Welcome to Global WACh
Global WACh Lecture (Slideshow)
Global WACH Lecture: "Social Determinants and the Impact of Community Based Approaches on Maternal and Newborn Health"
Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta
Husein Laljee Dewraj Professor and Head of the Division of Maternal and Child Health, Aga Khan University Medical Center
Thursday May 10, 2012
4:30pm - 5:20pm
Foege Auditorium at UW
Reception to follow in the Vista Cafe
Global WACh Launch (slideshow)
Global WACh Launch
"Women, Adolescents, and Children: Improving Health Over the Lifecycle"
Keynote by Leslie Mancuso, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO of JHPIEGO. Dr. Mancuso's lecture is entitled, "Women, Adolescents, and Children: Improving Health Over the Lifecycle." at the December 8, 2011 launch of the UW's Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children (Global WACh).
Certificate (slideshow)
Photo by Sarah Rawlins
Graduate Certificate Program
The health of women, adolescents, and children (WACh) are intertwined and essential for societal well-being.
The courses selected as the requirements and electives of this certificate program are intended to give graduates a broad range of skills required by professionals in the Global WACh field.
Photo by Christian B. Ramers
The UW Global Center for Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents and Children (Global WACh) at the University of Washington aims to have global breadth, and is unique in its lifecycle lens approach to the integration of woman, child, and adolescent health, and its focus on supporting discovery, leadership, and collaboration. Through collaboration, we aim to foster new areas of research, create innovative solutions, and develop leaders who have the benefit of a multidisciplinary approach.
Vision
We envision a world in which communities recognize the value of women, children and youth by assuring them access to quality health services and the educational, social and economic opportunities necessary to achieve health and well-being.
Maternal Adolescent Child Health Lifecycle
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Global-WACh views women, children, and adolescents not as three independent populations but as an interconnected system. Through this view, we have created a lifecycle lens that provides a perspective which allows us to research and implement solutions that create benefits affecting all three populations simultaneously.
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