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1527 Food Safety Department, World Health Organization (WHO) WHO Study on Modern Food Biotechnology, Human Health and Development
URL: http://www.who.int/foodsafety/biotech/who_study/en/
Format: HTML PDF
Review of information related to the effects of food biotechnology on human health and development. Includes discussion of use, research and development, risk and safety assessment, capacity building, food…
Review of information related to the effects of food biotechnology on human health and development. Includes discussion of use, research and development, risk and safety assessment, capacity building, food security issues, and social and ethical concerns such as public perception, labeling, and consumer choice. A questionnaire that was completed by stakeholders is available to view
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Source: Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses and Foodborne Diseases, World Health Organization

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20050623Jun 23, 2005
6411 World Health Organization (WHO) Preventing Chronic Diseases: a Vital Investment
URL: http://www.who.int/chp/chronic_disease_report/en/index.html
Format: HTML PDF
Report on combating the threat of chronic disease. Includes discussion of risk factors, burden of chronic disease, economic impact, evidence-based interventions, approaches to combat chronic disease, and more. Annexes…
Report on combating the threat of chronic disease. Includes discussion of risk factors, burden of chronic disease, economic impact, evidence-based interventions, approaches to combat chronic disease, and more. Annexes include "Methods for projections of mortality and burden of disease to 2015," "Economic analysis methods," "The WHO-CHOICE method," and more. Related fact sheets and other resources are also accessible from this page
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Source: World Health Organization

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6001 GEMS/Food, Food Safety Department, World Health Organization (WHO) Total Diet Studies: a Recipe for Safer Food
URL: http://www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/chem/recipe/en/index.html
Format: HTML PDF
Brochure on total diet studies, including what they are, why to do them, costs and benefits, examples of priority contaminants, and more
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Source: Food Safety Department, World Health Organization

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6032 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation Water for Life: Making it Happen
URL: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/monitoring/jmp2005/en/index.html
Format: HTML PDF
Report on the problems caused by lack of safe drinking water and basic sanitation and the costs and benefits of improving access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.…
Report on the problems caused by lack of safe drinking water and basic sanitation and the costs and benefits of improving access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Annexes include "Meeting the MDG drinking water and sanitation target - what increase is needed?" and "Regional and global drinking water and sanitation coverage estimates"
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Source: World Health Organization

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6026 European Advisory Services The Introduction of Mandatory Nutrition Labelling in the European Union: Impact Assessment Undertaken for DG SANCO, European Commission
URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/labellingnutrition/nutritionlabel/impact_assessment.pdf
Format: PDF
Assessment of the potential impact of mandatory nutrition labeling for pre- packaged food products in the EU. Includes discussion of a survey of nutrition labeling in retail foods, potential…
Assessment of the potential impact of mandatory nutrition labeling for pre- packaged food products in the EU. Includes discussion of a survey of nutrition labeling in retail foods, potential impact on consumer health, costs to the European food industry, and impact on member state administrations. Appendices include "Economic Impact Assessment Questionnaire (English version)" and "Nutrition labelling company questionnaire breakdown by country with indication of food category and turnover"
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Source: Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission

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20041130Nov 30, 2004
4341 Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization (WHO) Study on Environmental Burden of Disease in Children: Key Findings
URL: http://www.euro.who.int/document/mediacentre/fs0504e.pdf
Format: PDF
This fact sheet summarizes results from the Environmental Burden of Disease study that examined the burden of environmental effects on children's health in Europe. Includes discussion of water, sanitation,…
This fact sheet summarizes results from the Environmental Burden of Disease study that examined the burden of environmental effects on children's health in Europe. Includes discussion of water, sanitation, and hygiene and lead
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Source: Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization

