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Join and share your passion and purpose with other leaders and emerging leaders . . as we promote and accelerate the advancement of women worldwide. Participants will include 5,000 university women, their mothers and faculty, as well as the first graduating class of the of Women World Academy for the Future.

Please CLICK HERE to read the conference brochure


This course is taught by Dr. James D. McGlothlin, a Faculty Scholar in the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences at Purdue University. The 3-credit program comprises lectures, industry case studies, workshops, guest speakers, field excursions and travel throughout the most spectacular areas of China. It will provide students with a uniquely engaging and enriching way of learning about public health from an international perspective.

Dr. McGlothlin will present most of the lectures, but will seek additional guest lectures who are experts in South Africa. This course will be taught primarily in a classroom setting, but some lectures may occur on historic sites where significant public health activities occurred. Dr. McGlothlin led previous programs to Australia (2007), India, Cambodia, and Thailand (2008), and South Africa (2009).

Subject Areas
Admin (Health Services), Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmaceuticals, Pre-Med, Public Admin, Public Policy, Govt and Public Health
Cost Includes
The program includes all accommodation, comprehensive arrival orientation, ground transportation, academic credit from Purdue University, various excursions and tours, entrance fees to National Parks, cultural centers, etc. and some meals.
This Program is open to
American and Canadian Participants.
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Participants...
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This program travels to London, to Amsterdam, and to Geneva to study how other nations deal with the care and treatment of the dying, rationing of health care resources, the care and treatment of the elderly, and assisted suicide. Students stay two weeks in London, and one week in each of the other countries. In all countries, lectures are given by persons in the field of health care. In Geneva there is a tour to the World Health Organization and other international organizations dealing with health care.

Subject Areas
Admin (Health Services), Biology (General), Communications, Family & Home Studies, Health Sciences, Law, Legal Studies, Medicine, Political Science/Politics, Pre-Law, Pre-Med and Social Sciences
Experience Required
no
Participants Travel to - Multi-Country
In Groups
Scholarships Are Available
 - A limited number of tuition grants are available and are awarded on the basis of need.
Application Process Involves
  • Letters of Reference
  • Transcript

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The Ghana program offers an opportunity for students to live and study in the heart of West Africa. Participants are totally integrated at the University of Ghana with native Ghanaians while experiencing the culture, learning about the country and making friends. You may enroll in a traditional African studies program or choose from a wide array of courses taught in English at the University of Ghana. There are also several courses specifically designed to introduce participants to the country and culture - Introduction to Fante Twi Language (a major local tribal language), and Society, Government and Politics in Ghana and Africa.

 
Subject Areas
Accounting, Admin (Health Services), African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Sciences, Arabic, Arts, Biochemistry, Botany, Business Admin. & Mngmt., Chemistry, Computer Science / IT, Culture, Economics, Geography, Geology, Law, Liberal Arts, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Nursing, Physics, Political Science/Politics, Religious Studies, Russian Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Spanish, Statistics, Swahili, Theater, Drama, Dance and Zoology &...
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Below is a job posting for a new research associate position at the Center for Community Health and Evaluation (part of Group Health Research Institute) in Seattle.
Research Associate I (Community Health)-100353

Description

The Research Associate I is an entry-level researcher position for the Center for Community Health and Evaluation (CCHE) team. This position manages the scientific program evaluations in the design, implementation, operations and dissemination of findings from community health evaluations through data analysis and report writing. The ideal candidate will have quantitative and quantitative data analysis experience. Expertise in quantitative analysis using SPSS, SAS. Experience in...

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Youth-led organizations in developing countries working to improve the lives of young people and their communities can now seek financing for their projects through the UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund.

On February 15, 2010, the UN-HABITAT Urban Youth Fund was launched. The Youth Fund will provide one million dollars to projects led by young people aged 15-32 years who are piloting innovative approaches to employment, good governance, shelter and secure tenure. Small development initiatives are eligible for grants of up to $5,000, while larger projects may be able to secure up to $25,000.

The deadline for applications is April 15,2010. Application documents are available in English, Spanish and...

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One of the major objectives of this Conference is to promote international exchange among participants from different cultures. The Organizers believe that professionals from many developing countries where different rich cultural heritages are present will be able to contribute their local ideas, knowledge and practice experiences to the Conference. The captioned scholarship scheme is therefore set up to finance potential participants from developing countries who can contribute to the conference but are in need of financial support in order to make those contributions.

The 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development will be held from 10th to 14th June 2010 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

 
Three international and eight local hosts will jointly organize the conference. This first ever consortium offers a unique platform for more than 2,000 professionals, academics, practitioners, social planners, policy makers and advocates from East and West to meet, exchange, and develop an action agenda for social work and social...
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Seminar held at the School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia, from 12 to 14 March 2010

This seminar is organized in collaboration with IPRM (Institute of Public Relations Malaysia). Concurrently, we also plan to launch the IPRM-USM Student Chapter during the seminar. This seminar brings together practitioners, academics and students to address key issues on environment and the university's CSR efforts towards the environment. Please CLICK HERE to view the website.

 

 

 



People are making changes in their lives to improve their quality of life every day across the world - and social workers are there helping them. World Social Work Day is a celebration of these achievements and an opportunity to highlight what work still has to be done for people's rights to be respected.

Wherever we live in the world, people are being harmed, abused and neglected and their civil, political, economic, cultural and social rights are being violated. Every day, social workers are...

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