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4/9/19

Children's Environmental Health in an Epigenetic Era

SPH Brown Bag Research Presentation: Children's environmental health in the epigenetic era

12-1 p.m. | 5101 Berkeley Way West

Recent developments of molecular and genomic tools have allowed us to test complex hypotheses and provide crucial insight on the relationship between environmental exposures and human health. Dr. Andres Cardenas, assistant professor in residence, will present data from epidemiological cohorts to illustrate the relationship between prenatal maternal environmental exposures (metals, stress, medication use and nutrition) on the epigenome of infants and their potential contribution to the developmental origins of health and disease.

4/9/19

i4Y Engaging Men & Boys in Preventing Child Marriage

i4Y hosts a Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment (CMYE) group specifically dedicated to generating and synthesizing evidence on youth empowerment and the successful transition to adulthood, with a particular focus on child marriage.  The CMYE group has recently published policy briefEmpowering Youth: What Do We Know About It?, which can be found attached to this email.

The group is also hosting a workshopEngaging Men & Boys in Preventing Child Marriage: Bridging Research and Practice. The workshop aims to address ways to bridge the gap between university research and practice around the role of masculinity and the need to engage men in the global efforts to end child marriage. The half day workshop will include key speakers from the field presenting on programs that include masculinity/men in child marriage prevention followed by in-depth discussion on possible joint efforts to address research gaps. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Please find the event flyer, agenda and featured speakers’ profiles attached below. If you have any questions or wish to RSVP please feel free to reply to elleford@berkeley.edu as she would be happy to assist with further information.

 

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4/3/19

Water is Another Word For Life (Speaker: Isha Ray)

Dr. Ray’s research interests are water and development; sanitation and development; and technology and society. Her research projects focus on access to safe and affordable water and sanitation for the rural and urban poor, and on the role of technology in advancing sustainable development and social equity. She and her students have worked with low-income communities and access to water, sanitation, energy, and information technologies in India, China, Turkey, Mexico, Tanzania and California’s Central Valley. Dr. Ray served on the Editorial Committee of the Annual Review of Environment and Resources from 2003 to 2013, is currently a reviewer for 15 peer-reviewed journals, and regularly serves as an Expert Group adviser to UN Women.

4/9/19

i4Y CMYE Mini Conference (Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment)

Innovations for Youth (i4Y) is a community-led research and innovation hub at the UC Berkeley that serves to promote adolescent health and improve equity for youth locally and worldwide. i4Y hosts a Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment (CMYE) group specifically dedicated to generating and synthesizing evidence on youth empowerment and the successful transition to adulthood, with a particular focus on child marriage.

Read more about i4Y and their work here.

CMYE Mini-Conference

When: April 9th, 2019

How long: Half-day

What: The conference will focus on masculinity, gender equity and engaging men and boys in the efforts to end child marriage. Men are essential for achieving gender equity when addressing child marriage. In order to bridge the gap between research and practice we have invited speakers in this field to share their current projects and discuss future steps in bridging this gap.

3/26/19

Step-up to stop violence against women

Are you sticking around during the Spring Break? The UC Berkeley School of Public Health Advocacy Initiative would like to invite you to join a global movement to end violence against women and girls, considered by many to be the greatest public health and human rights violation on earth. How can we put an end to this? With a World Health Organization International treaty. Come learn about this important issue and some simple, powerful ways you can take action.
This event is co-sponsored by Borders and Bodies Collective and Every Woman Treaty.
When: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 from 4:30 to 6:30 PM
Where: Goldman Theater, David Brower Center - 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
3/19/19

Dean's Speaker Series- "Medicare for all"

The cost and availability of health care is one of the most critical issues facing the United States. “Medicare for All,” or a single-payer system, is one approach embraced by numerous presidential candidates, Governor Gavin Newsom, and leaders in other states. Several Medicare-for-All bills are either pending or in development nationally and in California.

What does “Medicare for All” really mean, how would it be financed, and are there other ways to achieve universal health care? Join us for a discussion that will address these questions and more. Our panelists will explain the basics of a single-payer system, its pros and cons, and other strategies to achieve universal health care.

Panelists
Laurel Lucia MPP ’05 is director of the Health Care Program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center, where she has worked since 2009. Her recent research has examined the uninsured in California and state options for achieving universal coverage, health insurance for California immigrants, health care affordability challenges and proposed solutions, and the health coverage and economic impacts of Affordable Care Act repeal on California. Previously, Laurel worked on issues affecting health care workers as a researcher/policy analyst for the Service Employees International Union.
Wendell Potter is a New York Times-bestselling author, founder of the journalism nonprofit Tarbell.org, president of the Business Initiative for Health Policy and host of The Potter Report podcast. Wendell previously served as an executive for two of the country's largest health insurers, Humana and Cigna. In 2008, he left his job at Cigna and since then has been an outspoken critic of the U.S. health care system. He is the author of Deadly Spin, An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans; and Nation on the Take, How Big Money Corrupts Democracy and What We Can Do About It.
Stephen M. Shortell PhD, MPH, MBA is the Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management Emeritus and Professor of the Graduate School at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and The UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. A leading health care scholar, he has received numerous awards for his research examining the performance of integrated delivery systems; the organizational factors associated with quality and outcomes of care; and the factors associated with the adoption of evidence-based processes for treating patients with chronic illness.
Micah Weinberg PhD is president of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, a think tank focused on the most critical economic and policy issues facing the nine-county Silicon Valley/San Francisco region. In this role, he manages a team of professional researchers who produce world class economic and policy analysis and insight. He serves on the boards or steering committees of the the California Stewardship Network, the homelessness-focused nonprofit Hamilton Families, Rise Together Bay Area, Covered California for Small Business, and the Greater Bay Area Redwood Area of the American Cancer Society.
2/28/19

