Haiti Relief Toolkit

Stopped by Burlew Medical Library this morning to say hello to the library gang and Julie told me about this amazing new resource. the Haiti Relief Toolkit . Created by K4Health with the aid of virtual collaborators, this toolkit "is a one-stop source for technical and practical information that will help health workers respond to earthquake relief efforts underway in Haiti. This toolkit covers the vital sectors in emergencies, including health, water and sanitation, food security and shelter. It also covers field activities supporting the operations such as logistics."If you know any health professional or aid worker who needs information for managing the Haiti Relief effort, this is the resource!!

Haiti Earthquake resources from Burlew Medical Library

Just stopped by Burlew Medical Library today to see what information they could give me about helping earthquake vicitims in Haiti.  Julie Smith told me about this new web page of Haiti earthquake information now available at http://disaster.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/haitiearthquake.html.  Compiled by the Disaster Information Management Research Center, this page includes resources about the Haiti earthquake situation from both government and non-governmental organizations as well as related  resources for first responders and health issues such as management of crush injuries, management of dead bodies etc. This is an extremely rich source of information which will continue to expand. When I asked Julie about a list of organizations which are accepting donations for Haiti, she made me aware of a group called Charity Navigator. This organization was founded in 2001 and has become the nation's largest and most utilized evaluator of charities. In fact, TIME Magazine called this website "One of America's 50 Coolest Websites for 2006." Charity Navigator maintains a completely objective stance and accepts no funding by any of the organizations it reviews.