#globalhealth

Staying up to date on all things #globalhealth is now easier than ever. As many of you are connected to social media, this is a great way to have the most current news on disease outbreaks, prevention methods, global health campaigns, and on the ground data. Below are highly recommended twitter accounts that have reliable and relevant #globalhealth news.

APHA
@PublicHealth
This is the official account of the American Public Health Association. Three to six updates on public health issues are posted here every weekday, and important posts by others are retweeted.

Karen Grepin
@KarenGrepin
Grepin has been a consultant to a number of international health organizations, including the World Bank, the World Health Organization, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Twitter account of Karen Grepin closely follows her global public health blog, but it also offers additional insight, personable interaction and lighthearted musings.

John Hopkins University Public Health
@JohnHopkinsSPH
This account is operated by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. The focus here is on public health research and data analysis.

John Snow Inc.
@JSIhealth
Tweeting about all things #publichealth. JSI is a consulting firm dedicated to improving the health of communities in the USA and around the world.

World Health Organization (WHO)
@WHO
The official account of the World Health Organization provides information pertaining to the health of children and adults everywhere. This account is just as helpful for the general public as it is for public health professionals.

Center for Disease Control Global Health
@CDCGlobal
CDC works 24/7 to save lives, reduce disease, and improve #globalhealth around the world.

Global Health Progress
@GlobalHealth
The Global Health Progress initiative seeks to bring research-based biopharmaceutical companies and global health leaders together to improve health in the developing world.

USAID Global Health
@USAIDGH
For over 50 years, the U.S. Agency for International Development has improved the health in developing countries around the world.