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Global Health Symposium panels welcome many voices to advance health for all

Posted on April 6, 2021

Patricia Tellez-Giron, M.D., who grew up in Mexico, knows first-hand the challenges of immigrants. As a family medicine doctor and community activist, she’s cared for the Latinx community in Madison for decades. “Almost everything I …

Posted in coronavirus, Education, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News - Top, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

UW atmospheric scientist bridges science, policy, public health to bring space-based data to the world

Posted on March 11, 2021

For atmospheric scientist Tracey Holloway, it’s all about connection. Connections between research and policy, connections between air quality and health, and interpersonal connections have driven Holloway, a professor in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies …

Posted in Campus News, GHI In the News, Health/Climate/Cities, Planetary Health

Symposium keynote will look to Indigenous philosophies as a recipe to living well

Posted on March 10, 2021

Mariaelena Huambachano has spent her life crossing cultures: Of Quechua lineage, she was born and raised in Chorillos, Peru, and, at 19, immigrated to Aotearoa New Zealand. She earned her master’s and doctoral degrees to …

Posted in Education, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, News - Home, News - Top, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

Another way to prevent disease: Don’t mess with Mother Nature

Posted on March 5, 2021

Trees along the Nanay River in the Peruvian rainforest fell as the population exploded, a road was paved and fields expanded. Researchers, including Jonathan Patz, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI), …

Posted in Health/Climate/Cities, News - Top, One Health, Planetary Health

On the Hunt for the Next Pandemic

Posted on February 10, 2021

Tony Goldberg, a GHI Advisory Committee member, talks about zoonoses and the potential for a new pandemic with Celine Gounder in the Epidemic podcast.

Posted in coronavirus, GHI In the News, News, One Health, Planetary Health

GOP Republicans resume efforts to end state mask mandate

Posted on February 4, 2021

GHI Associate Director James Conway says now is the time to continue strict infection control measures.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

A mysterious, lethal chimp disease is linked to a human illness

Posted on February 3, 2021

Tony Goldberg, a professor of epidemiology and GHI Advisory Committee member, discovers a bacterium linked to mysterious chimp deaths in Sierra Leone.

Posted in GHI In the News, News, News - Top, One Health, Planetary Health

Analyzing The COVID Vaccine And Flu Season

Posted on January 23, 2021

A new variant of the coronavirus is showing up across the U.S., including Wisconsin. GHI Associate Director James Conway explains what we know. Plus, he shares his experience receiving the Pfizer vaccine while also detailing who will be vaccinated next and what the current flu season looks like.

Posted in coronavirus, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health

What is killing Wisconsin’s bald eagles?

Posted on December 22, 2020

Tony Goldberg, a GHI Advisory Committee member, finds clue to mysterious illness plaguing eagles around the Wisconsin River.

Posted in News, One Health, Planetary Health

How to communicate with students about COVID-19, according to science

Posted on December 21, 2020

Dominique Brossard, a GHI Advisory Committee member, says student leaders and community solidarity can make a difference to student outlook on COVID-19.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, News, Planetary Health

We’re not out of the woods with holiday COVID-19 spike

Posted on December 21, 2020

Ajay Sethi, a GHI Advisory Committee member, says don’t let up on pandemic precautions.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, News, Planetary Health

Five tips for how to actually change an anti-masker’s mind, according to experts

Posted on December 21, 2020

Dominique Brossard, a member of GHI’s Advisory Committee, has advice about how to talk to anti-maskers.

Posted in coronavirus, Education, GHI In the News, Health Systems, News, News - Top, Planetary Health

2021 Global Health Symposium connects indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge

Posted on December 9, 2020

April 14: GHI’s 16th Global Health Symposium will be a day-long virtual event on April 14. This year’s theme: Fostering Resilience Through Indigenous Wisdom and Scientific Knowledge explores the many ways to advance health for all.

Posted in Education, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News - Home, News - Wide Visual, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

COVID and Equity webinar series yields takeaways for moving forward

Posted on December 8, 2020

In a series of webinars hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute, experts from across campus, Wisconsin and the world convened to consider the challenges of equity and systemic racism magnified by the …

Posted in coronavirus, Education, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News - Top, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being

What if COVID-19 takes hold in animals?

Posted on December 8, 2020

GHI Advisory Committee member Tony Goldberg takes a look at what could happen in COVID takes hold in animals.

Posted in coronavirus, GHI In the News, News, One Health, Planetary Health

The need to improve student literacy in climate and health

Posted on December 8, 2020

The climate crisis endangers children’s health, but few students are learning about these risks. Learn more from GHI’s Jonathan Patz and Valerie Stull with Maggie Grabow and Vijay Limaye.

Posted in Education, GHI In the News, Health/Climate/Cities, News, News - Top, One Health, Planetary Health

Developing a definition of climate and health literacy

Posted on December 7, 2020

GHI’s Jonathan Patz and Valerie Stull are co-authors of a paper to improve understanding of the complex relationship between health and climate.

Posted in Education, Health/Climate/Cities, News, One Health, Planetary Health

Rising positivity rate signals growing community spread of COVID-19

Posted on December 7, 2020

GHI Advisory Committee member Ajay Sethi explains the positivity rates for COVID-19 and what they mean.

Posted in coronavirus, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News, Planetary Health

COVID-19 shows how no one is immune from converging health crises

Posted on December 3, 2020

Each year, the Lancet Countdown tracks more than 40 indicators on links between health and climate change, and this year presents the most worrying outlook to date as key trends worsen. However, the latest report, …

Posted in Health/Climate/Cities, Health/Climate/Cities, News, News - Top, One Health, Planetary Health

Apply now for UW-Madison Global Health Institute 2021 grants and awards

Posted on November 17, 2020

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) is pleased to announce the application period is open for its 2021 grants and awards program. This competitive program is designed to support global health efforts of …

Posted in Education, Health Systems, Health/Climate/Cities, News - Home, News - Top, One Health, Planetary Health, Women and Well-being
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