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Message from a recent GH MPH alum: For the past 5 years, I have worked with the NAPA-OT Field School in Guatemala, which is a 4-week summer program that brings together students and practitioners in public health, occupational therapy, and medical anthropology to conduct research on local health issues identified by... More
There are a few openings in our office for Data Management Interns, here in the TB CDRC/TBRU/RePORT-India Data Coordinating Center. Our Handshake application is available here https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/519416 The DCC interns work as part of the Data Coordinating Center team in performing Quality Assurance and other routine data management tasks for data transmitted from... More
Sustainability & Health Journal Club: What is Planetary Health? Thursday, November 17, 4:00-5:00pm Room 429, Harvard University Center for the Environment 4th floor, Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambrige Join the Sustainability & Health Student Forum at the Harvard Chan School as it holds its inaugural Journal Club session that will explore the emerging field of “Planetary Health” – the health of... More
D-Prize supports new entrepreneurs who increase access to proven poverty interventions. The world has already invented ways to end poverty, yet the best interventions are not being distributed at mass-scale. Can you design a business or NGO that solves one of the Distribution Challenges below? If selected we will award you up to... More
Develop your public or global health expertise and experience through this competitive eight-week program. PROGRAM BENEFITS Work in real world public health practice and research environments, including some international sites Gain exposure to top investigators and diverse research topics Receive individualized career counseling and develop career interests Build a social... More
Great ideas don't change the world -- great people do. Global Health Corps (GHC) is building the next generation of global health leaders through a one-year paid fellowship program. We are looking for 156 talented young leaders from every sector for our 2017-2018 class of fellows - applications are open through January 18, More
BUSPH GH Alum from 2012, Joseph Scarpelli is looking for a Project Coordinator at the HEAL Initiative in the San Francisco Bay Area! HEAL Initiative HEAL Initiative is a young, spirited organization that aims to make global health training across the world immersive, longitudinal, and equitable. Founded in 2014, HEAL aims to make serving poor populations... More
Come join Dr. Luigi Migliorini in CT386 from 1:00pm-2:00pm Friday November 18th! Dr. Migliorini is an Alum of SPH and has been an adjunct faculty member in the GH Department in the past. He is currently the WHO Special Representative and Head of Country office in the Ukraine and Senior Advisor... More
Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in the Syria Conflict Monday November 21, 2016 5:00-6:00pm CT305 Please RSVP here! The rape, sexual torture, and sexual servitude of women and girls in the Syria conflict has been well documented, yet little is know about their male counterparts. Are Syrian men and boys also being targeted for... More
Meet Diane Turco of Cape Downwinders Learn about plans to close the Pilgrim nuclear power plant and the radiation monitoring campaign Cape Downwinders is an all-volunteer nonprofit that investigates, educates and agitates for the immediate closure of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant. The group launched a citizens’ radiation monitoring campaign and is... More
Partners In Health Employer Information Session November 17th, 1:00-2:00pm R115 RSVP here via Handshake! "We go. We make house calls. We build health systems. We stay." Whether to Liberia, Rwanda, or any of the countries PIH is present, PIH goes where they’re needed most. They care for patients in their homes and communities. They work... More
“Climate Change and Environmental Health: The Impact in Low-income Countries” November 4th, 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. in BUSM L210 Speaker: Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH Adjunct Professor of Public Health, Tufts University School of Medicine Former President, American Public Health Association (APHA) Co-editor, Climate Change and Public Health This weeks: Gijs van Seventer Environmental Health... More
Questions contact Andrew Stokes. For more information and to apply click here. The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research and community service. Our staff... More
Are you looking for research opportunities with faculty? Do you want to be more engaged in the global health research community at SPH? Find out more information about GRAP here! Click here for information about the CGHD Graduate Research Affiliate Program! Applications open FRIDAY!
