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One Health Modules

Southeast Asia One Health University Network, et al. (2022) CC

14 One Health Modules: learning better respones to complex health problems

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND CHILD TRAUMA: POLICY BRIEF

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) (2017) C2

Provides policymakers and other stakeholders with an overview of intimate partner violence (IPV) and its relationship to child trauma, as well as policy-relevant and child trauma-focused recommendations to assist them in their response to intimate partner violence.

Glossary of Terms: NCTSN Measures Review Database

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) (2018) C1

A list of terms found within the Measures Review Database (MRD). This fact sheet defines various terms from the MRD to help users better understand the measures reviews.

Understanding Refugee Trauma: For School Personnel

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network NCTSN (2003) C1

Trauma can affect a refugee child on an individual, classroom, school, and family level. However, just because a student is a refugee, it does not mean he or she has experienced trauma and/or will exhibit symptoms related to trauma. Many refugee children adjust very well to new school settings and o ... more

Glossary of Terms Related to Trauma-Informed, Integrated Healthcare

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) (2018) C1

Provides a glossary of terms for healthcare providers to better understand the concepts within trauma-informed integrated care.

Health sector spending and spending on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and development assistance for health: progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3

Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network Lancet (2020) C1

Background: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 aims to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. While a substantial effort has been made to quantify progress towards SDG3, less research has focused on tracking spending towards this goal. We used spending estimates to ... more

Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40

Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network Lancet (2018) C1

Background: Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires health financing systems that provide prepaid pooled resources for key health services without placing undue financial stress on households. Understanding current and future trajectories of health financing is vital for progress towards ... more

Supportive Practices for Mental Health Professionals During Pandemic-Related Social Distancing

Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network Funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2020) C1

Social distancing is the deliberate increasing of physical space between people to stop or slow down the spread of a highly contagious illness. It is a strategy sometimes recommended by public health officials during pandemics. For mental health professionals, the challenges that accompany social di ... more

Psychological First Aid for Schools Field Operations Guide - Appendix A: Recommendations for School Staff

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) (2014) C1

Is the first appendix for the Psychological First Aid Field for Schools (PFA-S) Operations Guide. This appendix provides recommendations for school staff (including principals and administrators, teachers, health-related professionals, and support staff) on providing Psychological First Aid at a sch ... more

Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network NCTSN (2020) C1

At this time, information about COVID-19 is rapidly evolving as new details are confirmed and new questions emerge. In the event of an outbreak in your community, as a parent/caregiver, your first concern is about how to protect and take care of your children and family. Knowing important informat ... more

Past, present, and future of global health financing: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 195 countries, 1995–2050

Global Burden of Disease Health Financing Collaborator Network The Lancet (2019) CC

Comprehensive and comparable estimates of health spending in each country are a key input for health policy and planning, and are necessary to support the achievement of national and international health goals. Previous studies have tracked past and projected future health spending until 2040 and ... more

Understanding refugee trauma: for primary care providers

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2007) C1

Primary care visits may be a time that refugee families express concerns about their child’s functioning at home or school and/or providers may identify concerns about emotional or behavioral health. Most refugee children have experienced trauma which may affect their emotional, behavioral, and ph ... more

MHPSS COVID-19 Toolkit Version 1.0 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Network MHPSS.net (2020) CC

The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly evolving global crisis and there is much that is still emerging in terms of the psychosocial and mental health consequences for the diverse populations affected by this emergency. This toolkit is based on what is currently available and will be updated as addit ... more

Assessment of Complex Trauma by Mental Health Professionals

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) (2018) C1

Offers information on the assessment of complex trauma in children. This fact sheet provides general guidelines for assessing complex trauma such as gathering information, a variety of approaches and techniques, how to work with a child's family and care team, and assessing over time. It also gives ... more

Using Theory of Change in the development, implementation and evaluation of complex health interventions. A practical guide

Mary De Silva, Lucy Lee& Grace Ryan The Centre for Global Mental Health &the Mental Health Innovation Network (2015) C1

This guide provides a practical overview of the process of developing a Theory of Change, focusing on using a stakeholder-driven, workshop approach to achieve this.

Tracking development assistance for health and for COVID-19: a review of development assistance, government, out-of-pocket, and other private spending on health for 204 countries and territories, 1990

Dr. Micah et al. Global Burden of Disease 2020 Health Financing Collaborator Network (2021) CC

The rapid spread of COVID-19 renewed the focus on how health systems across the globe are financed, especially during public health emergencies. Development assistance is an important source of health financing in many low-income countries, yet little is known about how much of this funding was di ... more

Back to Basics - Friendly health providers are the key to retaining adolescents living with HIV

D. Mark; A. Ronan; H.Soeters; et al. PATA; Global Network of young people living with HIV (2019) C2

Accessed: 27.10.2019

AMR Fact Sheet Health Professionals

ReAct, Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (2019) C2

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when organisms that cause disease are no longer susceptible/responsive to antimicrobial agents that previously were effective in combating them. AMR is a global problem with particularly dire consequences for Africa which is already grappling with high levels ... more

A Field Guide to Antibiotic Stewardship in Outpatient Settings

Telligen, Quality Innovation Network National Coordinating Center, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (2018) C2

Antibiotic Stewardship (AS) is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials to improve patient outcomes, reduce microbial resistance, and decrease the spread of multi-drug resistant organisms. In clinical settings, stewardship activities focus on measuring and improving ... more