FYS 100 (23): Health Care Policy & Politics In the US and Around the World: Healthcare Systems Research Resources

A journal focused on the effectiveness of health policy and health care throughout the US and world.

Arm of the UN focusing on international health policy, health monitoring and health-improvement programs throughout the world.

Information on various health care systems in the world.

British non-profit organization providing recent research on a variety of public policy issues affecting the UK and other countries.

Report providing assessment of health care system performance in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Offers comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries. Use to create comparative analyses from international comparisons of diverse health systems.

Full length Frontline documentary and additional resources with T. R. Reid comparing health care systems in different countries to help Americans understand the various ways health care is implemented. The countries covered are: the UK, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland

The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 indicators on priority health topics including mortality and burden of diseases, the Millennium Development Goals (child nutrition, child health, maternal and reproductive health, immunization, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected diseases, water and sanitation), non communicable diseases and risk factors, epidemic-prone diseases, health systems, environmental health, violence and injuries, equity among others.