Global Health Nursing & Midwifery

Erin, this is a fantastic question! I attended the 2009 GHEC (Global Health Education Consortium) Conference and kept a very useful one-page handout they distributed, titled "Preparing for Overseas Work." I've referred to it ever since. Don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions (I may have transposed something in re-typing this). Please also let me know if you need any other suggestions and I'd be happy to track down some more, especially regarding specific locations/health projects as the packing and preparation can vary greatly.

Useful Publications:
Bosworth TL, Haloburdo EP, Hetrick C, Patchett K, Thomphson MA & Welch M. (2006). International partnerships to promoter quality of care: faculty groundwork, student projects, and outcomes. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 37, 32-38.

Button L, Green B, Tengnah C, Johansson I, & Baker C. (2004). The impact of international placements on nurses' personal and professional lives: literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50, 315-424.

Crump J, Sugarman J. Ethical Considerations for Short-term Experiences by Trainees in Global Health. JAMA. 2008; 300(12): 1456-1458 (doi:10.1001/jama.300.12.1456)

Downs E, Murray J, Brownsburger S. The use of Service-Learning in drought response by universities ...

Erin, this is a fantastic question! I attended the 2009 GHEC (Global Health Education Consortium) Conference and kept a very useful one-page handout they distributed, titled "Preparing for Overseas Work." I've referred to it ever since. Don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions (I may have transposed something in re-typing this). Please also let me know if you need any other suggestions and I'd be happy to track down some more, especially regarding specific locations/health projects as the packing and preparation can vary greatly.

Useful Publications:
Bosworth TL, Haloburdo EP, Hetrick C, Patchett K, Thomphson MA & Welch M. (2006). International partnerships to promoter quality of care: faculty groundwork, student projects, and outcomes. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 37, 32-38.

Button L, Green B, Tengnah C, Johansson I, & Baker C. (2004). The impact of international placements on nurses' personal and professional lives: literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50, 315-424.

Crump J, Sugarman J. Ethical Considerations for Short-term Experiences by Trainees in Global Health. JAMA. 2008; 300(12): 1456-1458 (doi:10.1001/jama.300.12.1456)

Downs E, Murray J, Brownsburger S. The use of Service-Learning in drought response by universities in Ethiopia. Nursing Outlook. Volume 55, Issue 5, September-October 2007, pages 224-231.

Evert E, Bazemore A, Hixon A, Withy K. Going Global: Considerations for Introducing Global Health Into Family Medicine Training Programs. Fam Med 2007;39(9):659-65.

Green, Sarah. Volunteerism at Home: Keeping the Spirit of an Overseas Experience Alive. Transitions Abroad Magazine, September/October 2002.
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0209/green.shtml

Mill JE, Yonge OJ, & Cameron BL (2005). Challenges and opportunities of international clinical practice. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship,2,1-13.

Renfrew MJ, Raisler J, Kennedy HP, Mudokwenyu-Rawdon C, & Prakasamma M. (2003). Conducting international research in midwifery: a workshop held at the ICM congress, Vienna, April 2002. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 19,170-173.

Ryan ET, Kain K. Health Advice and Immunizations for Travelers. NEJM 2000: 342:1716-1725.

Walsh LV (2003). International service learning in midwifery and nursing education. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 48-449-454.

Useful Websites:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.org

Center for Linguistic and Cultural Competence in Health Care:
http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?IvI=1&IvIiD=3

Doctors Without Borders/MSF:
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/work/field/

Intercultural Press:
http://www.intercultural.org

Millenium Development Goals for WHO:
http://mdgs.un.org/mdg/Data.aspx

Pan American Health Organization:
http://new.paho.org/

US State Department:
http://www.state.gov/travel/

UW Office of International Programs and Exchanges:
http://ipe.washington.edu/domestic/index.html

World Learning:
http://www.worldlearning.org/index.html

World Health Organization:
http://www.who.int/en/

Useful Books/Guides:
Fadiman, Anne. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. FSG, NY, 1997.

WHO, International Travel and Health, WHO, 2009 http://www.who.int/ith/en/index.html

Kidder, T. Mountains Beyond Mountains, Random House, 2003.

Kohls, L. Robert. Survival Kit for Overseas Living. Intercultural Press, Yarmouth, Maine, 2001.

O'Neil E, Farmer P. Awakening Hippocrates: A Primer on Health, Poverty, and Global Service, AMA 2006.

O'Neil E. A Practical Guide to Global Health Service, AMA 2006.

Werner, D. Helping Health Workers Learn, HealthWrights (Hesperion.org).

WHO, Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity through Action on the Social Determinants of Health, 2008.

Useful Clinical Handbooks/Guides:
Managing newborn problems: A guide for doctors, nurses and midwives. WHO 2003.

Pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum and newborn care: A guide for essential practice. WHO 2007.

Manual for the health care of children in humanitarian emergencies. WHO 2008.

Integrated Management of Children Illness (IMCI) for High HIV settings, WHO 2008.

Pocket book of hospital care for children. Guidelines for the management of common illnesses with limited resources. WHO, 2005.

I also might add:
Niemczura, J. The Hospital at the End of the World. (2009). (Written by a nurse)

Farmer, P. The Uses of Haiti.(2006).

There's also a recommended reading list from Partners In Health at: http://www.pih.org/pages/recommended-reading/
and a listing of PIH publications at: http://www.pih.org/index.php/publications

CDC Travelers' Health - Yellow Book: Health Information for International Travel.
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/content/yellowbook/home-2010.aspx

As a last thought, I would also include the GHEC bibliography as a reference. It is quite extensive, but well-categorized and may include more up to date resources than my 2009 handout:

http://globalhealtheducation.org/resources/Pages/GlobalHealthBibliography.aspx

Good luck and let us know if you need anything else!
:) maggie

What a fantastic list! This makes me want to read every single one of these publications! Thank you Maggie, for sharing this with all of us. I think anyone on this list-serve will benefit enormously from this.
Kimberley Chastain

Wow, what an incredible list of resources. Thank so much for sharing!

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Michelle Kiprop, RN MSN
Family Nurse Practitioner
Empowering Lives International
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Maggie, thank you so much! I really appreciate the time you took to transpose the list-- these resources look immensely useful. Thanks again and hope all is well!

I have been put in charge of preparing a project for Advancing Midwifery and Neonatology for Nurses in China. Can anyone provide me resources to whom I should approach for Expert Speakers and/or resources?

Best Wishes,
此致 敬礼,

Christian D. Orejudos, BSN, MBA, DHA(c) 辜士群，护理学士，企管硕士，博士侯选人

Chief Operating Officer首席运营长
Hangzhou Aima Maternity & Infants Hospital 杭州艾玛妇产医院

(please text me if you cannot reach me by phone)

Such great information, thanks Maggie!