Category: Fellowships
March Public Health Forum hosted by the Department of Epidemiology
Date: Wednesday, March 19th
Time: 12pm – 1pm
Room: L-112
Speaker: Miguel Hernán, Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
Title: “Epidemiologic Methods Are Useless. They Can Only Give You Answers”
Much of epidemiologic research is focused on understanding the causes of disease. Despite complex statistical techniques, our ability to evaluate causal effects depends on the quality of the questions being asked in the first place. Dr. Hernán argues that epidemiologists and public health researchers need to refocus on asking sharp, directed and novel research questions, instead of relying on complex statistical approaches. The ability to ask good questions is crucial if we want to improve public health.
Fall 2014 Pre-Registration for High-Demand Courses
In the past, IH Concentrators have been shut out of courses that were in high demand, due to the first-come, first-served registration system. To ensure that advanced-level students have the chance to take at least one high-demand course prior to graduating, the IH Department has set up a system to prioritize enrollment for students with advanced-level standing, who have not yet taken high-demand courses. Four courses will be participating in pre-registration for Fall 2014: IH743, IH745, IH777, and IH887.
THE PROCESS: Advanced-level students who have successfully completed 30 or more credits (and part time students with 24 or more credits) by the end of the Spring 2014 semester, will be invited to complete the online Fall 2014 Pre-Registration Form to indicate their preference for taking: IH743, IH745, IH777, and/or IH887. Only advanced-level students interested in taking these courses need to complete this form. Preference will be given to the above students who have not had the opportunity to take any of the following courses: IH743, IH744, IH773, IH790, IH804, or IH887.
The online form to request the high-demand courses will go live for one week on the IH Blast beginning SUNDAY, March 16, and will close on SUNDAY, March 23. We will verify the information and do our best to match you according to your preferences, given the criteria outlined above. Students will be notified by Wednesday, March 26, and those allocated a place in the high-demand course(s) will be enrolled into the course by March 28.
For all other Fall 2014 courses, registration will begin as usual on SUNDAY, March 30, 2014, 7:00AM.
* Full-time students with less than 30 credits (and part-time students with less than 24) interested in the high-demand courses should add themselves to the wait-list for the respective courses when registration opens on SUNDAY, March 30, 7:00AM at http://sph.bu.edu/waitlist.
Paid internship with the Global Health Fellows Program in DC as a Nutrition and Food Security Intern
Global Health Fellows Program II
Nutrition and Food Security Intern
Nutrition Division, Office of Health, Infectious Disease and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC
Anticipated timeframe: March 1 - August 31, 2014: Compensated 24-Week Internship
INT-P3-040
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with Global Health Corps, GlobeMed, Management Systems International and PYXERA Global. GHFP-II is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
GHFP-II's goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by addressing the Agency's immediate and emerging human capacity needs. The program seeks to accomplish this goal first through the recruitment, placement and support of diverse health professionals at the junior, mid and senior levels. These program participants include fellows, interns, corporate volunteers and Foreign Service National professionals. The program then provides substantial performance management and career development support to participants, including annual working planning assistance, and ensures that professional development opportunities are available.
Looking to the future, GHFP-II also seeks to establish a pool of highly-qualified global health professionals that will ensure the Agency's ongoing technical leadership and effectiveness. This objective is supported by an extensive outreach program that brings global health opportunities and specialized career advice to a diverse range of interested individuals, with a particular focus on those underrepresented in the field of global health.
INTRODUCTION:
The Nutrition and Food Security Intern will be assigned to the Nutrition Division, Office of Health, Infectious Disease and Nutrition, Global Health Bureau (GH), with rotations to the Bureau for Food Security (BFS), Office of Country Strategies and Implementation/Technical Division, Office of Agricultural Research and Policy, and Office of Market and Partnership Innovations. The Intern will contribute to objectives of both Presidential initiatives: Global Health and Feed the Future.
Through Feed the Future (FtF) and the Global Health initiatives (GH), the United States is supporting country-owned programs to address the root causes of undernutrition and improve the future potential of millions of people. Nutrition is integrated in both initiatives to ensure mothers and young children have access to nutritious food and quality health services. USAID uses evidence-based approaches to ensure good nutrition and supports innovative new approaches that will improve outcomes for the most vulnerable populations.
USAID is pleased to be part of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) global movement, which encourages increased political commitment and programmatic alignment to accelerate reductions in global hunger and undernutrition, and promotes a focus on the 1,000 day window of opportunity from pregnancy to a child's second birthday. The Intern will receive day to day guidance from the Nutrition Advisor and BFS Policy Team Advisor as his/her onsite managers.
For more information on the Agency's work in nutrition and food security, please see:
Feed the Future: http://www.feedthefuture.gov/
Global Health: http://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/nutrition
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Gaining an understanding of how USAID integrated nutrition and food security activities are implemented and monitored in a variety of settings.
- Gaining experience in development-related project management essentials with a focus on nutrition, health care for women and children, water and sanitation, and food security activities.
- Gaining an understanding in how U.S. Government foreign assistance is managed.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Preparing reports, concept/position papers, correspondence/briefers/talking points, and other documentation related to nutrition, food security and nutrition policy.
- Reviewing and commenting on draft documents (e.g. implementing partners' implementation plans, annual reports, fact sheets, and research and policy briefs).
- Supporting analytical and knowledge management work concerning nutrition, public health, gender, poverty, private sector engagement, food security and nutrition policy as directed, and assisting in presenting findings to relevant audiences.
- Performing program/project assistance functions for GH and BFS teams supporting Washington and country-based activities, such as SPRING, FANTA, GAIN, Nutrition Innovation Laboratory, Child Blindness Program.
- Providing support for USAID's global leadership with the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement and the 1,000 Days Partnership.
