2017 Archives - Page 2 of 4 - USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

Fake News and Censorship: Twin Challenges for Law and Global Health in the Digital Age

Posted on September 19, 2017August 22, 2018

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression as well as Professor of Law at University of California Irvine, David Kaye presented on the implications of the Trump administration’s policies on selec... read more →

USC students, faculty, staff and alumni collaborated with community organizations and university students to provide public health education and services to more than 1,000 youth in the Uganda’s rural Oyam district Aug. 8-12. Photo credit: Heather Wipfli

USC students lead public health camp in Uganda

Posted on September 12, 2017September 28, 2017

An interdisciplinary team of USC public health and pharmacy students and alumni concluded their summer in the grassy fields of northern Uganda, where they led a public health and soccer camp for more than 1,000 youth. (more&h... read more →

08/30/17 – Immigrant Visions & Voices: A Photovoice Exploration of Health in Chile

Posted on August 11, 2017October 2, 2017

In the last three decades, Chile has witnessed a considerable influx of immigrants, the majority from other Latin American countries. These individuals may experience a particular vulnerability and unique set of social determ... read more →

How the new anti-trafficking bill will help to curb the human trafficking epidemic

Posted on August 4, 2017August 25, 2018

Anti-trafficking advocates have lauded the measure that recently passed the House of Representatives. Mellissa Withers, assistant professor of preventive medicine, explains why in this Thompson Reuters Foundation News story. ... read more →

Regulation of fine particulate matter in the Pacific Rim: perspectives from the APRU Global Health Program

Posted on August 4, 2017April 10, 2019

While the development of evidence-based air quality standards for airborne particulate matter (PM) for Europe and North America is well-documented, the standard-setting processes in other regions are less well characterized. ... read more →

Assessing value-for-money in maternal and newborn health

Posted on July 28, 2017August 25, 2018

In this BMJ Global Health article, Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine Shubha Kumar and co-authors review value-for-money components and methods for maternal and newborn health interventions. (more…)... read more →

Monitoring, evaluation and accountability: Ensuring rights, equity and quality in family planning programmes

Monitoring human rights in contraceptive services and programmes

Posted on July 28, 2017August 25, 2018

This tool for Monitoring human rights in contraceptive services and programmes contributes to the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) ongoing work on rights-based contraceptive programmes. This work builds directly on... read more →

Untangling Myths About Human Trafficking

Posted on July 26, 2017August 25, 2018

In advance of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons July 31, Mellissa Withers discusses the following myths about human trafficking in her latest Psychology Today blog post for series "Modern Day Slavery" series: (more&h... read more →

Trauma-Informed Care and Why It Matters

Posted on July 6, 2017August 25, 2018

It is sometimes said that traumatic reactions are normal reactions to abnormal situations. As true as this statement is, it’s also true that individuals’ coping reactions post-trauma remain poorly understood, even by many... read more →

Pimp Culture Glorification and Sex Trafficking

Posted on April 28, 2017August 25, 2018

Learn how the glorification of pimp culture is contributing to sex trafficking in the U.S. in this article by Mellissa Withers. (more…)... read more →