In advance of the 2018 Anita Ashok Datar Lecture on Women’s Global Health featuring Planned Parenthood Federation of America past president Cecile Richards, Rutgers Institute for Women’s Leadership interim director Lisa Hetfield talks about the links among women’s health, family health, and global health, as well as the roles of passion and ambition in creating a more just world.
Skeptic Check: Heal Thyself
Do we still need doctors? Big Picture Science considers alternative sources of medical advice in a podcast that includes an interview with Rutgers Global Health Institute director Richard Marlink, who offers “lessons from an AIDS fighter about ignoring the findings of medical science.”
Science Denialism in the 21st Century: It’s rampant, but it’s hardly a new phenomenon
In a blog post for Scientific American, David L. Levine, co-chair of Science Writers in New York, reviews the June 28 “Science Denialism, Public Policy, and Global Health” event that Rutgers Global Health Institute co-presented.
Dean Kibusi Discusses Tanzania’s HIV/AIDS Survey and National Strategies
As part of an ongoing partnership with University of Dodoma (UD) in Tanzania, Rutgers welcomed global health leader Stephen Kibusi, RNM, MA, PhD. Kibusi is the dean of UD’s School of Nursing and Public Health and a scholar who has conducted population-based research using epidemiological approaches in evaluating public health policies.
Watch “Science Denialism” Panel Live on June 28
A livestream is available for “Science Denialism, Public Policy, and Global Health,” a special event co-presented by Rutgers Global Health Institute and the New York Academy of Sciences on Thursday, June 28, at 7 p.m. From climate change denial, to vaccine fears, to...