by mjb843 | Dec 7, 2012 | Domestic, Foreign Relations, Global Health, International, Public Health, Social Justice
To celebrate World AIDS Day, take a listen to the following inspirational StoryCorps presentation: http://www.npr.org/2012/11/30/166162027/a-lifes-ministry-springs-from-a-dilemma-over-aids For more coverage of the day’s events, news, stories, and to get...
by mjb843 | Feb 24, 2011 | Global Health, GlobeMed, International, Public Health, Social Justice
A worthy organization recently brought to the chapter’s attention is Tiyatien Health, a not-for-profit that works to rebuild the failed health system of Liberia. Liberia is still struggling to recover from a horrific civil war that ended in 2003. Tiyatien...
by mjb843 | Jan 31, 2011 | Foreign Relations, Medical Anthropology, Social Justice
Check out this interesting article in which renowned author, Chinua Achebe, gives social commentary on a very complex country, the history that has facilitated the structural violence crippling Nigeria (and pretty much the rest of Africa), and the steps the nation...
by mjb843 | Jan 27, 2011 | Foreign Relations, Social Justice
Where you are born determines everything about how you experience the world, including your health. This website allows you to compare various statistics on the quality of life between the U.S. and every other country in the world. There are a lot of great stats up...
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 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...
