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The Wisconsin Idea in action: A brief history of GHI
The Wisconsin Idea leads to collaboration and community engagement to advance global health at UW-Madison’s Global Health Institute.
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Brownbag: Where is the power?
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…
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Vandana Shiva keynotes 2017 4W Summit
Vandana Shiva keynotes 2017 4W Summit.
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Assessing geographic access to primary care across the urban-rural spectrum in Wisconsin: A space-time geography approvach
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…
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Protecting the health and well-being of communities in a changing climate
GHI Director Jonathan Patz sets the stage for the National Academies of Science meeting on climate and health.