New Custom Data Sheets Available on Global Health Facts
The Kaiser Family Foundation is pleased to announce the latest enhancement to Global Health Facts, a free Web site that provides easy access to the latest country-level health information.
Now, Web visitors can create customized data sheets comparing up to five countries against any or all of the 100 health, demographic, and economic indicators on Global Health Facts. Each data sheet can be viewed online, converted into a PDF file, printed, e-mailed, or saved so it can be easily shared electronically with colleagues, handed out at meetings or briefings, and used for a variety of other purposes. Access the custom data sheet tool online.
In three easy steps, custom data sheets can be created to provide a health profile for a particular country, to compare countries across indicators or to offer a snapshot of an emerging global health issue.
Cleft Palate, Craniofacial Treatment Programs
Since 2001, the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) has had a Position Paper on International Treatment. The Paper
- Aims to foster international exchanges and
- Ensure safe, high quality cleft lip/palate and craniofacial care
ACPA encourages health professionals and scholars to endorse these standards around the world! Access the paper online.
International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)The World Health Organization (WHO) developed and published the ICF in 2001 to classify functional disabilities and complement WHO's International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which classifies diseases.
Sharing Education Across Borders
In 2004, The Council for Higher Education Accreditation, the American Council on Education, the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, and the International Association of Universities issued Sharing Quality Higher Education Across Borders: A Statement on Behalf of Higher Education Institutions Worldwide [PDF]. The document offers a set of principles for providing higher education across borders. In 2006 these groups developed Sharing Quality Higher Education Across Borders: A Checklist for Good Practice [PDF] for use in implementing principles in the 2004 statement.
International Audiology & Speech-Language-Pathology Associations: There are many organizations around the world representing the professional practices of Speech-Langage-Pathology and Audiology.
Quadrilateral Mutual Recognition Agreement: ASHA has entered into a Quadrilateral Mutual Recognition Agreement with professional associations in four countries—the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada—that will allow mutual recognition of certification in speech-language pathology.
CASPLA Affiliation: ASHA and the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) have developed agreements that will allow for the mutual recognition of certification between the two associations.
Become an International Affiliate: We invite you to be an affiliate of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). ASHA currently represents more than 130,000 professionals who are concerned with communication behavior and its disorders.
See also: Frequently Asked Questions
International Directory Online
The International Directory of Communications Disorders (ICDC) is a free Internet resource for SLPs and audiologists.
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