What Is Global Health?
Global health is an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. This partial definition, from The Lancet, acknowledges that everyone should have the opportunity to live a life that supports good health.
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EVENTS
Behavioral Informatics for Mental Health
June 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmThe Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research is holding a seminar at 12 p.m. on ...
New Jersey Climate Change Research Symposium
June 2 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pmThe Rutgers New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center is holding a symposium on Friday, June 2, 2023...
Application Deadline: REACH Community-Academic Grants Program
June 5The Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health (REACH) is accepting applications for its Community...
NEWS
A Two-Fold Crisis in Black Families: Caring for a Family Member with Dementia
Although Black families are more likely to be caring for a family member with dementia, they are less likely to have financial resources for outside care. Rutgers University–Newark has programs to help.
Rutgers Researchers to Provide Antibody Testing to Help Study Long COVID in Children
As part of an NIH initiative, Rutgers researchers will provide serologic antibody testing to help determine the incidence and effects of long COVID on children. The testing will be performed in the laboratory of Maria Laura Gennaro, a core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute.