Background Users can view cross-nationally comparable data on the health workforce in the 193 WHO member states. The Global Atlas of the Health Workforce is a database maintained by the World Health Organization (WHO). This database allows users to view cross-nationally comparable data on the health workforce in the 193 WHO member states. Health workforce statistics includes the number or density of physicians, nurses, midwives, dentists, pharmacists, laboratory workers, community…
Global Health Observatory (GHO)
Background Users can find data on a range of global health topics like mortality, the burden of disease, infectious diseases, risk factors and health expenditures. The Global Health Observatory (GHO) database is the World Health Organization’s main health statistics repository. Data is available for 193 World Health Organization member states on topics including but not limited to: Health related millennium goals, mortality, immunization, nutrition, infectious disease, non- communicable disease, tobacco…
School Health Database
Background Users can search for sample policies, practices, and articles addressing health issues affecting schools and students. Topics include: asthma, school health programs, food safety, STIs, healthy eating, physical activity, sexual orientation, and teen pregnancy, among others. The School Health Database is maintained by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and is supported by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The School…