Readings and Reels

Bibliographies and Library Resources

Here are a few resources you can use to locate readings to further your study of global health.

• Consortium of Universities for Global Health Publications and Reports - The Consortium makes available CUGH produced reports and papers, as well as a rich array of information, publications and reports of interest to the global health academic community and others.
• Global Health Resource Center Library - The Global Health Resource Center has a small in-house library that has a selection of books and videos on topics of interest in global health.  Please visit us in Harris Hydraulics Room 316b to take a look at our materials which we can lend for a short period of time to current students, faculty, and staff. 
• Global Health Education Consortium Bibliography - The Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC) has developed a bibliography of selected citations for use by students and faculty interested in global health.
• Global Health Council - highlighted list of global health books.
• Health Links: Global Health - The University of Washington Library's comprehensive resource for global health featuring databases, publications, and teaching tools.

GHRC's World Health Cinema Film Series

World Health Cinema Series - Listing of films screened through the GHRC's film series.  We screen at least one film per month. In order to find out more, check out our Department of Global Health calendar, or contact the GHRC at 206.685.7362.

Featured Websites

• Gapminder - established by Hans Rosling, this site provides helpful statistics, video, and visual models for global health data.  A must see!
• Global Health Council (GHC) Information Resources - This section of the GHC site provides information on health-related web sites, publications and other media.
• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) -- for the latest data on global health,  including a database of population health datatasets from around around the world and how to visualize IHME data.
• World Health Organization - 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.