Children's Environmental Health- Cutting edge solutions

2/12/19

Impact of microbial biological disparity on social determinants of health

Impact of microbial biological disparity on social determinants of health (Dr. Lee Riley)

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

12:00 - 1:00pm | 5101 Berkeley Way West (2121 Berkeley Way)

See Flyer Attached!!

Riley_Feb12_SPH Brown Bag_Flyer

2/6/19

How Can Population, Health, and Environment Projects Learn from Family Planning High Impacts Practice

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

6:00AM-7:00AM | CERCH Conference Room, Golden Bar Building

Details, registration:

https://www.prb.org/webinar-how-can-population-health-and-environment-projects-learn-from-family-planning-high-impact-practices/

Wed, Feb 6, 2019 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM PST (I hope this will be recorded!)

Description: Learn how population, health, and environment projects can and do use Family Planning High Impact Practices to strengthen their outcomes! The webinar will share knowledge from a newly published web feature and policy brief, providing background on HIPs and exploring the promising opportunity to expand their use within population, health, and environment (PHE) projects. Speakers Laura Cooper Hall (Population Reference Bureau), Caitlin Thistle (United States Agency for International Development), and Yvette Ribaira (John Snow Inc.) will discuss the value of HIPs to PHE projects and family planning outcomes and highlight how PHE projects are already implementing HIPs elements in its activities.

1/23/19

Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa?

Malcom Potts and Alisha Graves on "Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa?

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

12:00 - 1:00pm | 2232 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley

Please join the Department of Demography for a brown bag talk with Prof. Malcolm Potts and Alisha Graves of the OASIS Initiative. The Sahel region of Africa is home to the fastest growing population in all of human history. This talk will be addressing the question: Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa? Please see the attached flyer for all details.

CEDA Brown bag flyer Potts Graves

 

11/30/18

Working in Global Health - An Interview with Professor Bertozzi

Please join us for a casual brown bag seminar Working In Global Healthwith Professor Bertozzi on Friday, November 30th, from 12:30-1:30 pmin Berkeley Way West, Rm 5400. Please find information on his talk below. This seminar is part of the 2018-19 CGPH Global Health Leaders Discussion Series, a series geared towards all students featuring diverse perspectives and research areas of global health leaders who will also share career advice with students. We hope to see you there! There will be light refreshments. Space is limited.

Talk description: Professor Bertozzi’s has had a rich global health career, with professional experiences working for and with multilateral organizations, governments in developing countries, universities, think tanks, international NGOs, local NGOs, and faith-based organizations. At this seminar, Professor Bertozzi will focus on student careers in global health, and provide recommendations and insight into how to make yourself more attractive to different types of employers, and the pros and cons of working for each of them. This will be a Davos-style interview moderated by the Center for Global Public Health with plenty of time for questions and discussion with students and guests.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Stefano M. Bertozzi is dean emeritus and professor of health policy and management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Previously, he directed the HIV and tuberculosis programs at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Bertozzi worked at the Mexican National Institute of Public Health as director of its Center for Evaluation Research and Surveys. He was the last director of the WHO Global Programme on AIDS and has also held positions with UNAIDS, the World Bank, and the government of the DRC.

He is currently co-chair of the Health Working Group for the UC–Mexico Initiative and co-editor of the Disease Control Priorities (DCP3) volume on HIV/AIDS, Malaria & Tuberculosis. He has served on governance and advisory boards for WHO, UNAIDS, the Global Fund, PEPFAR, the NIH, Duke University, the University of Washington and the AMA. He has advised NGOs, and ministries of health and social welfare in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a PhD in health policy and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his medical degree at UC San Diego, and trained in internal medicine at UC San Francisco.

 

11/14/18

Slum Health: A Biology Perspective with Professor Lee Riley and Jason Corburn

Please join us for a coffee seminar on Slum Health in Latin America with Professor Lee Riley and Professor Jason Corburn on Thursday, November 15, from 9:30-10:30 am in Berkeley Way West, Rm 5400 (with morning coffee provided for all attendees!). Please find information on his talk below. This seminar is part of the 2018-19 CGPH Global Health Leaders Discussion Series, a series geared towards all students featuring diverse perspectives and research areas of global health leaders who will also share career advice with students. We hope to see you there!

