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...
Water: Worldwide Issues - Asia & Western USA
Here is the second in a series of three articles from the Water Team giving you information about real water problems in real places.
While America is probably not the first place you think of for water problems, the US government projects that at least 36 states will face water shortages in the...
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...
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...
Climate Change – Fact or Fiction?
For many people, the fact that the climate is changing is indisputable. Just last week I was riding in a London black cab (not a very green mode of transportation but a luxury since I am currently 9 months pregnant!) and remarked to the cabbie how mild our London winter has been thus far...
For most of us, the holiday season can be a time of excess – whether we are reminded in January upon opening our credit card bill or slipping on our jeans that feel a bit too snug!
In addition to the personal consequences of holiday excess there are also the environmental consequences to consider. For example, it is estimated that...
