UC Berkeley CHLA Call for Submissions for “Call to Action: StoryCon 2014!” Priority deadline: December 13, 2013

The UC Berkeley Center for Health Leadership Association is pleased to announce its 2nd annual conference: Call to Action: StoryCon 2014 Friday, April 11, 2014 | 12-4 pm Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive Stories of public health permeate our daily lives. As public health leaders, we are charged to see health in all

Global Innovation Initiative grant competition – due December 16, 2013

The Global Innovation Initiative grant competition Grants will be awarded to interdisciplinary higher education partnerships focusing on globally significant issues related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Proposals that address the following STEM-related themes will be accepted for the first year’s competition: Energy, environment and climate change Agriculture, food security and water Global health

Young Scientists Summer Program for PhD students – due January 13, 2014

Each summer the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Young Scientists Summer Program (Austria) hosts about 50 advanced PhD students whose interests correspond with IIASA’s ongoing research on real life global issues such as climate change, energy, food & water, economics, and poverty. Dates of the 2014 Program:1 June – 31 August Application Deadline: 13

UC Berkeley Senior, Penelope Chuah, on air pollution in China

CHINA’S LETHAL AIR POLLUTION By Penelope Chuah (of the UC Berkeley Public Health Advocate Online) China’s economic performance and growth in the past ten years is unparalleled to the economic growth of any other country. Over the past decade, China has steadily climbed to the number two position in the world’s largest economies ranking, surpassing

UCSF Global Health Research Symposium – abstracts due December 20, 2013

Attend the first-annual UCSF Global Health Research Symposium! Keynote address will be given by Eric Goosby, MD, Former U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. Oral and poster presentations will cover topics such as the intersection of global health with basic science, clinical science and population health. Speakers include: Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Joe DeRisi, Shari Dworkin, Maggie Feeney, Elvin

Minority Health/Global Health international summer research fellowships – due November 22, 2013

UC Berkeley Minority Health/Global Health international summer research fellowship has added two new projects to its list of 2014 opportunities. One project is specifically for graduate student applicants. This fellowship offers qualified undergraduate, masters and doctoral students from minority and health-disparity populations the opportunity to conduct health sciences research abroad, in a developing country. The

Next steps for research on hormonal contraception and HIV (Comment)

CGPH FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2013 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Ralph LJ, McCoy SI, Hallett T, Padian N. Next steps for research on hormonal contraception and HIV. Lancet. 2013 Nov 2;382(9903):1467-9. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: N/A (Comment) ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Commitment contracts and team incentives: a randomized controlled trial for smoking cessation in Thailand

CGPH FACULTY: William Dow DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2013 REGION: Asia (Thailand) REFERENCE: White JS, Dow WH, Rungruanghiranya S. Commitment contracts and team incentives: a randomized controlled trial for smoking cessation in Thailand. Am J Prev Med. 2013 Nov;45(5):533-42. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.06.020. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Treatment for tobacco dependence is not available in many low-resource settings, especially in

HAYDEN GROUP HOSTS DR. EVA HARRIS – 11/21/13

“Global Health: The Local Impact.” – RSVP Now Global health challenges could be right next door.  What happens on another continent could occur in North America? (Dengue Fever has recently shown up in Florida.) The Hayden Group hosts Dr. Eva Harris on November 21, 2013, sought-after speaker and Faculty Director of CGPH  and founder and president of the Sustainable

HEALTH EQUITY PHD/POSTDOC FELLOWSHIPS DUE 12/2/13

The 2014-2015 GHES application round is now open! The Global Health Equity Scholars (GHES) program offers a unique international experience for Junior Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and advanced PhD and professional school students. It provides one-year research training fellowship opportunities in global health at top-ranked, NIH-funded centers abroad. The GHES program is one of five supported by the Global

Urban slum structure: integrating socioeconomic and land cover data to model slum evolution in Salvador, Brazil

CGPH FACULTY: Jason Corburn DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2013 REGION: South America (Brazil) REFERENCE: Hacker KP, Seto KC, Costa F, Corburn J, Reis MG, Ko AI, Diuk-Wasser MA. Urban slum structure: integrating socioeconomic and land cover data to model slum evolution in Salvador, Brazil. Int J Health Geogr. 2013 Oct 20;12(1):45. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The expansion of urban slums is a key challenge for

Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG), a First-Aid Device to Decrease Maternal Mortality from Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Cluster Randomized Trial

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2013 REGION: Africa (Zambia and Zimbabwe) REFERENCE: Miller S, Bergel EF, El Ayadi AM, Gibbons L, Butrick EA, Magwali T, Mkumba G, Kaseba C, Huong NT, Geissler JD, Merialdi M. Non-Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment (NASG), a First-Aid Device to Decrease Maternal Mortality from Obstetric Hemorrhage: A Cluster Randomized