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Verbal Autopsy Standards: Ascertaining and Attributing Causes of Death
[World Health Organization]This web page provides access to the full verbal autopsy instrument and manual.
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Capturing Cause of Deaths Outside Health Facilities Through Verbal Autopsies
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]In this video, Philip Setel of Vital Strategies describes how verbal autopsy can improve policy-making and planning in developing countries. -
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How Verbal Autopsies in India Helped to Inform Decision-making in Health Care
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]Find out how verbal autopsies in India helped to inform decision-making in health care in this interview with Prabhat Jha of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. -
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Digital Identity Guidelines
[National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce]A comprehensive analysis of digital identity services.
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Solving a Global Digital Identity Crisis
[MIT Technology Review]An opinion piece that discusses the new developments with respect to digital identification.
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The Steady Convergence of Physical and Digital Identity
[GNC Magazine]An opinion piece on the advancement and ubiquitousness of digital technologies for identification purposes.
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Millions of Americans Changed their Racial or Ethnic Identity from One Census to the Next
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Gender and Genetics
[World Health Organization, Genomic Resource Center]A scientific discussion on the complexities of gender assignment.
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Documenting Research with Transgender and Gender Diverse People: Protocol for an Evidence Map and Thematic Analysis
[National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health]Mapping and description of transgender research in the fields of social sciences, sciences, humanities, health, education, and business.
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Social Identities, Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture
[Taylor & Francis Online]This journal seeks to provide an interdisciplinary and international platform for theorizing issues at the interface of social identities.
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Beyond Cultural Identity: Reflections on Multiculturalism
[Mediate.com]This article reflects on the concept of cultural identity. Originally published in Culture Learning, East-West Center Press, Richard Brislin, Editor, 1977, pp. 24-41, then republished Intercultural -
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Refugees are more vulnerable without civil registration and ID. How can we help?
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]Civil registration and identity documentation (ID) can lower the barriers and risks that refugees face. Birth registration provides proof of a child’s name, place of birth and identity of parents
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