Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Philips JF

Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, NYC, NY, USA

Biography

F. Phillips is Professor Emeritus, Population and Family Health of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health where he directed research on health systems development in Africa. Prior to joining the Mailman faculty he had Population Council resident assignments in the Philippines, Bangladesh, and Thailand and positions in Nigeria with the US Peace Corps, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and UNICEF. After joining the Columbia faculty in 2007, he continued to collaborate with the Ghana Health Service on evidence-based strategies for scaling up Navrongo results. 

Publications

Qualitative Assessment of Community Education Needs: A Guide for an Educational Program that Promotes Emergency Referral Service Utilization in Ghana

Background: Ghana has a maternal mortality ratio of 380/100,000 live births and a neonatal mortality rate of 28/1,000 live births. Although most of these deaths could be prevented by timely access to quality care during medical emergencies, the country lacks a functional emergency referral care system. To test feasible means of addressing this need... Read More»

Olokunde TL, Awoonor-Williams J, Tiah JAY, Alirigia R, Asuru R, Patel S, Schmitt M and Philips JF

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 5:363

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000363

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