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The Role of Social Resources in Adversity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Brian Hall is a National Institute of Mental Health Research Fellow in Psychiatric Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. During his talk at DGHI, he presented evidence for the role of community social resources in maintaining mental and physical health within low-resource contexts.Published 3 weeks ago
Hope For Mental Health For All In Africa
The Duke Africa Initiative co-sponsored a talk with David Ndetei, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Nairobi, Kenya and Founder and Director of the Africa Mental Health Foundation.Published 3 weeks ago
From Inspiration to Action: One Student's Journey in Global Health at Duke
2013 Global Health Commencement speaker Sanjana Marpadga shares what inspired her to pursue global health, and how she transformed her newfound passion into action at Duke.Published 1 month ago
2013 Global Health Undergrad Commencement: Student Recognition & Closing Remarks (4 of 4)
54 graduates of the Global Health Certificate or Program II in global health were honored individually. Closing remarks by Dr. Gary Bennett. In the fall, Duke will offer a global health major and minor.Published 1 month ago
2013 Global Health Undergrad Commencement: Student Speech by Sanjana Marpadga (3 of 4)
Global Health Certificate graduate Sanjana Marpadga delivers a touching, inspirational speech to her classmates and their families. 54 students graduated with either a global health certificate or degree in a global health-related Program II. In the fall, Duke will offer a global health major and minor.Published 1 month ago
2013 Global Health Undergrad Commencement: Remarks & Student Awards (2 of 4)
Remarks by DGHI Director of Undergraduate Studies Gary Bennett. He also presents the DGHI Outstanding Capstone Research Project Award. 54 students graduated with the global health certificate or a global health-related Program II. In the fall, Duke will offer a global health major and minor.Published 1 month ago
2013 Global Health Undergrad Commencement: Welcome & Faculty Awards (1 of 4)
DGHI Director Michael Merson gives welcome and presents the global health faculty teaching and mentoring awards. 54 students graduate with a global health certificate or a degree in Program II Global Health. In the fall, Duke will offer a global health major and minor.Published 1 month ago
2013 MSc-GH Commencement: Student Recognition, Student Award & Closing Remarks (2 of 2)
Graduates of the Master of Science in Global Health were recognized individually for their accomplishments. The Outstanding MSc-GH Student Award was also presented.Published 1 month ago
2013 MSc-GH Commencement: Welcome & Opening Remarks (1 of 2)
Welcome by DGHI Director Michael Merson and opening remarks by Drs. Victor Dzau and Chris Woods. The commencement ceremony honors 27 students who graduate with the Master of Science in Global Health.Published 1 month ago
Risk Factors of Childhood Obesity in Mexico
Dr. Arturo Jiménez-Cruz is a Professor at the Medical School at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, in Tijuana, México. In this "Notes Around the World", he presents his research on risk factors of childhood obesity in Mexico.
Published 1 month ago
Voices in Global Health
The half-credit course Voices in Global Health incorporates the study of language and culture as it relates to global health. In Fall 2013, the Duke course will be offered in Arabic, French and Spanish.Published 1 month ago
Mother's Early Marriage Predicts Child Malaria in the Peruvian Amazon
Sheng is an MSc in Global Health at Duke University. She conducted her fieldwork of child malaria and human migration in Iquitos, Peruvian Amazon Region of Loreto in 2012. Sheng presents her innovative research "Mother's Early Marriage Predicts Child Malaria in the Peruvian Amazon" at a lunchtime talk.
Published 1 month ago
Difficult Conversations: Cross-Cultural Communication About HIV/AIDS And Other Chronic Diseases
Professor Claire Penn is the founder of the Health Communication Project, a multidisciplinary research group which focuses on health communication practices in multilingual contexts. She discusses the impact of her successful project to train hospital and clinic pharmacists in a unique method of explaining the use of antiretroviral medications. She also highlights her work in the use of interpreters as cultural brokers.Published 2 months ago
Managing Hypertension and Multiple Risk Factors in Singapore to Enhance Cardiovascular Health
Dr Jafar is Professor in Health Services & Systems Research at Duke-NUS. She currently leads a study that aims to determine the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a structured multi-component primary care program to improve blood pressure and lipid management among patients with high blood pressure with or without additional cardiovascular disease risk factors compared to usual care.
Published 2 months ago
DGHI Workshop: Communicating Your Fieldwork Experience
DGHI Staff Lysa MacKeen and Alyssa Zamora share Institute policies and guidelines for blogging, photography and ethics.Published 2 months ago
