Patterns of stove usage after introduction of an advanced cookstove: the long-term application of household sensors.

CGPH FACULTY: Michael Bates, Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Pillarisetti A, Vaswani M, Jack D, Balakrishnan K, Bates MN, Arora NK, Smith KR. Patterns of stove usage after introduction of an advanced cookstove: the long-term application of household sensors. Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Nov 12. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Household air pollution

Associations of Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function with Measured Carbon Monoxide Concentrations among Nonsmoking Women Exposed to Household Air Pollution: The RESPIRE Trial, Guatemala.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Pope D, Diaz E, Smith-Sivertsen T, Lie RT, Bakke P, Balmes JR, Smith KR, Bruce NG. Associations of Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function with Measured Carbon Monoxide Concentrations among Nonsmoking Women Exposed to Household Air Pollution: The RESPIRE Trial, Guatemala. Environ

Molecular Epidemiological Characterization of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli from an Outpatient Urology Clinic in Rural Japan.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: ” Umene YD, Wong LK, Satoh T, Yamane K, Matsui M, Riley LW, Arakawa Y, Suzuki S. Molecular Epidemiological Characterization of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli from an Outpatient Urology Clinic in Rural Japan. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Nov 26. pii: JCM.03068-14.” SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: In a

Approaches to refining estimates of global burden and economics of dengue.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Shepard DS, Undurraga EA, Betancourt-Cravioto M, Guzmán MG, Halstead SB, Harris E, Mudin RN, Murray KO, Tapia-Conyer R, Gubler DJ. Approaches to refining estimates of global burden and economics of dengue. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Nov 20;8(11):e3306. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003306. eCollection 2014 Nov.

Refugee Health During Humanitarian Crisis: Focus on Chronic Disease

Refugee Health During Humanitarian Crisis: Focus on Chronic Disease Dr. Philippa Boulle, Non-Communicable Disease Advisor & Lead, Chronic Diseases Group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders) When: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 4:00-5:00 pm  Where: 150 University Hall  **Followed by Reception/CGPH Happy Hour** 2nd floor lobby, Li Ka Shing Center, 5:00-6:00 pm Speaker Bio: Dr. Philippa Boulle, MBBS(Hons), MPH, DTMH, is the Non-Communicable Diseases Advisor and

UC Berkeley’s Emmunify uses simple technology to help vaccinate more infants and save lives

Emmunify, an innovation stemming from awards from UC Berkeley Hacking Health and BigIdeas@Berkeley, uses communications technology to help vaccinate more infants so they can live longer, do better in school, have higher cognitive abilities, less malnutrition, earn more as adults, and get out of poverty. The team, composed of UCB graduate and undergrad students and

‘The Million Dollar Question’ at the Bay Area Global Health Series Seminar

On Wednesday, 12 November 2014, the third Bay Area Global Health Series Seminar of the year was held at UC Berkeley. The seminar series is a quarterly seminar collaboration between UCSF, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and Stanford which brings together global health experts from each school to talk about pressing global health issues. This topic

Ebola in urban slums: the elephant in the room

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Synder R, Marlow MA, Riley LW. Ebola in urban slums: the elephant in the room. The Lancet Global Health, Early Online Publication, 30 October 2014 doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70339-0 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: A host of factors has been cited as causes of the current Ebola virus disease (EVD)

Estimated infant intake of persistent organic pollutants through breast milk in New Zealand.

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2014 REGION: Australia & Oceania REFERENCE: t Mannetje A, Coakley J, Bridgen P, Smith AH, Read D, Pearce N, Douwes J. Estimated infant intake of persistent organic pollutants through breast milk in New Zealand. N Z Med J. 2014 Aug 29;127(1401):56-68. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: AIM: To estimate average

Unmet need for family planning, contraceptive failure, and unintended pregnancy among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Zimbabwe.

CGPH FACULTY: Sandra McCoy, Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: McCoy SI, Buzdugan R, Ralph LJ, Mushavi A, Mahomva A, Hakobyan A, Watadzaushe C, Dirawo J, Cowan FM, Padian NS. Unmet need for family planning, contraceptive failure, and unintended pregnancy among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2014 Aug

Food insecurity, socioeconomic status, and HIV-related risk behavior among women in farming households in Tanzania.

CGPH FACULTY: Sandra McCoy, Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: McCoy SI, Ralph LJ, Njau PF, Msolla MM, Padian NS. Food insecurity, socioeconomic status, and HIV-related risk behavior among women in farming households in Tanzania. AIDS Behav. 2014 Jul;18(7):1224-36. doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0629-3. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Food insecurity (FI) is associated with higher-risk sexual behavior

The effect of India’s total sanitation campaign on defecation behaviors and child health in rural Madhya Pradesh: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

CGPH FACULTY: Paul Gertler, John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Patil SR, Arnold BF, Salvatore AL, Briceno B, Ganguly S, Colford JM Jr, Gertler PJ. The effect of India’s total sanitation campaign on defecation behaviors and child health in rural Madhya Pradesh: a cluster randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2014 Aug