Medical Team Resources

Here are some helpful resources as you begin preparing for your 1Nation1Day experience.

General

• CDC  – Immunization and Anti-Malarial Recommendations
  • https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/clinician/none/peru

• Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks, & Other Arthropods
  • https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2018/the-pre-travel-consultation/protection-against-mosquitoes-ticks-other-arthropods

• Peru – World Health Organization
  • https://www.who.int/countries/per/en/

• Peru – Pan American Health Organization
  • https://www.paho.org/salud-en-las-americas-2017/?p=3232

• • https://www.paho.org/salud-en-las-americas-2017/?page_id=149

International Standards & Guidelines, Best Practices in Global Health Missions

• International Standards & Guidelines (IS&Gs) and Health Missions
  • https://www.bpghm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ISGsandHealthMissions.pdf

• Christian Contributions to International Standards & Guidelines 
  • https://www.bpghm.org/health_topics/christian-contributions-to-international-standards-guidelines-isgs/

• Best Practices in Global Health Missions
  • https://www.bpghm.org

• Accord Network Principle of Excellence in Integral Mission
  • https://www.accordnetwork.org/integral/

• Standards of Excellence in Short Term Missions
  • https://soe.org/7-standards/

• The World Health Organization and Faith Based Organizations in Primary Health Care
  • http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/43884/9789241596626_eng.pdf;jsessionid=03C5E951BAF5B2B4F3C64993E2CEE1E8?sequence=1

Medical

• CDC: Travel Health and the Yellow Book
  • https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2018/table-of-contents

• PAHO: 10 vector-borne diseases that put the population of the Americas at risk
  • https://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9438:2014-10-vector-borne-diseases-that-put-population-americas-at-risk&Itemid=135&lang=en

• Yellow Fever And Malaria Information
  • https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2018/infectious-diseases-related-to-travel/yellow-fever-malaria-information-by-country/peru#seldyfm879

• Travel Medicine References: Books, Journals, Articles & Websites
  • https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/page/travel-medicine-references

• Choosing a Drug to Prevent Malaria
  • https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/travelers/drugs.html

• High Altitude Illness
  • https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2018/the-pre-travel-consultation/altitude-illness

Dental

• Best Practices in Global Missions – Oral Health
  • https://www.bpghm.org/health_topics/oral-health/

• Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings
  • https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/topics.html

• ADA Foundation: International Dental Volunteer Guide
  • https://www.adafoundation.org/~/media/ADA_Foundation/International_Programs/Files/ADAF-International-Dental-Volunteer-Guide-5thEdition.pdf?la=en

• Oral Health Atlas
  • https://www.fdiworlddental.org/resources/oral-health-atlas/oral-health-atlas-2015

Nursing

• Best Practices in Global Missions – Nursing
  • https://www.bpghm.org/health_topics/nursing/
• Nursing Standards
  • https://1nation1day.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Agape-Model-Revised-pdf.pdf
• Agape Article
  • https://1nation1day.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Nursing-Standards-pdf.pdf

Pharmacy