Global Health Student Organization
Using a multidimensional, mutlidisciplinary approach to understand contemporary health issues.
1. Generate discussion on current critical themes in health and public health during meetings held every month.
2. Compile and share resources on relevant issues/topics relating to health.
3. Attend events, including conferences/seminars and invite speakers to discuss topics with GPIA students.
Sept 29, 2008: Meeting Minutes
Join the Health Discussion Group!
NEWS
Professor Collier has recently edited a book called Biosecurity Interventions, which has a few chapter on
international health issues, and more on public health and is out now out from Columbia University Press
Faculty Advisors on Health Topics (by concentration):
Health and Security Issues: Stephen Collier / Sean Costigan
Health and Children's Rights Issues: Alberto Minujin
Health in International Development, Human Rights and Economics Issues: Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
Health and the role of Art and Media: Peter Lucas
Fieldwork and Practicums in Health: Mark Johnson
Mapping for Health Indicators
Hunter,
John Hopkin's University
Human African Trypanosomiasis by Rachel Vasilver
The NYC Condom UNWRAPPED (trailer) by Shriya Malhotra
"Governing Global Health" & The History of International Health by Nejdan Yildiz
Curcumin as Preventative for Cervical Cancer / Human papillomavirus in India by Veena Kasat
Governance and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation by Robert Nixon
Philanthropy and Neglected Tropical Diseases by Robert Nixon
Past GPIA Syllabi
Global Public Health (Sp 08) | Sustainable Development (Sp 08) | AIDS Crisis and International Actors (Sp 07) | Water, Culture and Power (Sp 05) | Science, Health and Technology: Epidemics, Drugs, Disease, Money and Culture (Sp 05) | Epidemics and International Response (Sp 09) | Health, Inequality and Development (Fa 09)
GPIA Student Theses
2008
Brown, Raven. Bridging the Gap: Innovative Strategies to Gender Empowerment and HIV Service Provision in Alexandria Township, South Africa: A Case Study.
Smith, Shane. Drug Prohibition is Here to Stay: Needle Exchanges in New Jersey as Parallel to Efforts to Dislodge International Drug Prohibition.
Williams, Anna. Beyond Cost: Community-Based Perspectives in Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda, South Africa and Kenya.
2007
Greenaway, Vishal. Imposed Forms of Governance and Impact on HIV.
Oh, Clare. Beyond Morality and Motive: Female Sex Tourism Through a Public Health Lens: The Case of Sanky Pankies adn Female Tourists in the Dominican Republic.
Vosu, Bonny. Liquid Assets: A Case Study of the Commodification of Water in Maine.
2006
Martek, Aninka. Paving the Streets for Tuberculosis: A Look at How Development can Shape a Global Health Crisis.
Meneses, Filmona S. Integrating Informal Sectors into Luanda Solid Waste System Could Work.
2005
Lewis, Angela. Developing African Human Capacity: The Role of Life and Health Reinsurance in Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.
2004
Montague, J. De Mario. The Impact of HIV/AIDS in Governance.
Munro, Tess. Exploitation to Empowerment: Corporate Initiatives to combat HIV/AIDS in South Africa.
Yaffes, Christopher. Ensuring Adherence to Antiretroviral Theratpy: A Comparison of Approaches in Four Programs Across Sectors in South Africa.
GPIA Topics of Interest [based on student feedback]
Urban and Environmental HealthRole of Media, Art, Design and Technology
US Health care and systems
Rural Health in Developing Countries
Nutrition
Child Rights and Health
Socio-Medical Sciences | Social Determinants of Health
Recommended Books
D’Agnes, Thomas. 2005. Condoms to Cabbages.
Epstein,
Farmer, Paul. 2006. Pathologies of Power.
Sen, Amartya. 1999. Development as Freedom.
Online Journals
Medical News Today
New York Academy of Medicine
The Lancet
NYTimes Health Resources: Editor's Pick