University of Southern California Global Health

Global health education: a pilot in trans-disciplinary, digital instruction - 5/8/2013
The USC Institute for Global Health and Institute for Multimedia Literacy published an article about their joint 2012 class “New Media for Global Health” in the latest volume of the journal Global Health Action. More »

Years later, psychological effects of Chernobyl linger - 5/7/2013
Nearly three decades have passed since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Now a new report authored by USC researchers has estimated that millions of people may still be suffering from mental and physical health problems related to the 1986 accident. More »

Director of global health finds hope about climate change - 5/7/2013
Dr. Samet spoke on challenges and opportunities in arts and health care and the need for stewardship of the planet at an Earth Day Forum on April 22 at Los Angeles City Hall. More »

GHRR fellow contributes to KPCC segment on condom redesign - 5/3/2013
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as part of its Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative, is offering a $100,000 grant for any organization or aspirant engineer to design a next generation condom to make it more widely-used. More »

USC Institute for Global Health presents at 4th Annual Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health - 5/1/2013
Faculty from the USC Institute for Global Health and its Program on Global Health & Human Rights presented at the 4th Annual Conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, which took place March 14 – 16, 2013, in Washington, D.C. More »

Baby Clothes Drive for Uganda - 4/14/2013
Help us collect new and used baby clothes and blankets for new mothers in Uganda! More »

Textbook co-edited by Professor Sofia Gruskin published: Health and Human Rights in a Changing World - 4/14/2013
Health and Human Rights in a Changing World, a textbook co-edited by Professor Sofia Gruskin, director of the USC Program on Global Health & Human Rights, was well-received by academics and health leaders after being published March 22, 2013, by Routledge. More »

Local families put their hearts into health at World Health Day LA - 4/11/2013
Dozens of kids and families got their hearts pumping at the fourth annual World Health Day LA on April 6 for a free day of heart-healthy sports activities, health screenings, entertainment and education at the Expo Center. More »

Professor Laura Ferguson Contributes to Improving Children’s Health and Human Rights Globally - 4/10/2013
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on March 23 that brought the UN one step closer to securing children’s health-related rights across the globe. Laura Ferguson, assistant professor in the USC Department of Preventive Medicine and USC Program on Global Health & Human Rights, played a key role in the technical, political and practical processes surrounding the resolution and other related efforts. More »

Undergraduate team wins USC Global Health Case Competition - 2/22/2013
Competing against their peers, a team of multidisciplinary undergraduates won the USC Global Health Case Competition on Feb. 15 and will represent the university at the international level in March. More »

Multidisciplinary USC Global Health Case Competition connects students to the CDC - 2/13/2013
Back for its second year, the University of Southern California Global Health Case Competition has grown in popularity, with more than 130 undergraduate and graduate students from 11 USC schools participating Friday, Feb. 15. More »

USC Institute for Global Health meets with Ugandan partners - 1/30/2013
The USC Institute for Global Health met with partners in Uganda in late January to facilitate research, foster collaborations and reconnect on existing projects. More »

USC examines decisions of pregnant HIV-positive women - 1/16/2013
A USC-led project headed by Sofia Gruskin, director of the Program on Global Health & Human Rights at the USC Institute for Global Health, aims to ensure HIV-positive women are at the center of decision-making regarding their sexual and reproductive health and rights. More »

Sexual and reproductive health and rights experts launch global research network - 12/6/2012
USC hosted nine international experts from Nov. 27 to 30 to discuss the state of sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world and to launch an international research network. More »

Women in Management talk tackles global leadership challenges—and motherhood - 11/16/2012
In a presentation of stories and experiences collected through 15 years of international work, Heather Wipfli, associate director of the USC Institute for Global Health, shared with women on Nov. 15 the challenges she has faced pursuing a global leadership career. More »

Professor Ferguson contributes to Philippines meeting on children’s right to health - 11/15/2012
Laura Ferguson, of the Program on Global Health & Human Rights, traveled to the Philippines in early November for the Asia Regional Consultation on Practical Measures of Implementation of the Child’s Right to Health. More »

Vietnamese human rights officials discuss collaborations with USC - 11/15/2012
Vietnamese delegates visited USC Nov. 12-13 to discuss collaboration opportunities with the university to further their country’s human rights research, policy and training efforts. More »

New York Times columnist urges activism abroad - 11/7/2012
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and renowned global health journalist Nicholas Kristof discussed his push for gender equality and his most recent book at a speaker series hosted by the USC Spectrum, the Program Board Speakers Committee and the USC Institute for Global Health at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center on Monday. More »

