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Health policy

1. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
2. Journal of the American Medical Association
3. National Center for Health Statistics
4. National Council for Reliable Health Information
5. NHS Evidence: Health Management
6. UK Department of Health
7. Wired for Health

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Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Tables of contents and abstracts of the bimonthly print journal analysing the politics of health care, and associated policy making. Archives are available from 1995 onwards, and author and subject indexes covering the period 1976-1995 are given.
     Author: Duke University Press
     Subjects: health care, health policy
     DeweyClass: 613
     Resource type: journal

Journal of the American Medical Association

Peer-reviewed, primary source, highly selected clinical science, disease prevention and health policy information for physicians and other health professionals. Tables of contents and detailed abstracts available.
     Author: American Medical Association
     Subjects: health policy, medical research publications, preventive medicine
     DeweyClass: 610
     Resource type: journal

National Center for Health Statistics

Provides statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. As the principal US health statistics agency, NCHS offers accurate, relevant, and timely data.
     Author: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
     Subjects: health policy, health statistics
     DeweyClass: 613
     Resource type: documents, reference data

National Council for Reliable Health Information

Documented information about food and nutrition, quackery, court proceedings, fraudulent practices, and practitioners. Updated by leading experts in the field.
     Author: National Council for Reliable Health Information
     Subjects: fraud, health economics, health policy, health statistics, nutrition
     DeweyClass: 613
     Resource type: institution

NHS Evidence: Health Management

Collection of specialist information resources for health managers, clinical managers and those involved in commissioning health services. Holds a large collection of publications on the subject of health and social care management and leadership in the UK. In addition to the library of documents the website offers an events calendar, RSS feeds and a category of key topics which contains the latest policy reports, news articles and additional sources of reference.
     Author: NHS Evidence
     Subjects: health policy, health services, special libraries
     DeweyClass: 362.1
     Resource type: documents, index

UK Department of Health

Official information from the UK Government department responsible for policy on health in England. Includes press releases, research projects, reports, papers, and access to databases of circulars and publications.
     Author: Department of Health
     Subjects: health policy
     DeweyClass: 613
     Resource type: documents

Wired for Health

UK government initiative to provide young people and teachers with access to relevant and appropriate health information, and to link to accurate, clear and credible Web sites on a variety of health issues, as well as information about national health policies and initiatives. Four priority areas for health improvement are: Heart Disease and Stroke, Accidents, Cancer and Mental Health. Topics covered include sun safety, smoking, physical actvity, healthy eating, accidents, alcohol and mental health.
     Author: Department of Health and Department for Education and Employment
     Subjects: health policy, health promotion
     DeweyClass: 613
     Resource type: documents