Inaugural Global Health Lecture
Al Sommer, Dean Emeritus Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

World-renowned for his research in child survival, blindness prevention, and the interface between public health and clinical medicine, Sommer will share his experiences in the field and present his perspective on the future of global public health.

Global Health: Back to the Future

Sept 15: HSC Aresty Auditorium
Sept 16: UPC Town & Gown Ballroom

Both lectures will be held from 5:00pm-6:30pm and followed by a reception

Hosted in partnership with the Office of the Provost.

To RSVP  call 323.865.0419 or email global.health@usc.edu

Upcoming Lecture

Mauricio Hernández Ávila, MD, MPH, ScD
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health, Mexico

Fighting the H1N1 Outbreak in Mexico

October 21: UPC Davidson Conference Center
October 22: HSC Aresty Auditorium
(Hosted in partnership with the Center for Public Diplomacy)

USC Global Conference: Taipei 2009
Today’s world faces challenges of an extraordinary magnitude: the economic crisis, energy shortages and opportunities, global health issues, and the role and power of the digital world. USC’s 2009 Global Conference will bring together leading experts in each of these areas to examine the challenges and explore the potential for change. Formal presentations, panel discussions and multiple networking venues will provide conference participants with a unique opportunity to engage with the leaders in these fields and explore ideas and solutions.

COMING SOON!

USC Global Health Website

The Institute's website will be launched on September 15th. The website will feature an interactive USC Global Health Project Map and other resources useful for USC faculty and students. We look forward to your continued contributions to populate the map with your programs.

2009 - 2010
Global Health Lecture Series: 
Visions for Change

The Institute welcomes world-renowned global health leaders to USC to share their experience and to discuss the major issues of global health with faculty and students. Speakers are selected in collaboration with, and co-hosted by, different schools throughout the university, reflecting USC's multidisciplinary approach to global health. Each distinguished guest delivers a keynote lecture open to the entire Trojan Family.
 

Show your school spirit worldwide!

Global Health T-Shirts with Trojan Logo World Map and the Institute for Global Health's globe on the sleeve are now available. The cost is $25 with all proceedings going to student grants that fund USC student research and learning opportunities abroad.

IGH Student and Faculty Blog 
Follow the Trojans as they engage in global health projects at USC and around the world. 

http://uscglobalhealth.blogspot.com

Sonya Soni, 2009 MPH Graduate, traveled to India to study malnutrition as a human rights violation with support from the Institute's research immersion grant program.

Cinematic Arts Professor Doe Mayer travelled to Thailand to work with ThaiHealth Promotion Foundation and their partner organizations. She delivered a series of lectures on new ideas about entertainment education and presented a model of ways to link health messages into commercial television programming. While there, she explored new initiatives and possibilities for the USC to work collaboratively with ThaiHealth.