Specialize in development and social change in communities and nations around the world
This Certificate is available to all UNC-Chapel Hill graduate students and may be awarded at either the masters or doctoral level. The Certificate is issued to students upon meeting all requirements and is noted on their official transcript.
The goals of this Certificate are for students to:
Requirements
Process
Faculty Steering Committee
Richard Bilsborrow (Carolina Population Center)
Kenneth Bollen (Sociology)
Larry Chavis (Business)
Al Field (Economics)
Barbara Moran (Information and Library Sciences)
Layna Mosley (Political Science)
Gary Nelson or Marie Weil (Social Work)
Saule Omarova (Law)
Meenu Tewari (City and Regional Planning)
Harsha Thirumurthy (Public Health)
Wendy Wolford (Geography)
For more information, contact:
Niklaus Steiner, Director
Center for Global Initiatives
For more information, please visit http://cgi.unc.edu/programs/certificate-dev/index.html?utm_source=ebulletin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20091026
CATEGORIES:Teaching and Training URL:http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/62 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED;TZID=America/New_York:20091027T135441 LAST-MODIFIED;TZID=America/New_York:19701231T190000 DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20091027T135441 LOCATION: X-UNC-EVENTID:62 X-UNC-MASK:1 ORGANIZER:World AIDS Day 2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20091122T155132-74@http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/74 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091130T203000 SUMMARY:Panel Discussion-the Intersections of HIV and Human Rights DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion on the intersections of HIV and Human Rights in the Global Context
Time:7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Hanes Art Center auditorium
Panelists include: Ben Meier, JD, LLM, MPhil; Suzanne Maman, PhD; Audrey Pettifor, PhD, MPH; Jennifer Erausquin, PhD, MPH
Sponsored by GlobeMed and Student Global Health Committee (SGHC)
CATEGORIES:Speakers URL:http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/74 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T155132 LAST-MODIFIED;TZID=America/New_York:19701231T190000 DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T155132 LOCATION: X-UNC-EVENTID:74 X-UNC-MASK:1 ORGANIZER:World AIDS Day 2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20091122T155456-76@http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/76 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091201T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091201T170000 SUMMARY:11th Annual Center for AIDS Research HIV/AIDS Symposium DESCRIPTION:11th Annual Center for AIDS Research HIV/AIDS Symposium
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Room 136, Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, School of Social Work
This event is FREE and lunch will be provided. More info & registration at: http://cfar.med.unc.edu.
> Sponsored by the Center for AIDS Research
CATEGORIES:General URL:http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/76 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T155456 LAST-MODIFIED;TZID=America/New_York:19701231T190000 DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T155456 LOCATION:UNC School of Social Work X-UNC-EVENTID:76 X-UNC-MASK:1 ORGANIZER:World AIDS Day 2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20091122T155309-75@http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/75 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091201T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091201T180000 SUMMARY:Free Walk-In HIV Testing – No blood or needles DESCRIPTION:Free Walk-In HIV Testing – No blood or needles - test results available the same day
Time: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: Student Union Room 3102
* Free and open to all students, staff, faculty, and members of the broader community
> Sponsored by UNC Campus Health Services
CATEGORIES:General URL:http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/75 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T155309 LAST-MODIFIED;TZID=America/New_York:19701231T190000 DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T155309 LOCATION: X-UNC-EVENTID:75 X-UNC-MASK:1 ORGANIZER:World AIDS Day 2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20091122T155726-77@http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/77 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091202T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091202T200000 SUMMARY:Screening of ‘Where the Water Meets the Sky’ DESCRIPTION:Screening of ‘Where the Water Meets the Sky’
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Michael Hooker Research Center – Room 0001, Gillings School of Global Public Health Room
"Where the Water Meets the Sky" – Narrated by Morgan Freeman – a story of remarkable women in rural Zambia, who are given a unique opportunity - to make a film on a rarely spoken of topic: the plight of young women orphaned by AIDS. More info at: www.watermeetssky.com/
> Co-sponsored by the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease (IGHID); SGHC; UNICEF at Carolina
CATEGORIES:Social URL:http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/77 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T155726 LAST-MODIFIED;TZID=America/New_York:19701231T190000 DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T155726 LOCATION:UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health X-UNC-EVENTID:77 X-UNC-MASK:1 ORGANIZER:World AIDS Day 2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20091122T160031-79@http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/79 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091203T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091203T200000 SUMMARY:Living with HIV/AIDS Panel DESCRIPTION:Living with HIV/AIDS Panel
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Gardner 105
Join us as we listen to a panel of people who are HIV positive in order to better understand the personal impact of HIV/AIDS. Q&A session to follow the talk.