Thursday, 9:30-10:30 am, November 14, 2018

Talk description: Elaborating together from their book Slum Health: A Biology Perspective, Professor Jason Corburn and Professor Lee Riley will present on their projects in Brazil, and use them as a topic for further discussion about the roles of biology versus sociology in addressing slum health problems. This interactive talk will include discussion and Q&A with students and guests. There will be coffee and pastries!

Speaker Bios:

Lee Riley is Professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases and Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. His research program focuses on three general areas—1) basic biology of tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis; 2) genetics of drug resistance and molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant infections; and 3) infectious diseases of urban slums in developing countries.

Jason Corburn is Associate Professor at the UC Berkeley, jointly appointed in the Department of City & Regional Planning and the School of Public Health, and Director of the Center for Global Health Cities. His research focuses on the links between environmental health and social justice in cities, notions of expertise in science-based policy making, and the role of local knowledge in addressing environmental and public health problems. Professor Corburn’s research and practice works to build partnerships between urban residents, professional scientists and decision-makers in order to collaboratively generate policy and planning solutions that improve the qualities of cities and the well-being of residents, particularly the poor and people of color.

 

10/25/18

Global Health Internships Workshop: 101

Please join us for this global health internships workshop, where you will learn all you need to know if you are someone who may be interested in finding an international internship for Summer 2019. We will be providing information about the types of organizations you want to work for any why, funding, planning and preparation, and much more!

Topics to be covered: Where do you want to work? And why? What type of organizations could I be working for (i.e., different professional/job sectors?) How much time/effort do I expect to put towards finding something?

What should I expect re: networking

What do you think you are going to get out of this?

Funding: Costs to think about, Funding resources/grants, Negotiating, stipends to cover flights/per diem, etc.

Making a plan/preparing: Housing, IRB 101, Language expectations--”resource/learning balance”, socio cultural considerations/fisk safety, what is it actually like working/living abroad?

 

10/24/18

Doctor's Without Borders (MSF) Innovation Technology & Digital Innovation Ecosystems

CGPH Global Health Leadership Discussion Series

10/24/18 12:30-1:30

5101 Berkeley Way West, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley.

Presenter: Dr. Gregoire Castella, Innovation Coordinator chez Medecin Sans Frontieres

Dr. Gregoire Castella is an Innovation Coordinator for Doctors without Borders (www.msf.org). MSF works to deliver health care services to people affected by natural disasters and conflicts around the globe. Dr. Castella is in charge of identifying new trends and ideas in the medical, humanitarian and digital innovation ecosystem and propose solutions to harness them for the benefit of patients. In addition to presenting on the topic of digital innovation and human health, he will share more on what a globally-operating NGO, such as MSF, is doing in the field of humanitarian and medical innovation. Presentation will last for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A

10/19/18

Global Health Summer Research Fellowship Symposium

All are welcome to join us for UC Berkeley's annual global health fellows symposium on Friday, October 19th from 9:30-4:00pm in the Bechtel Board Room, 630 Sutardja Dai Hall, CITRIS @ Berkeley, UC Berkeley. The symposium will showcase the global health research and experiences of UC Berkeley fellows awarded global health fellowships in Summer 2018.

The fellows from the following programs will be presenting:

  • The UC Berkeley Center for Global Public Health Summer Research Fellowships (MPH/PhD) Fellowship
  • The Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases MHIRT (Minority Health/Global Health Disparities Research Training) Fellowship

 

10/11/2018

Dr. Malcolm Potts- The Evolution of Death: A positive analysis

School of Public Health Brown Bag Series

The Evolution of Death: A Positive Analysis (+Jokes) of an Inevitable Outcome.

10/11/18

i4Y Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment Speaker Series

Empowerment of Adolescent Girls: Is it only empowerment if it achieves development goals?

10/4/18

i4Y Developing a Measure of Sexual and Reproductive Empowerment: Shreya Scale

i4Y Speaker Series
9/25/19

Sabina Rashid- The Invisible Reality of 'Chinthar Roge'

CGPH Sponsored Lecture Event

9/21/18

Health Equity and Climate Change with Dr. Juan Garay

Friday, September 21st 2018

Student Seminar Presents Dr. Juan Garay

9/20/18

Rohingya Crisis, One Year On: Research & Reflections

Thursday, September 4th, 2018

A Panel Discussion

3/19/19

Dean's Speaker Series- "Medicare for all"

The cost and availability of health care is one of the most critical issues facing the United States. “Medicare for All,” or a single-payer system, is one approach embraced by numerous presidential candidates, Governor Gavin Newsom, and leaders in other states. Several Medicare-for-All bills are either pending or in development nationally and in California.

What does “Medicare for All” really mean, how would it be financed, and are there other ways to achieve universal health care? Join us for a discussion that will address these questions and more. Our panelists will explain the basics of a single-payer system, its pros and cons, and other strategies to achieve universal health care.

