To TRANSFORM the lives of students through global public health education, investigation and service and in so doing to effect positive change in underserved communities globally
Jill Rogers Program Coordinator of the GHI Pre-Health Advisor
Jorge Cárdenas Program Coordinator for GHI-Peru
Wabash Global Health Initiative EDUCATION To educate students about multidisciplinary global health problems Introductory Course in Global Health Spring Fall The Big Picture Summer The Local Picture Immersion in Peru
Frank Howland Economics Global Health Sociol. of Politics & Health Health Economics Philosophical Ethics Health Psychology Microbiology Parasitology Cheryl Hughes Philosophy Shamira Gelbman Political Science Anne Bost Biology
Wabash Global Health Initiative INVESTIGATION To (1) engage students in global / public health research projects through campus, local, regional, and international opportunities; and (2) collaborate with partners to study the social & biological determinants of health in underserved communities. Participation in collaborative projects Perú Jay & Maureen Herrmann Internship in Global Health Other Research Internships Wabash College Mary Ludwig Free Clinic Montgomery County Health Department Fountain/Warren County Health Department (Dr. Sean Sharma 98)
Wabash Global Health Initiative SERVICE To involve students in service-learning or course-related community development projects related to global public health as a way for them to learn and to help address these problems **Living humanely**
Wabash Global Health Initiative The Local Global
John Roberts 83 GHI Advisory Committee
Amber Reed GHI Advisory Committee Rebecca Lang Chris Amidon GHI Advisory Committee
Local Wabash Global Health Fellows Program Student Opportunities Dr. Mary Ludwig Free Clinic (interns) County Public Health Departments (interns) Montgomery County Wellness Coalition (logo design) Half Way Home (intern) Health Education Campaigns in Montgomery County Youth Services Program & Red Cross Interns Regional Health Careers Ambassador (West-Central IN) Partner with IU Fairbanks School of Public Health International Global Health Internships in Africa / Asia Targeted Global Health Study Abroad experiences
Bilal Jawed 17 Jay Herrmann 87 GHI Advisory Committee David Boulware 96 GHI Advisory Committee Lives of service depend on lives of support. Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains
GHI-Peru: The Global-Global TARAPOTO* IQUITOS HUARAZ HUANUCO* & TINGO MARIA* LIMA* PUNO
HEALTH & VETERINARY CAMPAIGNS
SUSTAINED EDUCATION WORKSHOPS Community Kitchen Casa Huertes, Pamplona Alta, Lima
TOURS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS
Interactions with Peruvian students, faculty & others
MAKING CONNECTIONS
INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION - UNHEVAL - UNAS
EDUCATION WORKSHOPS FOR PERUVIAN STUDENTS & RESEARCHERS
Stories are an important part of the complex global health web, and they show why Wabash should tackle that web: Because the global health problem is inherently a Liberal Arts problem. (Ryan Horner, 2015)
Engaging the Liberal Arts for LIFE Learn - Education, Investigation, Service Immerse - Involved in Communities Flourish - Working from Strengths Experience - Applying the Liberal Arts
Thank You for Supporting the GHI!
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social / culture biology, climate, etc. economics history HEALTH DISEASE education impact of government
Education Community health Sciences diversity, climate, physiology, natural products Local community projects Public Discourse Social sciences Global Health Initiative Education Investigation Service Student development connection with alumni, etc. Music, Film, Art, etc. Business
Mission of Wabash College: Wabash College educates men to think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively, and live humanely. **Transformation** a.k.a. To disturb the rest of your lives
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Transformation Changing Lives The GH immersion trip to Peru in 2011 was by far the best experience I ve had at Wabash. The trip was incredibly powerful The night after we got back from Peru I re-wrote my personal statement for medical school. Peter Gunderman 12 The Global Health course and the trip to Peru has had the most significant impact on me it s impacted my major, the way I look at medicine, and what I want to do with my life. Adam Barnes 14