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To celebrate the end of the First Annual Global Health Week we will be hosting a Dance Marathon and Raffle. Tickets for the event will be $5 online and $10 at the door. All proceeds will go to a local public health cause. For more information, please visit: www.globalhealthweekus.org GlobalHealthWeekFlyer  

In 2010 the United States produced about 17 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, even though we only represent 4 percent of the world’s population. To make our minimally fair contribution toward reducing global emissions, we need to cut our emissions by at least 40% by the year 2030. Meeting these reduction targets will be…

GHI fellow Jameela Ali joins a Wisconsin Without Boarders discussion on this years Go Big Read book “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.” This is a cultural event and panel discussion focusing on the theme of girls’ education from a variety of perspectives. Refreshments will…

Engineers without Boarders, the Village Health Project, MEDLIFE, GlobeMed, and Global and Public Health brigades have invited professors from various health related fields to talk about their areas of expertise. For more information, please visit: http://www.globalhealthweekuw.org/event-schedule.html

TAWI, Partners in Health, Climate Action 350, and NAMI will be on East Campus Mall facilitating some activities to raise awareness about different global health issues. For more information, please visit: http://www.globalhealthweekuw.org