Global Health Literature, Books and Education Opportunities

Join the Global Health Community

Global Health Listservs (an excellent way to receive regular global health news)

• Global Health NOW, from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health http://globalhealthnow.org/subscribe
• The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Listserv (click on Newsletter and subscribe)

Important Global Health Journals/Publications

all of these journals are available to Baystate Residents either through open access or institutional subscriptions

• Bulletin of the World Health Organization
• The Lancet Global Health
• The Lancet Global Health Hub
• BMJ Global Health
• Annals of Global health
• Journal of Global health
• Global Health: Science and Practice

Excellent Global Health Books

• The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: Anne Fadiman
• Mountain Beyond Mountains: Tracey Kidder
• Strength in What Remains: Tracey Kidder
• Understanding Global Health: Markle
• Where There is No Doctor
• Global Health 101
• Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health
• Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Paul Farmer
• Guns, Germs and Steel Jared Diamond

A number of these books are available in the global health lending library in Dr. Murphy’s office in the division of newborn medicine

Free online learning modules/courses

• CUGH Global Health Training Modules
• Global Health E-Learning Center (collaboration between Johns Hopkins, USAID and Management Sciences for Health)
• Coursera Global Health Courses