Tools

Planning your project

• Global Health Atlas
• Gapminder – “Fighting the most devastating myths by building a fact-based world view that everyone understands” (Hans Rosling); Using innovative graphic tools Gapminder World shows the world’s most important trends.
• Health Map (Global Disease Alert) – HealthMap brings together disparate data sources to achieve a unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health.
• Globalis (Interactive World Map) –  Globalis is an interactive world atlas where you decide what is to be displayed on the map.  Globalis aims to create an understanding for similarities and differences in human societies, as well as how we influence life on the planet.
• Measure DHS : Excellent resource to create surveys

Malaria

• Malaria Atlas Project
• Key facts – Roll Back Malaria

Water and Sanitation

• Water and Sanitation Program:  An International Partnership to Help the Poor Gain Access to Improved Water Supply and Sanitation Services

HIV/AIDS

• WHO HIV/AIDS Guidelines

Tuberculosis

• The BCG World Atlas

School Health

• WHO Information Series on School Health

Disaster Management

• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies World Disasters Report (annual)
• WHO website – disasters
• WHO bulletin on “cluster” approach to relief coordination
• British Columbia Provincial Emergency Program
• British Columbia Emergency Response Management System
• Canadian Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)

Maternal and Newborn Child Health

• WHO Partnership for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
• Every Woman Every Child (UN Global Strategy)

Nutrition

• Zinc Saves Kids

Immigrant and Refugee Health

• Refugee Health Vancouver
• Refugee Health Care: Resources to Assist Family Physicians (CFPC)
• Evidence-based guidelines for Immigrant and Refugee Health
• Clinical tips, tools, guidelines for Refugee Health:
  •    www.refugeehealth.ca
  • CCIRH Migrant Health Knowledge Exchange Network
  • Refugees and Global Health eLearning
  • Caring for Kids New to Canada
  • Evidence-based Clinical Guidelines for Immigrants and Refugees

    ►    Learn the issues:

    ►    http://refugeehearing.cleo.on.ca/
    ►    http://cas-ncr-nter03.cas-satj.gc.ca/rss/Bulletin%20T-356-13%20Cdn%20doctors%20july-04-2014%20ENG.pdf.
    ►    http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/fct/doc/2014/2014fc651/2014fc651.html#_Issues
    ►    Get involved:
    §  http://www.doctorsforrefugeecare.ca/
    §  Contact – chris_holcroft@yahoo.com
    §  Twitter: @Docs4refugeehc
    §  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RefugeeHealthCare 
    §  Twitter: @bcrefugeehealth

     

Social Finance

• SocialFinance.ca – Guide to Social Finance

Language Learning

• Himalayan Program:  Nepali and Tibetan