Events
Global Epidemics: The Contribution of Work
Webcast: March 5, 2008featuringPeter Schnall, Director, Center for Social Epidemiology; Paul Landsbergis, Associate Professor of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Marnie Dobson, Associate Director, Center for Social Epidemiology; Ellen Rosskam, Southeast Europe Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center; Josh Bivens, Economist, Economic Policy Institute
New NIOSH Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology & Strategic Plan for Nanotechnology Research
According to Andrew Maynard, chief science advisor for the Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, a project created in partnership with The Pew Charitable Trusts, the release of Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology: An Information Exchange with NIOSH and Strategic Plan for NIOSH Nanotechnology Research: Filling the Knowledge Gaps is a small but important step forward by the U.S. government to address the possible health implications of nanotechnology.
China Environment Forum Partners With Western Kentucky University on USAID-Supported China Environmental Health Project
OCTOBER 2006-The Hoffman Environmental Research Institute at Western Kentucky University to work with the China Environment Forum
World Bank Announces New African HIV/AIDS ‘Agenda for Action'
May 2008 – New World Bank HIV/AIDS agenda shifts approach from emergency response financing to strategic, long-term programming.
Delivering Solutions to Improve Maternal Health and Increase Access to Family Planning
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 800 women die daily from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths occur in developing countries, with higher rates for women living in rural areas and among poorer communities.
Public Health Democracy: U.S. and Global Health Disparities in Breast Cancer
Despite significant scientific advances in cancer research, not all segments of the U.S. population have benefited from this progress. A closer look at cancer rates for racial and ethnic groups reveals significant differences in incidence, mortality, and survival that constitute health disparities. This report is intended to increase understanding of cancer-related health disparities in African American and African women, highlighting specific global problem areas in breast cancer. Ultimately, it presents possible solutions to breast cancer challenges that would improve the lives of African American and minority women at risk for breast cancer in the United States and globally.
Public and Private Provision of Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: Session 1
Webcast: November 2, 2006Session 1: Future Public Health Trends and Issues in Africa featuringVictor K. Barbiero, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services and David Oot, Save the Children, U.S.
