Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health, talks about getting involved
GET INVOLVED
TOOLKIT
The web is full of ideas for getting involved in global health. Use the links below to find out what you can do to help. If you don't find what you are looking for here, search the web using combinations of relevant words, such as global / HIV / youth / hunger / change / action / health to find out more.
- UNICEF USA: UNICEF’s work in advocacy, community building, fundraising, and public engagement.
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent: An online learning environment with certified professional courses, global health research programs, and tools for humanitarian education.
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Ways to start engaging with global health.
- Hesperian Health Guides: Become a translation partner to help provide worldwide multilingual trusted health information to all.
- American Medical Student Association: A guide to grassroots action – a social change toolkit.
- Oxfam UK: Toolkits and guides to build successful campaigns for social change, social justice, and global health and education.
List of Global Health Organizations
Visit these organizations online to learn more about various global health projects. Some are featured in the Against the Odds exhibition, others are provided as examples of global health initiatives around the world. These organizations offer rich resources on diverse global health issues and their impact on communities, how you can get involved, what educational and career opportunities are available, and more.
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
American Medical Student Association Global Health Action Committee
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)
Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Coordinating Office for Global Health
Central American Network for Disaster and Health Information
Disaster Information Management Research Center, National Library of Medicine
Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Friend's of the MST, The Brazil's Landless Workers Movement
Global Campaign for Microbicides
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)
National Association of Community Health Centers
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), The
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
UNAIDS, Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
University Coalition for Global Health Resource Group
U.S. Agency for International Development's Global Health Web site
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Global Health Affairs
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General
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Food for Life
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Action on AIDS
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The Legacy of War
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Preventing Disease
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Global Collaboration
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