- Participating in developing and strengthening the nutrition component of FtF research programs. Specifically, working with BFS colleagues to undertake a nutrition review of the FtF Innovation Laboratory's research programs and identifying opportunities for addressing and enhancing the nutrition effect of their programs.
- Participating in developing and strengthening the nutrition component of FtF public/private partnerships.
- Participating in developing new indicators and methodologies to measure the results of USAID nutrition programs.
- Collaborating on FtF nutrition-related capacity building activities (e.g. assisting in developing technical briefs and providing technical assistance related to nutrition-sensitive agriculture; assisting in the implementation of an action plan for nutrition policy).
- Supporting policy work related to nutrition, including assisting with a landscape analysis of current activities, progress and results.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled master's or other post-bachelor's degree candidate in a program related to public health, nutrition, agriculture, food policy, international development or a related field; or, completion of such within the past 12 months.
- Strong writing, data analysis and analytic skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently.
- US citizenship or US permanent residency required.
COMPENSATION:
$1,680 bi-weekly (exempt, salaried position).
TO APPLY:
Detailed information, including an online application and instructions, is available on our website at www.ghfp.net.
All applications must be submitted by Monday, March 10, 2014 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Employer.
BNID Weekly job and internship postings
JOB / INTERNSHIP OPENINGS
- AKF USA Fellowship Program - Aga Khan Foundation
- Fellowship - The Advocacy Project
- Executive and Fellows Coordinator - Harvard’s Center for International Development (CID)
- MIT CITE/edX Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Campus Coordinator - Immediate Opening - The David Project
- Programs Associate - Summer Internship - The Millennium Campus Network
GH Course offerings this summer- IH715 and IH744. Registration opens February 27 at 7:00AM!
IH715 Antiretroviral Program Management and Adherence Issues in Low Resource Settings (2 credits)Successful HIV/AIDS treatment programs rely on consistent, uninterrupted supplies of antiretrovirals (ARVs), appropriate ARV prescribing, retention of patients in treatment programs, and a high level of adherence by patients. Ineffective ARV management can lead to treatment failures, ARV resistance, and insufficient program uptake. This course provides students with practical knowledge and skills to manage challenges in the areas of ARV selection, pricing, quality, and program monitoring and evaluation. Guest lecturers with relevant expertise will be invited to speak on several specific topics. One session will be devoted to a field visit to an adherence clinic to learn directly about the ARV program management issues faced by practitioners and patients.
IH744 Program Design for International Health (4 credits)Developing a structured approach to program design is an important skill for public health professionals. IH744 provides an opportunity to learn and apply the key steps of program design. The course invites students to work with an international non-governmental organization to design a public health program. The non-governmental organization will orient student consultant teams with a scope of work that will contain guidelines for developing a program for the organization and identifying prospective donors for funding. To complete the scope of work, each team will identify and describe a relevant public health problem and apply evidenced based solutions to address the problem(s). Course work will also sharpen the knowledge and the skills required for working effectively in a team and students will learn to reflect on individual and team performance. Students will be introduced to e-portfolio and will use it to document their knowledge and skills in program design.
Primeros Pasos fundraiser at Bell in Hand Friday, Feb. 21st!
Do you want some free food, raffles and the opportunity to support public health?
Students from BUSPH are heading to Guatemala for a public health project with Primeros Pasos and need your help to raise funds for this amazing organization! They are a non-profit group that provides medical and educational care to rural villages in Guatemala and rely on these funds to continue to provide these services.
For more information on Primeros Pasos, please visit their website: http://www.primerospasos.org/.
Cover is a minimum donation of $5 at the door.
Thank you in advance for any help you can give us and we hope to see you there! Check out the Facebook event here.
Telling the Whole Story: Gender Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
GLOBAL HEALTH REPORTING: TELLING THE WHOLE STORY
OF GENDER VIOLENCE IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
RSVP for Global Health Reporting: Telling the Whole Story of Gender Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
The Boston University Program on Crisis Response and Reporting in partnership with the Washington D.C.-based Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting present a two-day event exploring gender violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Both events are free and open to the BU community and general public. Students interested in learning more about the 2014 Pulitzer Fellowship opportunity are strongly encouraged to attend.
“Seeds of Hope” Film Screening – Thursday, February 27
Boston University College of Communications
640 Commonwealth Ave, Room 209
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Join us for a screening of Seeds of Hope, Fiona Lloyd-Davies’ eye-opening film of one woman’s mission to help Congolese rape victims rebuild their lives. Discussion with the filmmaker follows. Please RSVP for the film screening.
Panel Discussion – Friday, February 28
Boston University School of Public Health
670 Albany Street Ave, First Floor Auditorium
8:30 – 1:00 pm (breakfast from 8:30 – 9:00. Panel discussion begins at 9:00 am)
DRC has been called the “rape capital of the world,” yet measuring the magnitude and impact of gender violence remains difficult. Human rights abuses in the Congo have been covered widely by the media, but are we hearing the full story? Boston University and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting will convene a panel of journalists, public health experts, artists, and activists to discuss the challenges to accurate, nuanced reporting on Congo. Please RSVP for the panel discussion.
Panelists:
· Fiona Lloyd-Davies, Pulitzer Center grantee and award-winning filmmaker and photojournalist who’s been making films and taking pictures about human rights issues in areas of conflict since 1992.
· Dr. Susan Bartels, physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, and Visiting Scientist at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at the Harvard School of Public Health.
· Maman Jeanne Kasongo, Founder and President of the Shalupe Foundation, a Boston and Kinshasa-based nonprofit serving women and youth.
· Sekombi Katondolo, a Goma-based media activist and CEO of Mutaani FM, the fastest growing radio station in Goma and promotes young artists and uncensored news reporting “by Congolese people for Congolese people.”