CATEGORIES:Speakers URL:http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/79 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T160031 LAST-MODIFIED;TZID=America/New_York:19701231T190000 DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T160031 LOCATION: X-UNC-EVENTID:79 X-UNC-MASK:1 ORGANIZER:World AIDS Day 2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20091122T160156-80@http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/80 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091204T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091204T183000 SUMMARY:Turn It Red DESCRIPTION:Turn it Red
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Polk Place (Quad in front of Wilson Library)
Wear red and form a human AIDS ribbon. Dr. Ron Strauss will speak, followed by performances from The Clef Hangers and The Loreleis! Donations to grassroot organization, Health Alert Uganda.
> Sponsored by GlobeMed
CATEGORIES:Rally URL:http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/80 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T160156 LAST-MODIFIED;TZID=America/New_York:19701231T190000 DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T160156 LOCATION: X-UNC-EVENTID:80 X-UNC-MASK:1 ORGANIZER:World AIDS Day 2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20091122T160308-81@http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/81 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091204T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091204T230000 SUMMARY:Turn It Red After Party and Benefit DESCRIPTION:Turn It Red After Party and Benefit
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Vespa (Franklin Street)
Head to Vespa! Proceeds to go to an HIV charity.
CATEGORIES:Social URL:http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/81 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T160308 LAST-MODIFIED;TZID=America/New_York:19701231T190000 DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20091122T160308 LOCATION: X-UNC-EVENTID:81 X-UNC-MASK:1 ORGANIZER:World AIDS Day 2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20091122T161135-82@http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/82 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20091205T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20091205T113000 SUMMARY:Stop AIDS, Save Lives ASAP 5K Charity Run DESCRIPTION:Stop AIDS, Save Lives ASAP 5K Charity RunRegister Today For Lowest Registration Rate: http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference
Call For Abstracts: Submit an abstract online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference
The first deadline for abstract submission is August 15. The final abstract deadline is September 20.
“A Meeting of Minds”—CNN
200 speakers, including keynote addresses by Seth Godin, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs. Social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in Health, WaterPartners, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, and many others.
The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes more than 2,200 participants from 55 countries. The conference challenges students, public health professionals, educators, doctors, scientists, lawyers, universities, corporations, nonprofits, and others, to develop innovative, effective solutions to achieve global goals.