Panelists
Laurel Lucia MPP ’05 is director of the Health Care Program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center, where she has worked since 2009. Her recent research has examined the uninsured in California and state options for achieving universal coverage, health insurance for California immigrants, health care affordability challenges and proposed solutions, and the health coverage and economic impacts of Affordable Care Act repeal on California. Previously, Laurel worked on issues affecting health care workers as a researcher/policy analyst for the Service Employees International Union.
Wendell Potter is a New York Times-bestselling author, founder of the journalism nonprofit Tarbell.org, president of the Business Initiative for Health Policy and host of The Potter Report podcast. Wendell previously served as an executive for two of the country's largest health insurers, Humana and Cigna. In 2008, he left his job at Cigna and since then has been an outspoken critic of the U.S. health care system. He is the author of Deadly Spin, An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans; and Nation on the Take, How Big Money Corrupts Democracy and What We Can Do About It.
Stephen M. Shortell PhD, MPH, MBA is the Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management Emeritus and Professor of the Graduate School at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and The UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. A leading health care scholar, he has received numerous awards for his research examining the performance of integrated delivery systems; the organizational factors associated with quality and outcomes of care; and the factors associated with the adoption of evidence-based processes for treating patients with chronic illness.
Micah Weinberg PhD is president of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, a think tank focused on the most critical economic and policy issues facing the nine-county Silicon Valley/San Francisco region. In this role, he manages a team of professional researchers who produce world class economic and policy analysis and insight. He serves on the boards or steering committees of the the California Stewardship Network, the homelessness-focused nonprofit Hamilton Families, Rise Together Bay Area, Covered California for Small Business, and the Greater Bay Area Redwood Area of the American Cancer Society.
2/28/19

Children's Environmental Health- Cutting edge solutions

2/12/19

Impact of microbial biological disparity on social determinants of health

Impact of microbial biological disparity on social determinants of health (Dr. Lee Riley)

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

12:00 - 1:00pm | 5101 Berkeley Way West (2121 Berkeley Way)

See Flyer Attached!!

Riley_Feb12_SPH Brown Bag_Flyer

2/6/19

How Can Population, Health, and Environment Projects Learn from Family Planning High Impacts Practice

Wednesday, February 6th, 2019

6:00AM-7:00AM | CERCH Conference Room, Golden Bar Building

Details, registration:

https://www.prb.org/webinar-how-can-population-health-and-environment-projects-learn-from-family-planning-high-impact-practices/

Wed, Feb 6, 2019 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM PST (I hope this will be recorded!)

Description: Learn how population, health, and environment projects can and do use Family Planning High Impact Practices to strengthen their outcomes! The webinar will share knowledge from a newly published web feature and policy brief, providing background on HIPs and exploring the promising opportunity to expand their use within population, health, and environment (PHE) projects. Speakers Laura Cooper Hall (Population Reference Bureau), Caitlin Thistle (United States Agency for International Development), and Yvette Ribaira (John Snow Inc.) will discuss the value of HIPs to PHE projects and family planning outcomes and highlight how PHE projects are already implementing HIPs elements in its activities.

1/23/19

Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa?

Malcom Potts and Alisha Graves on "Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa?

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

12:00 - 1:00pm | 2232 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley

Please join the Department of Demography for a brown bag talk with Prof. Malcolm Potts and Alisha Graves of the OASIS Initiative. The Sahel region of Africa is home to the fastest growing population in all of human history. This talk will be addressing the question: Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa? Please see the attached flyer for all details.

CEDA Brown bag flyer Potts Graves

 

11/30/18

Working in Global Health - An Interview with Professor Bertozzi

Please join us for a casual brown bag seminar Working In Global Healthwith Professor Bertozzi on Friday, November 30th, from 12:30-1:30 pmin Berkeley Way West, Rm 5400. Please find information on his talk below. This seminar is part of the 2018-19 CGPH Global Health Leaders Discussion Series, a series geared towards all students featuring diverse perspectives and research areas of global health leaders who will also share career advice with students. We hope to see you there! There will be light refreshments. Space is limited.

Talk description: Professor Bertozzi’s has had a rich global health career, with professional experiences working for and with multilateral organizations, governments in developing countries, universities, think tanks, international NGOs, local NGOs, and faith-based organizations. At this seminar, Professor Bertozzi will focus on student careers in global health, and provide recommendations and insight into how to make yourself more attractive to different types of employers, and the pros and cons of working for each of them. This will be a Davos-style interview moderated by the Center for Global Public Health with plenty of time for questions and discussion with students and guests.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Stefano M. Bertozzi is dean emeritus and professor of health policy and management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Previously, he directed the HIV and tuberculosis programs at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Bertozzi worked at the Mexican National Institute of Public Health as director of its Center for Evaluation Research and Surveys. He was the last director of the WHO Global Programme on AIDS and has also held positions with UNAIDS, the World Bank, and the government of the DRC.

He is currently co-chair of the Health Working Group for the UC–Mexico Initiative and co-editor of the Disease Control Priorities (DCP3) volume on HIV/AIDS, Malaria & Tuberculosis. He has served on governance and advisory boards for WHO, UNAIDS, the Global Fund, PEPFAR, the NIH, Duke University, the University of Washington and the AMA. He has advised NGOs, and ministries of health and social welfare in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a PhD in health policy and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his medical degree at UC San Diego, and trained in internal medicine at UC San Francisco.

