HCA 334 Comparative Health Systems

CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same. In addition the CDC’s web page serves as a clearinghouse for data and statistics on a wide variety of topics, ranging from aging to workplace safety. The site includes a section call "Faststats" which is an alphabetical listing of statistics on topics of public health importance.

The agency that administers Medicare and the federal part of Medicaid and is part of the Department of Health and Human Services

The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults. (from website)

The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies supports and promotes evidence-based health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health-care systems in Europe.

"CGD experts offer ideas and analysis on global health issues and how better policies can improve well-being for everyone. From the web site.

Health Affairs is the leading journal of health policy thought and research. From the web site. See also their blog and policy briefs.

Formerly the Institute of Medicine. Publications from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provide objective and straightforward advice to decision makers and the public. This site includes Health and Medicine Division (HMD) publications released after 1998.

International Health is an official journal of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. It publishes original, peer-reviewed articles and reviews on all aspects of global health including the social and economic aspects of communicable and non-communicable diseases, health systems research, policy and implementation, and the evaluation of disease control programmes and healthcare delivery solutions.

The International Journal of Public Health publishes scientific articles relevant to global public health, from different countries and cultures, and assembles them into issues that raise awareness and understanding of public health problems and solutions.

Kaiser is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S., as well as the U.S. role in global health policy.

Saving lives and improving the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health

We help countries achieve high-performing health systems by measuring health outcomes & the use of health system resources as well as by analysing policies that improve access, efficiency & quality of health care.

The foundation's goal, through the use of grants, is "to improve the health and health care of all Americans".

In line with its global strategy for health, nutrition and population, the World Bank Group supports countries’ efforts to achieve universal health coverage and provide quality, affordable health services to everyone —regardless of their ability to pay.

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.