Professor Laura Ferguson was invited to speak at the "A Promise Renewed for the Americas: Reducing Inequities in Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health" conference in Panama this month. The conference was organized by a ran...
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Professor Gruskin serves as a technical advisor for WHO meeting on optimizing human rights in family planning programs
Professor Sofia Gruskin, director of the Program on Global Health & Human Rights, traveled to Geneva this month to work with the World Health Organization on the integration of human rights in family planning programs. P...
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Professor Gruskin publishes chapter in Oxford University Press book “Social Injustice and Public Health”
Professor Sofia Gruskin with co-author Paula Braveman published a chapter this month in the second edition ofSocial Injustice and Public Health (Oxford University Press). The chapter is entitled "Addressing Social Injustice...
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Professors Laura Ferguson and Sofia Gruskin commence new partnership with CONCERN Worldwide
Professors Laura Ferguson and Sofia Gruskin commenced an exciting new project with CONCERN Worldwide U.S. this month entitled Innovations for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. Innovations is a multi-country project that se...
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USC researchers to participate in national study of tobacco product regulations
Despite decades of efforts to control its use, tobacco continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States. The University of Southern California (USC) is one of 14 academic institutions de...
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Faculty-produced cancer education film to receive prestigious public health award
The USC faculty-produced short film Tamale Lesson, which uses narrative storytelling to educate women about cervical cancer screening, will receive an award from the American Public Health Association at its annual meeting in...
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Late presentation to HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, or continued care: Clarifying the use of CD4 evaluation in the consensus definition
Late presentation to HIV/AIDS services compromises treatment outcomes and misses opportunities for biomedical and behavioral prevention. There has been significant heterogeneity in how the term “late presentation” (LP) ha...
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Addressing Social Injustice in a Human Rights Context in Social Injustice and Public Health
This second edition of Social Injustice and Public Health is a comprehensive, up-to-date, evidence-based resource on the relationship of social injustice to many aspects of public health. With contributions from leading exper...
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Professor Gruskin elected to Guttmacher Institute board of directors
This month Professor Sofia Gruskin was elected onto the Guttmacher Institute's Board of Directors. Awarded to outstanding individuals, this position was granted to Professor Gruskin through her commitment to advancing sexual ...
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Global Health & Human Rights Faculty Attend the IUSSP International Population Conference in Korea
XXVII IUSSP International Population Conference is being held this month in Busan, Korea. With the aim of supporting the scientific study of population structures and dynamics, the Conference includes the discussion of over 2...
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