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Student Travel Symposium

Posted on September 20, 2019October 17, 2019

The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (IIGH) offers students an array of fellowships, internships, courses and other opportunities. During a travel symposium students in different degree programs shared about t... read more →

Baseline Assessment – Scaling up Programs to Remove Human Rights Related Barriers to HIV Services – Ghana

Posted on September 17, 2019April 17, 2020

Read » Details: Author: Ferguson L. Alva S. Ricardo C. Gruskin S. Published By: The Global Fund Date: September, 2019Publication Link: https://www.theglobalfund.org/media/8720/crg_humanrightsbaselineassessmentghana_repor... read more →

Addressing gender, equity and marginalization in global health: moving from reductionism to complexity

Posted on August 27, 2019October 23, 2019

The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health hosted Pascale Allotey for a conversation around "Addressing gender, equity and marginalization in global health: moving from reductionism to complexity" on September 25, 201... read more →

“Health Undocumented” Film Screening and Discussion

Posted on August 27, 2019September 20, 2019

The USC IIGH Student Advisory Council hosted a film screening and discussion around immigration and health. Attendees were able to learn from leaders on immigration issues and meet with organizations within Los Angeles and at... read more →

Human rights and legal dimensions of self care interventions for sexual and reproductive health

Posted on May 13, 2019May 17, 2019

Understanding the user, the health system, and the environment is key to ensuring that self care interventions for sexual and reproductive health are not only available but safe and empowering for all, say Laura Ferguson and... read more →

Sex Work-related Stigma: Experiential, Symbolic and Structural Forms in the Health Systems of Delhi, India

Posted on May 3, 2019April 3, 2020

Sex work-related stigma is prevalent in urban India. While HIV-stigma is often discussed in urban Indian health contexts, rarely is sex work-related stigma investigated as it shapes sex workers' health experiences. This pape... read more →

Practical Justice: Principles, Practice and Social Change

Engaging global institutions to achieve practical justice: the case of sexual rights

Posted on April 29, 2019May 2, 2019

Practical Justice: Principles, Practice and Social Change engages with questions of justice and equality, and how these can be achieved in modern society. Among its chapters is "Engaging global institutions to achieve practi... read more →

“It’s Changed Our Way of Eating a Lot”: Experiences of Nutrition and Health Improvements After Participation in an Urban Home Garden Program

Posted on April 2, 2019April 3, 2020

To elucidate the perceived health benefits of an urban home gardening and nutritional education program in a population at high cardiometabolic risk with qualitative data collected via in-depth, semistructured interviews in ... read more →

Establishing Competencies for a Global Health Workforce: Recommendations from the Association of Pacific Rim Universities

Posted on March 26, 2019May 2, 2019

Despite growing interest in global health and proliferation of global health education programs worldwide, there's little agreement on what constitutes appropriate competencies and training in the field. (more…... read more →

2019 APRU Global Health Case Competition

Posted on February 14, 2019October 15, 2019

Registration for the 2019 Association of Pacific Rim Universities Global Health Program Global Health Case Competition is now open. This is a great way for students to practice developing an intervention approach using a prac... read more →