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S1: 8:15 - 9:30 Global Health - Foundations
Speaker: Dr. Majid Sadigh
Method: Lecture
Objectives
At the end of this session, students should have gained an understanding of the
following:
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The mission and evolution of global health, from tropical medicine to planetary health.
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Social disparities and the critical role of social justice as a core element of global health.
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Different methods of assessment of the burden of diseases as well as availability of healthcare workers in different parts of the world.
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Sustainable development goals and their role in the global health arena.
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The most reliable global health resources and means of accessing them.
Link to powerpoint presentation:
Global Health & Social Disparities
Supplementary material:
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Robert Beaglehole and Ruth Bonita; What is global health? Global Health Action 2010, 3: 5142 - DOI: 10.3402/gha.v3i0.5142
2. Sustainable Development Report
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Questions:
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Koplan et al. define global health as: ‘an area for study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving health equity for all people worldwide’.
a) What are your thoughts regarding this definition?
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The sum of mortality and morbidity is referred to as the 'burden of disease'
a) What metric should we use to measure it?
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
a) What are your top three SDG priorities for the global public?
b) What are the projected challenges to achieve them by 2030?
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Countries are ranked by their overall score. The overall score measures the total progress towards achieving all 17 SDGs. The score can be interpreted as a percentage of SDG achievement. A score of 100 indicates that all SDGs have been achieved.
a) What is the USA’s rank?
b) What is Somalia's rank?
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Countries are ranked by their spillover score. Each country's actions can have positive or negative effects on other countries' abilities to achieve the SDGs. The Spillover Index assesses such spillovers along three dimensions: environmental & social impacts embodied into trade, economy & finance, and security. A higher score means that a country causes more positive and fewer negative spillover effects.
a) What is the USA’s rank?
b) What is Somalia's rank?
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S2: 9:15- 9:30 Video + Coffee Break
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Scholand
Method: A short video will be shown, which supplements the themes of the other sessions. Time for group discussion is deferred.
Objectives:
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Think about and reflect on environmental issues - a true “Global Health”
Trapped by Plastic, a six-minute documentary from WaterBear
Award-winning photographer Mandy Barker shows us a new perspective on the
devastating and far-reaching impact of marine plastic pollution through her art.
Supplementary Materials:
Lavers JL et al. Entrapment in plastic debris endangers hermit crabs, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 387, 2020
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389419316577
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S2. Video session feedback form.
S3: 9:30 - 12:00 Decolonization of Global Health
Lead: Mitra Sadigh
Method: Interactive/Panel
Introduction:
The colonizer mindset is alive and pervades academia, educational institutions, healthcare centers, and communities. We aim to shine a truthful light on a tragic past and present while evaluating components that both contribute to and help combat the savior complex model.
Learning objectives are to gain a rudimentary understanding of and exposure to:
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The history of European colonization and today’s neocolonialism
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The history of colonialism and racism in global health and its impact on the development and current global health practice
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Colonial/neo-colonial attitudes and practices in oneself, global health colleagues, and global health organizations
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The discussion around steps that could be taken toward decolonization, including creation of a Global South-led taskforce and a Global South-Global South empowerment model
Method:
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The moderator (Mitra Sadigh) will give an introductory presentation
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Brief presentations will then be given by panelists (Drs. Rati Chiratidzo, Tendai Machingaidze, and Alex Kayongo as well as Mary Shah and Beth West).
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Students will divide into groups to go over discussion questions which will then be discussed jointly with the panel.
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A Q&A will be held with the panelists.
Discussion Questions​
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How has today’s discussion encouraged reflection on elements of coloniality in previous travel, mission, and/or global health experiences you have had in the past?
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In what ways do we perpetuate “a single story” in our communities and in the greater global health community? Who does this benefit? Who does this harm?
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What can we do as individuals, communities, and institutions to combat the legacy of coloniality?
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What can we do as individuals, communities, and institutions to combat the legacy of coloniality?
Link to powerpoint presentation:
Supplementary Materials
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“Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.”
S4: 13:00-14:30 Latinx Panel
Lead: Jett Choquette
Method: Interactive/Panel
Representatives from the Ecuadorian, Dominican, Mexican, Brazilian, Colombian, Latinx youth communities of Danbury.
Thanks to Jett Choquette and Elvis Novas from the DCC to recruit the panelists.
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Wilson Hernandez (Ecuador)
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Gloria Garcia (Mexico)
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Roberto Alves (Brazil)
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Eva Duran (Dominican Republic)
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Nelson Merchan (Colombia)
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Elvis Novas (Dominican Republic)
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Christopher Rodriguez (Police Officer - Dominican Republic)
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Jason Nova / Ray Guerrero (Young Adult - Dominican Republic)
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Denisse Rodas (Young Adult - Ecuador)
This will be a panel of members of the Danbury Latinx communities. The session will begin with panelist introductions, followed by= viewpoints on their experiences/needs/reflections on the Latinx community as it relates to health and navigating health care. Then discussion will open to a dialogue between panelists and students. Students should be prepared to ask and answer questions as the panelists have requested a two-way dialogue.
Objectives
At the end of this session, students should:
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Be able to recognize/appreciate the diversity of thought, experience, and background of people who fall under the label “Latinx” and how this label might downplay the diversity of the people it encompasses.
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Be able to describe some of the challenges members of Latinx communities experience when navigating US systems like the healthcare system.
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Be able to summarize key values many people in Latinx communities share and how those values might influence how they engage with healthcare.
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Be able to recognize and appreciate common challenges faced by members of Latinx communities during their day-to-day lives.
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Be able to recognize and appreciate successes and points of pride held by members of Latinx communities.
Supplementary Materials​
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Recounting her story of finding opportunity and stability in the US, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez examines the flaws in narratives that simplify and idealize the immigrant experience -- and shares hard-earned wisdom on the best way to help those around us. "Our world is one that flourishes when different voices come together," she says.
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For many Latinos, the United States offers a chance at a better life than the place their Latino ancestors came from in several ways. A strong majority say the U.S. provides more opportunities to get ahead than their ancestors’ place of origin. Majorities also say the U.S. has better conditions for raising kids, access to health care and treatment of the poor, according to a Pew Research Center national survey of 3,375 Latino adults conducted in March 2021. However, Latinos do not see the U.S. as better on all measures. About half of Latino adults (48%) see family ties as better in the origin place of their ancestors (Puerto Rico or another country) than in the United States. About another quarter (27%) say the strength of family ties is about the same in both places, while 22% say family ties are better in the U.S.
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S4. Latinx Panel session feedback form.
S5: 14:30-16:00 Networking Reception
Faculty/panelists/speakers from the Global Health Bridge.
Guests include various representatives from the global health program, Latinx panelists, and invited third year clerkship directors and the Danbury Hospital IM chiefs.
This will be a session where food from the different regions represented during the bridge will be offered in a reception style. It will be a chance for students to network and discuss questions with different faculty from the CT community and global health. It will also be an opportunity for those students interested in joining the global health program to learn more about the Nuvance global health program.
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