International Health

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International Health Section

 

 

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One of the larger member sections in the organization, the International Health Section (IH) currently has over 1,700 members. IH members are professionals who are engaged in international health either through avocations or vocations and they comprise a pool of expertise in the field that covers a full range of international health activities. Read more about the section and its history (PDF).

 Global Healh Opportunities and Events

Announcements
and Deadlines

Section News and Activities

Book: A Community Guide to Environmental Health. Created by Hesperian in collaboration with 120 communities from over 33 countries, the Guide is full of explanations, stories, and actions that individuals, families, and communities can take to address both the symptoms and root causes of today’s pressing environmental problems. Free online at www.hesperian.org.

New career opportunity in international public health: Peace Corps Master's International program. Read more here....

DataDyne.org creates groundbreaking mobile data products to serve healthcare in developing countries. Read UN Foundation interview.

The Lancet's Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition, more at the global nutrition series.

UNICEF's The State of the World's Children 2008 .

New: Gates Foundation, Leadership Opportunity, Global Health Financing & Policy Development
New:-
Exciting MPH degree opportunity for Asia Pacific Rim region.
Other Job Announcements.

Event:
Oct. 25, 2008 Annual Community-Based Primary Health Care (CBPHC) Workshop in San Diego
announcement (doc)
. Resources: (1) CBPHC 2007 workshop summary and presentations
. (2) Review of the Effectiveness of CBPHC.

"Medical Education for the 21st Century - Teaching for Health Equity.” in Havana, Cuba, November 30 - December 3, 2008. Read more here... (doc).

APHA urges the government of Myanmar to open the country for humanitarian assistance (PDF) - July 2008.

Recognize Our Finest in International Health Through the IH Section Awards-- 2008 Call for Award Nominations.

Mark your calendars:
Complete IH Section and WFPHA Schedule for San Diego is here! Oct.25-29, 2008.
(BizMeetings only).

New: IH Section Newsletter Fall 2008
Low resolution (PDF)
High resolution (PDF).

Join the APHA summer Public Health Action (PHACT) Campaign!

Plan of Action for Facilitating Participation by International Members of APHA - June 27 (doc).

Global Health Connections Committee meeting notes, reports and action plans.

Record increase in section membership: up 8% from 1616 in 2006 to 1740 in 2007. Thanks to members' active engagement and leadership. Celebrate in San Diego!

Committee Plans for 2008 & call schedules

Save the dates: IH Section meetings in 2008.

Liaisons from other Sections to the IH Section (xls).

IH Membership Expertise Directory (xls).

IH Section Annual Report 2007  is out.

Read how the IH Section works in the IH Section Manual.

Read Publications by IH section members

 
Become an IH Section Member and Participate: 

Meet people with a passion for global health issues:
Become a APHA IH-Section member
Former member? Join again!
Renew your APHA IH Section Membership Today

To share information with
other
 IH Section
members, please email:
Eckhard Kleinau 
and Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd 


Photo Credits for photos used in banner: (c) 1999 Caroline Jacoby, Courtesy of Photoshare with the caption a child receiving polio drops from Female Community Health Volunteer, Kalawatee Joshi, during National Polio Eradication Campaign. (c) 1999 Luke Mwanza/CCP, Courtesy of Photoshare with the caption a woman in Zambia uses a bednet to prevent malaria during pregnancy.

Last updated: 10/6/2008