Update #44: Jan 27, 2003
In This Update: -NEW EDITION OF 'MAKING HEALTH COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS WORK' -UPCOMING BOOK ON NIGERIAN YOUTH -NEW HCMN CO-MODERATOR - PEGGY D'ADAMO -NEW HCMN MEMBERS: - DR HECTOR ADDISON - G. RAMA PADMA - SHYAM SHRESTHA - NASRULLAH MURI - SOHINI ROYCHOWDHURY - MARIANA AVICO - CATHERINE EDGERLY - CHRISTINE HURLIMAN - PANTELEON UCHECHI ANYANWU - DAPHNE KOURETAS - ALODIA SANTOS - ERIC JANOWSKY - MARIA CELESTE BUSTILLO - JARED M. ONWAE - PATEL GAURANGKUMAR RASIKLAL - ASADULLAH - BRYAN COOKE - DR SANJEEV VERMA - NIKETA FAZAL
NEW EDITION OF 'MAKING HEALTH COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS WORK' Since the early 1990s, the Office of Cancer Communications, National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been developing communication messages and programmes for health professionals, patients, and the public. The purpose of this guide is to reflect on and share NCI's experiences and those of others who plan health communication programmes. An excellent resource.
Single copies of the new edition can be ordered from within the US by clicking below. https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/ncipubs/details.asp?pid=209 and filling out the online form.
If you live outside the US, you can order a single copy for free by mailing or faxing this address:
FAX: 1- National Cancer Institute Publications Ordering Service
UPCOMING BOOK ON NIGERIAN YOUTH Segun Ogundeyi, HCMN member from Nigeria, writes that he or she is presently working on a book for youth in Nigeria and will get in touch with HCMN when it is completed to help in circulation to members. E-mail:
WELCOME OUR NEW HCMN CO-MODERATOR - PEGGY D'ADAMO Phone: Fax: Please welcome Peggy as co-moderator of the HCMN listserv and website. Peggy has been working as the librarian here in the Media/Materials Clearinghouse since 1991and has lots of experience cataloging and sharing health communication materials. She is also the Networking Coordinator of a new project here at Johns Hopkins - The Information and Knowledge for Optimal Health (INFO) Project. As Networking Coordinator, she has the task of working to strengthen existing networks and communities of practice like HCMN and the job of helping to develop and manage new networks in the area of reproductive health.
NEW HCMN MEMBER: DR HECTOR A ADDISON
Integrated Research & Dev't Foundation
Integrated Research and Development Foundation- INTERFOUND is a non for profit, nongovernmental NGO based in Ghana whose major concern is to see to the healthy growth and development of people to ensure accelerated socio-economic development that will eventually eliminate poverty and diseases.
INTERFOUND wants to share materials it develops with other health professioanls working tirelessly to improve health globally and hopes to benefit from the rich experiences of the professional members of HCMN through suggestions and material exchange.
INTERFOUND hopes to send tapes and publications on HIV/AIDS for others to also benefit. We currently developing a manual on the management of STIs in emergency settings.
Title: Associate fellow Organization: Centre for Economic and Social Studies Address:
Iam currently working as a faculty at Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, India. I have been working in the areas of Population, Health and Women. I wish to be part of the net work for better sharing of the ideas in the relevent areas of interest there by to enhance a practical perspective of over all health scenerio. Kindly include me in the network. Looking forword to be associated with the network.
NEW HCMN MEMBER: SHYAM SHRESTHA
Title : Senior Training Officer Organization : Mother Infant Research Activities [MIRA ]
Recently, I saw a magazine named HCMN Health Communication Materials Network. I felt, this is very useful & fruitful magazine for youth to prevent such fatal and burning problem as HIV/AIDS. I want to join & contribute for this activities.
Nasrullah Muri Rural Development Association, C/O P.O. Tangwani,
Pakistan. With great reverences, I state that we heard about your organization. We deeply appreciate your efforts. Our organization is actively working on population. We are requestin that you send magazines and publications.
Regional Communication Officer -Asia and Near East Frontiers in Reproductive Health (FRONTIERS) The Population Council
http://www.popcouncil.org/frontiers/ As the Regional Communications Officer, Asia and Near East Region, my work involves supporting innovative research through the effective dissemination and utilization of research. Conceptualizing and implementing strategies ranging from producing global and inter-regional publications, to advocating through the website to holding dissemination and utilization workshops/seminars, to making presentations at national and international forums and developing a network with policy makers, media, collaborating agencies, funding agencies and other national and international organizations, my work aims to improve links between Research and Practice and create visibility of FRONTIERS' work among its audiences.
