Students for Equal Health

Students for Equal Health (SEH) and Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS) are hosting a dodgeball tournament to fundraise for the Sinsoluka Foundation in Quito, Ecuador, a nonprofit organization that provides shelter and services to over 200 homeless youth. Last quarter we raised over $500 from our badminton tournament, and we're hoping to top that this time!

Date: Saturday, May 30th
Time: 12-3 PM
Location: IMA Gym B
Cost: $5 per Individual, $30 per Team of Six
Events: Women's, Men's, and Mixed (3 women 3 men) double-elimination brackets
Participants: UW Students, Staff, and Faculty only

Tentative Schedule:
Womens Brackets: 12-1 pm
Men's Brackets: 1-2 pm
Mixed Brackets: 2-3 pm

Depending on the number of teams that register for each category the schedule may change slightly. Teams will play in the order they register.

Prizes will be given to winners of each event. Food will be provided. All proceeds go to the Sinsoluka Foundation. The final schedule will be posted the day before the event.

Registration is available below via PayPal, and at the door.

Date: Wednesday, May 20th
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Thomson 101

Join Students for Equal Health (SEH) for a round table discussion about the conditions and realities of public health work in Zimbabwe.

Guest speakers:

-Danuta (Danka) Kasprzyk, PhD - Battelle Seattle Research Center
-Tariro Makadzange, MD, PhD

RSVP to the Facebook event at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=82959990039. Event is free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Kane 110

One of the most timely issues in an economic crisis is homelessness. In Seattle, one community of homeless people have come together in a self-organized, mobile, and LEGAL encampment called Tent City 3. For many, it's a way of finding safety and minimal shelter while preserving their dignity, a place to keep one's belongings, and a sense of community. Encampments are allowed to stay up to 90 days in a single location; TC3 is currently at St. Mark's Church (1245 10th Ave E).

A UW class in the School of Public Health, HSERV 572, is investigating the feasibility of inviting Tent City 3 to have a stay at the UW campus. Come join the discussion: Is this a good idea, consistent with our UW mission? What are your concerns? Would you like to help?

Panelists include:
Tent City 3 residents
Seattle University, host of TC3 in 2005
Alison Eisinger, Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness
Ted Hunter, attorney at the Sound Law Center
Anitra Freeman, Women's Housing, Equality and Enhancement League
Nancy Amidei, UW Outstanding Public Service awardee in 2008

End-of-the-year potluck!

6:30-7:30 PM in Thomson 101.

Hope to see you there!

The UW Department of Global Health has teamed up with the Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC) to host the 7th Annual Western Regional International Health Conference/18th Annual GHEC Conference on April 3-5, 2009 at the University of Washington campus in Seattle, WA.

This year’s theme is Transcending Global Health Barriers: Education and Action, and features keynote speaker Harriet Fulbright, director of the Fulbright Center, a non-profit dedicated to foster peace and justice through collaboration.

This conference regularly attracts hundreds of students, faculty, and staff of global health departments and organizations. This is a great place to explore your ideas for a career in the field, no matter what your profession or perspective.

Please register on the GHEC website at:
http://www.globalhealthedu.org/

The $50 conference fee includes:
- Full two-day conference on Saturday and Sunday, April 4-5, with over 44 breakout sessions and two plenaries exploring topics from HIV vaccine development, to public vs. private global health interventions, to educating a global healthcare workforce.
- Evening Lancet reception with drinks and appetizers on April 4th.
- Two days of continental breakfasts and coffee breaks.
- Poster session with 100 posters.
- Numerous networking opportunities with local and international global health professionals and students.
- Two rooms of exhibitor tables with representatives from local and global organizations and universities.
- Participants from a wide range of disciplines including medicine, public health, nursing, engineering, law, public affairs, pharmacy, dental, business, etc.

For an additional $50 you can attend the pre-conference on Friday, April 3, which includes:
- Career clinics and with sessions on global health career development.
- Boxed lunch.
- More networking opportunities with global health clinicians and professionals.

Hope to see you there!

Global Health Resource Center
ghrc@u.washington.edu