Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The Carter Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that addresses issues of democracy and development, and global health in the United States and abroad. The center has developed numerous programs and projects to help fulfill its initiatives. The Interfaith Health program seeks to improve health outcomes through integrating the strengths and resources of the faith community with public health programs. The program aims to expand the definition of health as understood by public health professionals to take into account the potentials of faith groups as partners, especially in the implications for behavioral and social risk factors. The program also aims to expand the definition of faith as understood by leaders of churches, synagogues and mosques to take into account the potentials of public health science as partners, especially in the implications for prevention of suffering and health promotions as aspects of redemption and wholeness. Services to consumers include referrals, reference information and publications. The program publishes a newsletter, and sponsors conferences and training seminars.

Keywords: Conflict resolution, Health education, Health promotion, International organizations

Annotation: The Carter Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that addresses issues of democracy and development, and global health in the United States and abroad. The center has developed numerous programs and projects to help fulfill its initiatives. The Interfaith Health program seeks to improve health outcomes through integrating the strengths and resources of the faith community with public health programs. The program aims to expand the definition of health as understood by public health professionals to take into account the potentials of faith groups as partners, especially in the implications for behavioral and social risk factors. The program also aims to expand the definition of faith as understood by leaders of churches, synagogues and mosques to take into account the potentials of public health science as partners, especially in the implications for prevention of suffering and health promotions as aspects of redemption and wholeness. Services to consumers include referrals, reference information and publications. The program publishes a newsletter, and sponsors conferences and training seminars.

Keywords: Conflict resolution, Health education, Health promotion, International organizations

Annotation: The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is an applied research center committed to improving the theory and practice of negotiation and conflict resolution. The program strives to change the way people, organizations, and nations resolve their disputes. Activities include research and theory building; postgraduate education and training; development of teaching materials; and publication of a newsletter, a quarterly journal, books, and papers. A variety of materials are available from the Program Clearinghouse. Spanish and French materials may be obtained.

Keywords: Conflict resolution, Negotiation, Research

Annotation: The Peace Education Foundation is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to to promoting non-violent solutions to problems, particularly for children. They organize training seminars and workshops and publish conflict resolution and peer mediation curricula for the classroom.

Keywords: Conflict resolution, Problem solving, Adolescents, Children, Curricula, Dispute resolution , Mediation, Peer counseling, Violence, Violence prevention