Keynote Speakers
"Using The Power of Stories and Tribes to Spread Your Messages and Change The World," Seth Godin, MBA, Agent of Change; New York Times Bestselling Author of Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us; Founder, Squidoo.com
Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon
Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project
Leaders in Social Entrepreneurship Speakers
Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Director, mothers2mothers
Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore Foundation
Kevin Jones, Co-Founder, Good Capital
"Creating Viable Enterprises For The Base of the Pyramid," Ted London, PhD, Senior Research Fellow; Director, Base of the Pyramid Initiative, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
"From Ideas To Action Workshop: Creating Viable Enterprises For The Base of the Pyramid," Ted London, PhD, Senior Research Fellow; Director, Base of the Pyramid Initiative, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan
"Doing More With Less," Nancy Lublin, CEO, Do Something
Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Partners in Health; Director, Institute for Health and Social Justice; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ajay Nair, MBBS, MPH, Portfolio Associate, Acumen Fund
"Achieving Global Health Through Community Wealth," Billy Shore, Founder and CEO, Share Our Strength
"Investing in Local Social Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries," Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder, President and CEO, Unite For Sight
Kevin Starr, MD, Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program, Mulago Foundation
"WaterCredit: Driving Financial Innovation in Water Supply & Sanitation For The Poor," Gary White, Executive Director, WaterPartners
Andrew Wolk, CEO, Root Cause
Plus 200 Featured Speakers, including:
Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Yale University Eye Center
"HIV Medication to Empower Communities: An International Model," Jesus Aguais, Executive Director, Aid for AIDS
"Reconciling the WHO's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health with the Multi-dimensional Resilience Index," Astier Almedom, DPhil, Professor of Practice in Humanitarian Policy and Global Public Health
"Large-Scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Maternal and Child Programs in Low-Income Countries: A New Approach," Agbessi Amouzou, PhD, Assistant Scientist, Institute for International Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Tom Arnold, CEO, Concern Worldwide
"Three Unique Models For Services For Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Worldwide Orphans Foundation in Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Bulgaria," Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
"Workshop -- How To Create an NGO That Does Community Work With Children Abroad: The Ins and Outs, The Ups and Downs," Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Bob Bollinger, MD, MPH, Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health; Director, Center for Clinical Global Health Education, Johns Hopkins University
"Meeting The Global Physician Shortage: The Contribution of Cuba's Latin American Medical School," Peter Bourne, MA, MD, Visiting Scholar, Oxford University; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, St. George's University; Formerly Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Health Issues; Chair, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)
Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS, Director, Operation Giving Back, American College of Surgeons
James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
Luz Claudio, MD, Associate Professor of Community and Preventive Medicine, Chief of the Division of International Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Paul Cleary, PhD, Dean of Public Health, Chair, Epidemiology and Public Health; Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health, Yale University School of Public Health
Gustavo V. de Moraes, MD, Research Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Prabhjot Dhadialla, PhD, Program Director of Health Systems, Development and Research, Columbia Center For Global Health and Economic Development, Community Health Worker Advisor, Millennium Village Project
Zoravar Dhaliwal, CEO, Community Lab
"Partnerships - Are We There Yet," Amir Dossal, Executive Director, UN Office for Partnerships
Margaret Duah-Mensah, RN, ON, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana
"America's Vital Interests in Global Health," Harvey Fineberg, MD, PhD, President, Institute of Medicine of The National Academies
Susan Forster, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Studies, Department of Ophthalmology, Yale School of Medicine; Chief, Ophthalmology, Yale University Health Services
Kevin Frick, PhD, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Pape Gaye, President and CEO, IntraHealth International
Ilene Gipson, PhD, Senior Scientist, Schepens Eye Research Institute; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
"Simple Solutions To Complex Problems: How A Text Message Can Save A Life," Ashifi Gogo, Co-founder, Sproxil; Holekamp Family PhD Innovation Fellow, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
"Workshop: How To Advance Global Health Through Technology and Social Entrepreneurship," Ashifi Gogo, Co-founder, Sproxil; Holekamp Family PhD Innovation Fellow, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
