Useful Websites
Dislcaimer: The following websites are intended to serve as a general resource guide and are not meant to be conclusive or exhaustive. These resources have not been evaluated by the International Health Institute and do not constitute recommendations.
APHA: American Public Health Association
APHA is the oldest and most diverse organization of public health professionals in the world and has been working to improve public health since 1872. The Association aims to protect all Americans, their families and their communities from preventable, serious health threats and strives to assure community-based health promotion and disease prevention activities and preventive health services are universally accessible in the United States.
Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program
Brown University, Tufts University and the Miriam Hospital operate the Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP), funded since 1993 by the National Institutes of Health-Fogarty International Center (D43-TW000237). The Brown/Tufts/Miriam AITRP currently works with trainees from Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kenya and the Philippines. Over the past 15 years, over 80 foreign scientists have been trained, resulting in 90 peer-reviewed publications and almost 200 presentations at international conferences. Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Community Health at Brown University, serves as the Principle Investigator.
Bill and Melinda Gates believe every life has equal value. In 2000, they created the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help reduce inequities in the United States and around the world.
Global Health Council - The Voice for Global Health
The Global Health Council is the world's largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world. Our diverse membership is comprised of health-care professionals and organizations that include NGOs, foundations, corporations, government agencies and academic institutions that work to ensure global health for all.
Kaiser Family Foundation-Global Health Gateway
The Gateway has been created and is maintained by the Kaiser Family Foundation, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Kaiser is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues in the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy.
PATH- A Catalyst for Global Health
PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. By collaborating with diverse public- and private-sector partners, we help provide appropriate health technologies and vital strategies that change the way people think and act. Our work improves global health and well-being.
UNAIDS: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, is an innovative joint venture of the United Nations family, bringing together the efforts and resources of ten UN system organizations in the AIDS response to help the world prevent new HIV infections, care for people living with HIV, and mitigate the impact of the epidemic.
World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
Brown University Education Program in the Protection of Human Research Participants (CITI Training)
The new Brown University web-based human research protections education program component is up and operational! CITI, the Collaborative IRB Training Initiative, is available. Once at this page please register as a new user.
Research Protections Office at Brown University (IRB)
The mission of the Research Protections Office (RPO) is to maximize the protection of human research participants and provide the highest quality service to Brown’s research community in its commitment to conducting safe and ethical research.