 

11/14/18

Slum Health: A Biology Perspective with Professor Lee Riley and Jason Corburn

Please join us for a coffee seminar on Slum Health in Latin America with Professor Lee Riley and Professor Jason Corburn on Thursday, November 15, from 9:30-10:30 am in Berkeley Way West, Rm 5400 (with morning coffee provided for all attendees!). Please find information on his talk below. This seminar is part of the 2018-19 CGPH Global Health Leaders Discussion Series, a series geared towards all students featuring diverse perspectives and research areas of global health leaders who will also share career advice with students. We hope to see you there!

Thursday, 9:30-10:30 am, November 14, 2018

Talk description: Elaborating together from their book Slum Health: A Biology Perspective, Professor Jason Corburn and Professor Lee Riley will present on their projects in Brazil, and use them as a topic for further discussion about the roles of biology versus sociology in addressing slum health problems. This interactive talk will include discussion and Q&A with students and guests. There will be coffee and pastries!

Speaker Bios:

Lee Riley is Professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases and Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. His research program focuses on three general areas—1) basic biology of tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis; 2) genetics of drug resistance and molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant infections; and 3) infectious diseases of urban slums in developing countries.

Jason Corburn is Associate Professor at the UC Berkeley, jointly appointed in the Department of City & Regional Planning and the School of Public Health, and Director of the Center for Global Health Cities. His research focuses on the links between environmental health and social justice in cities, notions of expertise in science-based policy making, and the role of local knowledge in addressing environmental and public health problems. Professor Corburn’s research and practice works to build partnerships between urban residents, professional scientists and decision-makers in order to collaboratively generate policy and planning solutions that improve the qualities of cities and the well-being of residents, particularly the poor and people of color.

 

10/25/18

Global Health Internships Workshop: 101

Please join us for this global health internships workshop, where you will learn all you need to know if you are someone who may be interested in finding an international internship for Summer 2019. We will be providing information about the types of organizations you want to work for any why, funding, planning and preparation, and much more!

Topics to be covered: Where do you want to work? And why? What type of organizations could I be working for (i.e., different professional/job sectors?) How much time/effort do I expect to put towards finding something?

What should I expect re: networking

What do you think you are going to get out of this?

Funding: Costs to think about, Funding resources/grants, Negotiating, stipends to cover flights/per diem, etc.

Making a plan/preparing: Housing, IRB 101, Language expectations--”resource/learning balance”, socio cultural considerations/fisk safety, what is it actually like working/living abroad?

 

10/24/18

Doctor's Without Borders (MSF) Innovation Technology & Digital Innovation Ecosystems

CGPH Global Health Leadership Discussion Series

10/24/18 12:30-1:30

5101 Berkeley Way West, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley.

Presenter: Dr. Gregoire Castella, Innovation Coordinator chez Medecin Sans Frontieres

Dr. Gregoire Castella is an Innovation Coordinator for Doctors without Borders (www.msf.org). MSF works to deliver health care services to people affected by natural disasters and conflicts around the globe. Dr. Castella is in charge of identifying new trends and ideas in the medical, humanitarian and digital innovation ecosystem and propose solutions to harness them for the benefit of patients. In addition to presenting on the topic of digital innovation and human health, he will share more on what a globally-operating NGO, such as MSF, is doing in the field of humanitarian and medical innovation. Presentation will last for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A

10/19/18

Global Health Summer Research Fellowship Symposium

All are welcome to join us for UC Berkeley's annual global health fellows symposium on Friday, October 19th from 9:30-4:00pm in the Bechtel Board Room, 630 Sutardja Dai Hall, CITRIS @ Berkeley, UC Berkeley. The symposium will showcase the global health research and experiences of UC Berkeley fellows awarded global health fellowships in Summer 2018.

The fellows from the following programs will be presenting:

  • The UC Berkeley Center for Global Public Health Summer Research Fellowships (MPH/PhD) Fellowship
  • The Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases MHIRT (Minority Health/Global Health Disparities Research Training) Fellowship

 

10/11/2018

Dr. Malcolm Potts- The Evolution of Death: A positive analysis

School of Public Health Brown Bag Series

The Evolution of Death: A Positive Analysis (+Jokes) of an Inevitable Outcome.

10/11/18

i4Y Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment Speaker Series

Empowerment of Adolescent Girls: Is it only empowerment if it achieves development goals?

10/4/18

i4Y Developing a Measure of Sexual and Reproductive Empowerment: Shreya Scale

i4Y Speaker Series
9/25/19

Sabina Rashid- The Invisible Reality of 'Chinthar Roge'

CGPH Sponsored Lecture Event

9/21/18

Health Equity and Climate Change with Dr. Juan Garay

Friday, September 21st 2018

Student Seminar Presents Dr. Juan Garay

9/20/18

Rohingya Crisis, One Year On: Research & Reflections

Thursday, September 4th, 2018

A Panel Discussion

Events

Global Health Internships Workshop: Health, Safety, and Risks

Please mark your calendars with the date for this second workshop that will be MANDATORY for any SPH students who plan to pursue an international internship this summer (or are still considering doing an international internship).  In this workshop, we will discuss ways in which you can best protect yourself from health problems and minimize your risk of other adverse events. 
1/23/19

Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa?