"Obstetric Fistula -- The Ultimate Indignity, Gender Inequality, and Poverty," Kate Grant, Executive Director, The Fistula Foundation
Laura Herman, Managing Director, Social Impact Advisors
Christopher P. Howson, PhD, Vice President for Global Programs, The March of Dimes Foundation
Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, PhD, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, Assistant Professor in Public Health Practice, Division of Epidmiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health
Norman Kleiman, PhD, Director, Eye Radiation and Environmental Research Laboratory, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
"Siyajabula! The Challenges of Developing Empathic Care Intervention Methodology for Children and Guardians Affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa," Jamie Lachman, Clowns Without Borders
Robert Lawrence, MD, The Center for a Livable Future Professor, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy, and International Health; Director, Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Bill Livermore, Executive Director, Somaly Mam Foundation
"Changing The World While Keeping Your Day Job," Nicholas Lumpp, Cofounder, Somaly Mam Foundation
Pamela Lynam, MD, Country Director Kenya, JHPIEGO - Johns Hopkins University
"An AIDS Vaccine: Progress To End The Epidemic," John McGoldrick, JD, Senior Vice President, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)
Carole Mitnick, Sc.D., Instructor, Department of Global Health and Social medicine, Harvard Medical School
"Society, Migration, Culture and Women," Mini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS, MPhil, CHES, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Global Health Program Director, New York Medical College School of Public Health
Ron Nabors, Chief Executive Officer, Christian Blind Mission-USA
Cliff O'Callahan, MD, PhD, FAAP, Pediatric Faculty, Family Practice Group; Director of Nurseries, Middlesex Hospital; Chair, AAP Section on International Child Health
Rebecca Onie, JD, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Project HEALTH
"Role of Inflammation in Retinal Degeneration," Santa Ono, PhD, Sr. Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Academic Affairs, Emory University
David Oot, Associate Vice President for Health, Save The Children
Sung Chul Park, MD, Glaucoma Fellow, New York Medical College, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Matthew Paul, MD, Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons
"Global Health Partnerships--Critical Success Factors and Lessons Learned From A Private Sector Perspective," Steven Phillips, MD, Medical Director, Global Issues and Projects, ExxonMobil Corporation
Maryse B. Pierre-Louis, MD, MPH, MH/HSA, Lead HNP Specialist, Human Development; Coordinator, Booster Program For Malaria Control in Africa, World Bank Africa Region
"Vision 2020/USA and The Future of Collaborative Efforts in Blindness Prevention," Louis Pizzarello, MD, MPH, Secretary General, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Suzanne Rainey, Forum One Communications
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD, Stanley C. Moore Professor and Chair of Bioengineering, Rice University
"Partnership Models in International Health, The Yale Experience," Majid Sadigh, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
"How To Develop a Sustainable Eye Care Plan For Rural Regions," Sarang Salam, Kalinga Eye Hospital, Orissa, India
Sarwat Salim, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee-Memphis
Georgia Sambunaris, Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of Economic Growth, US Agency for International Development
"Integration of Surgery Into Population-Based Healthcare in Learning Models of Integrated Care," David Spiegel, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
"Where There Is No Light: Using Solar Power to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Nigeria," Laura Stachel, MD, Bixby Center for Reproductive Health, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Founder, WE CARE Solar
John E. Tedstrom, PhD, President and CEO, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC)
"Trabeculectomy Glaucoma Surgery: Clincal Pearls," James C. Tsai, MD, Robert R. Young Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Ophthalmology, Yale-New Haven Hospital
Seth Wanye, MD, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
"Can We Eliminate Blinding Trachoma by 2020?" Sheila West, PhD, El-Maghraby Professor of Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
"Innovation in Global Health Research," David Zakus, BSc, MES, MSc, PhD, Director, Centre for International Health; Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Derek Yach, Vice President of Global Health Policy, PepsiCo
"The Global Fight Against Malaria: U.S. Strategy for Combating Malaria Around The World," Rear Adm. Tim Ziemer, U.S. Malaria Coordinator, President's Malaria Initiative
CATEGORIES:Meeting URL:http://studentorgs.unc.edu/sghc/index.php/events/details/35 SEQUENCE:0 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED;TZID=America/New_York:20090816T231658 LAST-MODIFIED;TZID=America/New_York:19701231T190000 DTSTAMP;TZID=America/New_York:20090816T231658 LOCATION:Yale University X-UNC-EVENTID:35 X-UNC-MASK:1 ORGANIZER:World AIDS Day 2009 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR