Hesperian Health Guides

Book and Periodical PublishingCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees

Hesperian Health Guides is a nonprofit publisher of health education books and materials designed to help people take charge of their own health care and mobilize communities to improve local health conditions. Resources are written to be accessible, heavily illustrated, and developed in collaboration with groups around the world, covering a broad range of health issues, and the organization is based in Oakland, California. Its catalog includes well-known titles such as Where There is No Doctor, Where Women Have No Doctor, Where There is No Dentist, and A Community Guide to Environmental Health. 

Its work targets individuals and health workers in diverse communities who rely on practical guidance to diagnose and manage conditions and to organize health initiatives. Recent recognition includes the Carl E. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award in International Health and the Paul Cornely Award, awarded in 2023.

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