Health : Virgin Islands (U S)

A listing of web sites that provide links to resources relating to the U.S. Virgin Islands. The major online sources of health information are the databases of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U. S. National Library of Medicine, the World Health Organization, and with regard to Latin American and the Caribbean that source is the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, D.C. PAHO is an international public health agency working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. They provide a variety of databases such as the Health library for disasters; the Adolescent Health database; and the Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences. One of the more important sources for bibliography of academic books and articles concerning the U.S. Virgin Islands is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of the U.S. Virgin Islands subjects is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/other/vi/).

CARIBBEAN HEALTH & FITNESS COMPLEX  (www.CaribbeanHealthAndFitness.com)
Features a Family Sports and Fitness Center, and a full service rehabilitation center.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS GOVERNMENT  (http://www.usvi.org/health/)
The Department of Health has direct responsibility for conducting programs of preventive medicine including special programs in maternal and child health, family planning, environmental sanitation, mental health, and drug and substance abuse prevention.

LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER (LANIC): U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS  (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/other/vi/)
As part of the Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC), the University of Texas at Austin presents a collection of Web sites about the U.S. Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States. The collection includes information about academic research, arts and culture, economic conditions, elections, political parties, the government, health care, mass media, and tourism in the country.

MEDLINE  (http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/)
Subjects covered include all aspects of clinical medicine (diseases and disorders, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and equipment), basic biomedical sciences (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, pharmacology, etc.), the health care system (facilities, manpower, services, administration), dentistry, nursing, and clinical psychology. MEDLINE may be used to find information on diagnosis, etiology, therapy, and prevention of diseases and disorders; on research in basic science fields relating to medicine; and on biomedical technology and its applications. MEDLINE may be searched by author, medical subject heading, or text words from the title or abstract of the article. MEDLINE is produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The Literature Selection Technical Review Committee (LSTRC), an advisory committee of experts chartered by the National Institutes of Health, advises NLM on the journals that should be included in the database. The American Journal of Nursing Company selects and indexes additional nursing journals and the American Dental Association selects and indexes additional dental journals for inclusion in MEDLINE.

NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (NLM): DIRLINE  (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/dirlinfs.html)
Presents a full-text, online factsheet from the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) in Bethesda, Maryland, containing information about the Directory of Information Resources Online (DIRLINE). Explains that DIRLINE is the NLM's online database containing location and descriptive information about information resources related to health and biomedicine. Explains that the database includes organizations, research resources, projects, other online databases, and electronic bulletin boards. Offers information about accessing DIRLINE for NLM registered online services users. Posts contact information for the NLM via mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail. Links to the home page of NLM.

NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER (NWHIC)  (http://www.4woman.gov/)
The NWHIC provides a gateway to federal and other women's health information resources. This site links to women's health-related material developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, and other federal agencies, and private sector resources.

TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR CISTERN WATER AND HEALTH  (http://webpac.uvi.edu/imls/np%5Fuvi/odavis1991/environment/cistern.shtml)
Argues that the "Safe Water Drinking Act," should cover private cisterns because a study conducted by the University of the Virgin Islands, Water Resource Center on 20 such cisterns on St. Thomas, revealed that none met the required standards. Lists recommendations for the protection of drinking water on the islands.

VITAL RECORDS INFORMATION: VIRGIN ISLANDS  (http://vitalrec.com/vi.html)
Highlights information on where to obtain Virgin Island vital records, such as birth or death certificates, marriage licenses, or divorce decrees. Lists the types of records available, the costs involved, and the dates of inclusion.

VITAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES  (http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS25040)
Imprint varies: Washington, D.C., 1937-19<54>; Hyattsville, Md., <1983>-1993.