Malcom Potts and Alisha Graves on "Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa?

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

12:00 - 1:00pm | 2232 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley

Please join the Department of Demography for a brown bag talk with Prof. Malcolm Potts and Alisha Graves of the OASIS Initiative. The Sahel region of Africa is home to the fastest growing population in all of human history. This talk will be addressing the question: Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa? Please see the attached flyer for all details.

CEDA Brown bag flyer Potts Graves

 

11/30/18

Working in Global Health - An Interview with Professor Bertozzi

Please join us for a casual brown bag seminar Working In Global Healthwith Professor Bertozzi on Friday, November 30th, from 12:30-1:30 pmin Berkeley Way West, Rm 5400. Please find information on his talk below. This seminar is part of the 2018-19 CGPH Global Health Leaders Discussion Series, a series geared towards all students featuring diverse perspectives and research areas of global health leaders who will also share career advice with students. We hope to see you there! There will be light refreshments. Space is limited.

Talk description: Professor Bertozzi’s has had a rich global health career, with professional experiences working for and with multilateral organizations, governments in developing countries, universities, think tanks, international NGOs, local NGOs, and faith-based organizations. At this seminar, Professor Bertozzi will focus on student careers in global health, and provide recommendations and insight into how to make yourself more attractive to different types of employers, and the pros and cons of working for each of them. This will be a Davos-style interview moderated by the Center for Global Public Health with plenty of time for questions and discussion with students and guests.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Stefano M. Bertozzi is dean emeritus and professor of health policy and management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Previously, he directed the HIV and tuberculosis programs at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Bertozzi worked at the Mexican National Institute of Public Health as director of its Center for Evaluation Research and Surveys. He was the last director of the WHO Global Programme on AIDS and has also held positions with UNAIDS, the World Bank, and the government of the DRC.

He is currently co-chair of the Health Working Group for the UC–Mexico Initiative and co-editor of the Disease Control Priorities (DCP3) volume on HIV/AIDS, Malaria & Tuberculosis. He has served on governance and advisory boards for WHO, UNAIDS, the Global Fund, PEPFAR, the NIH, Duke University, the University of Washington and the AMA. He has advised NGOs, and ministries of health and social welfare in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a PhD in health policy and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his medical degree at UC San Diego, and trained in internal medicine at UC San Francisco.

 

11/14/18

Slum Health: A Biology Perspective with Professor Lee Riley and Jason Corburn

Please join us for a coffee seminar on Slum Health in Latin America with Professor Lee Riley and Professor Jason Corburn on Thursday, November 15, from 9:30-10:30 am in Berkeley Way West, Rm 5400 (with morning coffee provided for all attendees!). Please find information on his talk below. This seminar is part of the 2018-19 CGPH Global Health Leaders Discussion Series, a series geared towards all students featuring diverse perspectives and research areas of global health leaders who will also share career advice with students. We hope to see you there!

Thursday, 9:30-10:30 am, November 14, 2018

Talk description: Elaborating together from their book Slum Health: A Biology Perspective, Professor Jason Corburn and Professor Lee Riley will present on their projects in Brazil, and use them as a topic for further discussion about the roles of biology versus sociology in addressing slum health problems. This interactive talk will include discussion and Q&A with students and guests. There will be coffee and pastries!

Speaker Bios:

Lee Riley is Professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases and Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. His research program focuses on three general areas—1) basic biology of tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis; 2) genetics of drug resistance and molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant infections; and 3) infectious diseases of urban slums in developing countries.

Jason Corburn is Associate Professor at the UC Berkeley, jointly appointed in the Department of City & Regional Planning and the School of Public Health, and Director of the Center for Global Health Cities. His research focuses on the links between environmental health and social justice in cities, notions of expertise in science-based policy making, and the role of local knowledge in addressing environmental and public health problems. Professor Corburn’s research and practice works to build partnerships between urban residents, professional scientists and decision-makers in order to collaboratively generate policy and planning solutions that improve the qualities of cities and the well-being of residents, particularly the poor and people of color.

 

10/25/18

Global Health Internships Workshop: 101

Please join us for this global health internships workshop, where you will learn all you need to know if you are someone who may be interested in finding an international internship for Summer 2019. We will be providing information about the types of organizations you want to work for any why, funding, planning and preparation, and much more!

Topics to be covered: Where do you want to work? And why? What type of organizations could I be working for (i.e., different professional/job sectors?) How much time/effort do I expect to put towards finding something?

What should I expect re: networking

What do you think you are going to get out of this?

Funding: Costs to think about, Funding resources/grants, Negotiating, stipends to cover flights/per diem, etc.

Making a plan/preparing: Housing, IRB 101, Language expectations--”resource/learning balance”, socio cultural considerations/fisk safety, what is it actually like working/living abroad?

