Education contributes to lasting change in local healthcare capacity. Find resources, training modules and handouts useful for health worker education programming as well as patient education on common topics from chronic disease prevention and management to mental health, nutrition and family planning. Links are provided in languages other than English, where available.
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Africa: A Practical Guide for Global Health Workers
CDC Tools for Community Action
Community Health Worker (CHW) Central
CUGH Global Health Training Modules
EthnoMed Clinical Topics (Browse by disease and by culture)
Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC)
Hesperian HealthWiki (Searchable health information)
HVO: A Guide to Volunteering Overseas – Excerpt On Teaching
InterAction – Training Materials
NIH E-learning Resources for Global Health Researchers
Partners in Health – Manual of Ultrasound for Resource-Limited Settings
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine – Family Medicine Digital Resource Library
Sphere e-learning – (English, French, Spanish)
The Network: Towards Unity For Health – Women and Health Taskforce Learning Packages
WHO Global Health Workforce Alliance – Knowledge Center
WHO HINARI – Access to Research in Health Databases
WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide and Education and Training
WHO – The Safety of Medicines in Public Health Programmes: Pharmacovigilance an Essential Tool
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Education and Resources
Harvard University Global Health (Harvard X)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Free Online Courses (Preventing the Zika Virus; Ebola in Context; Global Blindness; Programs for Nutrition Outcomes; Improving the Health of Women, Children, and Adolescents)
University of Minnesota Introduction to Immigrant and Refugee Health
University of Washington Hepatitis C Online Course Modules
University of Washington HIV Web Study
USAID and Hygiene Improvement Project – Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Improvement Training Package for the Prevention of Diarrheal Disease (Guide for Training Outreach Workers)
WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care
World Bank Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries
Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education ID Clinical Minute
Diarrheal Diseases
HIV / AIDS
Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative – HIV Curriculum
NIH AIDS Info – HIV Fact Sheets UCSF HIV InSite (Up-to-date information on treatment, prevention, and policy)
HPV
CDC – Ready to Use STD Curriculum – Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Lymphatic Filariasis
Global Alliance to End Filariasis
WHO Lymphatic Filariasis Fact Sheet
Malaria
Wellcome Genome Campus – Malaria Challenge
WHO Guidelines for the Treatment of Malaria
WHO Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test Job-Aids and Training Manuals
Onchocerciasis/River Blindness
CDC – Resources for Health Professionals
Polio
Polio Global Eradication Initiative – Resources for Polio Eradication
WHO Checklist and Indicators for Optimizing the Impact of Polio Activities on EPI
Schistosomiasis
CDC – Resources for Health Professionals
STDs
CDC – Ready to Use STD Curriculum
National Chlamydia Coalition: Chlamydia and STD Resources
Tuberculosis
CDC Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) – Find TB Resources
National Prevention Information Network – TB Education and Training
TB Regional Training and Medical Consultation Centers (CDC-funded) Training and Education Products
WHO Guidelines on Tuberculosis
Zika Virus
American Medical Association – Zika Virus Resource Center
CDC Guidelines for Travelers Visiting Friends and Family in Areas with Chikungunya, Dengue, or Zika
CDC How to Protect Against Mosquito Bites
CDC Interim Zika Response Plan
CDC Recommendations for Women & Their Partners
CDC Updated Guidance on Sexual Transmission Prevention (as of July 2016)
CDC Zika Virus Information for Health Care Professionals
Fogarty International Center – Zika Virus Information and Resources
WHO Frequently Asked Questions About Zika (Statistics, Fact Sheets, Videos)
WHO Zika Virus Situation Reports
Hesperian Health Guides Safe Pregnancy and Birth Mobile App
Childbirth and Newborn Care
Global Health Media Project
Healthy Newborn Network (HNN) – Newborn Jaundice
Rwanda Ministry of Health – Neonatology Clinical Treatment Guidelines
WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses
WHO Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children
Childhood Immunizations
