Guidelines on use of WHO information resources in the Internet (for Russian speaking consumers)

1. Guidelines on use of WHO information resources in the Internet(for Russian speaking consumers) Tatyana V. Kaigorodova, Vladimir V. Antoniuk, Pavel A. Mikheev, Sergey V. Bereznitsky Edited by Anna V. Korotkova

2. The Guidelines on the WHO DC web-site:http://www.mednet.ru/whodc

3. E-link to the full text of the Guidelines:http://www.mednet.ru/whodc/rus/webguideline.php

4. Contents • Introduction • Acknowledgements • Part 1. WHOweb site • 1.Home page • 1.1. Permanent headings (right part) • 1.2. Main menu (left part) • 2. About WHO • 3. Countries • 4. Health topics • 4.1. Clinical topic(Asthma) • 4.2. Topic for decision makers (Health policy) • 5. Publications • 5.1. World health report • 5.2. WHO main periodicals • 5.3. Book shop • 6. Research tools • 6.1. WHO Library database (WHOLIS) • 6.2. WHO Statistical Information System(WHOSIS) • 6.3. WHO family of international classifications6.4. Geographical information tools6.5. Other information • 7. WHO sites • 8. Search (to be continued…)

5. Contents • Part 2.WHO EURO web site • 1.Home page • 2. Country information • 3. Health topics • 3.1. Countrywide Integrated Non-communicable Diseases Intervention (CINDI) programme • 3.2. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies • 4. Media centre • 5. Data and Publications • 5.1. Data • 5.2. Health Evidence Network (HEN) • 6. About WHO • 7. Programmes and Projects • References

6. Part1. The web-site of WHOhttp://www.who.int/ru

7. Research tools

8. Publications

9. Part 2. Web-site of the WHO EUROhttp://www.euro.who.int

10. European Observatory on Health Systemshttp://www.euro.who.int/observatory

11. Data and publicationshttp://www.euro.who.int/informationsources

12. European Health for All Databaseshttp://www.euro.who.int/hfadb

13. Health Evidence Networkhttp://www.euro.who.int/HEN

14. Access to full textshttp://www.euro.who.int/HEN/Syntheses/20030820_1

15. Information bulletin for Russian health care leaders • 1. Information Bulletin for health leaders was developed to directly inform the target group on WHO main documents and publications on health policy and relevant international projects in the Russian Federation. • 2. The Bulletin is a special issue focused on one of the priority areas of international policy in healthcare and consists of 2 parts: • - short summaries of WHO main documents and publications on the selected topic with e-links if available; and • - a brief on the relevant ongoing international projects in the Russian Federation with a list of project deliverables and results and lessons learnt if completed. • The size of the Bulletin is 7-8 pages.

16. Information bulletin for Russian health care leaders • The Bulletin is released in the framework of the “Healthcare Policy and Stewardship in Russia” WHO/CIDA Program, which sponsors and oversees this Project. • All activities related to the Bulletin release are implemented by the WHO Documentation Center and “Zdravinform” Library of International Projects

17. Information bulletin subscribers groups:

18. Professional groupsof subscribers

19. Past numbers of the Bulletin are distributed during 2005-2006 : • 1. Primary Health Care • 2. Health Promotion and Diseases Prevention • 3. HIV/AIDS Control • 4. Equal Access to Health Care • 5. Patient Safety • 6. Nursing Care • 7. Organization of medical and social care for the elderly • 8. Blood safety • 9. Healthcare problems related to alcohol abuse • 10. Health care manpower planning • 11. Public-Private collaboration in health care • 12. Avoidable mortality

20. Usefulnessof the Information Bulletine