How are credit unions helping to combat poverty worldwide? Dr. Branch will discuss his experience establishing credit-based savings programs throughout the world to help people living in poverty. He will describe how these programs work and what they have achieved. He will also compare them to “micro-credit” programs, which have achieved popularity as economic development …
GHI is co-hosting the Feb. 16 Climate & Health Meeting in Atlanta, convened by former Vice President Al Gore. Watch the livestream.
Donna Friedsam, MPH, distinguished researcher and Health Policy Programs director, in the UW Population Health Institute, looks at the effects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid, nationally and Wisconsin. She will consider criticisms of the programs and review the impact of potential reform proposals.
Join the Zoonoses & One Health Updates call from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention One Health Office at 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, in the second floor boardroom of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. Tentative Speaker Schedule News from the CDC One Health Office Casey Barton Behravesh MS, DVM, DrPH, DACVPM Captain, …
Building on the 2012 ‘Triple-Win’ Study, which showed active transportation improves human health and reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, GHI researchers have continued to innovate on efforts to model the health co-benefits of climate change mitigation. GHI researchers are making changes to the Integrated Transport & Health Impacts Model (ITHIM), integrating data on …
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AS A CASE STUDY The impact of energy policy on health and wellbeing is a central issue facing the state of Wisconsin. WEI’s first Forward in Energy Forum of 2017 will bring together experts from across campus to discuss the challenges in ensuring Wisconsin’s water quality and agricultural systems. Moderated by interim WEI director and …
Need money to bring a great idea to life? Don’t have a great idea yet but want help coming up with one? If you answered “yes” to either of those questions, then we have an opportunity for you! On Friday, January 27th, you can come to room 1010 in the Medical Sciences Center (MSC; see …
The CDC has awarded $10 million to a consortium of Midwestern universities to establish a new research and training program to stem the spread of disease carried by vectors like ticks and mosquitoes.
Leonelo Bautista, M.D., MPH, DrPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Populations Health Sciences in the School of Medicine and Public Health. Given the recent emergence and spread of Zika virus (ZKV) infection in the Western Hemisphere and the heightened concern about its potential health implications, Bautista has examined the existing evidence and …
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