March 09, 2017 | Department News
UW Fulbrighters Shine at the Global Health Innovations Conference
by Sabra Zarâa, PharmD, Master of Public Health student and Fulbright Scholar
March 09, 2017 | Health News
Outbreak News Today Podcast: Travel Health
Christopher Sanford, Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Global Health at the University of Washington and recognized expert in Tropical medicine, was featured on Outbreak News This Week Radio Show's Podcast to discuss a number of travel health related issues to include vaccines, malaria, yellow fever, traveler’s diarrhea.
March 07, 2017 | Health News
US News & World Report: Could Fruits and Veggies Save Hearts Worldwide?
By Robert Preidt
Getting people worldwide to eat more fruits and vegetables could significantly reduce disability and premature death from heart disease, researchers report.
For the study, investigators analyzed data and previous studies to determine how fruit and vegetable consumption affected the number of "heart disease-related disability-adjusted life years" (DALYs) -- healthy years lost to disability or death -- in 195 countries. Each DALY is one lost year of healthy life.
March 06, 2017 | Department News
8th Annual CUGH Conference: Healthy People, Healthy Ecosystems
The 8th Annual CUGH Conference, one of the world's leading academic global health conferences, will be held in Washington, DC from April 6 to April 9, 2017.
March 06, 2017 | Department News
Abstracts Due: Global Healthies Competition & Award Ceremony
Awards season is here!
2017 Abstract Submission: Department of Global Health (DGH) Global Healthies Poster Competition and Award Ceremony
Student, Medical Resident, and Fellow Poster Session and Awards Ceremony
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 12:00 pm
March 06, 2017 | Health News
BBC World Service: 'Health Gardens' in Lima, Peru Improve Mental, Physical Health
BBC Health Check recently visited Lima, Peru to investigate how new 'healthy gardens' and greenspaces are improving lives in the slum community of Iquitos. Joe Zunt, a Professor of Global Health at UW, has been working closely with landscape architecture student Jorge 'Coco' Alarcon and community partners to design backyard gardens that can improve air quality, reduce vector-borne diseases, and boost mental health.
March 01, 2017 | Department News
DGH Funding Application for International Fieldwork Due Soon
The Department of Global Health Fellowships provide financial assistance to graduate students, professional students, and medical residents at the University of Washington to help support fieldwork experience in global health.
Managed by the Global Health Resource Center, fellowships that fall under the common application are:
March 01, 2017 | Department News
Principles of STD/HIV Research Course Accepting Applications
The University of Washington Department of Global Health and the Center for AIDS and STD Research are accepting applications for the 25th Annual Principles of STD/HIV Research Course. The course will be held July 17-July 27, 2017 at UW in Seattle, Washington.
March 01, 2017 | Health News
MedPage Today: LEEP Rather Than Freeze to Prevent Cervical Cancer
The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) took place in Seattle in mid-February, a forum for researchers and advocates to discuss the basic science and clinical discoveries of human retroviruses and associated diseases.
Sharon Greene, MPH student in Epidemiology at the UW School of Public Health, presented findings during CROI on a 3-year study comparing the effectiveness of cryotherapy and loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) to eliminate risk of cervical pre-cancer for women living with HIV.
February 28, 2017 | Department News
UW Among Peace Corps’ 2017 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges & Universities
The Peace Corps announced Tuesday that the University of Washington ranked No. 2 among large schools on the agency’s 2017 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. There are 73 Huskies currently volunteering worldwide.