Resources
How do you use the internet to find information on healthy communities?
Let’s look at how to use the internet to find information on healthy communities.
Google is the most common search tool on the net, but there are other ways to find information on healthy communities. There are a number of online community health resource centres and online databases of international organizations and NGOs which are freely accessible. However, if you are not sure how to use the internet to find information about the topic, we have created a newsfeed which you can subscribe to on the competition website at www.scriptcompetition.farmradio.org. We have also listed websites and useful web-based tutorials which will help you get started.
Here is the list of web-based tutorials. Spend some time finding your way around these rich resources. You will find some very useful tips which will improve your searching skills:
Webwise online course:
A BBC production which takes readers step-by-step through a course on internet usage for beginners. Easy to read and online-based. A good way to get started.
This is a large list of online manuals covering basic internet use. A lot to choose from …
This is a great visual resource that explains the principles of searching the web.
List of websites
CBOs & NGOS focused on health
Community development Resource Association (South Africa) http://www.cdra.org.za/
Farm Community trust of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe) http://www.fctz.org.zw/
Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organization (Senegal) http://mywokenya.org/index.html
African regional youth initiative (ARYI – Tanzania)
http://www.africaninitiative.org/af/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=40
Community development resource network (CDRN – UGANDA) http://www.cdrn.or.ug/
Christian Relief and Development Association (Ethiopia) http://www.crdaethiopia.org
Regional and International Organizations focused on health
AMREF (Nairobi) http://www.amref.org/
WHO Regional office for Africa (Brazzaville) http://www.afro.who.int/en.html
NEPAD http://www.nepad.org/home/lang/en
USAID http://www.usaid.gov/stories/archiveafr.html
UNICEF http://www.unicef.org/
Pan African Organization for research and protection of violence on children and women (PAORP – Ghana) http://www.panafrican-paorp.org/current_events.html
Agricultural research for development in Africa http://www.iita.org/
International institute of rural reconstruction http://www.iirr.org/
Kenya Medical Research Institute http://www.kemri.org/#
Inter African committee on traditional practices
http://www.iac-ciaf.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=48&Itemid=65
Other Health related websites/databases:
NISC health database: http://www.nisc.co.za/databases?id=62
ZUNIA Knowledge Exchange: http://zunia.org/cat/health-policy-management/ http://zunia.org/post/stories-of-significance-understanding-change-through/
ELDIS Health: http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/health
Combined Health Information Database (CHID online): http://www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide/chid.html
Child health and development database:
http://www.coregroup.org/resources/child-health-database
Population Action International: http://www.populationaction.org/globalgagrule/Ghana.shtml
Health systems database http://www.healthsystems2020.org/section/impact
HealthLink Worldwide http://www.healthlink.org.uk/regions/africa.html
Health Digest News (Ghana) http://www.healthdigestnews.org/
African journals Online: http://ajol.info/
ALL AFRICA: http://allafrica.com/health/
AFRICA HEALTH NEWS: http://www.africahealthnews.org/