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20040618Jun 18, 2004
4355 Action Programme for the Prevention of Food Losses, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Improving the Quality and Safety of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: A Practical Approach: Final Report
URL: ftp://ftp.fao.org/es/esn/food/meetings/2004/barbados_report.pdf
Format: PDF
Report of this sub-regional workshop for Caribbean English speaking countries held in Bridgetown, Barbados May 24-28, 2004. Includes a summary of the workshop as well as findings related to…
Report of this sub-regional workshop for Caribbean English speaking countries held in Bridgetown, Barbados May 24-28, 2004. Includes a summary of the workshop as well as findings related to the agricultural sector, trade, and consumption in this area, fresh fruit and vegetable quality and safety initiatives, difficulties in implementing safety and quality initiatives, opportunities, and threats to the horticultural industry in this region. The workshop program is here
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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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20040528May 28, 2004
4110 Hutton, G.; Haller, L. Evaluation of the Costs and Benefits of Water and Sanitation Improvements at the Global Level
URL: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/wsh0404/en/
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Report of a study on the estimated costs and benefits of improved water and sanitation services. Includes evaluation of health and economic benefits. Appendix sections include "WHO world sub-regions,"…
Report of a study on the estimated costs and benefits of improved water and sanitation services. Includes evaluation of health and economic benefits. Appendix sections include "WHO world sub-regions," "Detailed cost-benefit results under projected population growth until 2015," and "Detailed cost-benefit results under constant population size from year 2000 until 2015"
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Source: World Health Organization

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2793 Wegener, H.C., et al. Salmonella Control Programs in Denmark
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no7/03-0024.htm
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This article discusses Denmark's Salmonella control programs for broiler chickens, layer hens, and pigs. It also addresses control costs and public health economy issues
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Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, No. 7, July 2003./National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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20030700Jul 2003
1494 Gillin, E. FAOSTAT: The Statistical Database of FAO
URL: http://foodrisk.org/IRAC/events/2002-07-24/presentations/Gillin.pps
Format: MS PowerPoint
This presentation was given at the 1st International Conference on Microbiological Risk Assessment: Foodborne Hazards, held in Adelphi, MD on July 24-26, 2002. It provides an overview of FAOSTAT,…

This presentation was given at the 1st International Conference on Microbiological Risk Assessment: Foodborne Hazards, held in Adelphi, MD on July 24-26, 2002. It provides an overview of FAOSTAT, including data sources, data processing, database usage statistics, and examples of data queries and use. The pdf version of this presentation is available here.

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Source: FoodRisk.org

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20020725Jul 25, 2002
932 Binfield, J., et al. FAPRI-Ireland 2002 EU Baseline Briefing Book
URL: http://www.fapri.missouri.edu/outreach/publications/2002/FAPRI_UMC_TDR_01_02.pdf
Format: PDF

Baseline agricultural projections for the EU. Includes discussion of policy assumptions, macroeconomic assumptions, world agricultural commodity prices, and EU projections for commodities

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Source: Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri

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20020500May 2002
1733 American Soybean Association (ASA) Soy Stats 2002
URL: http://www.soystats.com/2002/Default-frames.htm
Format: HTML
This site provides statistical information about "the U.S. soybean industry and its relationship to world oilseed production." It includes a description of soybeans and their uses, state and U.S.…
This site provides statistical information about "the U.S. soybean industry and its relationship to world oilseed production." It includes a description of soybeans and their uses, state and U.S. soy crop statistics, domestic utilization statistics, exports and ending stocks, world statistics, and more. World statistics are provided on oilseed production, soybean production, soybean and soy meal exports, protein meal consumption, vegetable oil consumption, and more. Data is provided in graphical and tabular formats
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Source: American Soybean Association

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2717 Fisheries Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2002
URL: http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/y7300e/y7300e00.htm
Format: HTML PDF
Document on the world fisheries and aquaculture industry. Part 1, "World review of fisheries and aquaculture," includes discussion of fisheries production, utilization, and trade. Part 2, "Selected Issues Facing…
Document on the world fisheries and aquaculture industry. Part 1, "World review of fisheries and aquaculture," includes discussion of fisheries production, utilization, and trade. Part 2, "Selected Issues Facing Fishers and Aquaculture," includes discussion of antibiotic residues in aquaculture products, among other topics. Part 3, "Highlights of Special FAO Studies," includes discussion of the role of public sector policies in Chinese aquaculture development, among other topics. Part 4, "Outlook," discusses long-term projections of fish production and consumption and the prospects for employment related to fisheries and aquaculture. Part 5, "Fisheries Activities of Country Groupings," provides information on various regions of the world
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Source: Corporate Document Repository, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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523 Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food, Beverages, and Tobacco Expenditures, 1970-1988
URL: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/archive/86014/
Format: Zip File Lotus Notes Spreadsheet
Data on total expenditures of food, beverages, and tobacco for many countries. Expenditures are computed as a percent of disposable personal income and private final consumption expenditures. Also includes…
Data on total expenditures of food, beverages, and tobacco for many countries. Expenditures are computed as a percent of disposable personal income and private final consumption expenditures. Also includes gross domestic product, disposable personal income, private final consumption expenditures, net savings, exchange rates, total sales of restaurants, cafes, and hotels, and population
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Source: USDA Economics and Statistics System, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University

