Academic Resources: online discussions
H-MedAnthro: This list addresses the needs and concerns of medical anthropology graduate students, practicing anthropologists, scholars, and scholar activists who address issues of local, national and international health importance. The list and its accompanying web sites form the hub of an active research community and a storehouse for information supporting the endeavors of medical anthropologists and their colleagues in allied social science fields.
SMA special interest group discussions
AIDS
and Anthropology Research Group listserv
Alcohol and Drug Study Group listserv
Critical
Anthropology of Health Caucus listserv
Council
on Anthropology and Reproduction listserv
other discussions
- lists hosted by Health and Development Networks (H&D Networks), Thailand
- lists hosted by Health Services Trust (HST), South Africa
- lists hosted by H-NET, Michigan State University
Bioethics
Discussion Pages
the study of value judgments pertaining to human
conduct in the area of biology and includes those
related to the practice of medicine
Delivering
HIV treatment in developing countries
- from id21
From 22nd April - 31st May, 2002, id21 Health
will run an email discussion on the issues raised
in this edition of Insights Health. We will present
the conclusions of the discussion to the 2002
International AIDS Conference in Barcelona.
Ethical Issues in International Health Research discussion - Harvard School of Public Health
Hospital Ethnography Discussion List, an e-list for social science researchers and clinicians of all disciplinary and professional backgrounds interested in the application of ethnographic research in hospital environments. If you would like to subscribe to this discussion list, send a message containing only the line: subscribe hospital-ethnography in the text of the message to: majordomo@explode.unsw.edu.au NB: leave the subject line free
Malaria discussion mail server - provides a forum for anyone wishing to ask, preach or communicate on the general subject of malaria.
People's
Health Assembly Exchange Mailing List
international grassroots network of organisations
and individuals that came together in 2000 to
reignite the call for Health for All Now!
Nutrition
and HIV/AIDS (ProNut-HIV)
an information resource that supports health care
providers, community health workers, policy makers,
and program managers with current, relevant, and
practical knowledge and tools for decision-making.
Spirit of 1848
Sponsored by the Spirit of 1848 Caucus of the
American Public Health Association, a network
of people concerned about social inequalities
in health. Spurs new connections among the many
of us involved in different areas of public health.
Send a message to spiritof1848-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
US
Health Gaps: to discuss health disparities
in the US
initiated at the AAA meetings this past November,
during a session focusing on health inequalities
and lack of access to health care in the U.S.
Voices
of Youth: Discuss Gender Inequality
Sponsored by UNICEF, discussion in English, French,
and Spanish
hosted by H&D Networks
AF-AIDS - Regional forum for HIV/AIDS in Africa. To join, send a blank message to: join-af-aids@healthdev.net
GENDER-AIDS - Facilitates linkages and information sharing between people living with HIV or AIDS groups, women's organizations and other organizations working or interested in the area of gender and HIV/AIDS. To join, send a blank message to: join-gender-aids@healthdev.net
INT-AIDS - International forum on HIV/AIDS - supporting broad discussion and advocacy. To join, send a blank message to: join-intaids@healthdev.net
PWHA-NET - Help participants to get to know the PWHA networks and allows networks and PWHAs to discuss shared isues, and plan common strategies and actions. To join, send a blank message to: join-pwha-net@healthdev.net
SEA-AIDS - Regional forum for HIV/AIDS in Asia-Pacific. To join send a blank message to: join-sea-aids@healthdev.net
SEX-WORK - Concerned with organizational issues facing sex work projects and increasing knowledge and understanding about sex work, sexual health and HIV. To join, send a blank message to: join-sex-work@healthdev.net
hosted by HST, South Africa
Getting
Research into Policy and Practice [gripp-l]
This list was set up after a panel discussion
at Natal Medical School (hosted by the Department
of Community Health) to look at ways in which
relationships between Researchers and Health Service
Managers or Policy Makers can be built, in order
to facilitate the implementation of research recommendations.
HealthLink
Bulletin [hlinfo-l]
This is the main channel for distribution of new
information from the Health Systems Trust. Information
includes notice of new publications, new research
findings, conferences, events, news and other
relevant to health systems development in South
Africa.
Health
& Human Rights [hhrnet]
promotes communication between individuals and
groups who wish to participate in the sharing
of information and debates relating to health
and human rights.
Repronet-L
An international e-discussion forum about reproductive
health and training conducted by JHPIEGO, The
Johns Hopkins University.
from the H-NET lists:
H-Childhood: History of Childhood and Youth
H-Demog: Historical Demography
H-Disability: Network on History of Disability
H-Sci-Med-Tech: History of Science, Medicine and Technology