Category: GH Events
Sex, Sexuality, Gender and Health Interest Area Meeting – October 15th
Please join us for the Sex, Sexuality, Gender and Health Interest Area meeting on Thursday, October 15th at 1:00pm in the Fendall Room, Crosstown Rm 305. At this meeting, we will welcome and introduce new students and discuss activities for the academic year. In addition, we are excited to have Jessica Autrey and Kathleen McDonald present on their work, “Disrespect and abuse of women in facilities during childbirth.”
Dr. Alok Bhargava to present: Diet Quality, Child Health, and Food Policies in Developing Countries
We are pleased to host Dr. Alok Bhargava, currently a full professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy, on Thursday, October 1 from 2-3pm in CT-305. Dr. Bhargava studied mathematics at Delhi University and economics and econometrics at the London School of Economics.
About his talk: Although the importance of diet quality for improving child health is widely recognized, the roles of environmental factors and the absorption of nutrients for children’s physical growth and morbidity have not been adequately integrated into a policy framework. Moreover, nutrient intakes gradually affect child health, so it is helpful to use alternative tools to evaluate short-term interventions versus long-term food policies. This article emphasizes the role of diet quality reflected in the intake of nutrients such as protein, calcium, and iron for children’s physical growth. Vitamins A and C are important for reducing morbidity. Children’s growth and morbidity affect their cognitive development, which is critical for the future supply of skilled labor and economic growth. Evidence on these issues from countries such as Bangladesh, India, Kenya, the Philippines, and Tanzania is summarized. The supply of nutritious foods is appraised from the viewpoint of improving diet quality.Finally, the roles of educational campaigns and indirect taxes on unhealthy processed foods consumed by the affluent in developing countries are discussed.
Jhpiego President and CEO Leslie Mancuso coming to BUSPH for a talk on Monday, September 21
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Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) info session this Wednesday
Any and all students who are interested in improving people's access to essential medicines, want to work in pharmaceutical policy making through evidence based policy change, looking for an opportunity to work alongside international NGO's such as Médecins Sans Frontières, Knowledge Ecology International, The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, Health Action International and many more or would just like to hear about ways to get informed and involved in campaigns to improve people's access to essential medicines domestically and abroad, there will be an info session for the Boston University Chapter of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines [UAEM] on Wed Sep 9, 2015 10am – 11:30am (EDT) at 801 Massachusetts Ave, Crosstown Building, Rm 305 to give a background to the organization, the work that we do and some campaigns happening this fall, including the North American Conference being held this October 16-18th here at Boston University.
Hope to see you there!
Go UAEM go!
From Science to Public Policy – Health Program Management Interest Area Event
Join the Health Program Management Interest Area in the Global Health concentration for a talk with Dr. Robert Cushman.
Dr Robert Cushman’s experience includes a broad range of health care administration, public health, and clinical activities. He served as Medical Officer of Health in Ottawa, Canada from 1996-2005 where he successfully introduced a number of controversial initiatives, including ground breaking municipal smoke-free legislation and harm reduction programs for addictions. His talk entitled “From Science to Public Policy” will feature case studies based on his personal experience, the successes, the failures, and the lessons learned from front line efforts to effect change.
Dr. Cushman was the Senior Medical Advisor at Health Canada and the Director General of the Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate from 2012-2015. He served as the inaugural CEO of the Champlain Local Health Integration Network from 2005 to 2011, and prior to that as Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health. Dr. Cushman has worked as a primary care physician in a variety of health-care settings, including the emergency room of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, the Somerset West Community Health Centre in the inner city of Ottawa, and along the James and Hudson Bay coasts of northern Quebec. Early in his career, he worked at a large African mission hospital for three years. He received his medical degree and a Master’s in epidemiology from McMaster University. He also earned an MBA from the University of Ottawa.
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SAVE THE DATE: BU Students Pitch the Idea that Got Them to Google!
Ebola Hackathon - Inspired Team to Pitch Live at Google Wearables Challenge
Three BU SPH students Jessica Autrey, Shauna Biggs, and Kerlyne Jean – also known at Team Proxome – will be pitching their award winning idea, at BU, next Wednesday evening. The team met at the MIT Stop Ebola Hackathon and won first prize for their proposal of a hi-tech/low-cost sensor that monitors the heart rate and temperature Ebola patients.
Since winning the hackathon, they have been working with MGH Center for Global Health, CAMTech, International Medical Corps, and Medtronic to develop our product and get it into the field. In February they entered Proxome into the Boston University Global Health and Engineering Meet-Up Competition where we won first place in the “shark tank” pitch session and third place in the poster competition. On Thursday, April 23rd they are pitching their idea at the Google Wearables Challenge, and hope for another win!
Team Proxome also includes Adrian Gropper, MD, CTO of Patient Privacy Rights; Sean Doyle, a software engineer at MGH; Jim Wright, an electrical engineer with a background in developing wearable devices for military and medical applications.
