Global Health
The Wilson Center and Global Health
Women's Health: Key to Climate Adaptation Strategies
February 27, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Please join the Wilson Center as experts discuss the importance of including women's health, particularly family planning and reproductive health, on the climate change adaptation agenda. more
Reaching Out at Rio: Population Growth, Family Planning, and Environmentalists
February 22, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
While recognition of the connections between population growth and environmental impact is growing, they are still poorly understood by both the environmental and family planning communities. Join us for a panel, composed of expert communicators well-versed in both reproductive health and environmental "languages," that will conduct a frank but nuanced discussion of the linkages and the challenges of communicating them. more
Addressing Social Constructs to Improve Adolescent Health
February 02, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
“There are 750 million adolescent girls in the world today, and this is by far one of the world’s most marginalized and vulnerable demographics,” said Denise Dunning, the Public Health Institute’s program director for emergency contraception in Latin America. more
What Would It Take To Help People and the Planet?
Feb 01, 2012We must ask whether investments to protect biologically rich areas are effective and sustainable if they don’t respond to the many needs of the people who live there, writes ECSP Director Geoff Dabelko in a column for Momentum magazine.
Wilson Blog Recognized for Population Coverage
Nov 07, 2011"New Security Beat," Environmental Change and Security Program's blog, has won The Population Institute's Global Media Award for Best Online Commentary or Blog.
ECSP Seeking Interns for Spring 2012
Nov 02, 2011The Environmental Change and Security Program is seeking interns to: write for our award-winning blog; network with leading experts in the environment, population, and security fields; and work closely with the friendly, dynamic "Green Team" to explore new media while seeking a sustainable future.
Women's Health: Key to Climate Adaptation Strategies
February 27, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Please join the Wilson Center as experts discuss the importance of including women's health, particularly family planning and reproductive health, on the climate change adaptation agenda.
Reaching Out at Rio: Population Growth, Family Planning, and Environmentalists
February 22, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
While recognition of the connections between population growth and environmental impact is growing, they are still poorly understood by both the environmental and family planning communities. Join us for a panel, composed of expert communicators well-versed in both reproductive health and environmental "languages," that will conduct a frank but nuanced discussion of the linkages and the challenges of communicating them.
Addressing Social Constructs to Improve Adolescent Health
February 02, 2012 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
“There are 750 million adolescent girls in the world today, and this is by far one of the world’s most marginalized and vulnerable demographics,” said Denise Dunning, the Public Health Institute’s program director for emergency contraception in Latin America.
Issue 22: Coffee and Community: Combining Agribusiness and Health in Rwanda
Author Irene Kitzantides describes the SPREAD Project's integration of agribusiness development with community health care and education, including family planning, in Rwanda.
Issue 23: To Live With the Sea: Reproductive Health Care and Marine Conservation in Madagascar
Blue Ventures' Vik Mohan, Rebecca Hill, and Alasdair Harris argue that their integrated approach, which combines reproductive health with conservation measures in Madagascar, offers communities--and the marine environment on which they depend--the best possible chances of survival.
A Review of Decision-Making Support Tools in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Sector
A joint paper by ECSP and the Pacific Institute indicates that existing support resources fail to adequately serve the needs of practitioners, but highlights the necessary characteristics of an effective decision-making support tool.
Calyn M. Ostrowski
Calyn Ostrowski serves as program associate for the Woodrow Wilson Center's Global Health Initiative (GHI), which addresses maternal health, health financing, and health in post-conflict and post-disaster settings. In this capacity, she identifies and analyzes effective programs and policies that ar...
