December 28, 2007
Hesperian partner, El Comité Asociado de Promotores Interétnicos del Bajo Atrato en Salud (COAPIBAS), or the Interethnic Committee of Associated Health Promoters of the Lower Atrato, recently won The Clarence H. Moore Award for Voluntary Service. COAPIBAS was one of many groups nominated for the award granted by thePan American Health and Education Foundation which recognizes outstanding contributions to public health by volunteers or non-governmental organizations working to improve the lives of the peoples of Latin American and the Caribbean.
Read MoreDecember 17, 2007
Amma Semenya, a graduate student at Emory University, was one of 40 participants in the four-day International People’s Heath University course at the US Social Forum last June. She has just released a podcast to share her experience and gained knowledge of the People’s Health Movement and the interplay of health and the global economy. As a health student wanting to take action, Amma and her student colleagues run Curbside Consult program, a site where students can search, listen, and post podcasts and other media on topics related to medicine and healthcare.
Read MoreDecember 7, 2007
At Hesperian, we take great care to ensure that our approach to health is at once comprehensive and rooted in common sense. Health is not merely about the provision of healthcare, but about community self-sufficiency, the ability of all people to live up to their full health potential, and the capacity to provide the conditions for good health to future generations. Our forthcoming Community Guide to Environmental Health, for example, will offer material that makes direct links between sanitation, toxic exposures, food sovereignty, environmental stewardship, and people’s health.
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