 

10/24/18

Doctor's Without Borders (MSF) Innovation Technology & Digital Innovation Ecosystems

CGPH Global Health Leadership Discussion Series

10/24/18 12:30-1:30

5101 Berkeley Way West, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley.

Presenter: Dr. Gregoire Castella, Innovation Coordinator chez Medecin Sans Frontieres

Dr. Gregoire Castella is an Innovation Coordinator for Doctors without Borders (www.msf.org). MSF works to deliver health care services to people affected by natural disasters and conflicts around the globe. Dr. Castella is in charge of identifying new trends and ideas in the medical, humanitarian and digital innovation ecosystem and propose solutions to harness them for the benefit of patients. In addition to presenting on the topic of digital innovation and human health, he will share more on what a globally-operating NGO, such as MSF, is doing in the field of humanitarian and medical innovation. Presentation will last for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A

10/19/18

Global Health Summer Research Fellowship Symposium

All are welcome to join us for UC Berkeley's annual global health fellows symposium on Friday, October 19th from 9:30-4:00pm in the Bechtel Board Room, 630 Sutardja Dai Hall, CITRIS @ Berkeley, UC Berkeley. The symposium will showcase the global health research and experiences of UC Berkeley fellows awarded global health fellowships in Summer 2018.

The fellows from the following programs will be presenting:

  • The UC Berkeley Center for Global Public Health Summer Research Fellowships (MPH/PhD) Fellowship
  • The Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases MHIRT (Minority Health/Global Health Disparities Research Training) Fellowship

 

10/11/2018

Dr. Malcolm Potts- The Evolution of Death: A positive analysis

School of Public Health Brown Bag Series

The Evolution of Death: A Positive Analysis (+Jokes) of an Inevitable Outcome.

10/11/18

i4Y Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment Speaker Series

Empowerment of Adolescent Girls: Is it only empowerment if it achieves development goals?

10/4/18

i4Y Developing a Measure of Sexual and Reproductive Empowerment: Shreya Scale

i4Y Speaker Series
9/25/19

Sabina Rashid- The Invisible Reality of 'Chinthar Roge'

CGPH Sponsored Lecture Event

9/21/18

Health Equity and Climate Change with Dr. Juan Garay

Friday, September 21st 2018

Student Seminar Presents Dr. Juan Garay

9/20/18

Rohingya Crisis, One Year On: Research & Reflections

Thursday, September 4th, 2018

A Panel Discussion

Events

Global Health Internships Workshop: Health, Safety, and Risks

Please mark your calendars with the date for this second workshop that will be MANDATORY for any SPH students who plan to pursue an international internship this summer (or are still considering doing an international internship).  In this workshop, we will discuss ways in which you can best protect yourself from health problems and minimize your risk of other adverse events. 
1/23/19

Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa?

Malcom Potts and Alisha Graves on "Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa?

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

12:00 - 1:00pm | 2232 Piedmont Avenue, Berkeley

Please join the Department of Demography for a brown bag talk with Prof. Malcolm Potts and Alisha Graves of the OASIS Initiative. The Sahel region of Africa is home to the fastest growing population in all of human history. This talk will be addressing the question: Does a Eurocentric Theory of the Demographic Transition apply to Africa? Please see the attached flyer for all details.

CEDA Brown bag flyer Potts Graves

 

11/30/18

Working in Global Health - An Interview with Professor Bertozzi

Please join us for a casual brown bag seminar Working In Global Healthwith Professor Bertozzi on Friday, November 30th, from 12:30-1:30 pmin Berkeley Way West, Rm 5400. Please find information on his talk below. This seminar is part of the 2018-19 CGPH Global Health Leaders Discussion Series, a series geared towards all students featuring diverse perspectives and research areas of global health leaders who will also share career advice with students. We hope to see you there! There will be light refreshments. Space is limited.

Talk description: Professor Bertozzi’s has had a rich global health career, with professional experiences working for and with multilateral organizations, governments in developing countries, universities, think tanks, international NGOs, local NGOs, and faith-based organizations. At this seminar, Professor Bertozzi will focus on student careers in global health, and provide recommendations and insight into how to make yourself more attractive to different types of employers, and the pros and cons of working for each of them. This will be a Davos-style interview moderated by the Center for Global Public Health with plenty of time for questions and discussion with students and guests.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Stefano M. Bertozzi is dean emeritus and professor of health policy and management at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Previously, he directed the HIV and tuberculosis programs at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Bertozzi worked at the Mexican National Institute of Public Health as director of its Center for Evaluation Research and Surveys. He was the last director of the WHO Global Programme on AIDS and has also held positions with UNAIDS, the World Bank, and the government of the DRC.

He is currently co-chair of the Health Working Group for the UC–Mexico Initiative and co-editor of the Disease Control Priorities (DCP3) volume on HIV/AIDS, Malaria & Tuberculosis. He has served on governance and advisory boards for WHO, UNAIDS, the Global Fund, PEPFAR, the NIH, Duke University, the University of Washington and the AMA. He has advised NGOs, and ministries of health and social welfare in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and a PhD in health policy and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his medical degree at UC San Diego, and trained in internal medicine at UC San Francisco.

