Promoting Handwashing Behavior: The Effects of Large-scale Community and School-level Interventions.

CGPH FACULTY: Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Galiani S, Gertler P, Ajzenman N, Orsola-Vidal A. Promoting Handwashing Behavior: The Effects of Large-scale Community and School-level Interventions. Health Econ. 2015 Oct 12. doi: 10.1002/hec.3273 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes a randomized experiment that uses novel strategies to promote handwashing with soap

Upgrading a Piped Water Supply from Intermittent to Continuous Delivery and Association with Waterborne Illness: A Matched Cohort Study in Urban India.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2015 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Ercumen A, Arnold BF, Kumpel E, Burt Z, Ray I, Nelson K, Colford JM Jr. Upgrading a Piped Water Supply from Intermittent to Continuous Delivery and Association with Waterborne Illness: A Matched Cohort Study in Urban India. PLoS Med. 2015 Oct 27;12(10):e1001892. doi:

Direct energy consumption associated emissions by rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing.Direct energy consumption associated emissions by rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2015 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Ru M, Tao S, Smith KR, Shen G, Shen H, Huang Y, Chen H, Chen Y, Chen X, Liu J, Li B, Wang X, He C. Direct energy consumption associated emissions by rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing. Environ Sci Technol. 2015 Oct 26.

11/6, Sir Michael Marmot – The Health Gap: Challenge of an Unequal World – Nov 6

10/26/15 Lancet Commission on Global Adolescent Health to visit Bay Area to discuss new global agenda

For more information and to RSVP for the Lancet Commission lecture, please visit: https://lancetadolescents.eventbrite.com The Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing will be visiting the Bay Area in October. On October 26th, George Patton, Chair of Commission and Susan Sawyer, co-director, will discuss the shifting determinants of health and health needs of the world’s

UC Berkeley Summit focuses on global health and innovation in Middle East

In light of the current atmosphere of violence and political disorder in parts of the Middle East and North Africa, public health and innovation have recently been ushered to the back of the line in terms of regional priorities. It was up front and center at UC Berkeley the first weekend of October. While the

10/12/15: Utilizing Electronic Platforms for Survey & Data Collection in Global Health Research and Practice

UC Berkeley’s Center for Global Public Health (CGPH), Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases (CEND) and The Human Rights Center are pleased to invite you to a Global Health Seminar by by Dr. Jamie Eliades MD, MPH.This event will be held on Monday, October 12, 2015 at 1-2:00pm in Li Ka Shing Building, Auditorium 125.

Microbiological Evaluation of Household Drinking Water Treatment in Rural China Shows Benefits of Electric Kettles: A Cross-Sectional Study.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2015 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Cohen A, Tao Y, Luo Q, Zhong G, Romm J, Colford JM Jr, Ray I. Microbiological Evaluation of Household Drinking Water Treatment in Rural China Shows Benefits of Electric Kettles: A Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 30;10(9):e0138451. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138451. eCollection 2015. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:

Cross-Sectional Association between Length of Incarceration and Selected Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases in Two Male Prisons of Mexico City.

CGPH FACULTY: Stefano Bertozzi DATE OF PUBLICATION: Septembe 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Silverman-Retana O, Lopez-Ridaura R, Servan-Mori E, Bautista-Arredondo S, Bertozzi SM. Cross-Sectional Association between Length of Incarceration and Selected Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases in Two Male Prisons of Mexico City. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 18;10(9):e0138063. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138063. eCollection 2015. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Mexico

Burden of Influenza and Influenza-Associated Pneumonia in the First Year of Life in a Prospective Cohort Study in Managua, Nicaragua.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Gresh L, Kuan G, Sanchez N, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Ojeda S, Melendez M, Lopez R, Martin ET, Widdowson MA, Bresee J, Harris E, Balmaseda A, Gordon A. Burden of Influenza and Influenza-Associated Pneumonia in the First Year of Life in a Prospective Cohort

9/24/15 – CGPH Meet & Greet!

Would you like to… – Meet other people from around campus who are passionate about global health? – Have some face time with faculty who are doing research in global health? – See what student interest groups at UC Berkeley are doing to help vulnerable populations abroad? – Learn about CGPH opportunities, fellowships, and events

Lower Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Are Associated with Severe Dengue Outcome

UC BERKELEY AUTHOR: Hope Biswas, Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Biswas HH, Gordon A, Nuñez A, Perez MA, Balmaseda A, Harris E. Lower Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Are Associated with Severe Dengue Outcome. Halstead SB, ed. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2015;9(9):e0003904. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Dengue virus (DENV) is a flavivirus of