Hesparian Health Guides PDF Collection (August 2014)

SOURCE: http://hesperian.org

Hesperian Health Guides
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Berkeley, CA 94704

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HESPARIAN MISSION AND HISTORY:

MISSION
Hesperian strives for a world in which people and communities are equipped to achieve health for all. Our mission is to provide information and educational tools that help all people take greater control over their health and work to eliminate the underlying causes of poor health.

HISTORY
Hesperian produces and shares easy-to-understand health information for people worldwide.

Our work began in the 1970s in Ajoya, Mexico. There, an expanding group of volunteers working with villagers created a simple manual to use medically accurate knowledge in a culturally appropriate way to address community health needs. The Hesperian Foundation was established to publish this manual in 1973 as Donde No Hay Doctor. In 1977, to share it with the world, Hesperian published the English language version Where There Is No Doctor, now the most widely used health book in the world.

Over the years, we have partnered with community health workers, villagers, medical professionals, and others to develop, publish and share information. We publish 20 titles, spanning community health, women’s health, children with disabilities, HIV, and environmental health, and distribute many others. The global spread of our materials is a result of these partnerships and our common commitment to improving health conditions for those most in need.

The Hesperian Foundation was re-named Hesperian Health Guides in 2011 to better communicate the substance and spirit of what we do. We also launched our new digital resource center in 2011 as part of our Digital Commons Initiative, an extension of our pioneering “open copyright” policy. This landmark digital platform enables global users to search, translate, customize and download our content, and to access our image library. Through this ongoing Initiative, we will evaluate and employ emerging digital technology to ensure that people everywhere have access to empowering health knowledge.

Throughout our history, Hesperian has joined together with others around the world to promote health justice, and has been a leader in the People’s Health Movement, both in the US and internationally.

FILE DIRECTORY:
A Book for Midwives - Care for Pregnancy, Birth and Women's Health (2013) Hesparian.pdf
A Community Guide to Environmental Health (2012) Hesparian.pdf
A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities (2008) Hesparian.pdf
Cholera Prevention Fact Sheet (Hesparian).pdf
Danger Signs of Childbirth (Hesparian).pdf
Disabled Village Children (2009) Hesparian.pdf
Environmental Health Booklets - Pesticides are Poison (Hesparian).pdf
Environmental Health Booklets - Sanitation and Cleanliness (Hesparian).pdf
Environmental Health Booklets - Water for Life (Hesparian).pdf
Fighting Factory Fires - 100 Years After the Triangle Fire (Hesparian).pdf
Health for All Medical Glossary - Creole - Sante pou tout moun.pdf
Health for All Medical Glossary - English - Health for All.pdf
Health for All Medical Glossary - French - La Santé pour tous.pdf
Health for All Medical Glossary - Spanish - Salud Para Todos.pdf
Helping Children Who Are Blind (2000) Hesparian.pdf
Helping Children Who Are Deaf (2004) Hesparian.pdf
Helping Health Workers Learn (2012) Hesparian.pdf
Safe Handling of Health Care Waste (Hesparian).pdf
Where There Is No Dentist (2012) Hesparian.pdf
Where There Is No Doctor (2013) Hesparian.pdf
Where Women Have No Doctor (2012) Hesparian.pdf
Women with Disabilities Speak Up for their Rights (Hesparian).pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 01 - 1997.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 02 - 1998.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 03 - 1998.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 04 - 1999.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 05 - 1999.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 06 - 1999.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 07 - 2001.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 08 - 2001 - Inserts.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 08 - 2001.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 09 - 2001.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 10 - 2002.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 11 - 2006.pdf
Women's Health Exchange (Hesparian) - Issue 12 - 2006.pdf