Celebrating 15 Years of Global Health Education at the UC Global Health Institute! | |
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The University of California Global Health Institute connects learners at the University of California and beyond to global health education and training opportunities to give them the knowledge, skills and experience they need to improve health both locally and globally. Since its inception, UCGHI is proud to have led many initiatives. Here is a summary of a few of our initiatives:
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Suite of Online Courses: We have created and delivered 15 online courses related to topics in Global Health since 2015 with approximately 6,000 UC student learners. Explore our course catalog to enroll in courses for Spring Quarter 2025!
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Increasing Accessibility in Graduate and Professional Global Health Education: We have made significant progress on initiatives in graduate and professional education including the development of a competency-based curriculum in “One Health” supported by USAID-funded One Health Workforce Next Generation Project, which is led by Center for Planetary Health Co-Director Woutrina Smith.
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Expanding Global Health Reach Beyond UC: Since 2020, Education Director, Oladele Ogunseitan, served on the Global Health Competency Subcommittee for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health and supported development of the CUGH Global Health Competencies Toolkit.
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Advocating for Major/Minors in Global Health Across UC: We have supported UC Santa Cruz and UC Irvine to successfully create major/minor programs in Global Health.
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Diversifying the Next Generation of Global Health Workforce: Since 2019, our Centers and Programs have supported and facilitated global health education and leadership of over 500 students systemwide and at Charles Drew University through the Student Ambassador Program.
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In 2019, we co-sponsored the convening of UC Medical Schools to develop and share best practices for Global Health Education.
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In 2021, we launched the Incubator Awards Program, funding seven teams working on diverse topics that aligned with global health equity. In 2022, three of the initiatives were awarded funds for an additional year of work.
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From California to Kenya and Back: A GloCal Alumna Joins the UCGHI Advisory Council | |
UC Global Health Institute at CUGH 2025 | |
UCGHI researchers were well-represented throughout the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) 2025 conference, "Innovating and Implementing in Global Health for a Sustainable Future." UCGHI colleagues contributed to the ongoing discussions about transformative and sustainable solutions for global health in the current landscape. | |
GloCal Fellows Regina Miambo, Damalie Nakanjako, Matchecane Cossa, Monica Diaz, and Karla Rascón-Garcia with GloCal Director, Craig Cohen, and GloCal Deputy Director, Kimberly Bale, following Dr. Rascón-Garcia's presentation during the "Training the Next Generation of Global Health Researchers: The NIH-Fogarty Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars / LAUNCH" panel. | |
Center for Planetary Health Co-Director Woutrina Smith moderated the plenary session, "Transformative Solutions for Planetary Health," with speakers Carlos Faerron Guzman (Planetary Health Alliance), Catherine Machalaba (Nature Conservancy), and Cedric Colmar (VetAgro Sup). The panelists explored bold strategies for achieving rapid, sustainable change across critical sectors. | |
Center for Planetary Health Co-Director Samantha Ying presented her poster presentation on her research, "Manganese prevalence and persistence in California community water systems." | |
Center for Planetary Health Associate Director Georgia Kayser presented, "Neonicothinoids and atrazine pesticides in children’s household drinking and irrigation water near floriculture in Pedro Moncayo, Ecuador." | |
Samantha Ying (Center for Planetary Health Co-Director), Federico Castillo (Center for Planetary Health Associate Director), Stephanie Sumstine-Felice (UCGHI Communications Specialist), Sun Yu Cotter (UCGHI Deputy Director), and Woutrina Smith (Center for Planetary Health Co-Director) at CUGH 2025. | |
Image credit: Photo compilation by Neil Freese, original images by Brandon Sánchez Mejia and Stanley Luo/UC Berkeley | |
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March includes Greek American Heritage Month, Gender Equality Month, Ramadan (2/28-3/29), International Women’s Day (3/8), Holi (3/14), Neurodiversity Celebration Week (3/17-3/23), Nowruz (3/20) International Transgender Day of Visibility (3/31) and more. Explore related resources across the University of California! | |
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On March 7th, the conference will explore the rich repertoire of organizing strategies and spotlight contemporary and historical campaigns led by workers worldwide.
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The UCGHI Center for Planetary Health is providing water and health research fellowships for students to conduct research on water and health. Apply by March 7th!
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Have research to publish? Advances in Global Health is a peer-reviewed, open access research journal that is focused on advancing health equity throughout the world.
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Publications from the UCGHI Community | |
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