by mjb843 | Jan 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
Just wanted to post some interesting New York Times articles about recent nutrition related initiatives here in America… “Wal-Mart Shifts Strategy to Promote Healthy Foods”—Title is pretty self explanatory, but basically Wal-Mart has just...
by mjb843 | Jan 22, 2011 | globalhealthU, Nutrition
How does individual behavior affect the international realm? In the past 50 years, the rapid growth of the fast food industry has stimulated the industrialization of food. As a result, a few big businesses have come to control the food industry: what is produced, how...
by mjb843 | Jan 6, 2011 | Community Building, GlobeMed
Happy New Year! GlobeMed at Northwestern is back to work this quarter, having met for our first chapter meeting of the quarter last night. This year, we’re looking forward to our new globalhealthU curriculum on nutrition (especially relevant to our current...
by mjb843 | Dec 7, 2010 | GlobeMed
GlobeMed at Northwestern is proud to present its GlobeMed Quarterly The GlobeMed Quarterly may now be viewed online here! Thank you so much for following GlobeMed at Northwestern! Your support and interest is what keeps us excited and motivated to further our progress...
by mjb843 | Dec 6, 2010 | Foreign Relations, Global Health, International, Policy, Public Health
In many ways, Paris is not so different from New York, Chicago, or any major city in the United States. There are all the modern amenities, locals are chic and cosmopolitan and pop culture in Europe has largely molded itself around American media. The one thing people...
by mjb843 | Dec 2, 2010 | Community Building, GlobeMed
Mountains Beyond Mountains Discussion Questions 1. Paul Farmer believes that “if you’re making sacrifices…you’re trying to lessen some psychic discomfort” (24). Do you agree with the way that Farmer makes personal sacrifices? For what...
by mjb843 | Nov 29, 2010 | GlobeMed, Grassroots Movements, Public Health
GlobeMed at Northwestern encourages everyone to recognize World AIDS Day this coming Wednesday, December 1. In America, someone is diagnosed with AIDS every 10 minutes. In South Africa, someone dies due to HIV or AIDS every 10 minutes. HIV/AIDS is often described as a...
by mjb843 | Nov 11, 2010 | Social Justice, Uncategorized
Community organizing or international development? Working abroad or in your own backyard? How do you engage? They’re questions everyone has asked, but few have been able to answer. Join NUCHR, GES, NCDC and GlobeMed for a thought-provoking panel discussion this...
by mjb843 | Nov 11, 2010 | Domestic, Global Health, International, Public Health
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by mjb843 | Nov 3, 2010 | Community Building, GlobeMed, Social Justice
It’s hard to believe that the end of fall quarter 2010 is already in sight! Here’s what GlobeMed at Northwestern will be the up to, all the way up until Finals Week! Civically Engaged Young Alumni Week The Center for Civic Engagement’s Civically...
