Widespread interest in global health issues is a common characteristic of students and
faculty in schools of public health and schools of medicine. Building on strong university …

Abstract The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) established Global Health
Sciences (GHS) as a campus-wide initiative in 2003. The mission of GHS is to facilitate …

The causes and effects of many health problems, whether infectious, environmental, lifestyle
related, or caused by manmade or natural disasters, are becoming increasingly global in …

Global health has become an increasingly important focus of education, research, and
clinical service in North American universities and academic health centers. Today there are …

Global health programs are becoming increasingly prevalent at academic health centers.
These programs range in scope from comprehensive, multidisciplinary, multi-professional …

Globalization has irrevocably altered the determinants of health as well as the delivery of
health care. Although these changes have been increasingly recognized by governments …

The authors discuss the Emory Global Health Institute, an organization that advances Emory
University's global health efforts by providing guidance and financial support to Emory …

Abstract Background The University of California–San Francisco's (UCSF) Master of Science
(MS) degree in global health sciences, a 1-year degree program started in 2008, is the first …

Now in use at over 300 colleges and universities, Essentials of Global Health is the first
comprehensive text designed for introductory, undergraduate global health courses at two …

Background Finding solutions to global health problems will require a highly-trained, inter-
disciplinary workforce. Global health education and research can potentially have long …