When the Focus Area for Compassion and Ethics (FACE) was established in 2018, Director David Addiss sought to build on years of writing and informal work around compassion and ethics in global health, to establish a program that truly brought these elements to the center of global health practice. What follows is a collection of foundational resources, developed before FACE was established and in its early years, exploring themes like compassion, equity, human rights, unintended harm, apology, resilience, and well-being. For more current resources, including publications, tools, guidance, and reports, please visit our projects pages.

Compassion Resources

Journal articles

• Addiss, DG. Compassion in Disasters. CHA USA 2019: November – December.
• Addiss, DG. Spiritual themes and challenges in global health. J Med Humanit 2018; 39:337–348. 
• Addiss DG. At heart, global health draws on compassion, solidarity and justice. Health Progress 2018, July-August: 47-52.
• Addiss, DG. Mindfulness, compassion, and the foundations of global health ethics. In: Monteiro LM, Compson J, Musten RF, eds., Practitioner’s guide to ethics and mindfulness-based interventions. New York, NY: Springer 2017; 295-322. 
• Addiss, DG. Compassion in an age of globalization: Who is my neighbor? Health Progress 2016; September-October:19-22.
• Addiss, DG. Globalization of compassion: The example of global health. In: Gill S and Cadman D, eds. Why love matters: Values in governance. New York, NY: Peter Lang Publishing 2016; 107-119.
• Addiss DG. When the student is ready, the teacher appears. In Rotbart H, ed. Miracles we have seen: America’s leading physicians share stories they can’t forget. Deerfield Beach, Florida: HCI Books 2016; 190-197.

Podcasts

Catholic Health Association. Episode 3 – Caring for those who suffer. Posted July 10, 2018. 

Selected Presentations

• Compassion – the Heart of Quality Health Services. WHO Lunchtime Seminar, World Health Organization, Geneva, 25 July 2019.
• The Necessity of Compassion in Global Health.  Izumi Foundation Partner’s Meeting.  Boston, Massachusetts, June 18, 2019.
• Compassion, Ethics, and Medical Donation Program Excellence.  MedSurplus Alliance Summit, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, May 14, 2019
• Compassion: The Foundation of Global Health and Global Health Ethics.  Global Health Residency Scholars Program, Emory University School of Medicine, January 14, 2019

Ethics, Equity, and Human Rights Resources

Journal Articles

• David G Addiss, Yvonne Kienast, James V Lavery, Ethical dimensions of neglected tropical disease programming, Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 115, Issue 2, February 2021, Pages 190–195, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa155
• Lo NC, Heft-Neal S, Coulibaly JT, Bendavid E, Addiss DG. Global state of inequity in deworming coverage in low-income and middle-income countries: a spatiotemporal study of household health surveys. Lancet Global Health, in press.
• Addiss DG, Berman J. Elimination of neglected tropical diseases: Catalytic investment, remarkable success, unfinished business. Clin Infect Dis 2019; in press.
• Hall-Clifford R, Addiss DG, Cook-Deegan R, Lavery JV. Global health fieldwork ethics: Mapping the challenges. Health and Human Rights Journal, 2019; 21:1-5.
• Addiss DG. Evidence, opportunity, ethics, and the allure of zero leprosy. Lepra Rev 2018; 89:90-101.
• Amon J, Addiss DG. “Equipping practitioners”: Linking neglected tropical diseases and human rights.  Health Human Rights J. 2018; 5-10.
• Addiss, DG. Mindfulness, compassion, and the foundations of global health ethics. In: Monteiro LM, Compson J, Musten RF, eds., Practitioner’s guide to ethics and mindfulness-based interventions. New York, NY: Springer 2017; 295-322.

Blog Posts

• Amon JA, Addiss DG. Unfinished Business: Human Rights and the Future of NTD Control and Elimination. The Task Force for Global Health. Dispatches from the Field. July 31, 2018.
• Addiss DG. The Task Force Launches Focus Area on Compassion and Ethics. The Task Force for Global Health. Dispatches from the Field. May 24, 2018.

Podcasts

• Public Health Informatics Institute. Vivian Singletary and David Addiss on data ethics for public health practitioners, PHII Voices. April 19, 2019.
• Public Health Informatics Institute. Vivian Singletary and David Addiss on big data and consumer health privacy, PHII Voices. March 20, 2019.

Videos

Walking the Fine Line Between Ethical Practices and Public Health Goals. Task Force for Global Health Newsletter. August 28, 2018.

Selected Presentations

• Ethical Considerations for Neglected Tropical Diseases Addressed Through Preventive Chemotherapy. Session 123, 67th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, New Orleans, October 31, 2018.
• Compassion in global health and NTD control. 9th Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network (NNN) meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 25, 2018.
• Global Health as Social Justice: Unfinished Business. The 17th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Justice Research, Atlanta, Georgia, July 26, 2018.
• Mass Drug Administration: A Case Study in Global Health Ethics. Global 
• Health Course, University of Minnesota, May 24, 2018

Unintended Harm & Safety Resources

Journal Articles

• Addiss DG, Amon JJ.  Apology and Unintended harm in global health. Health and Human Rights Journal, 2019, 21:19-32.
• Addiss DG, Sarah V, Negussu N, Emerson P.  Safe mass drug administration and trachoma elimination.  Community Eye Health Journal 2019; 32(106): 37.
• Kernell JW, DePaola RV, Maglione AM, Ahern LN, Penney NG, Addiss DG. Risk of adverse swallowing events and choking during deworming for preschool-aged children. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018; 12(6): e0006578.

Resilience & Well-Being Resources

Journal Articles

Guthrie D, Leonard L, Addiss, DG. The Hilton Prize Coalition Employee Wellbeing Project. Decatur, Georgia: Task Force for Global Health and Heifer International, April 23, 2019. 

The stresses inherent in global health and humanitarian work contribute to burnout, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. To better understand employee wellbeing among the recipients of the Conrad Hilton Humanitarian Prize, The Task Force for Global Health and Heifer International collaborated with anthropologist Deirdre Guthrie, at the University of Notre Dame, to conduct a survey and interview CEOs, Human Resource leaders, and front-line staff. Findings indicate that work-related stress is ubiquitous and burnout is not uncommon. The report summarizes project findings and provides resources for employee wellbeing and resilience.

Selected Presentations

• Burnout and Moral Distress in Global Health. In: Global Health Humanities: Scope of an Emerging Field, Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH) 10th Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 10, 2019.
• Hospice, Palliative Care, and the “Humanization” of Global Health. Global Partners in Care, Center for Hospice Care, and Hospice Foundation, South Bend, Indiana, February 6, 2019.