Reproductive Health in Refugee Camps: A Lifeline Amid Compounded Crises

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Every crisis tells a story of resilience, but for refugee women, the stakes are even higher. Fleeing war, poverty, and persecution, they carry not just their belongings but the burden of navigating fragmented health systems that often fail to address their sexual and reproductive health needs.
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"We must dismantle the elitist tradition of ‘helicopter research’, and instead, genuinely invest in community-led, participatory research."

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Bhavya Joshi

(DrPH student at UC Berkeley, student researcher for "Reproductive Health Services and Needs of Refugee Women in Compounded Crises: A Qualitative Study")

Indigenous Healthcare Workers Take the Lead in HEAL Southwest Leadership Program



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"Because they're [fellows] from the local community, these are the individuals that are going to stay. For us native individuals, this is our home. This is our community, and these are our people, our family."

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Adriann Begay, MD

(Navajo Nation Senior Advisor for HEAL Initiative)

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A new HEAL program, the HEAL Southwest Leadership, launched in August 2024 and provides an 18-month fellowship led by and designed for Indigenous healthcare workers serving the Navajo Nation and other communities in the Southwestern United States.
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Global Health Education


The 4th steering committee meeting of the WHO Public Health and Emergency Workforce Roadmap was held in Amman, Jordan, and the "Global competency and outcomes framework for the essential public health functions" was published.
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GloCal Health Fellowship


The GloCal Health Fellowship Program congratulates 2022-2023 fellow Dr. Marguerite Thorp on her new K01 award from the National Institute of Mental Health and her new Assistant Professor position at UCLA!
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Center for Planetary Health


Subscribe to the One Health Institute's newsletter, One Health Nexus. This newsletter is your monthly gateway to the interconnected world of animal, human, and environmental health. Check out their Fall 2024 edition!
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Center for Gender and Health Justice


Dr. Jennifer Wagman, Taylor Thomas and the UC Speaks Up Double Jeopardy Study team attended and presented at the 2024 Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) Conference in South Africa.
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Center for Health Workforce Equity


HEAL is close to selecting its fellows for its 2025 Global and California Programs and is planning to commemorate hitting its 10-year mark in 2025! Sign up for HEAL's newsletter to stay up to date.
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Advances in Global Health


Advances in Global Health is a peer-reviewed, open-access research journal published by UC Press that is focused on advancing health equity throughout the world and is committed to decolonizing and democratizing global health. 
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Across the UC

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Anxious about the election? UC Berkeley psychologists explain how to cope.
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Native American Heritage Month Celebration Nov 13
 
UC San Francisco
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Native American Heritage Month Celebration on Nov 7
UC Merced

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Native and Indigenous Student Coalition (NISC)
 
UC Los Angeles

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UCLA American Indian Studies Center
UC Irvine

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UCI Libraries Research Guide on Native Americans
UC Santa Barbara

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Native American, American Indian, & Indigenous Topics
 
UC Davis

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Native American Academic Student Success Center
 
UC Santa Cruz

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American Indian Resource Center
UC Berkeley

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Native American Student Development
 
UC Riverside

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Native American Student Programs
 
UC Law San Francisco

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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
 
Charles Drew University
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Drew CARES Hosts Event for PrEP/PEP Awareness
 

Opportunities

Registration Open for November CDPH & CMA Virtual Grand Rounds

Join the California Department of Public Health and California Medical Association for their Virtual Grand Rounds: From Avian Flu to COVID-19 – How the “One Health” Approach Improves Human, Animal and Environmental Health on Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024, from 12-1 p.m. PT.
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Enter the Untold Global Health Stories of 2025 Contest

Do you know an important global health story that’s been overlooked by the media and deserves special notice? Enter the Untold Global Health Stories of 2025 Contest to raise awareness about health issues around the world. Apply by Nov 15th!
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Opportunity for University of California Students to Join the International Collaboration and Exchange Program (ICEP)

The mission of ICEP is global collaboration and science diplomacy and they connect global medical and health profession students early on in their careers so they grow with their global classmates. The content includes global health, health systems, ethics, history of medicine and more!
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Apply to the UCSF ENLIGHTEN T32 Fellowship Program!

The ENLIGHTEN T32 Fellowship provides clinician researchers and PhD scientists with hands-on research experience and training in health equity designed to reduce disparities in brain health outcomes in the U.S. and globally. Apply by Dec 31st!
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Join the Survivors + Allies Student Coalition

Survivors + Allies is building a coalition of students across the University of California and California State Universities to advocate for structural changes that will increase awareness of and accessibility to healing resources for survivors.

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Publications from the UCGHI Community

"Is This Normal?": A Qualitative Exploration of Narratives of Social Support in a Reddit-Based Community for Abortion Following the Dobbs Leak in 2022 by Elizabeth Pleasants et al. (UCGHI authors: Ndola Prata and Ushma Upadhyay)


Accessing the Feasibility of Integrating the Lethality Assessment Program into the Los Angeles Domestic Abuse Response Team by Jennifer A. Wagman, Grace Nguyen, and Daphne Marvel


Increased Stillbirth Rates and Exposure to Environmental Risk Factors for Stillbirth in Counties with Higher Social Vulnerability: United States, 2015-2018 by Jazmyn Moore et al. (UCGHI author: Craig R. Cohen)


Statin Use and Accessibility for Patients Living With HIV on a Global Scale by Verity N. Ramirez et al. (UCGHI authors: Waseem Sous and Medson Boti [HEAL alumni])
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