Recovery - Health

General Health Concerns

• Child health ramifications of the Haitian earthquake
• Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phase
• Field Conditions: Neonatal Care in Haiti
• Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) SitRep: UPDATED 8 FEB
• Haiti's next hit: disease and infection

Mental Health

• British Columbia's Registered Psychologists travel to Haiti and Nelson, BC in the efforts to aid recovery from the earthquake and trauma
• Mental health experts help volunteers in Haiti
• "Left untreated, the shock being felt by Ottawa’s Haitian community could become a major health risk.
  
  That’s the opinion of Haiti-born Ottawa psychiatrist Dr. Pierre Monpremier. He and two of his colleagues are throwing open their door and leaving it open for at least the next six months, offering free treatment and counseling for Ottawans with family and friends in earthquake-ravaged Haiti."
  Dr. Pierre Monpremier, theottawasun.com Jan 15 2010
  Ottawa doc offers free counselling to Haitians
  
  Dr. Monpremier can be reached at his McArthur Ave. office at 613-746-4845.
• Ottawa's Haitian community has contacts with a psychologist and social worker for those who may need counselling.
  Call 613 744-0876 for a referral.
• University of Ottawa- The Students' Federation is offering a free hotline (when communication access is restored) for those students trying to reach family and friends. To learn more about this and other relief initiatives organized by the SFUO contact Gwen Madiba at volunteer@sfuo.ca or 613-562-5800 ext. 3070
  
  Counselling Services are available to those affected by the disaster. They can be reached by phone at 613-562-5200, by email couns@uOttawa.ca or in person at 100 Marie-Curie (4th Floor).

  Mental Health Articles

  • Haiti Emerges From Its Shock, and Tears Roll
  • At Carnival Time, a Joyless Haiti
  • A month after a devastating earthquake, Haiti doesn't appear to be recovering
  • Aftershock
  • Lack of proper funerals disturbing to Haitians
  • David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages
  • Haiti Earthquake: Stress Management Tips From The APA