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19910400Apr 1991
2743 ECONbase, Elsevier Science/ScienceDirect/International Association of Agricultural Economists Agricultural Economics
URL: http://www.elsevier.com/homepage/sae/econworld/econbase/agecon/frame.htm
Format: HTML
Journal of the International Association of Agricultural Economists
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Source: ECONbase, Elsevier Science/ScienceDirect/International Association of Agricultural Economists

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557 Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau Country by 1-digit SITC Commodity Trade Data
URL: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/sitc1/index.html
Format: HTML
Products traded with the U.S., listed in tables by month for each country. Data available beginning 1996
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Source: Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau

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1099 Bailey, K. Dairy Outlook Web Site
URL: http://dairyoutlook.aers.psu.edu/datagraphs/DataGraphs.htm
Format: HTML
This site provides access to a variety of data on the dairy industry. There is Pennsylvania dairy market information as well as national data on milk production, dairy product…
This site provides access to a variety of data on the dairy industry. There is Pennsylvania dairy market information as well as national data on milk production, dairy product production, dairy products in cold storage, commercial disapperance of milk and dairy products, prices, import/export data, and more
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Source: Dairy Outlook Web Site, Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University

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1719 American Economic Association EconLit
URL: http://www.econlit.org/
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This site provides information about EconLit, an electronic bibliography of international economics literature. It includes a description of this resource, a listing of vendors through which to access EconLit,…
This site provides information about EconLit, an electronic bibliography of international economics literature. It includes a description of this resource, a listing of vendors through which to access EconLit, the listing of subject descriptors used, search hints, and more
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Source: American Economic Association

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1523 Karlsson, S. EconPapers
URL: http://econpapers.hhs.se/
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This database provides access to RePEc, a collection of on-line economics papers, journal articles, and software. Abstracts and bibliographic info are provided, as well as links to the full…

This database provides access to RePEc, a collection of on-line economics papers, journal articles, and software. Abstracts and bibliographic info are provided, as well as links to the full text for most documents. Free economics software is available for download

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Source: Stockholm School of Economics

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2255 Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization (WHO) European Health For All Database
URL: http://data.euro.who.int/hfadb/
Format: HTML
Online access and the ability to download the European Health For All Database. Includes data for demographic and socio-economic indicators, mortality and morbidity, lifestyles, environment, health care, and maternal…
Online access and the ability to download the European Health For All Database. Includes data for demographic and socio-economic indicators, mortality and morbidity, lifestyles, environment, health care, and maternal and child health. There are a variety of output formats from which to choose
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Source: Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization

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595 Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) FAS Online
URL: http://www.fas.usda.gov/
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FAS provides information and data about imports and exports, commodities, trade policy, buying US products, and more

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Source: Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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90 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
URL: http://www.fao.org/
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Source of international information on agriculture and the food supply
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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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590 Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Food Marketing Institute
URL: http://www.fmi.org/
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Organization of food retailers and wholesalers that researches consumer trends, new technology, improving management practices, and total systems analysis. Topics on the website include community outreach, consumer issues, food…

Organization of food retailers and wholesalers that researches consumer trends, new technology, improving management practices, and total systems analysis. Topics on the website include community outreach, consumer issues, food safety and security, government and public affairs, human resources, industry relations, loss prevention, retail management, retail operations, supply chain, and technology. There are also links to statistics and newsletters related to food safety and consumption. Publications and data are available to purchase.

