Guide
26 Nov 2018
This manual is the first volume of WHO’s new series on low-intensity psychological interventions. It outlines an evidence-based approach describing how community health workers can reduce prenatal depression through evidence-based cognitive-behavioral techniques recommended by the mhGAP program.
Guide
26 Nov 2018
This guide covers psychological first aid which involves humane, supportive and practical help to fellow human beings suffering serious crisis events. It gives a framework for supporting people in ways that respect their dignity, culture and abilities.
Guide
26 Nov 2018
This report provides detailed accounts from 10 diverse emergency-affected areas on the impact of emergency situations on mental health problems and the weakening of existing mental health infrastructure. It also summarizes key overlapping practices emerging from these experiences.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
Handbook providing guidance for national programmes and organizations responsible for the care of older persons to develop implement, monitor, and evaluate an mAgeing programme using mobile health technology.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
The mBreatheFreely handbook provides guidance for country governments and policymakers to develop, implement, and evaluate an mBreatheFreely programme for the prevention and control of asthma and COPD.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
The Nutrient Profile Model for the Pan American Health Organization – the PAHO NP Model – is designed to be used as a tool in the design and implementation of various regulatory strategies related to the prevention and control of obesity/overweight.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
The aim of this document is to help countries develop competency-based educational programmes in adolescent health and development in both pre-service and in-service education.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
This guideline provides an update to the 1999 WHO recommendations for diagnosing and classifying hyperglycaemia in pregnancy. The target users are health care professionals who care for pregnant women, most frequently primary care physicians and obstetricians/gynaecologists. However, researchers and policy makers will also find it useful.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
This manual builds on the methodology established by the PAHO/WHO program Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI). It is intended for use as part of the compendium of IMCI resources for primary care providers, and includes comprehensive information on the main risks factors for childhood cancer and the most frequent cancers in children.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
This guide, Integrating HPV Testing in Cervical Cancer Screening Programs: A Manual for Program Managers intends to fill this knowledge gap. It provides information on how to plan and implement a cervical cancer screening program, based on HPV testing as a primary screening test.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
This publication provides instruments to evaluate the Familias Fuertes program among Latino families, and can be used by program facilitators, researchers and staff. This document provides easily accessible evaluation tools and scales to ensure the consistent evaluation of outcome mediators as the program expands, and is central to the advancement of the Familias Fuertes program.
Guide
17 Oct 2018
The mhGAP-Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) is a resource to facilitate delivery of the mhGAP evidence-based guidelines in non-specialized health care settings.
