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Global Health Service Corps: Sign the Petition!
https://alumni.globalhealth.washington.edu/news/2011/10/17/global-health-service-corps-sign-petitionU.S. investments in medical education in global health can channel a growing interest in health and humanitarian service to improve socioeconomic conditions in developing countries and help foster long-term sustainability and stronger health systems on...
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CFAR: Implementation Science Core
Advances in HIV prevention and treatment interventions, together with unprecedented investments to bring these interventions to scale, presents an opportunity to prevent new infections, avert HIV-related morbidity and mortality, and dramatically alter...
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Why the first heat wave of the summer can be the most dangerous
Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted in this story on how high temperatures can more easily overwhelm people who don’t experience it often and who underestimate its impacts.
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Coronavirus: Our Experts in the News
The following links are a collection of news stories about the coronavirus that either quote, include, or were written by Department of Global Health faculty and staff. This includes video interviews with local and national media outlets, as well as...
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Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
Death rates skyrocket during extreme weather events among the most vulnerable Americans, especially those from minority groups. ...
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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
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King Holmes Receives Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement
King K. Holmes, UW professor of global health and medicine and chair of the Department of Global Health, is the recipient of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2013 Alexander Fleming Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award...
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Should doctors and nurses talk more about heat?
Heat is already the leading cause of death related to weather-related hazards in the U.S. Letting clinicians know when temperatures pose a particular threat to their patients could save lives. ...
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SPH Close Up: Aaron Katz
Aaron Katz Close up ...
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Seattle Business Magazine Honors Department of Global Health in Health Care Leadership Awards
Eleven individuals and programs recognized at Seattle Business’ 2014 Leaders in Health Care awards ceremony Monday, Feb. 24, brought honor to the UW through their achievements, including the Department of Global Health. As the magazine stated, “The...