Reducing Stigma to Improve Mental Health
Mental illness, neurological disorders and substance use disorders – these three conditions account for 14% of the global burden of…
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Reducing the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease on World Heart Day
Friday, September 29th is World Heart Day – an annual event intended to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease (CVD) in an…
Reducing Global Infant Mortality through Nursing Education
This past July at the Saving Lives at Birth DevelopmentXChange event in Washington, DC, HVO staff had the opportunity to…
Trends in Global Health: Improving Health Equity Through Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Jennifer Audette, PT, PhD writes this installment of Trends in Global Health highlighting equity as one of the Guiding Principles of the American Physical…
Trends in Global Health: The Power of Storytelling
Jody Olsen, PhD, MSW, Chair of the HVO Board of Directors, writes this installment of Trends in Global Health, sharing…
Empowering Nurses Through Education
“Nurses respond to the health needs of people in all settings and throughout the lifespan. Their roles are critical in…
Trends in Global Health: Expanding Programming in Hospital Administration and Management
In the first installment of Trends in Global Health, Louise C. Myers, MSW, Post-Master’s Health Care Administration outlines the need for…
Together: 31 Years of Improving Global Health through Partnership
Partnerships are essential to the HVO model. Mutually beneficial relationships with hospitals, universities and health institutions in the countries where…
Specialize in Wound Care? Transform Lives by Volunteering with HVO
According to the World Health Organization, injuries account for an estimated 5 million deaths each year, nearly twice as many…