Why Community Health?

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A community health approach:

 

  • Builds partnerships with local people and institutions to create resources within a community
  • Improves health provider skills
  • Strengthens health systems
  • Builds links between communities and formal health systems
  • Promotes the use of volunteers for delivery of information, training, and care

     

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CORE Group News

 

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Prepare Your Community for Pandemic Influenza

On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization raised the level of influenza pandemic alert to phase 6, declaring the first influenza pandemic in over 40 years.

As more cases of the H1N1 virus emerge around the world, learn what you can do to prepare and train communities that you are working with.

Learn More about CORE Group's work on the Humanitarian Pandemic Preparedness (H2P) Initiative >>

Learn More about  the H2P Community Planning and Response Curriculum >>

 
 

Featured CORE Group Member: Save the Children

Saving Newborn Lives
 

Globally there are 3.8 million newborn deaths in the first month of life.  Watch this video to find out what CORE Group member Save the Children is doing in Malawi and Nepal to save newborn lives.

Learn more about CORE Group's activities in Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health.

 

Community Health Network News Feeds

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