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When you made the decision to leave the US, you were probably thinking about what to pack and how will you learn the language of your new country. Thinking about long-distance caregiving was probably not on your top 10 list of things to do before moving. Now you are settled into your new country and life has moved along. All of...
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By: Alison Weihofen, LCSW, MPH
“Good news” and “depression” are not usually found in the same sentence. However, here’s the first piece of good news: The vast majority of adults aged 65 and over is not depressed. The United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that only 1% - 5% of older adults living independently in the community suffer...
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Welcome to the newly re-named team that focuses on age-related issues!
Over the last few months, a new team of team co-chairs, Kelly Fitzgerald, PhD and Tam Thompson-Steckel, has been working to revise the Transitions: Growing Older Team into the newly named Global Aging Team. Ali Weihofen, LCSW, MPH has been a significant contributor to the development of the newly...
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According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), there are an estimated two million women in the world living with fistulas. Another word for fistula is ‘hole.’ So, in other words, there are over two million women who literally have a hole in the lower cavity of their bodies, and as a result, cannot control the passage of their bodily...
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Improving Maternal Health
By maintaining the awareness for improving maternal healthcare, the Global Health Issues Team has provided a recommended list of videos for viewing. If the link does direct you to the web site, please copy and paste.
List of Videos: (Retrieved on January 29th, 2010 from)
Melinda Gates
Improving health for mothers and newborns
October 27, 2009
Melinda...
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On March 13, 2009 world leaders assembled in London to renew commitments on achieving the MDGs. Two technical working groups were established to present analyses and recommendations to the Taskforce. The focus of Working Group One was on constraints of up scaling and costs. The focus of Working Group Two was on raising and channeling funds.[1]
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