Our Partners Addison Branding and Communication A major sustaining corporate supporter, Addison has generously underwritten WiRED’s Community Information Centers in developing countries on three continents. www.addison.com ALLIANCE Supports community action on AIDS in developing countries. Donated CD-ROM materials for use in WiREDs Community Health Information Centers.www.aidsalliance.org AllScripts HealthCare Solutions Provided CD-ROM materials for use in the CD-ROM library in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. Email at: healthprogams@allscripts.com AMA Press American Medical Association Donated CD-ROM material for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. www.ama-assn.org American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Profession organization. Provided health education CD-ROM for use in WiRED's CHIC's. Website:www.aaos.org American Epilepsy Society Donated CD-ROM for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. www.aesnet.org American Federation of Teachers WiRED was invited by the AMF to provide a computer center in Freetown, Sierre Leone. Installation will occur during the last half of 2002. http://www.aft.org/ Apple Computer WiRED and Apple Computer work together on a youth development project in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This project is setting up a computer education center for street children who have left the formal education system. www.applecomputer.com Keith Branson CVM, MS, DACVA-University of Minnesota Donated CD-ROM material for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. www.missouri.edu Chest Foundation American College of Chest Physicians. Provided health education CD-ROM for use in WiREDs Community Health Information Centers. www.chestnet.org CRC Press Donated CD-ROM material for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. www.crcpress.com EngenderHealth Works worldwide providing reproductive health services. Donated CD-ROM for use in WiRED's Centers. www.engenderhealth.org The Firelight Foundation Believing that children are the hope for our future, the mission of The Firelight Foundation is to support children in need. The Firelight Foundation has generously underwritten WiRED's programs for AIDS orphans in Kenya. www.firelightfoundation.org Global Strategies for HIV Prevention An international non-profit organization, Global Strategies for HIV Prevention provided partial funding and technical support for the first nine Community Health Information Centers in Kenya. www.globalstrategies.org Global Technology Corps, U.S. Department of State The Global Technology Corp and WiRED collaborated on the operation of seven Internet Access Centers in Kosovo. www.globaltechcorps.org Linda Goldman, MS, LCPC. Certified Grief Therapist. Donated her CD-ROM and book materials to WiRED's health education programs. Email at: Lgold@erols.com Grassroots Alliance for Community Education (GRACE) is a newly registered International NGO resulting from ongoing collaboration among the following three groups: WiRED International, Global Strategies for HIV Prevention and Naisula and Associates. GRACE is registered in Kenya and has community owned programs in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and Ghana. Dr. Steven D. Handler, MD.-The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Provided his health education CD-ROM for use in WiRED's programs. Website: www.chop.edu Hong Kong AIDS Foundation A non-profit organization, the Hong Kong AIDS Foundation provided educational videos for use in WiRED’s Community Health Information Centers. www.aids.org.hk Icon Learning Systems Library of clinical guides and interactive software based on work of Frank H. Netter, MD Donated CD-ROM materials for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. www.NetterArt.com IWTC: International Women’s Tribune Center CD-ROM made for/by/with women in rural and semi-urban communities in Uganda dealing with ideas for women to earn money in Africa. Donated for use in WiRED’s Community Health Information Centers. www.iwtc.org Lippincott, Wilkins and Williams Publishing company Donated extensive CD-ROM materials for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. Lexi-Comp, Inc. A clinical reference library, Lexi-Comp, Inc. provided educational videos for use in WiRED’s Community Health Information Centers. www.lexi.com Marathon MultiMedia Produces healthcare information for the medical community. Donated extensive CD-ROM materials to WiREDs Community Health Information Centers. www.marathonmultimedia.com March of Dimes Donated CD-ROM materials for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. www.marchofdimes.com The Marian Wright Edelman Institute The Marian Wright Edelman Institute for the Study of Children, Youth and Families at San Francisco State University supports WiRED’s programs to improve the quality of life for children and youth. http://bss.sfsu.edu/edelman/ Medical Communications Media Healthcare communications company dedicated to providing quality education materials has generously provided health education CD-ROMs for use in WiRED's Community Health Education Programs. www.medcommedia.com The Medtronic Foundation The foundation's mission is to improve the health of people and communities by focusing resources in areas where they can make unique and positive contributions. The Medtronic Foundation generously underwrote WiRED's Community Health Information Centers in Vukovar, Croatia and Tuzla, Bosnia. www.medtronic.com/foundation/ National Lipid Education Council Multidisciplinary panel of experts in lipid management, cardiology and primary care. Provided health education CD-ROMs for use in WiRED's CHIC's. www.lipidhealth.org/content/nlec.asp NSA: National Stroke Association Donated CD-ROM material for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. www.stroke.org Dr.'s Pickrell and Oehme, Kansas State University-College of Veterinary Medicine Donated CD-ROM Veterinary health education material for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers . www.vet.ksu.edu The Polus Center The Polus Center created the Ben Linder Café in Leon, Nicaragua, to provide funding for a free prosthesis program for local residents who have lost limbs. WiRED installed and operates a Computer Information Center inside the Ben Linder Café to bring the Internet to those who have been left behind by the digital divide. www.poluscenter.org Professor JAW Coetzer-Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa Provided veterinary educational CD-ROM for use in WiREDs CHIC's in Kenya. http://www.up.ac.za/academic/veterinary/ Dr. Donald C. Plumb-University of Minnesota Veterinary College Donated CD-ROM material for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. www.umn.edu Redwing Book Company Private publishing company specializing in distributing materials for students and practioners of Eastern and Western healing arts. Provided CD-ROM materials for WiRED's CHIC's. www.redwingbooks.com Reston/Health Answers Inc. Leading provider of medical education for professional medical associations. Donated CD-ROM material for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. www.healthanswersinc.com Roche Laboratories-Nairobi, Kenya. Pharmaceutical Company Provided CD-ROM materials to be used in WiRED's CHIC's in Kenya. www.roche.com Dick Schoech, Ph.D.-University of Texas at Arlington-Department of Social Work Provided CD-ROM materials to WiRED's health education programs. www.uta.edu The Tatjana Grgich Family Foundation The Tatjana Grgich Family Foundation is dedicated to projects, programs, and services that assist youth from strife-torn areas of the world. Based in California's Sonoma Valley, the foundation supports local and national charitable organizations that provide educational, medical, and spiritual sustenance to families and individuals. Tatjana Grgich, president, serves as a member of WiRED's Board of Directors. University of Alberta, Canada Provided health education CD-ROM materials for use in WiREDs Community Health Information Centers. www.ualberta.ca University Research Company, LLC Professional medical service company. Provided WiRED with health education CD-ROM material for use in CHIC's. Website: www.URC-CHS.COM University of Texas Medical Branch-School of Allied Health Sciences Develops health education software for students. Donated CD-ROM material for use in WiRED's Community Health Information Centers. www.utmb.edu University of Texas-Medical Branch-School of Nursing Produces health education materials for student training. Provided health education CD-ROM's for use in WiRED's programs. www.utmb.edu University of Washington-School of Nursing Provides teaching materials for nurse educators. Donated CD-ROM for use in WiRED's Centers. http://www.tneel.uic.edu/default.asp Wellcome Trust An independent research-funding charity. 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