https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0 Global Public Health is a interdisciplinary research strength that brings together the social, clinical and biological sciences to work closely with the government and community in the development of relevant, evidence based and sustainable solutions to public health challengers that acknowledge the complexities in local and contemporary societies. Unfortunately, these organizations are faced with limited resources, funding, agendas and financing. They also have limited ability to enforce global recommendations. Are we doing our part to make changes? Teitelbaum, J.B. & Wilensky, S.E. (2017). Essentials of Health Policy and Law. 3rd edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning; Burlington en-us 2018-09-08 17:10:57 UTC 2018-09-09 00:57:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279096302 2018-09-08 17:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279096302 czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279096584 WHO began when our Constitution came into force on 7 April 1948 – a date we now celebrate every year as World Health Day. We are now more than 7000 people from more than 150 countries working in 150 country offices, in 6 regional offices and at our headquarters in Geneva.]]> 2018-09-08 17:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279096584 czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279096948 2018-09-08 17:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279096948 czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279097116 2018-09-08 17:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279097116 czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279097256 helps save and protect the world's most vulnerable children. Rated one of the best charities to donate to, 88.4% of every dollar spent goes directly to help children.]]> 2018-09-08 17:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279097256 czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279097596 Worldwide, more than 650 million women alive today were married as children. An estimated 12 million girls under 18 are married each year. Girls who marry before they turn 18 are less likely to remain in school and more likely to experience domestic violence. Young teenage girls are more likely to die due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth than women in their 20s; their infants are more likely to be stillborn or die in the first month of life.]]> 2018-09-08 17:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279097596 czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279097825 USAID’s “Global Health News”: Healthy Beginnings
USAID’s August 2018 newsletter focuses on maternal and child health. “The 1,000 days from a woman’s pregnancy through her child’s second birthday offer a tremendous opportunity to build healthier and more prosperous futures for both mothers and their babies. … By focusing on improving maternal and child health and nutrition and reducing disease during the critical first 1,000 days, USAID helps children grow into strong, productive citizens and promotes more stable, self-reliant societies…” (August 2018).]]> 2018-09-08 17:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279097825 czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279105502 On Sept. 6, 2017, Hurricane Irma roared across the Atlantic — bringing widespread destruction to Anguilla, Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba. Just two weeks later, Hurricane Maria swept through Dominica, Guadalupe and Puerto Rico, compounding the region's woes and requiring UNICEF and its partners to redouble their efforts to bring lifesaving aid to the hundreds of thousands of people who had been impacted.]]> 2018-09-08 19:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279105502 czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279105830 GOING “ABOVE AND BEYOND” FOR PATIENTS ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST

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]]> 2018-09-08 20:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279105967 czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279106725 In Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar is a well-known honeymoon destination. It is famous for having one of the longest unbroken beaches in the world. But only 16 km from the vacation spot, there is a different reality.
http://www.who.int/images/default-source/rohingya-one-year-on/refugees.jpg?sfvrsn=acd8a567_2]]> 2018-09-08 20:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279106725 czarrillo2018 https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279113860 Even the most well-intended global health interventions and delivery plans can result in unforeseen consequences. These consequences threaten the success of the health project and sometimes even have undesirable effects on the communities they attempt to serve. The Global Healthcare Delivery online short course presented by Harvard’s Office for the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, in association with HarvardX, has been designed to help you understand how global health interventions can be threatened by social bias.]]> 2018-09-08 22:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/czarrillo2018/qew0nti5qou0/wish/279113860