International Standards & Practice Guidelines (IS&Gs)

1. Emergencies topics
2. Emergencies programs
   —Emergencies preparedness, response
   —Emergency and essential surgical care
   —Emergency and trauma care
   —Environmental health in emergencies
   —Disease Control in Humanitarian Emergencies
   —Standardized health kits for emergencies
3. WHO Humanitarian Health Action Programs
   —Key policy documents
   —Technical guidelines in emergencies
   —Emergency Medical Teams and World Health Organization
   —Classification and minimum standards for foreign medical teams in sudden onset disasters
   —Emergency and disaster risk management for health
   —Myths and realities in disaster situations
4. WHO Health action in crises: Global Health Cluster
   —WHO Health Cluster Guide (See especially Chapter 6)
5. OCHA
   —ReliefWeb
   —Humanitarian.Id Connecting Responders
   —Humanitarian Response Info
6. The Sphere Handbook-Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response See especially:
   —Minimum standards in health action
   —Core Standards
   —Core Standard 6: Aid worker performance (Refers to: People in Aid Code of Good Practice)
7. Refugee and migrant health programs

Missions Specific Best Practices Documents

(Demonstrate Compliance with International Standards & Guidelines)

I. FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION (FBO) OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS:
A. Christian Journal for Global Health (CJGH)
—Internally Displaced Iraqi People in Kurdistan Urgently Need Global Heath Action: An Opportunity in Crisis

II. SECULAR OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS/RESOURCES:
A. American Academy of Pediatrics Global Initiatives
—Pediatric Education in Disasters Manual

B. American Heart Association-International
—CPR & Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) (Numerous languages)

C. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Open public health courses and materials See especially:
— Biological Agents of Water and Foodborne Bioterrorism
—Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive-related Trainings
—Radiation Terror 101

D. New England Journal of Medicine Global Health See especially:
—Health Care Volunteers and Disaster Response — First, Be Prepared 2010