ACNM International Health Committee

International Health Committee

The responsibilities of the International Health Committee are to:

Develop and maintain communication and support network for ACNM members involved in international health.
Publicize international maternal and child health issues and events through Quickening and the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Heatlh and disseminate information through workshops and exhibits.
Serve as a resource to staff of the Department of Global Outreach.
Promote midwifery in international health agencies and organizations.
Promote international health research and its dissemination.

Articles

Leadership

Barbara A. Anderson, DrPH, CNM, Chair
banderso@seattleu.edu

Committee Members (as of 9/5/2006):

Barbara Anderson
Deborah Armbruster
Catherine Carr
Terri Clark
Deborah Cunningham
Susan Doyle
Michelle Dynes
Kitty Ernst
AnneMarie Heath
Christine Hunter
Gwen Brumbaugh-Keeney
Sr. Kay Kramer
Kitty MacFarlane
Shirley McCulloch
Katrina Nardini
Lisa Noguchi
Debra Penney
Robbie Prepas
Anne Richter
Pat Riley
Anna Maria Speciale
Suzanne Stalls

Advisors to the International Health Committee:

Sandy Buffington
Diana Beck
Annie Clark
Lynn Sibley
Anne Hyre, Director of Global Outreach
Katherine Camacho Carr (international consultant)
Judith Fullerton (international consultant)
Lisa Hanson
A.C.N.M. Foundation, Carolyn Gegor, President

Some examples of international health employers:

Doctors Without Borders
Family Health International
International Rescue Committee
John Snow, Inc
Mercy Corps International
Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH)
Save the Children
UNICEF
World Health Organization
World Vision

For further reading:

Anderson, B. (2005) Reproductive Health: Women and Men's Shared Responsibility Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Beck, D., Ganges, F., Goldman, S., & Long, P. (2004) Care of the Newborn Washington, D.C.: Save the Children.
Buffington, S., Sibley, L., Beck, D., Armbruster, D. (2003) Home-Based Life-Saving Skills Manual Washington, D.C.: American College of Nurse-Midwives.
Burns, A. et al (1997) Where women have no doctor: A health guide for Women. Berkeley, CA: Hesperian Foundation.
Klein, S. & Miller, S. (2005) Book for midwives: A manual for traditional birth attendants and community midwives. Berkeley, CA: Hesperian Foundation.
Marshal, M. & Buffington, S. (2003) Life Saving Skills for Midwives 3rd ed Washington, D.C.: American College of Nurse-Midwives.
Ross, S. (1998) Promoting Quality Maternal and Newborn Care: A Reference Manual for Program Managers Washington, D.C.: Care International.
World Health Organization (1996) Mother-Baby Package: Implementing SafeMotherhood in Countries Geneva: World Health Organization.
World Health Organization Safe Motherhood: A Newsletter of Worldwide Activity Email for free subscription: rhrpublications@who.int
Everett, C. et al Critical Issues in Global Health
Farmer, P. and Kidder, T. Mountains beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer to Cure the World
Hesperian Foundation Global Health Watch
Jacobsen, Kathryn Introduction to Global Health
Levine, Ruth Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved
Markle et al Understanding Global Health
Merson, M. et al International Public Health: Diseases, Programs, Systems, and Policies
Nadakavukaren, Anne Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective
Osborn, G. et al Finding Work in Global Health
Skolnik, Richard Essentials of Global Health

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Project HOPE seeks two midwife volunteers for each of their upcoming missions in Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria. Find out more about how you can get involved.

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Peace Corps Seeks Midwife Teacher for Liberia

The West African country of Liberia is looking for a nurse-midwife teacher who can be a preceptor and trainer of Liberian midwifery teachers and can develop curriculum and training materials. Liberia wants to establish midwifery schools in Zorzor (northeast) and Zwedru (southeast), but there is a shortage of qualified midwifery teachers in the country. The Ministry of Health of Liberia has asked for help through the Peace Corps Response Program. Round-trip transportation, living and readjustment allowances, and medical care would be covered by Peace Corps. To be eligible to participate in the Peace Corps Response Program, the midwife would have participated previously as a Peace Corps Volunteer. ACNM has implemented both the Life Saving Skills and Home Based Life Saving Skills programs in Liberia through the Africare Liberia Improved Community Health Project.