 

11/14/18

Slum Health: A Biology Perspective with Professor Lee Riley and Jason Corburn

Please join us for a coffee seminar on Slum Health in Latin America with Professor Lee Riley and Professor Jason Corburn on Thursday, November 15, from 9:30-10:30 am in Berkeley Way West, Rm 5400 (with morning coffee provided for all attendees!). Please find information on his talk below. This seminar is part of the 2018-19 CGPH Global Health Leaders Discussion Series, a series geared towards all students featuring diverse perspectives and research areas of global health leaders who will also share career advice with students. We hope to see you there!

Thursday, 9:30-10:30 am, November 14, 2018

Talk description: Elaborating together from their book Slum Health: A Biology Perspective, Professor Jason Corburn and Professor Lee Riley will present on their projects in Brazil, and use them as a topic for further discussion about the roles of biology versus sociology in addressing slum health problems. This interactive talk will include discussion and Q&A with students and guests. There will be coffee and pastries!

Speaker Bios:

Lee Riley is Professor of Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases and Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at the School of Public Health at UC Berkeley. His research program focuses on three general areas—1) basic biology of tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis; 2) genetics of drug resistance and molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant infections; and 3) infectious diseases of urban slums in developing countries.

Jason Corburn is Associate Professor at the UC Berkeley, jointly appointed in the Department of City & Regional Planning and the School of Public Health, and Director of the Center for Global Health Cities. His research focuses on the links between environmental health and social justice in cities, notions of expertise in science-based policy making, and the role of local knowledge in addressing environmental and public health problems. Professor Corburn’s research and practice works to build partnerships between urban residents, professional scientists and decision-makers in order to collaboratively generate policy and planning solutions that improve the qualities of cities and the well-being of residents, particularly the poor and people of color.

 

10/25/18

Global Health Internships Workshop: 101

Please join us for this global health internships workshop, where you will learn all you need to know if you are someone who may be interested in finding an international internship for Summer 2019. We will be providing information about the types of organizations you want to work for any why, funding, planning and preparation, and much more!

Topics to be covered: Where do you want to work? And why? What type of organizations could I be working for (i.e., different professional/job sectors?) How much time/effort do I expect to put towards finding something?

What should I expect re: networking

What do you think you are going to get out of this?

Funding: Costs to think about, Funding resources/grants, Negotiating, stipends to cover flights/per diem, etc.

Making a plan/preparing: Housing, IRB 101, Language expectations--”resource/learning balance”, socio cultural considerations/fisk safety, what is it actually like working/living abroad?

 

10/24/18

Doctor's Without Borders (MSF) Innovation Technology & Digital Innovation Ecosystems

CGPH Global Health Leadership Discussion Series

10/24/18 12:30-1:30

5101 Berkeley Way West, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley.

Presenter: Dr. Gregoire Castella, Innovation Coordinator chez Medecin Sans Frontieres

Dr. Gregoire Castella is an Innovation Coordinator for Doctors without Borders (www.msf.org). MSF works to deliver health care services to people affected by natural disasters and conflicts around the globe. Dr. Castella is in charge of identifying new trends and ideas in the medical, humanitarian and digital innovation ecosystem and propose solutions to harness them for the benefit of patients. In addition to presenting on the topic of digital innovation and human health, he will share more on what a globally-operating NGO, such as MSF, is doing in the field of humanitarian and medical innovation. Presentation will last for 30 minutes, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A

10/19/18

Global Health Summer Research Fellowship Symposium

All are welcome to join us for UC Berkeley's annual global health fellows symposium on Friday, October 19th from 9:30-4:00pm in the Bechtel Board Room, 630 Sutardja Dai Hall, CITRIS @ Berkeley, UC Berkeley. The symposium will showcase the global health research and experiences of UC Berkeley fellows awarded global health fellowships in Summer 2018.

The fellows from the following programs will be presenting:

  • The UC Berkeley Center for Global Public Health Summer Research Fellowships (MPH/PhD) Fellowship
  • The Henry Wheeler Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases MHIRT (Minority Health/Global Health Disparities Research Training) Fellowship

 

10/11/2018

Dr. Malcolm Potts- The Evolution of Death: A positive analysis

School of Public Health Brown Bag Series

The Evolution of Death: A Positive Analysis (+Jokes) of an Inevitable Outcome.

10/11/18

i4Y Child Marriage and Youth Empowerment Speaker Series

Empowerment of Adolescent Girls: Is it only empowerment if it achieves development goals?

10/4/18

i4Y Developing a Measure of Sexual and Reproductive Empowerment: Shreya Scale

i4Y Speaker Series
9/25/19

Sabina Rashid- The Invisible Reality of 'Chinthar Roge'

CGPH Sponsored Lecture Event

9/21/18

Health Equity and Climate Change with Dr. Juan Garay

Friday, September 21st 2018

Student Seminar Presents Dr. Juan Garay

9/20/18

Rohingya Crisis, One Year On: Research & Reflections

Thursday, September 4th, 2018

A Panel Discussion

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