Government programs seek to encourage sustainable environmental practices on America’s farms and ranches. The marketplace, however, may provide more opportunities to accomplish these same goals. Consumers drive the decisions of major corporations, and many consumers are asking for healthy food grown in a sustainable manner. This has led corporations like General Mills and Coca Cola …
The next Forward in Energy Forum explores how energy decisions impact human health and the health of all life. The presenters are Chris Kucharik, professor of agronomy and environmental studies; Tracey Holloway, GHI Advisory Committee member, WEI Executive Committee member and professor at the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, and Daniel Vimont, associate …
Guillaume Lachenal is an associate professor in the history of science at the Universite Paris Diderot. His research themes include empire, medicine and decolonization, and the history and anthropology of biomedical research in Africa. Since 2015, he has served of president of the social sciences and public health committee of the National Agency for AIDS …
Nurse Susan Gold, RN, BSN, ACRN, who works in the UW Health HIV Clinic and Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinic, has volunteered as a nurse in East Africa since 2003, discusses her Talking Health Out Loud project. The mobile platform gives teens reliable information about HIV and a safe place to talk about the disease and sexuality. She received …
Heidi Busse, postdoctoral research associate with the Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies, shares lessons using participatory methods to understand how socio-ecological factors influence diets and food environments in rural Ethiopia, and implications for the design and evaluation of multi-level, multisector nutrition interventions. The Brownbag Series provides a platform for students, researchers and nonprofit professionals …
Access to primary care providers is a central component of health and preventive health care, and is associated with health indicators such as hospitalizations, mortality and morbidity. Geographic access—availability of a provider within a reasonable distance—is an important aspect of access, and has been identified as a major barrier to health promotion in rural areas …
Katy Antony, M.D., a UW Health maternal-fetal medicine specialist, will discuss the latest facts about Zika virus and how it can affect pregnancy. Learn how Zika is spreading, where outbreaks are occurring and how to protect yourself. Topics will include: Symptoms of Zika Effects of Zika on unborn babies Areas where Zika outbreaks are occurring …
As the first representative of the US AID effort in Timor Leste, at the birth of its sovereignty, Rick Scott will discuss the programs he instituted. With a blank slate upon which to write he was able to attempt new and creative approaches. His long experience in development and crisis management equipped him to make …
Abstract: Observations in 2016 showed a continuation of long-term Arctic warming trends which revealed the interdependency of physical and biological Arctic systems, contributing to a growing recognition that the Arctic is an integral part of the globe, and increasing the need for effective environmental intelligence gathering. In a year of unprecedented, record setting conditions, the …
Living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with education, health behaviors, stress, mortality and disease. These associations have been recognized for decades, yet applications of these concepts have been limited in fields of health policy and health delivery. Amy Kind, MD, Ph.D., associate professor in the UW-Madison Department of Medicine and associate director of …