Climate Change: Grand Challenge for Global Health
A recording of Dr. Howard Frumkin's lecture delivered at The 3rd Annual Kathryn Robertson Memorial Lecture in Global Health entitled “Climate Change: Grand Challenge for Global Health” is available at: Conversations in Global Health.
Photo credit: Mohammed Seeneen. The Maldives government meets undersea to make a statement in the battle to halt rising sea levels
"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.
Upcoming Events
inter-professional education
The Global Health Center has been committed to inter-professional education since its inception in 2007, having taught over 648 students from dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, physician assistant and graduate nutrition students, along with 45 mid-career to retiring health care professionals. Our programs have served over 1000 clients drawn from Portland's refugee, homeless and other underserved residents. View stats
Global Health Center (GHC) Achievements
- NIH National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke (NINDS) to research Nodding Syndrome in East Africa.
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a grant approaching $1.5million to the OHSU School of Nursing, in partnership with the School of Medicine and the Global Health Center
- NIH grant – one of 35 worldwide
- Spirit Mountain Grant $25K to support iCHEE and PTGH
- ICESS: National Human Genome Research Institute (Interdisciplinary Center on Epigenetics, Science, and Society) $15K; Intention is to explore the biological, clinical, social science, legal, and community impacts of epigenetics; Smart Harnessing of Expertise and Refugee Professional Abilities - support for the SHERPA program which seeks to integrate refugee professionals into the community
- GH Fair featuring NGOs that work abroad
- Five courses have been developed and supported by the GHC: PTGH, GHCE, CGH, HIC, iCHEE;
- PTGH in its 5th year has graduated 45 students.
- Publication of the Road Map for Interprofessional GH Education
- Development of GH training concept for internal medicine residency program
- Certificate of Achievement to the first graduates of the Concentration in GH Studies Program
- Continued support for travel scholarships supporting students who have conducted research projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
- Development and creation of the Global Links interactive world map, where the OHSU community has professional ties around the world
Global Health Center Video
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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
Recipient of the 2008 NIH John E. Fogarty International Center Framework Grant on Global Health in Changing Environments
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