Student Video and Plenary Contest – UC Global Health Day 2015.

  Student Video and Plenary Contest | Enter Today The UC Global Health Institute (UCGHI) invites students and trainees to submit for the video or plenary contest for UC Global Health Day 2015. This annual conference is a showcase of the research, training and outreach in global health being undertaken across the University of California. This

Irving H. Wiesenfeld and Kathleen L. Miller Graduate Fellowships

Education is a core element of the programming at the Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging & Neglected Diseases (CEND). Fellowships provided through CEND support several levels of trainees, including undergraduates, doctoral degree candidates, and postdoctoral fellows, in their pursuit of research related to emerging and neglected infectious diseases. Irving H. Wiesenfeld and Kathleen L. Miller

The McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health 2015 Summer Program.

McGill Summer Institute Program View in browser Submit Your Application Now! The McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health is pleased to announce its 2015 Summer Program. McGill University and McGill University Health Centre have strong research groups and centers working on TB, HIV, and neglected tropical diseases. These Centers have a very

Feb. 5, 2015 – Save the Date! CGPH Annual Symposium

Elevated lung cancer in younger adults and low concentrations of arsenic in water.

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: ” Steinmaus C, Ferreccio C, Yuan Y, Acevedo J, González F, Perez L, Cortés S, Balmes JR, Liaw J, Smith AH. Elevated lung cancer in younger adults and low concentrations of arsenic in water. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Dec

The SHAZ! Project: Results from a Pilot Randomized Trial of a Structural Intervention to Prevent HIV among Adolescent Women in Zimbabwe.

CGPH FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Dunbar MS, Kang Dufour MS, Lambdin B, Mudekunye-Mahaka I, Nhamo D, Padian NS. The SHAZ! Project: Results from a Pilot Randomized Trial of a Structural Intervention to Prevent HIV among Adolescent Women in Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 21;9(11):e113621. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113621. eCollection 2014.

Access to transport for women with hypovolemic shock differs according to weeks of pregnancy.

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Butrick E, Penn A, Itakura K, Mkumba G, Winter K, Amafumba R, Miller S. Access to transport for women with hypovolemic shock differs according to weeks of pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Nov;127(2):171-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.05.008. Epub 2014 Jun 27. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The objective

Informal settlements and a relational view of health in Nairobi, Kenya: sanitation, gender and dignity.

CGPH FACULTY: Jason Corburn DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Corburn J, Karanja I. Informal settlements and a relational view of health in Nairobi, Kenya: sanitation, gender and dignity. Health Promot Int. 2014 Nov 24. pii: dau100. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: On an urban planet, slums or informal settlements present an increasing challenge for health promotion.

Health labour market policies in support of universal health coverage: a comprehensive analysis in four African countries.

CGPH FACULTY: Richard Scheffler DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Sousa A, Scheffler RM, Koyi G, Ngah SN, Abu-Agla A, M’kiambati HM, Nyoni J. Health labour market policies in support of universal health coverage: a comprehensive analysis in four African countries. Hum Resour Health. 2014 Sep 26;12:55. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-55. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Progress toward universal

Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials to Evaluate Adoption of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions and Their Combination in Rural Western Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Christensen G, Dentz HN, Pickering AJ, Bourdier T, Arnold BF, Colford JM Jr, Null C. Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials to Evaluate Adoption of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions and Their Combination in Rural Western Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Nov

Reactivity in Rapidly Collected Hygiene and Toilet Spot Check Measurements: A Cautionary Note for Longitudinal Studies.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Arnold BF, Khush RS, Ramaswamy P, Rajkumar P, Durairaj N, Ramaprabha P, Balakrishnan K, Colford JM Jr. Reactivity in Rapidly Collected Hygiene and Toilet Spot Check Measurements: A Cautionary Note for Longitudinal Studies. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Nov 10. pii: 14-0306.

It is all about the fear of being discriminated [against]…the person suffering from HIV will not be accepted: a qualitative study exploring the reasons for loss to follow-up among HIV-positive youth in Kisumu, Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY: Colette Auerswald DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Wolf HT, Halpern-Felsher BL, Bukusi EA, Agot KE, Cohen CR, Auerswald CL. “It is all about the fear of being discriminated [against]…the person suffering from HIV will not be accepted”: a qualitative study exploring the reasons for loss to follow-up among HIV-positive youth