtual Health Library: Brazil (http://www.bireme.br/bvs/I/ihome.htm)
Created by BIREME. The library is a PAHO (Pan American Health
Organization) specialized center. For Brazil there are links
to health-related topics including bioethics, sciences and health,
parasitic diseases, public health, toxicology, national initiatives,
and more.
World Health Organization. Countries: Brazil (http://www.who.int/countries/bra/en/)
Includes links to health statistics and statistical indicators,
health expenditures, human resources, and more.
|