FOCUS ON HAITI

Below are articles about Haiti. These articles require the free Adobe®Acrobat® Reader™. To obtain the reader click the following icon:

 

Articles

Be a Better Donor: Practical Recommendations for Humanitarian Aid [2.6 MB]

Health Cluster Bulletin [78 KB]

Special Report: Update on the Health Response to the Earthquake in Haiti [250 KB]

Resources

 

Finding Volunteer Opportunities:

• American Medical Association's Haiti Earthquake Physician Relief Volunteer Form

 

Before you go:

• CDC Guidelines for Relief Workers traveling to Haiti, updated Feb 1, 2010
• Healthcare Resources in English, French and Creole
• CDC and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Tips for dealing with Traumatic Incident Stress
• United States Department of Health and Human Services' Tips for Managing and Preventing Stress: A Guide for Emergency and Disaster Response Workers

 

Once you get back home:

• CDC's Guidelines for Relief Workers traveling to Haiti: Scroll down to “Physiological/Emotional Difficulties” and “After You Get Home”/a>
• American Association of Nurse Anesthetists' Column called “Coping with Disaster”

 

Random:

• The National Library of Medicine's People-Locator for Victims of the Haitian earthquake

 

News from HVO

Focus on Haiti

Annual Reports

Press Releases

Volunteer Connection

Current Net Connection

HVO Powerpoint

Site Map  |  Terms of Use  |  CFC #12147  |  United Way #0342

Health Volunteers Overseas © 2009-2010