Bill Clinton, Global Health, and GlobeMed
by Ashley Hagaman on February 16, 2009
Last weekend, three GlobeMed Chapters had the opportunity to spend a warm weekend in Austin, Texas to talk with 1000 other students about their work in global health. GlobeMed at Northwestern, Truman State, and WashU were accepted to share their work at the Clinton Global Initiative University Conference.The meeting is organized to gather students, university presidents, nongovernmental organizations, and national youth organizations to create and implement Commitments to Action that can affect global change. Participants spent two days attending plenary sessions, skill workshops, and discussion sessions to learn, share, and explore new approaches to addressing current global challenges.
GlobeMed at Truman State had their commitment announced during the global health portion of the conference highlighting their work on developing and delivering culturally competent maternal and child health videos to communities in the Dominican Republic. Read the descriptions below for each Chapter's commitment.
GlobeMed at Northwestern University: Our commitment is to seek to develop a student-led seminar that will engage students in critical thought about effective student involvement in global health. By addressing the root causes that drive global health inequity we hope to frame a discussion which creates discernment amongst participants about their own motivations to be involved in this movement.
GlobeMed at Truman State University: Our chapter is committed to improving access to maternal-child health education in batey communities of the Dominican Republic. We will help develop a health education program of traveling workshops on topics relevant to maternal-child health. The focal point of each workshop is a maternal child health education film (produced in both Spanish and Kreyol) developed in collaboration with local health organizations, like UNICEF's Facts for Life. In the future, we are planning longer, more intensive workshops to educate smaller groups of interested community members.
GlobeMed at Washington University in St. Louis: Our commitment to action is to empower the youth of Iganga to live a healthier lifestyle through provision of youth focused health care, education, recreation and counseling. Working side by side with the Uganda Development & Health Associates (UDHA), GlobeMed at WashU and UDHA will work to develop the Iganga Youth Care Center.By partnering with UDHA, students at WashU will work to make a positive impact in health of young people in Eastern Uganda while gaining the valuable knowledge and skill sets that will enable them to become the future leaders in Global Health.
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