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13 December 2011
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All InterHealth Worldwide guidance and information is written by our clinical experts ( Psychologists, Doctors and Travel Health Nurses) to support the health and wellbeing of relief, development and mission workers wherever they are in the world. We endeavor to make health topics interesting and relevant, including helpful anecdotes, podcasts, and short films where possible!
We hope you enjoy reading our information and become a little healthier, wiser and happier in 2012 as a result.
Topics we've covered
- Manage Stress & Avoid Burnout
- Understanding HIV & Aids
- Allergies and Anaphylactic Reactions
- Don't get casual about Malaria
Topics we will be covering
- Jet lag / Insomnia
- Avoid disease in the field: Dengue Fever
- Pregnancy & Travel
- Avoid disease in the field: Bilharzia & Rabies
- Car crashes: how to avoid and prevent them
- About resilience: work-life balance
- Managing pre-existing health conditions
- About resilience: personal wellbeing
- Are you looking after your bowels?
To access more resources, guidance and advice online, please visit your personal health space and advice hub on MyHealth. In addition to our interactive advice you can also access your online vaccine record and medical record. Please note that MyHealth is only available to InterHealth Worldwide subscribers.
- In response to the floods that have caused widespread damage and over 1000 deaths, please read...
- To observe World AIDS Day 2011 we have published a revised fact sheet about understanding HIV &...
- A recent research paper concludes that the RTS,S vaccine considerably reduces the risk of...
- Are you doing all you can to support the health & wellbeing of your staff?
- Frontliners is a FREE publication for relief, development and mission workers based all over the...
- InterHealth recognises the growth of women travelling in pregnancy.
- Travel Health Advice for those travelling to or working in Chile...
- Travel Health Advice for those travelling to or working in South Sudan...
- Travel Health advice for those working in the affected areas...
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Personal Resilience - Are your International Staff Prepared?
Based on cutting edge research and clinical expertise InterHealth has developed a brand new... - Outbreaks of measles are currently being reported in 33 European countries. Find out where...
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Recognising and coping with psychological issues in volunteers
Introducing our one day workshop in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society... - We're delighted to announce that the third edition of The Traveller's Good Health Guide is now...
- Information and advice for those working in or travelling to the Ivory Coast
- Flooding and mudslides have killed more than 600 people in south-eastern Brazil.
- The mystery Illness in northern Uganda has been confirmed as Yellow fever.
- Are you visiting, working or living in the Congo? Read advice and news about the polio and...
- Cholera cases have been found in the Dominican Republic and the number of cholera deaths in Haiti...
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Projects we support that empower vulnerable communities around the world
Helping vulnerable communities around the world to join forces, grow networks and improve health... - Did you know one of the most common conditions picked up by aid workers is an STI?
- New research from People In Aid and InterHealth on approaches to staff care within the...
- Killer Fact: About half of all swimmers in Lake Malawi test positive for Bilharzia when checked...
- Community Health Global Networks (CHGN) to attend crucial meeting looking at a number of vital...
