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Channel 3000: UW Health nurse receives first-ever Nelson Mandela Fellowship
UW Health nurse Susan Gold shares more about her Nelson Mandela fellowship with Channel 3000.
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The Arctic in Rapid Transition
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…
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Tupesis helps design global health course for health care learners
UW Emergency Physician Janis Tupesis helps create online global health course for medical students/residents.
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Neighborhood Disadvantage: Informing New Approaches to Medicare Policy and Health Delivery for Vulnerable Older Adults
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…
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Webcast: Protecting the health and wellbeing of communities in a changing climate
The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research and Medicine, and the Roundtable on Population Health Improvement are hosting the joint workshop on Protecting the Health and Wellbeing of Communities in a Changing Climate. The meeting will explore the implications of climate change for population health and potential strategies public health, environmental health, health care and…