Respiratory risks from household air pollution in low and middle income countries.

CGPH FACULTY: John Balmes, Michael Bates DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Gordon SB, Bruce NG, Grigg J, Hibberd PL, Kurmi OP, Lam KB, Mortimer K, Asante KP, Balakrishnan K, Balmes J, Bar-Zeev N, Bates MN, Breysse PN, Buist S, Chen Z, Havens D, Jack D, Jindal S, Kan H, Mehta S, Moschovis

Genetic modification of the effect of maternal household air pollution exposure on birth weight in Guatemalan newborns.

CGPH FACULTY: John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Thompson LM, Yousefi P, Penaloza R, Balmes J, Nina H. Genetic modification of the effect of maternal household air pollution exposure on birth weight in Guatemalan newborns. Genetic modification of the effect of maternal household air pollution exposure on birth weight in

Treatment outcomes in tuberculosis patients with diabetes: a polytomous analysis using Brazilian surveillance system.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Reis-Santos B, Gomes T, Locatelli R, de Oliveira ER, Sanchez MN, Horta BL, Riley LW, Maciel EL. Treatment outcomes in tuberculosis patients with diabetes: a polytomous analysis using Brazilian surveillance system. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 8;9(7):e100082. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100082. eCollection 2014. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The

NOV 13 – Ebola Pannel at UCB

NOV 19 – Global Adolescent Health film screening

Kindly RSVP to this film showing and talk:  serenpk@berkeley.edu The UC Berkeley Global Adolescent Health Colloquium presents Map Your World: The Revolutionary Optimists A Youth as Change Agents Film Series Event Please join us on Wednesday, November 19th from 4-7pm in Li Ka Shing 125 for a film screening and youth panel discussion. We will screen the inspiring, Emmy-nominated documentary film, “The

NOV 13 – CEGA World Development Report Seminar

CEGA World Development Report SeminarCEGA is hosting a seminar by Anna Fruttero on highlights from this year’s World Development Report, Mind, Society and Behavior, Thursday, November 13. Please see the attached flyer or find more information and register here: http://cega.berkeley.edu/events/world-development-report-seminar/   More info here  

Ebola Teach-in on November 12 at UCB

PIH Engage at Berkeley will be hosting in collaboration with Organization of African Students at Berkeley. This event is the Ebola Teach-in, it will be held on November 12th from 6-8PM in 105 North Gate. If you could kindly forward details about this event to all of your listservs and social media that would be fantastic, I have

Children at the Border, Children at the Margins: Health, Responsibility, and Immigration

The Berkeley Center for Social Medicine presents: Children at the Border, Children at the Margins: Health, Responsibility, and Immigration Thursday, November 13 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, followed by a reception 245 Li Ka Shing Center, UC Berkeley While unaccompanied migrant children have been at the center of a media firestorm, journalists and politicians generally ignore the context, experiences, and

Bay Area Global Health Seminar Series at UC Berkeley

Bay Area Global Health Seminar Series Join us for a new quarterly series of moderated salon-style discussions featuring scientific experts from UC San Francisco, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and Stanford. Each seminar will feature a different global health topic and be hosted by one of the four participating campuses. Global health action on a crowded

Info Session: Global Development Fellows (GDF) program (USAID)

All interested grad students are invited to the second and final info session for the new Global Development Fellows (GDF) program.  GDP will provide the opportunity for up to twenty UC Berkeley grad students to spend 2-3 months during the 2015 summer break helping USAID partner organizations in Senegal, South Africa, India, The Philippines, Indonesia, Colombia

Summer global health research opportunity through Washington Univ

Summer Research Opportunities in Global Health Washington University in Saint Louis, Institute for Public Health    Public Health Advanced Summer Education (PHASE) and Summer Program for Research in Global Health (SPRINGH) PROGRAM BENEFITS * Work in real world public health practice and research environments * Gain exposure to top investigators and diverse research topics *

Nominations open for 2015 Drs. Anvar and Pari Velji Awards for Global Health Excellence

2015 Drs. Anvar and Pari Velji Awards for Global Health Excellence The Velji Global Health Awards program is a benefit of CUGH Institutional Membership±. The Velji Family Foundation annually celebrates global health education, research and service by honoring individuals and projects that demonstrate committed, creative approaches to serving underserved populations. Students, faculty and administrators of