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Global Health Center  

"Make a World of Difference at Home and Abroad"

The Global Health Center is a university-wide program that promotes interdisciplinary global health education, research, service and advocacy to reduce the burden of illness and injury at home and abroad.


WELCOME We define global health as: -

"Optimal wellness that transcends national boundaries and is best addressed by cooperative solutions."  This philosophy encompasses domestic as well as international health and focuses on health in resource-poor communities.

Photo credit: Ruth Rice. Brooke Frakes examines a villager from the Wolani tribe in the highlands of West Papua.

Global Health Center Video

Interested in the Global Health Center activities? Click here to view 5 minute video

iCHEE in the Oregonian

Refugees

"OHSU program gives immigrants, the unemployed and underemployed a way to get health checkups,"  by Nick Budnick, The Oregonian.

... In rows of chairs sit would-be patients: immigrants, the unemployed and the underemployed. Some waiting outside since 6 a.m., they have gathered for free health checks offered by a shoestring program based at Oregon Health & Science University ...  View Oregonian article plus read OHSU student reflections on the iCHEE webpage. (Photo credit:  Thomas Hoggard and Rick Burian)

International Innovations

Our OHSU Global Health Center is featured in the European publication:  International Innovations.
Read the extensive report on our Center that was disseminated to the World Health Organization plus other major European global health related organizations. Report

GHC Global Health Fair at OHSU

Mary Ellen Coulter, MD in Kenya

Video of the Global Health Fair is now available on our Collaboration page. 


Recipient of the 2008 NIH John E. Fogarty International Center Framework Grant on Global Health in Changing Environments

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Upcoming Events

Important Notice

The Global Health Center strives to provide accurate and up-to-date information regarding academic, research, and service activities across OHSU and beyond. Given the changing nature of global health, we highly recommend that readers of this website check with programs and training sites of interest to assure accurate information.


Travel Preparations

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Traveling to remote corners of the world?  Check out the Global Health Center's travel safety information:


Professionals' Training in Global Health (PTGH)

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Don't RE-TIRE, RE-TREAD in Global Health! ©  This program is for physicians, nurses, NPs and PAs with an active Oregon or Washington medical license who are interested in training for volunteer medical work in low income countries, including disaster relief. Click here for: Professionals' Training in Global Health details.

Conversations in Global Health

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Conversations in Global Health is a forum dedicated to discussions of global or local topical interest. Click to view our 2011-2012:


Conversations calendar

This seminar is open to all within the OHSU community and the general public. Sessions are held on most Wednesdays during the academic year (September through May), noon to 1PM, in Mackenzie Hall, Room 1162, unless otherwise noted.


OHSU GHC E-letter

iCHEE elective

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iCHEE = interdisciplinary Community Health and Education Exchange elective

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World Clock

View global statistics on Poodwaddle's World Clock

GO: GlobalOregon

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GlobalOregonTM brings together academia, non-profit, for-profit and government entities statewide. Our goal is to develop innovative, sustainable solutions that employ Oregon technologies and expertise to promote development and health of low-income populations. Click here for details.