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Message From the Director

Who We Are

Our Methodology

History

Quick Facts

Quick Facts

DHF Established: 1988
Program Locations:
Africa Asia Europe Latin America Middle East United States
Cameroon
Ghana
Kenya
Lesotho
Malawi
Mali
Nigeria
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
China
India
Indonesia
Kyrgyzstan
Vietnam
Belarus
Bulgaria
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Ukraine
Brazil
Costa Rica
Dominican
      Republic

El Salvador
Guyana
Mexico
Nicaragua
Peru
Jordan Florida
Minnesota
Mississippi
New Jersey
Texas

Workshops: Over 1,000
Workshop Participants:
Over 30,000
Projects Implemented:
Over 20,000

Workshop Participants Include:

Architects
Businessmen and women
Community members
Counselors
Educators
Engineers
Environmental health officers
Farmers
Firefighters
Fishermen and women
Government officials
Health professionals
Journalists
Lawyers
Media representatives
Midwives

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
Pipeline workers
Police officers
Prison workers
Rehabilitation specialists
Religious leaders
Sex workers
Shopkeepers
Social workers
Special education teachers
Sports trainers
Students
Taxi drivers
Technicians
Tribal chiefs
Truck drivers

Health and Social Issues Being Addressed Include:

Aging/Elderly Care
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Communicable diseases
Dental and oral health
Diabetes
Domestic abuse
Economic issues
Education
Endocrine diseases
Environmental health
Family planning
Food safety
HIV/AIDS
Hospitals/Hospital administration
Hypertension
Injuries
Malaria
Mental illness

Neurological disorders
Noncommunicable diseases
Nutrition
Occupational health/Work safety
Parasitic diseases
Reproductive health
Respiratory diseases
Sanitation
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs/STIs)
Skin diseases
Stress
Substance abuse
Teenage pregnancy
Transportation
Tuberculosis
Typhoid
Unemployment
Violence
Water supply/quality

Methods Used to Address Health and Social Issues Include:

Administrative change
Alternative (traditional) medicine
Communication
Community organization
Counseling
Day care
Disease prevention programs
Early detection
Economic development
Environmental programs
Exercise
Family healthcare
Healthcare system reform
Health education

Health promotion
Immunization
Nutrition
Pain management
Prevention programs
Programs for disabled
Programs for teenagers
Programs for the elderly
Recreational programs
Rehabilitation
Safety programs
Sex education
Training
Treatment

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