From Necessity to Reality: The History,Philosophy,and Programs of the Green Cross Foundation

Abstract

Following a brief overview, this article describes the inception of the Green Cross Foundation, its history, and its programs as a way of illustrating how an institution developed in response to a set of vital needs. The Foundation emerged to provide financial and intellectual leadership in a new era of threat. To meet this threat, the Foundation established the Academy of Traumatology to identify the world leaders in the field and to establish the first set of Standards of Traumatology Practice. The Academy and the Foundation were instrumental in establishing a Traumatology Certification program that eventually led to the formation of a Commission to administer it. The article also addresses the future directions of the Foundation.

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Traumatology standards of practice humanitarian work certification

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