Traveler's Set
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Bringing Hesperian books on your travels will deliver knowledge that will stay behind long after your trip is over, empowering a community to take hold of the right to health. Don’t miss the chance to make a lasting impact on the places you visit. This set includes Where There Is No Doctor, Where Women Have No Doctor and A Community Guide to Environmental Health.
The three titles in this set contain stories, activities and step-by-step instructions that you, a traveler, can use to work with and relate to the local people about issues that affect us all.
Before your trip:
This set includes:
Where There Is No Doctor is the most widely used manual for health workers, educators, and others involved in primary care and health promotion around the world. This manual provides practical, easily understood information on how to diagnose, treat, and prevent common injuries and illnesses. Current edition includes updated information on malaria, HIV, and more.
Before your trip:
- Familiarize yourself with the books so you can show others how to use them.
- Visit Hesperian’s Resources by Language page to see if the book is available in the language spoken at your destination. If it is, learn the vocabulary!
- Do some research -- find out who the books should go to for maximum impact.
Know Before You Go: Ideas for Sharing Hesperian Books. Learn more about ways to share these resources on your travels with our free one-page handout.
How to Start Using Your New Book. Include this useful flyer with the books you give out to help the recipient better navigate the materials.
This set includes:
Where There Is No Doctor is the most widely used manual for health workers, educators, and others involved in primary care and health promotion around the world. This manual provides practical, easily understood information on how to diagnose, treat, and prevent common injuries and illnesses. Current edition includes updated information on malaria, HIV, and more.
Where Women Have No Doctor combines self-help medical information with an understanding of the ways poverty, discrimination and cultural beliefs limit women's health and access to care. This accessible, illustrated guide is a must-have resource for women and health care providers.
A Community Guide to Environmental Health helps health promoters, development workers, environmental activists, and community leaders take charge of their own health and the health of their communities in villages and cities alike. Using hundreds of illustrations and clear language, this guide provides the tools, knowledge, and inspiration to begin transforming the crisis in environmental health.