Healthlink Worldwide publications
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Dear Friends of AFRO-NETS,
Healthlink Worldwide is a development organisation based in the United
Kingdom that works to improve the health of poor and vulnerable commu-
nities by strengthening the provision, use and impact of information.
SatelLife collaborates with Healthlink Worldwide by distributing via e-
mail free of charge their four published international newsletters on
health - AIDS Action, CBR News, Child Health Dialogue and Health Ac-
tion.
We are sending you this brief description of the various Healthlink
Worldwide publications and are inviting you to subscribe. Please share
these health newsletters with your colleagues and friends and encourage
others who would benefit from these free electronic publications to
subscribe as well.
Best regards,
The Staff at SatelLife
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FREE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS FROM HEALTHLINK WORLDWIDE
Distributed by SatelLife
I. AIDS-ACTION
Published four times a year, AIDS Action examines and provides practi-
cal information on HIV/AIDS transmission, prevention, and treatment.
AIDS Action examines the importance of policy and project assessment as
well as outlines methods useful for increasing provider impact on the
international AIDS community. Recent issues have covered HIV and chil-
dren (joint issue with Child Health Dialogue), Caring for people who
are very sick, and HIV prevention projects - keys to success. AIDS Ac-
tion is published by Healthlink Worldwide, formerly known as the Appro-
priate Health Resources and Technologies Action Group (AHRTAG) in the
United Kingdom.
* For more information, contact Healthlink Worldwide:
mailto:info@healthlink.org.uk
* Or visit the Healthlink Worldwide Web site at:
http://www.healthlink.org.uk
* To subscribe write to:
<robin@usa.healthnet.org>
in the body of your message, type:
subscribe aids-action
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II. CBR-NEWS: Community-Based Rehabilitation
Produced three times a year, CBR News ("Community-Based Rehabilitation-
News") is also published by HealthLink Worldwide. With a global per-
spective, CBR News focuses on the concerns of physically challenged
persons. Recent issues have covered wheelchairs, raising awareness
about disability issues, and the legacy of leprosy. CBR News provides
practical and fulfilling solutions to enable disabled individuals work
within, and to contribute successfully to, their communities.
* For more information, contact Healthlink Worldwide:
mailto:info@healthlink.org.uk
* Or visit the Healthlink Worldwide Web site at:
http://www.healthlink.org.uk
* To subscribe write to:
<robin@usa.healthnet.org>
in the body of your message, type:
subscribe cbr-news
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III. CHD: Child Health Dialogue
Child Health Dialogue, published quarterly by HealthLink Worldwide,
concentrates on international paediatric health promotion and disease
prevention. It provides a forum for information exchange on five key
conditions as they affect children - acute respiratory infections, di-
arrhoea, malaria, malnutrition, and measles. Each issue offers practi-
cal information on a range of subjects such as barriers to treatment,
staff management, and clinical guidelines.
* For more information, contact Healthlink Worldwide:
mailto:info@healthlink.org.uk
* Or visit the Healthlink Worldwide Web site at:
http://www.healthlink.org.uk
* To subscribe write to:
<robin@usa.healthnet.org >
in the body of your message, type:
subscribe chd
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IV. HEALTH-ACTION
Health Action is published three times a year by Healthlink Worldwide
and emphasises international implementation of primary health care.
Health Action features practical information on various public health
issues such as emergency management and quality control of health serv-
ices. It frequently includes input from health workers in the field
concerning the challenges they face and the solutions they find to
work.
* For more information, contact Healthlink Worldwide:
mailto:info@healthlink.org.uk
* Or visit the Healthlink Worldwide Web site at:
http://www.healthlink.org.uk
* To subscribe write to:
mailto:robin@usa.healthnet.org
in the body of your message, type:
subscribe health-action
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Robin Brett Parnes, M.P.H.
Information Officer
SatelLife
30 California Street
Watertown, MA 02472, USA
Tel: +1-617-926-9400
Fax: +1-617-926-1212
mailto:rbp@usa.healthnet.org
http://www.healthnet.org
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