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Lori DiPrete Brown receives UNA Dane County’s 2019 Global Citizen Award for work on women’s well-being
GHI Associate Director and 4W Initiative Director Lori DiPrete Brown was recognized for her work on women’s well-being in Wisconsin and around the world.
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Faith in action: Loka Initiative brings faith leaders and scientists together
The Loka Initiative is a new education and outreach platform for faith leaders and religious institutions at UW-Madison Center for Healthy Minds. GHI is a Loka Initiative partner.
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Work with GHI: Apply now for a communications intern position
GHI is seeking a well-rounded communications intern who can assist with social media, website maintenance and creating newsletters. The deadline to apply is August 9.
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Madison.com: Combat Blindness in Madison ends cataract backlog in Botswana, turns 35
Madison-based Combat Blindness International, founded by Dr. Suresh Chandra, 82, a now-retired UW-Madison ophthalmologist, which has supported 360,000 cataract surgeries in 15 countries over 35 years, achieved a first last month: It helped eliminate the backlog of blind people waiting for cataract surgery in an entire country, Botswana.
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PBS: Outside factors impacting health with Dr. Sheri Johnson
Every year, the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps delivers detailed data state by state, county by county, how a myriad of factors contribute to health and health equity. Dr. Sheri Johnson says this year’s rankings emphasize housing and communities to explain the interconnectedness of inequality and health.