For Our Planet, For Our Health, the Global Health Institute’s 2017 Global Health Symposium will be from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017, in the Health Sciences Learning Center. The annual event is an opportunity for faculty, staff and students and community members from all disciplines to connect with each other and share their …
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 …
The Wisconsin Idea leads to collaboration and community engagement to advance global health at UW-Madison’s Global Health Institute.
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 …
Vandana Shiva keynotes 2017 4W Summit.
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 …