Category: Fellowships
Give Change to Make Change!
Flying Kites is committed to raising the standard of care available to some of the world’s poorest children. The company was founded in 2007 when a small group of volunteers built a Home and Leadership Academy for orphaned children in the slopes of the Aberdares Mountains in Kinangop Kenya, providing high quality residential care to Kenya’s orphaned and abused children. With an emphasis on exemplary care, education and compassion
Flying Kites gives impoverished children the resources they need to build exceptional lives, families, and communities. To support these children, our team is working with Flying Kites to raise funds on their behalf. Our fundraising project, Give change to make change!, seeks to support Flying Kites in providing a supportive home, education, and the resources needed to build exceptional lives for underprivileged children in Kenya by generating a minimum of $200 to sponsor a child for the duration of one year.
The team will collaborate with local cafes and eateries to run a collection jar campaign. Collection jars will be placed on the counters by the registers so patrons can donate the change from their purchase. We will put out change jars at Chequers Cafe and Peet’s Coffee and Tea at the Boston University Medical Campus, Andre’s Cafe on 811 Harrison Ave., and the Crosstown Building on 811 Massachusetts Ave. The jars will be placed at the counters from Monday, March 25th to Friday, April 12th.
Can you read Hindi fluently? Your help is needed for a CGHD research project!
Can you read Hindi fluently? Do you have a few hours in the next two weeks to help translate forms for a research project? If so, please contact Ariel Falconer at falconer@bu.edu with your availability and interest. No compensation is available, but we would truly appreciate your help.
Condom Couture BU FACE AIDS Fashion Show April 11th!
FACE AIDS of Boston University is proud to present Condom Couture, BU's first fashion show featuring outfits made out of CONDOMS! Please join us in de-stigmatizing HIV/AIDS and other issues of sexual health while simultaneously showcasing the outrageously stylish designs of a variety of BU student groups. The proceeds will go to the FACE AIDS Beyond Medicines Campaign and will support Partner In Health's programs in rural Rwanda.
The event will be hosted by the fabulous Liza Lott (of Machine fame) and Ms. Kris Knievil and will feature performances by Frank & Dependent and BU Dheem. Sheila Davis, Chief Nursing Officer at Partners In Health, Sophie Godley, Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the BU School of Public Health, and Fernando Ona, Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at BU's Sargent College, will judge strut, style, and safe sex expertise. The 14 models will be accessorized with handbags by Angela & Roi and jewelry by Skiler Love.
Tickets are $7 and can be purchased here: http://bufaceaids.eventbrite.com/
The red carpet (and condoms) roll out April 11th from 7 to 9PM at the Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Ave.
Recently added HPM course slot, of interest to IH students!
SPH PM 832 - Operations Management in Health Care
Time slot: Tuesdays 6:00-8:45
Instructor: Jordan Peck, PhD (MIT Engineering Systems - Health Care Systems)
Description: This course is designed to focus on the field of operations management (OM) in health care. It will provide students with an understanding of how to apply OM principles towards efficient development of operational processes to mitigate risks and improve quality. Discussions from the text, case studies, and assignments will focus on strategies and techniques of project management, work-flow and system design, quality improvement processes, clinical pathways, and capacity planning. Additionally, this course will highlight the intricacy, complexity, and dynamics of logistics in health care. [ 4 cr.]
Grad Prereq: PM702 or IH704 and the biostatistics core course
This Thursday, 3/28 check out the IH773 Mayan craft fair!
Join students from IH 773 on Thursday, March 28 and peruse this unique exposition of handmade crafts made by Mayan women and BUSPH students. Grab some food and find the perfect Mother's Day or Easter gift. Admission is free.
Proceeds from the Mayan crafts will benefit a Guatemalan birth center and Maya midwifery project founded by ACAM (Asociacion de Comadronas de Area Mam). The Fair will take place in L-109 from 12-2 pm.
Four great things to do for National Public Health Week, and Public Health Museum News
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GHFP II Fellowship Program: 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, US Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, DC
May 14, 2013 - November 15, 2013: Compensated 24 Week Internship
The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP-II) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute in partnership with CDC Development Solutions and Management Systems International. 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, with rotations to the Bureau for Food Security, Office of Country Strategies and Implementation/Technical Division and Office of Agricultural Research and Policy. 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 Initiative (GHI), 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.
For more information on the Agency's work in nutrition and food security, and how they relate to FTF and GHI, see:
http://usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/nutrition
http://usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/cross-cutting-areas/global-health-initiative
LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
- Gain understanding of how USAID integrated nutrition and food security activities are implemented and monitored in a variety of settings.
- Gain 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.
- Gain understanding in how US Government foreign assistance is managed.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Prepare reports, concept/position papers, correspondence/briefers/talking points, and other documentation related to nutrition and food security as requested.
- Review and comment on draft documents (e.g., Implementing Partners' implementation plans, annual reports, fact sheets, and research briefs).
- Support analytic and knowledge management work concerning nutrition, public health, gender, poverty, and food security as directed, and assist in presenting findings to relevant audiences.
- Perform administrative and program/project assistance functions as needed for nutrition and BFS teams supporting Washington and country-based activities., e.g. SPRING, FANTA, GAIN, NCRSP, Child Blindness, etc.
- Provide support for USAID's global leadership with the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement and the 1000 Days Partnership as requested.
- Participate in developing/strengthening the nutrition component of FTF research programs, as needed.
- Collaborate on FTF nutrition-related capacity building activities (e.g., assist in: planning the CAADP Southern Africa Regional Nutrition Workshop, developing agriculture-nutrition online course, and preparing training reference materials).
- Other tasks or responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational and programming needs, and the intern's interests and skill set.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualified candidates will be enrolled in, or a *recent graduate of, a graduate program related to public health, nutrition, agriculture, food policy, international development or a related field.
Qualified candidates will have strong writing and analytic skills, strong interpersonal skills, the ability to work independently, and good data analytical skills. Experience or interest working in resource-challenged development settings is preferred but not necessary.
US Citizenship or US Permanent Residency required.
All applications must be submitted by April 5, 2013 at 5:00 pm eastern time.
* 'Recent graduate' is defined as obtaining his/her degree no more than one year prior to the internship anticipated start time.
