Partnership is critical for effective medical outreach and sustainable programs. Find resources to create strong, mutually beneficial partnerships to achieve desired health outcomes. Find guidelines for sustainable partnerships, public-private collaboration as well as ethical considerations for medical outreach practices.
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A Model for Sustainable Short-term International Medical Trips (U Washington, 2007)
Building Partnerships in the Americas: A Guide for Global Health Workers, by Margo J. Krasnoff, MD, ed.
Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research – Building Respectful and Collaborative Partnerships
Community Tool Box – Toolkits
Global Health Nursing: Building and Sustaining Partnerships
Health COMpass – Capacity Strengthening Tools (multiple topics)
Health Education Program for Developing Countries – Evidence-Based Community Health Screening and Education Guidelines (English, French, Khmer, Mandarin, Spanish)
International Partnerships for Strengthening Health Care Workforce Capacity: Models of Collaborative Education, Health Volunteers Overseas, Ed. Leffers, Audette, Hardwick, Van Cleve
Open Educational Resources (OER) Africa: Journal Articles – Lessons Learned About Coordinating Academic Partnerships from an International Network for Health Education (Airong Luo and Kathleeen Ludwig Omollo)
Royal College of Physicians and the Academy of Medical Sciences – Building Institutions through Equitable Partnerships in Global Health
The Center for Global Health and Diplomacy – Digital Editions of Global Health and Diplomacy (Various articles including “A Call to Action on Community Health Workers”)
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine – Exploring Lessons Learned From Partnerships to Improve Global Health and Safety: Workshop in Brief
The Shoulder to Shoulder Model – Channeling Medical Volunteerism Toward Sustainable Health Change (UNC, 2007)
International Development and Capacity Building
Partnering with Local Communities
World Economic Forum – Guiding Principles for Public-Private Collaboration for Humanitarian Action
Global Health Research Network: SiteFinder
Brocher Declaration – Ethical principles for guiding policy on short-term global health engagements
Global Health Network: Global Health Bioethics Research Resources
International HIV/AIDS Alliance (Resources of Action for HIV and health programming with & for MSM; Breaking Down Barriers; Empowering Each Other; Case Studies; Advocacy; Sustaining Community Action)
National Center for Biotechnology Information – Ethical Considerations for Short-term Experiences by Trainees in Global Health, John A. Crump, MB, ChB, DTM&H and Jeremy Sugarman, MD, MPH, MA
Introduction to Ethics and Global Health
Ethics, Quality and Equality
Volunteer Ethics and Professionalism
US Department of Health and Human Services – HIPAA Standards