The HCMN will provide me a platform to exchange news, views and ideas and will provide me an opportunity to share my work with other communicators in the field of health communications.
Mariana Avico Tel.Fax.: My name is Mariana Avico, I would like to join HCM because instead of I am graphic designer I have been working in health communication for 8 years. I need to share my experience with other people in the world working in it.
SEMA Project Coordinator Michigan Inter-Tribal Council (MITC)
fax I work with a grant from the CDC on tobacco issues and Native Americans in MI. I am always looking for media resources especially Native American specific material. I would appreciate being able to take part in the HCMN. N.A. use tobacco ceremonially; this is very sacred to them. They are also very concerned about the abuse of commercial tobacco products and have the highest smoking and lung cancer rates in MI. I would share any N.A. specific clipart related to tobacco and hopefully find pieces that I could use.
Christine Hurlimann Development Manager Project HOPE Switzerland
SWITZERLAND
email: Project HOPE is an international NGO with the mission to provide Health Opportunities for People Everywhere by participating in the sustainable improvement of health systems in low and middle-income countries. We develop projects together with our programme offices upon request from the beneficiary countries, raise the funds and coordinate their implementation and do the necessary follow-up (reports, e.g.).
Prince Panteleon Uchechi Anyanwu PROJECT CORDINATOR
email Field: Nutritition Our organization is a non-profit whose primary aim is to spread the good news to people who are still having doubts that the deadly disease AIDS is not real or does not exist. We also send materials to those who have been infected by the disease. As a foundation, we also visit hospitals almost every week to share relevant materials with the sick. Our organization is serving as a resource to those in need of help. We will continue to spread the good news until the entire world is free from HIV/AIDS syndrome. We need help from the international community to continue reaching people in NIgeria and Africa. Thank you and God bless you as we all join hands to gether to scrape away HIV/AIDS in the world.
Daphne Kouretas, Information Systems Assistant Healthlink Worldwide
email: I work for two programmes at Healthlink Worldwide, which is based in London and works with partner organisations to improve the health of poor and vulnerable communities by strengthening the provision, use and impact of information. The two programmes that I work for are: Source, a resource centre that holds health-related material relevant to developing countries; and Exchange, a government-funded programme concerned with health communication in the context of development.
NEW HCMN MEMBER: ALODIA SANTOS Alodia Santos Health Communication House, IPHM
email: The Institute of Public Health Management (IPHM) aims to improve the health care system in the Philippines and Asia by focusing on the improvement of the health MANAGEMENT. We provide solutions and technical assistance through training, consultancy and research. The Health Communications House is in-charge of developing the various materials needed for these endeavors.
Health Specialist Peace Corps phone: email: I provide technical assistance in health to Peace Corps staff and volunteers in the Inter-America and Pacific region as a health specialist in the Center for Field Assistance
Training Coordinator email: Field: General health I carry out training on different themes. Right now the emphasis is on sexual and reproductive health. In the next months I will be participating in training for young people on AIDS prevention.
email: Field: Reproductive Health, General Health, Domestic Violence We do counselling and guidance, treatment of diseases and we do attend to expectant mothers.
NEW HCMN MEMBER: PATEL GAURANGKUMAR RASIKLAL Patel Gaurangkumar Rasiklal Shree Vidyottejak Parishad Nr. the bank., Chhipadi, District - Kheda. email: Field: Reproductive Health, Adolescent Health, General Health We run an institution named "Shree Vidyottejak Parishad" which has been founded under Bombay Act-1950 (India), Section-29, This Parishad tries its level best to solve authentic and basic problems of students all over India. It also works for the solution of valuable problems of society, serious dieases and also value based general health. Hence, Shree Vidyottejak Parishad wants to hold a Cancer, AIDS and general health exhibition cum seminar with pictures and information for the students, youths and citizens of India at district level and then state level in 2003 March-April. It aims to bring awareness about cancer, aids and general health all over the India.
Asadullah General Secretary Distt:sukkur email: Field: Reproductive Health OUR WORK: helping communities to identify their problems. OUR ACHIVEMENT: HIV/AIDS,STDs, Child health, awareness and advocacy.
Professor phone: email: Field: Reproductive Health, Adolescent Health, General Health, Infectious Diseases I teach class on Health Communications & the Media in MPH program
Dr. Sanjeev Verma APH student Institute of Health Systems H.A.C.A. Bhawan, Near Police Control Room, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - INDIA 500082 email: IHS, Hyderabad is a NGO involved in the field of public health with activities ranging from training, health research, to providing consultancy for health initiatives and Health sector policy reform
Communications Director Communication Aid email: We assist other NGOs working in the field to achieve their project goals by creating appropriate communication strategies and IEC materials to distribute to their target groups.
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