Welcome!
This LibGuide is designed to be a resource for developing your Global Health fieldwork proposal; and for managing your project in the field.
You might also want to use the Global Health LibGuide for more information on researching global health topics.
DGHI Fieldwork Paperwork
What's in this guide?
In this LibGuide, you'll find information about:
- Preparing a literature review with relevant background research
- Navigating the IRB process
- Choosing appropriate research methods
- Managing your project effectively
- Finding good information on your fieldwork location
- Finding a place to publish your research
Important Web Resources for Global Health
- American Public Health AssociationThe oldest organization of public health professionals in the world, APHA is the primary voice for public health advocacy.
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)A worldwide organization of scientists, clinicians, and program professionals whose mission is to promote global health through the prevention and control of infectious and other diseases that disproportionately afflict the global poor.
- Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationThe philanthropic organization's Global Health Program focuses on the health problems in developing countries, supporting sustainable ways to improve the delivery of existing tools and investing in research and development of new interventions, such as vaccines, drugs, and diagnostics.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Works with partners throughout the nation and the world to monitor health, conducts research to enhance prevention, and develop and advocate sound public health policies.
- Global Health CouncilThe largest alliance of health care professionals and organizations dedicated to global health, GHC highlights global health issues and concerns, brings together multiple perspectives, promotes evidence-based policy, disseminates research, and coordinates communications.
- The Global Health Gateway (Kaiser Family Foundation)The Kaiser Family Foundation's global health gateway brings together original policy analysis and research from the Foundation, provides the new daily news synthesis, tracks legislation through a new Policy Tracker, and features fact sheets, country-level data through Kaiser's Global Health Facts, and more.
- HealthMap.orgThe system monitors, organizes, integrates, filters, visualizes and disseminates online information about emerging diseases in nine languages, facilitating early detection of global public health threats.
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)In addition to awarding grants and contracts independently, the Center partners with the NIH Institutes and Centers to support programs of health disparities research with a focus on basic and clinical research, training, and the dissemination of health information.
- World Development Indicators (WDI) (The World Bank)The World Bank provides free and open access to a comprehensive set of data about development in countries around the globe, together with other datasets cited in the data catalog.
- World Health OrganizationWHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. The website includes information on global health topics, profiles of member countries, global health data and statistics, and WHO publications, programs, and projects.
Librarian to contact |
 Diane Harvey Contact Info Head, Library Instruction & Outreach Librarian for Global Health and the Thompson Writing Program 229 Perkins Library 613-6836 Send Email |
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