Jonathan Samet via Green Cross: Human impact of Chernobyl disaster - 11/5/2012
USC Institute for Global Health Director and Green Cross consultant Jonathan M. Samet, M.D., M.S. discusses the human impact of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the challenges that will face affected people for decades to come. More »

USC awarded grant to build research hub in East Africa - 10/8/2012
USC, in partnership with Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, received a joint planning grant from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last month to establish a research and training hub focused on environmental and occupational health in East Africa. More »

USC global health game maintains relevance - 9/26/2012
One year ago, ABC News Chief Health and Medical Editor Richard Besser and correspondent Juju Chang announced the launch of the 1,000 Days Facebook game — a project spearheaded by the USC Institute for Global Health — at the Social Good Summit in New York. More »

IGH's Center for Storytelling, Activism & Health Director Neal Baer featured in writers magazine - 9/10/2012
The new issue of Written By, the magazine of the Writers Guild of America, West, profiled Dr. Neal Baer, director the Institue for Global Health's Center for Storytelling, Activism & Health, and his advocacy for social change. More »

Institute for Global Health director co-authors largest tobacco use study - 9/10/2012
The world’s largest study of tobacco use to date was published last month in the medical journal The Lancet and included Keck School of Medicine professor, and USC Institue for Global Health Director, Jonathan Samet as an author. More »

Program on Global Health & Human Rights Contributes to International AIDS Conference - 8/15/2012
Program on Global Health & Human Rights staff, along with 24,000 others who attended the International AIDS Conference in July, have returned home from Washington, D.C., to unpack and reflect on their experiences. More »

High School Sleuths Track Mock Disease Outbreak at USC - 7/30/2012
Hundreds of high school students got a taste of college life this month during Summer@USC, a pre-college academic program offered by USC Summer Programs. More »

Jonathan Samet quoted by China Daily on health workers who smoke - 7/18/2012
Jonathan Samet, director of the USC Institute for Global Health, was quoted in the article, "Health workers unaware of dangers of smoking," by China Daily. The article discusses medical workers' misconceptions regarding low-tar cigarrettes. More »

Professor Gruskin contributes to landmark HIV law report - 7/9/2012
Professor Sofia Gruskin, director of the Program on Global Health & Human Rights at the USC Institute for Global health, served as a member of the technical advisory group for a landmark report released July 9 by the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, a high-level, independent body of global public leaders and field experts that launched in June 2010. More »

USC global health conference attracts Pacific Rim leaders - 7/5/2012
Dozens of academics from across the Pacific Rim visited USC June 23-26 for the 2012 Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Program Workshop, organized by the USC Institute for Global Health. More »

Biomed Analysis: Time for rights-based women's health - 5/30/2012
We need to revive the rights-based agenda and realign research priorities for women's health, says Priya Shetty for Science & Development Network More »

MPH students interview US Secretary of Health and Human Services at the 65th World Health Assembly - 5/21/2012
Public health students representing the USC Institute for Global Health at the 65th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, interviewed United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius on LGBT health and non-communicable diseases. More »

Professor Laura Ferguson finalizes draft for submission to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - 5/17/2012
Professor Laura Ferguson met with the World Health Organization, Save the Children and other partner organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, to finalize a draft General Comment on children’s right to health. More »

Program on Global Health and Human Rights faculty visit Geneva for World Health Organization project - 5/17/2012
Professor Sofia Gruskin, director of the Program on Global Health and Human Rights, and Assistant Professor Laura Ferguson traveled to Geneva to further their work on the World Health Organization (WHO) project More »

Program on Global Health & Human Rights launches Network on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights at global research forum - 5/17/2012
The Program on Global Health & Human Rights, in partnership with researchers from around the world, launched innovative Network on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights at a global research forum More »

Beijing Olympics Experiment Reveals Biological Link Between Air Pollution Exposure, Cardiovascular Disease - 5/15/2012
Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their laboratory, USC researchers and colleagues have found biological evidence that even a short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves one’s cardiovascular health. More »

USC students to attend 2012 World Health Assembly - 5/14/2012
Public health students at USC will be attending the 65th World Health Assembly next week in Geneva, Switzerland, as delegates for the Union for International Cancer Control. More »

USC Institute for Global Health representatives visit Ukraine for Chernobyl study trip - 5/2/2012
International leaders gathered in Ukraine this month to learn about the effects of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and subsequent healthcare projects led by the global nonprofit Green Cross International. Among them, Jonathan Samet, director of the USC Institute for Global health, and research associate Sonny Patel, met with international heads of Green Cross and visited affected sites. More »