Winter 2012 Course Overview Important Documents (2012) All documents are attached to the bottom of this page. General References 1. Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine, available at Cornell bookstore. Absolutely a MUST, very well organized and succinct primer on most things they'll see when they're abroad, and particularly vital when no internet is around. 2. Disease Control Priorities Project WEBSITE, dcp2.org, 1400 online Harrison's-style textbook on everything in global health from tropical medicine to chronic disease to health systems, very well indexed and great resource for papers and presentations 3. Priorities in Health,200 page companion volume to DCP2, something to be "memorized by anyone who wants to do global health" according to a senior UN official 4. Case Studies in Global Health, 20 case study book on proven successes in global health from HIV and TB to neglected tropical diseases to maternal mortality and fertility planning to malnutrition and more 5. Resources for Clinical Skills in Developing Countries, Reference list developed by GHEC. 6. Global Health Delivery Online, a platform for global health practitioners to engage in problem-solving and exchange critical information in order to improve health outcomes |