WHO Recommendations for Routine Immunizations
Summary of WHO Position Papers – Recommendations for Routine Immunization
WHO Essential Nutrition Actions
WHO Guidelines for the Inpatient Treatment of Severely Malnourished Children
WHO Updates on the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Infants and Children
Allied Health Professions Australia – Chronic Disease Management
CDC Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Journal of Tropical Medicine – Management of Chronic Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa
WHO – Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion
WHO – Preventing Chronic Diseases, A Vital Investment
Asthma / Allergies
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America – Asthma Training Program for Health Professionals
Diabetes
International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
International Curriculum for Diabetes Health Professional Education (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Turkish)
NY State Dept. of Health – Diabetes Prevention and Control
Hypertension
CDC High Blood Pressure Educational Materials for Professionals
Mental Health
Training Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters
WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide
Obesity
WHO Interventions on Diet and Physical Activity: What Works
Sex Education / Family Planning
WHO – Ensuring Human Rights in the Provision of Contraceptive Information and Services
WHO – Reproductive Choices and Family Planning for People Living with HIV
WHO Emergency and Essential Surgical Care
Emergency and Trauma Care Modules
PLOS Medicine “Improving Effective Surgical Delivery in Humanitarian Disasters: Lessons from Haiti”
Pulse Oximetry Training Materials (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish)
Surgical Safety Checklist (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish)
American Medical Women’s Association – Women’s Health Information Brochures for Patients
Patient.co.uk – Health Information
World Medical Assembly – WMA Declaration of Lisbon on the Rights of the Patient
Infectious Diseases
Chlamydia
National Chlamydia Coalition – Chlamydia and STD Resources
Cholera
Cholera Community Handout in Creole
Global Health Media Project – Story of Cholera Videos in Many Languages
HIV / AIDS
American Family Physician – Common Side Effects of HIV Medicines
WHO Flip Chart for Patient Education on HIV
Lymphatic Filariasis
Patient.co.uk – Lymphatic Filariasis
Malaria
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – Malaria
Tuberculosis
World Care Council – The Patients’ Charter for Tuberculosis Care
Hygiene
Childbirth and Newborn Care
Global Health Media Project
Childbirth and Newborn Care Videos
Cardiovascular
Heart Care International Parent/Family Handbook (English, Spanish)
Obesity
WHO Interventions on Diet and Physical Activity
Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
Interventions on Diet and Physical Activity: What Works
Sex Education/Family Planning
Reproductive Choices and Family Planning for People Living with HIV
Baylor University Medical Center “Surgical Mission Work: An Inside Perspective” (Solomon)
CDC Train (free but must create account)
Consortium of Universities for Global Health – Educational Modules
Fogarty International Center – Brain Disorders in the Developing World
Global Healthcare Information Network (GHI-net)
Harvard University – Humanitarian Academy
Health Volunteers Overseas – A Guide to Volunteering Overseas Excerpt on Teaching
Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health – Open Coursework
Johns Hopkins University – Global mHealth Initiative
Mayo Clinic- A Taste of Tropical Medicine: A Global Health Volunteerism Short Prep Course
Medical Education Partnership Initiative – Online Medical Courses
Peoples Open Access Education Initiative
The Mother and Child Health and Education Trust – Mother and Child Nutrition
Unite For Sight – Global Health University
University of Alabama Basic Biostatistics
University of Toronto: Ptolemy Project
Case Studies for Global Health
Global Health Delivery Project at Harvard University Case Studies
International Antiviral Society-USA (Cases, Webinars, Webcasts, Guidelines)
NIH e-Learning Resources for Global Health Researchers
NIH Global Health Research Topics
WHO Core Competencies for Patient Safety Researchers
Databases of Global Health Information
Bugs, Drugs, and Global Health Blog – about WHO Observatory –
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Global Health and Science Practice Open Access Journal
World Health Organization (WHO) Health Statistics and Information Systems