This fact sheet provides basic information about Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
The Big Idea of the Week delves deeper into a specific COVID-related topic. Each week, Big Idea tackles a specific area of COVID-19 and provides important information, guidelines, and messages for the public.
Information booklet on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Who develops PTSD? What are the symptoms of PTSD? Why do some people develop PTSD and other people do not? How is PTSD Treated? How can I hep a friend or relative who has PTSD? How can I help mysel...f? Where can I go for help? What if I know someone in crisis? Next Steps for PTSD Research.
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Offers expanded content on social/emotional aspects of having cancer and how to talk with others including children; Features many direct quotes from patients, caregivers, providers; Specifies that cancer is not contagious; Corrects perception that sin or wrongdoing causes cancer; Gives... detailed information on managing side effects; Provides details on how to make appointments, register for treatment, account for wait times, and register for poverty certificate to cover treatment costs.
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Introduces the GATHER approach to counseling, a patient-centered approach that improves patient satisfaction
Has a chapter offering basic biomedical information on cancer, as requested by health workers
Includes information about management of side effects
Encourages health workers to take care o...f themselves and acknowledges the stressful nature of their work.
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The Cholera Fact Sheet is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, French, and Haitian Kreyol. This heavily-illustrated, easy-to-read handout provides information for preventing, diagnosing and treating cholera with limited resources. It offers instructions for purifying drinking water and prepari...ng a rehydration drink at home.
You can link to the English sheet, which includes links to all other languages: http://en.hesperian.org/hhg/Cholera_Factsheet#utm_source=MedBox&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=cholera_hw
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Document provides basic information on Hypertension (symptoms, risk factors, complications, treatment) in a descriptive way.
The document provides information on stroke (definition, risk factors, symptoms etc.) in a descriptive way.
Country specific documents, i.e. guidelines, education material, situation updates can be found in our section "COUNTRIES" of MEDBOX. Please click on the orange "COUNTRIES" button in the headline and select your country. Then klick on the small arrow below the heading to open the menue and select CO...VID-19 section or other sub-categories
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Zur Information von Geflüchteten, Migrant*innen, Durchreisenden, Tourist*innen und anderen Interessierten wurden im Rahmen des MiMi-Projektes gesicherte Informationen in einem 6-seitigen Faltblatt zusammengetragen.
Basic information about the virus, symptoms, prevention and transmission.
Existe mucha información circulando alrededor del
coronavirus, pero no toda es verdad.
Es importante estar bien informados para así poder protegernos y proteger a nuestras comunidades
This guide was developed by AACAP to give reliable information about medication
used to treat bipolar disorder in children and adolescents to parents whose children
have been diagnosed with the illness.
The document provides inforation on tobacco use (health effects, quitting, benefits of quitting, e-cigarettes etc.) in a descriptive way.
Booklet of information about flood in Indonesia : a right way to facing flood
The document provides Information on alcohol use (risk factors, evaluation alcohol use etc.) in a descriptive way.
The advice on this page provides information for individuals and families on ways to prevent illness and stay healthy, based on WHO recommendations.
This crash course provides information on the ongoing pandemic caused by the novel Coronavirus (COVID -19)
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Guidebook about information center of health crisis response due to natural disaster in Indonesia
Access : 28.04.2017
A recent article published by NPR reporting how trusted faith leaders, in this case nuns, have a workable system to transmit health messages in local languages in Zambia. They have broadcast information on maternal & child health and COVID-19 on a Catholic radio station