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April 22, 2021

A framework to guide planetary health education

New paper published in The Lancet co-authored by GHI Director Jonathan Patz and Planetary Health Graduate Scholar Jessica LeClair.
April 21, 2021

COVID-19 Response Focus on Adolescent Social and Emotional Health Grant Program

New funding opportunity from the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health will provide up to $1.6 million to support innovative approaches to addressing social, emotional health of adolescents.
April 21, 2021

COVID vaccines and kids: five questions as trials begin

GHI Associate Director James Conway discusses immunizations for children and how vaccine trials will work.
April 21, 2021

Trek Bicycle looks to UW Global Health Institute to quantify lives saved and improved climate outcomes from biking

Two colliding crises pose a grave threat to human health: One is the rapid rise of chronic disease worldwide. The other is the global climate crises. In a white paper released today, the Health-Oriented Transportation (HOT) team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) shows that walking and cycling instead of driving can…
April 19, 2021

UW Health experts: Vaccinating children is essential part of ending pandemic

GHI Associate Director James Conway, M.D., shares the importance of vaccinating children in ending the pandemic.