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Source: Food Marketing Institute

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508 Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University/International Food Policy Research Institute/World Resources Institute Gridded Population of the World (v3)
URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/index.jsp
Format: HTML MS Excel Text Zip File
Population estimates and densities for 1990 and 1995 on a 2.5' grid. Includes land area and population counts for many regions
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Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University

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2742 International Association of Agricultural Economists International Association of Agricultural Economists
URL: http://www.iaae-agecon.org/
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Organization of agricultural economists. The website includes information about the journal Agricultural Economics, conference information, and more
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Source: International Association of Agricultural Economists

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2714 International Programs Center, U.S. Census Bureau International Data Base (IDB)
URL: http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
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This database provides access to demographic and socio-economic statistics for 227 countries and areas of the world
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Source: International Programs Center, U.S. Census Bureau

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91 International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Monetary Fund
URL: http://www.imf.org/
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Information on IMF financial activities and publications, international economics and the IMF status of various nations
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Source: International Monetary Fund

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4236 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health
URL: http://www.ipfsaph.org
Format: HTML
Portal to access official information from countries and international organizations related to food safety, animal, and plant health. Includes access to legislation, standards, contact points, communications, evaluations, reports, and…
Portal to access official information from countries and international organizations related to food safety, animal, and plant health. Includes access to legislation, standards, contact points, communications, evaluations, reports, and other information types. The database may be searched, browsed, or a combination of the two based on commodity, issue (including risk analysis), geography, information source, or information type
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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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92 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
URL: http://www.oecd.org/
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Information relevant to this organization comprised of 30 countries
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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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3793 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Statistics Portal
URL: http://www.oecd.org/statsportal/0,2639,en_2825_293564_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
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Portal to OECD statistics on such topics as agriculture and fisheries, demography and population, development, environment, health, trade, economics, and more. The portal and much of the data is…
Portal to OECD statistics on such topics as agriculture and fisheries, demography and population, development, environment, health, trade, economics, and more. The portal and much of the data is free but some datasets must be purchased
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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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397 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Pan-European Conference on Food Safety and Quality
URL: http://www.foodsafetyforum.org/paneuropean/
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Website of the Conference, which took place on 25-28 February 2002 in Budapest. The Conference focused on food safety and quality in the European region, and on restoring consumer…
Website of the Conference, which took place on 25-28 February 2002 in Budapest. The Conference focused on food safety and quality in the European region, and on restoring consumer confidence in food products.
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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization

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7510 Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Production, Supply and Distribution Online
URL: http://www.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/psdHome.aspx
Format: HTML
Database of USDA data on production, supply, and distribution of agricultural commodities for the U.S. and other countries. Data may be viewed in tabular form or downloaded. Pre-defined tables…

Database of USDA data on production, supply, and distribution of agricultural commodities for the U.S. and other countries. Data may be viewed in tabular form or downloaded. Pre-defined tables are available, but you may also create a custom query. Raw data files for commodities are also available. This page also provides a link to the IDB (International Data Base) of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world, maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Source: Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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556 Foreign Trade Information System, Trade Unit, Organization of American States Trade Data
URL: http://www.sice.oas.org/datae.asp
Format: HTML
This site provides links to trade data as well as to American statistical agencies that collect trade statistics
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Source: Foreign Trade Information System, Trade Unit, Organization of American States

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94 United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations United Nations Statistics Division
URL: http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/index.html
Format: HTML
This page provides access to international data and statistics on subjects including demography, environment, health, agriculture, and economics
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Source: United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations

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86 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economics and Statistics System, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University USDA Economics and Statistics System
URL: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/
Format: HTML PDF Text Zip File
Reports and datasets on agricultural topics from the economics agencies of the USDA
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Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economics and Statistics System, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University

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2940 World Health Organization (WHO) WHO-CHOICE: CHOosing Interventions that are Cost Effective
URL: http://www.who.int/choice/en/
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This page provides information on cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) in support of decision-making that affects health systems. Resources provided include a table of GBD regions for WHO member states, demographic…

This page provides information on cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) in support of decision-making that affects health systems. Resources provided include a table of GBD regions for WHO member states, demographic information (including Generic Disease Model, Population, Deaths, and Reproduction Rates, and Health State Valuations), tools to support CEA, background papers, and more. Tools listed include PopMod, a population model that can incorporate two distinct disease conditions, CostIt, software for recording and analyzing cost data, and MCLeague, or Monte Carlo League, which provides stochastic league tables for uncertainty around costs and effects. The tools are either downloadable or available by request.

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Source: World Health Organization

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95 World Bank Group World Bank Group
URL: http://www.worldbank.org/
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Information about the activities of the World Bank as well as statistics on distribution of wealth, nutritional status, economic parameters, and more.
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Source: World Bank Group

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96 World Trade Organization (WTO) World Trade Organization
URL: http://www.wto.org/
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This site provides information on international trade agreements and trade issues.
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Source: World Trade Organization

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