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A World Health Organization (WHO/PAHO) Collaborating Center for Research and Clinical Training in Health Promotion Nursing
The Role of WHO
The objective of the World Health Organization is “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.” WHO also promotes and conducts research in the field of health. It has been recognized that the optimal way to perform this function is through collaboration with institutions within member states.
What is a WHO Collaborating Center?
A collaborating center (CC) is part of an inter-institutional collaborative network set up by WHO in support of its mission, particularly in respect of its aim of health for all, at country, regional, and global levels.
The University of Michigan School of Nursing Collaborating Center
In August 1997 the Director-General of WHO designated the University of Michigan School of Nursing as a WHO CC for Research and Clinical Training in Health Promotion Nursing. This designation recognized the high quality of scientific and technical leadership of the School’s programs at the national and international levels, as well as that of its facilities and resources. It has been re-designated several times since 1997.
Current Activities of the Center
The areas for development include nursing education, practice, research and leadership development. Activities include:
- Developing research and educational partnerships;
- Faculty and student exchanges;
- Compiling and disseminating information and research findings relevant to Center goals;
- Conducting workshops internationally;
- Engaging in training and leadership development;
- Collaborating with WHO and the Pan American Health Organization (regional office), other organizations, and institutions to promote Health for All, and the health goals of the Millennium Development Goals.
- Conducting an international scholars program.
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Global Network of Collaborating Centers for Nursing and Midwifery Development
The UM School of Nursing CC collaborates with other Centers around the world and assumes leadership to guide the nursing profession in worldwide action for nursing and midwifery development toward the attainment of health for all.
Terms of Reference
- Collaborate internationally in the development and evaluation of innovative, culturally-sensitive health promotion/disease prevention nursing interventions, in the framework of the social determinants of health.
- Support the enhancement of nursing and midwifery education, service, and research for the promotion and protection of healthy motherhood and prevention of HIV/AIDS.
- Develop collaborative health promotion and disease prevention research projects with colleagues internationally, and disseminate results through appropriate publications and media.
- Prepare human resources in nursing for leadership positions in the development, administration, management, and evaluation of health promotion initiatives internationally, within the framework of the social determinants of health, through special training provided to scholars, doctoral students and nurses in continuing education activities.
- Collaborate with WHO and PAHO in undertaking specific projects consistent with their goals and these terms of reference, in partnership with others, with emphasis in nursing and midwifery human resources development.
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Nursing Collaborating Centers in six WHO Regions:
African Region(AFRO)
University of Botswana, Botswana
University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
University of South Africa, South Africa
Region of the Americas (AMRO)
University of São Paulo, Brazil
McMaster University, Canada
Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
University of Alberta, Canada
Colombian Association of Schools of Nursing, Colombia
University of West Indies, Jamaica
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Case Western Reserve University, USA
Columbia University, USA
The Institute for Johns Hopkins University, USA
New York University, USA
University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
University of California at San Francisco, USA
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
University of Maryland, USA
University of Michigan, USA
University of Pennsylvania, USA
University of Puerto Rico, USA
EasternMediterranean Region (EMRO)
College of Health Sciences, Bahrain
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
European Region (EURO)
Danish Nurses’ Organization, Denmark
Nursing Research Institute, Finland
German Nurses Association, Germany
Health Centre Maribor, Slovenia
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Royal College of Midwives, UK
South East Asian Region (SEARO)
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Mahidol University, Thailand
Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand
Christian Medical College and Hospital, India
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, India
University of Nursing-Yangon, Myanmar
Western Pacific Region (WPRO)
St. Luke’s College of Nursing, Japan
University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines
Yonsei University College of Nursing, Korea
Catholic University of Korea, Korea
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University of Michigan School of Nursing
Office of International Affairs
SNB, Room 3216
400 North Ingalls
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482
Contact: Shaké
Ketefian, EdD, RN, FAAN,
Professor and Director of OIA
Tel: 734-763-6669
Fax: 734-615-3798
Email: ketefian@umich.edu
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