The University of Virginia

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The University of Virginia

• Center for Global Health

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Presentation Outline

• Introduction to Center for Global Health.
• Scholar, Fellow, Curriculum
• Focus on Scholar Program
• Discussion

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University of Virginia
Center for Global Health
To alleviate the diseases of
poverty Founding Principle Health, a
universal human value, transcending all
cultural, geographic and political barriers,
provides an unassailable compass for our 21st
Century.
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Center for Global Health
Mission To alleviate the disease of
poverty. Vision To internationalize UVA through
focusing multiple disciplines on
global health.   Plans 1. Scholars awards
For undergraduate and graduate students
throughout UVA to work / study in an impoverished
area of the world for at least 1 semester.
2. Fellow awards - For foreign nationals to come
to work/study in any school / dept throughout
UVA 3. Curriculum Undergraduate and
graduate majors / minors in International Health

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CGH Fellow Training Program

• Over 60 fellows have come to UVA.
• Work, research, train with UVA experts.
• 100 returning home
• Impact upon UVA programatic and personal

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University of Virginia Center for Global
Health To alleviate the diseases of poverty
INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS at UNIVERSITY of
VIRGINIA CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
Country of Origin
Total Number of Fellows
Brazil Ghana China Philippines India Bangladesh Uk
raine Russia Kazakhstan Turkey TOTAL
37 22 4 1 5 2 17 5 1 1 95
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Center for Global Health
Model of sustained international collaboration in
Brazil, Ghana, China, Philippines and
elsewhere. Both sides benefit (ie. a win-win, n
gt 235 exchanges)

• Deans Geographic Medicine Scholarships
• Over 75 UVa students (and over 40 faculty and
  fellows)
• have worked in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
• Trained over 100 physician-scientist fellows
• and over 20 students from Asia, Africa or Latin
  America.
• Over 60 from our collaborating sites in Brazil,
  Ghana, China, Bangladesh,
• India, Philippines, a remarkable 100 of whom
  have returned to become
• leaders in their home countries.
• (ie. exporting health, reversing the brain
  drain)

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Curriculum

• New MPH at UVA
• Global Health concentration within new
  undergraduate major in Human Biology
• INST 306 Global Health Policy and Ethics
  (Childress, Gaare and Guerrant)
• INST 320 Global Health at UVA (Brown
  and Lorntz)
• - INST 307 Global Health and Africa
  (Brown and Lorntz)
• GNUR 720/SWAG 520 Womens Health A Global
  Perspective (Glick, Ahmed, Lorntz)

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CGH Scholar Program

• University wide competition (24 yr 1,
  52 yr 2)
• Travel awards (1200-4000)
• 6 weeks min in a developing country
• Service, research, academic foci

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2002 CGH Scholars

• 13 undergraduate and 3 graduate students
• (11 departments and 4 school)
• from Chemistry and Biology to
• Anthropology, Law, and Politics
• addressing the Diseases of Poverty
  in
• South Africa, Nigeria, India, Tibet, Bolivia,
  Ecuador, Mali, Mexico, Thailand, and the
  Philippines

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2003 CGH Scholars
6 undergraduate and 3 graduate students (10
departments and 3 schools) from Chemistry and
Biology to Anthropology, Law, and Politics
addressing the Diseases of Poverty in
Bangladesh, Mexico, China, Ghana and Kosovo
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Including
Applicants School/Yr/Maj Project
Description Country Anderson, M Nursing/3rd Viabl
e options for rescued prostitutes to build
Thailand a new life Conger,
E ArtSci/3rd Cost-benefit analysis on
colo-rectal cancer US-Boston Biol-Ethics treat
ments Lee, C ArtSci/2nd AIDS Prevention S.
Africa Saliba, Z ArtSci/3rd Will study effects
of the scarcity pollution of Lebanon Span-Che
m water waste disposal issues in regard to
health Gupta, S ArtSci/2nd Ethnomusicology will
study the music of indigenous Ecuador Biochem-
Ecuadorian groups, sp. rhythm drumming,
as Music is currently is used in modern
trad. healing arts Payne, G ArtSci/3rd Oral
rehydration therapy (ORT) in Andean Bolivia
Bolivia Anthrop- If ORT is available, why are
children still dying? Span-Biol Etheridge,
L ArtSci/2nd Rising birth rate in West Bank
during periods of Israel Relig
Stud- conflict Muslim Palestinian views on
population English growth and family
planning Adriance, J ArtSci/1st Creation of a
5-part radio series (Radio Bahai)
Ecuador dealing with health issues relevant
to several rural indigenous
communities Jones, V ArtSci/2nd Social science
and health in the Philippines a
Philippines Anthrop case study of Filipino
youth and STDs
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Including
Applicants School/Yr/Maj Project
Description Country Garrett, F GSAS/7th Creation
of a multimedia digital library collection
Tibet Relig Stud focused on herbal medicines.
In collaboration with medical professionals
in Tibet Decker, M ArtSci/2nd Research
midwifery/primary healthcare systems in
Mexico/ Anthrop isolated/developing areas
prenatal care and p.c. Ecuador education
HIV and AIDS education Jesus, J
ArtSci/3rd International research ethical issues
dealing with Peru Biomed Ethic cultural
sensitivity in informed consent -Biol Esmalli,
B ArtSci/4th Herbal Medicines, religion and
health systems India Relig Stud Miller, B
ArtSci/4th Alternative medicine in a small
village Senegal English Gelder, K ArtSci/4th
Social photojournalism essay of the effects of
S. Africa For Affairs- poverty-related
illnesses on childrens education Art
Hist Volpe, C ArtSci/3rd Effects of female
genital mutilation on international
Africa Econ health and politics Gillespie,
K ArtSci/4th Sexual assault in rural northern
provinces of S. Africa Anthrop South Africa
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Including
Applicants School/Yr/Maj Project
Description Country Butasek, M ArtSci/3rd Sex
education through community helpers in
Mexico For Affairs- Mexico City L Am
Studies Baba, D ArtSci/3rd Efficacy of peer
health educators on increasing Nigeria Chem aw
areness of AIDS and ways of prevention Nyane, W
ArtSci/2nd Photo-documentary of children in
refugee camps. Thailand- Gov For Affairs
Burma Troell, J Law School/2nd Water rights in
the Limpopo Watershed Improving S.
Africa understanding and equity. Legal
anthropological study of the ways in which
freshwater resources are allocated and
managed. Nichols, S Law School/2nd Water rights
in the Limpopo Watershed Improving S.
Africa understanding and equity. Legal
anthropological study of the ways in which
freshwater resources are allocated and
managed.
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Critical Funding Needs

• Momentum for Scholar Program and the Center
• Goal Fund a minimum of 10 additional scholars.
• 1250 - 3600 / student scholar
• Matching funds from UVA

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Effects within UVA

• Internationalize the university
• Mold curriculum to meet real-world needs
  (connect theory and practice)
• Solidify / strengthen existing student interests
• Encourage interdisciplinary collaboration across
  the University
• Unique / distinguishing model for alternative to
  separate School of Public Health
• Collaboration with experts from around the world

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• The Center for Global Health
• PO Box 800822
• The University of Virginia
• Charlottesville, VA 22908
• Phone [phone] / FAX [phone]
• lorntz_at_virginia.edu
• http//hsc.virginia.edu.edu/cgh