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9th Annual Global Health Mini-University
Mark your calendars! The 9th annual Global Health Mini-University will be held on October 9, 2009 at the Cloyd Heck Marvin Center on the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services campus. This year's event will offer over 60 different sessions highlighting evidence-based best practices and state-of-the-art information from a variety of technical areas across the Global Health field. Registration will open in early September. Information on Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be coming soon.
2008 Global Health Mini-University Presentations
Fondly remembering an interesting presentation from last years Mini-University? Presentation materials from the September 2008 event are available to view or download.
See the 2008 Mini-University photos.
All photos provided by David Alexander/CCP.
View the 2008 Mini-University Pearls.
Guide to Monitoring and Evaluating Health Information Products and Services
The objectives of this guide are to: 1) provide a core list of indicators to measure the reach, usefulness, use, and impact of information services and products in a consistent way; 2) improve monitoring and evaluation by simplifying the selection and application of indicators; and 3) define, standardize, and categorize indicators so as to promote agreement on their appropriate application and interpretation.
Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers
This new resource, one of the World Health Organization's Family Planning Cornerstones, provides evidence-based guidance developed through worldwide collaboration. This handbook offers clinic-based health care professionals in developing countries the latest guidance on providing contraceptive methods. Available online and in print.
29 Free Internet-based Courses at USAID's Global Health eLearning Center (GHeL), including the following new eLearning course:
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
The practice of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) harms the physical, psychological, and reproductive and sexual health of women and is a violation of women’s fundamental human rights. About 100 to 140 million girls and young women have experienced FGM/C, and an additional three million are at risk each year. This course will provide learners with an overview of FGM/C and examples of interventions that have worked – as well as those that have not worked – to encourage the abandonment of the practice.
Information and Advocacy Kit: Improving Access to Family Planning: Community-based Distribution of DMPA
The MAQ Exchange: Engage in a dialog aimed at developing or improving programs that reflect MAQ principles and practice.
MAQ Exchange Curriculum Modules (French) (Spanish)
See the IUD Toolkit.
See the 51 Global Health Technical Briefs available here, including the following new Tech Brief :
Global Health Technical Brief: Peer Education: A Viable Approach for Reaching Youth
Peer education can be an effective way to improve youth reproductive and sexual health outcomes (unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and HIV). Programs should ensure high quality by emphasizing adequate training, retention efforts, monitoring and evaluation, curriculum/structure, and meaningful youth involvement.
