The latest global health news and events—and more!—at the University of Southern California.
New practicum seeks sustainable solutions for LA’s wicked problems June 29, 2018 - A new multi-disciplinary practicum coordinated in collaboration with the USC Institute for Global Health invites students from across USC’s schools to address some of Los Angeles’s most intractable challenges.A novel methodology for strengthening human rights based monitoring in public health: Family planning indicators as an illustrative example June 28, 2018 - By Buse, Kent et al., published in The Lancet.
L.A.’s diversity shapes Sofia Gruskin’s approach to global health research June 25, 2018 - The USC Institute for Global Health nears its 10th anniversary with a new director and a new vision focused on equality A Southern California native, Sofia Gruskin has always felt at home in Los Angeles. The city drew her back in 2011, after 18 years at Harvard University, to launch a health and human rights…
Drones that save lives? Meet humanitarian aid’s newest tool June 6, 2018 - The online study of unmanned aerial vehicles at USC can help global health providers make effective use of emerging technology.
2018 Breman Fellows: Kya Kraus and Jonathan Robinson June 1, 2018 - The 2018 Breman Global Health Fellows are Master of Public Health students Kya Kraus and Jonathan Robinson.
A Vicious Cycle: Domestic Abuse, Homelessness, Trafficking May 31, 2018 - Ending homelessness is central to fighting human trafficking.
USC students take on the 71st World Health Assembly May 30, 2018 - A group of 11 USC students were embedded as delegates to NCD Alliance members at the 71st World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, in May as part of the annual course “Global Health Governance & Diplomacy in Practice in Geneva at the World Health Assembly.” The decision-making body of the World Health Organization, the WHA is attended by delegations…
Workplace wellness programming in low-and middle-income countries: a qualitative study of corporate key informants in Mexico and India May 19, 2018 - by Heather Wipfli, Kristin Dessie Zacharias, Nuvjote (Nivvy) Hundal, Luz Myriam Reynales Shigematsu, Deepika Bahl, Monika Arora, Shalini Bassi and Shubha Kumar, published in Globalization and Health
Global health student poster contest May 18, 2018 - The 2018 Association of Pacific Rim Universities Global Health Program invites full-time undergraduate and graduate students to submit their global health posters for the 2018 APRU Global Health Program annual conference, hosted by University of Malaya in October.
Lifeguard travels the world while earning USC Master of Public Health online May 8, 2018 - The moment San Clemente surfer Jonathan Robinson plunged into the Pacific to pass a lifeguarding test at age 17, his passion became his profession.