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August 11, 2020

Tikhala Itaye, Global WACh Certificate student, in summer internship to aid gender equity strategies

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This summer, Tikhala Itaye, a MPH Global Health and Global WACh Certificate student, began an internship with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).  As a Summer Associate, Tikhala is supporting the Foundation’s Gender Equality Special Initiative (GESI) team to deepen an understanding of how existing program investments and activities affect or are affected by gender-based violence (GBV)—one of the most widespread human rights abuses that disproportionately affects girls and women.  Ending gender inequality in all forms is one of the World Health Organization’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  Tikhala’s efforts will provide strategic direction on integrating GBV prevention and response across the Foundation’s program cycle and investments. (more…)

Q&A with Emily Robson: Perspectives as a nurse during the COVID-19 pandemic

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University of Washington students are rising to the occasion to care for the most vulnerable populations during Seattle’s COVID-19 outbreak.  One of these students is Emily Robson, an incoming 2nd year Doctorate of Nurse Practice student in the Population Health Nursing Track and Global WACh Graduate Certificate student.  Emily is spending her summer as a full-time Registered Nurse at King County Public Health’s COVID-19 Isolation/Quarantine Centers.  These sites provide supervised care to symptomatic or COVID-positive individuals who cannot quarantine or recover in their own home, or do not have a home.  These spaces support the community by providing a place of care and slow the spread of the virus to others.

We asked Emily to share her experience as an Isolation/Quarantine nurse and the lessons learned as she courageously and compassionately works on the frontlines of a public health emergency.

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April 28, 2020

Global WACh Capstone Poster “Zoom-posium”

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In light of social distancing guidelines to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus in Seattle, Global WACh is hosting a virtual poster session on Friday, May 29th from 10:30 AM-12:15 PM to showcase and celebrate the research achievements and service of graduating students of the Graduate Certificate in Global Health of Women, Adolescents, and Child Health (Global WACh Graduate Certificate Program).  This year’s event is open to only Global WACh faculty, staff, and students; capstone faculty advisors and peers who assisted with students’ projects; and students currently enrolled in the certificate program.

Eleven students will be summarizing learning experiences and outcomes of their required 90-hour capstone projects that focus on the health and well-being of women, adolescents, and children. Each student presenter will showcase their posters and answer questions from attendees. Students represent the following Schools and Departments: Global Health, Health Services, Nursing, and Pharmacy.

Below is a preview of the event timeline and students’ presentation titles.  Click on the links to read profiles of our incredible students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME AGENDA
10:30-10:35 AM Welcome remarks and student introductions by Dr. Certificate Director, Dr. Anjuli Wagner and Certificate Manager, Stephanie Edlund-Cho
10:35-10:40 AM Hannah Atlas, MPH Global Health Clinical characteristics and health seeking behaviors among high-risk children 2-23 months with acute non-bloody diarrhea presenting to facilities in Western Kenya
10:40-10:45 AM Edgar Calderon, MPH Global Health A look at visual materials with IV/VAW prevention messages in Vaupes, Colombia
10:45-10:50 AM Jean-Jacques Kayembe, MPH Global Health Reducing Maternal Mortality and Building Health Workers Capacities: Emergency Obstetric & Neonatal Care using PRONTO training program in Lubumbashi, D.R Congo
10:50-11:00 AM Q&A Session
11:00-11:05 AM Nina Nganga, MPH Global Health Flow mapping HIV testing in maternal-child health and family planning clinics in Kenya
11:05-11:10 AM Lisa Wiggins, MPH Global Health Sauti ya Vijana: Ethical Challenges Engaging Diverse Adolescents in Care Using WhatsApp and Respondent-Driven Sampling
11:10-11:15 AM Briana Williams, MPH Global Health Situational Analysis of Cervical Cancer Services at MRF in Trinidad
11:15-11:25 AM Q&A Session
11:25-11:30 AM Break
11:30-11:35 AM Junyi Zhang, MPH Health Services Water Insecurity Issues Faced by Families with Children Staying at Pediatric Wards in Uganda Health Facilities
11:35-11:40 AM Richard Lee, PharmD Assessing Immunization Program Strategies: An Exploratory Learning Experience with PATH in Collaboration with GAVI
11:40-11:50 AM Q&A Session
11:50-11:55 AM Katrina Perez, DNP-Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Nursing Engagement Tools for Implementation of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Inpatient Care Pathway
11:55 AM-12:00 PM Hannah Bridgeland, DNP-Family Nurse Practitioner Community-Driven Health Education: A Global Health Approach
12:00-12:06 PM Q&A Session
12:06-12:15 PM Closing remarks and wrap up

March 6, 2020

Winter Quarter Certificate Student Spotlight: Kristen Trivelli, Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner Student

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Kristen Trivelli, a third-year Family Nurse Practitioner doctoral student in the School of Nursing and current Global WACh Certificate student, traveled to Zimbabwe in summer of 2018 to complete her certificate capstone on breastfeeding education.  The World Health Organization (WHO) considers the benefits associated with breastfeeding so valuable that it is the recommended feeding method for mothers and infants worldwide for the first six months of the infants’ lives.  However, current research shows exclusive breastfeeding rates are low in Zimbabwe.  With the support of the Department of Global Health’s GO-Health Fellowship, Kristen sought to understand how breastfeeding education is provided from the perspective of nurses, and how parents receive this education in Zimbabwe.  She designed and led her own qualitative study and hopes to share her findings with stakeholders to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates in the country. (more…)

November 21, 2019

Certificate Student Fall Spotlight: Junyi Zhang

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Last summer, Junyi Zhang, second-year MPH in Health Services and Global WACh Certificate student, studied abroad in Kampala, Uganda and started her Certificate capstone project.  The UW Uganda Study Abroad Program, co-directed by Drs. Amy Hagopian and Bert Stover of the Department of Health Services, brought Junyi and eight students to Uganda to study the relationship between water and health-based at a partner institution, Makerere University.  The four-week program included field trips to public water treatment facilities, bottling plants, farms, clinics and hospitals, family homes, and other places where people interact with water. (more…)

August 6, 2019

Certificate Student Summer Spotlight: Edgar Calderon

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Incoming second-year MPH and Global WACh Certificate student, Edgar Calderon, is spending his summer in Vaupés, Colombia completing his Certificate capstone project.  His project focuses on evaluating the Colombia Ministry of Health’s (MOH) gender-based violence (GBV) messaging to rural indigenous communities in Vaupés and understanding how community leaders perceive and respond to the messages.  GBV is a human rights violation and global health problem deeply rooted in gender inequalities.  Effective messages around the prevention and elimination of GBV should be meaningful, culturally relevant, and well understood by their intended audience.  There is growing recognition in research that health-related messages and materials can be more effective when they are culturally tailored and appropriate for diverse populations. (more…)

May 30, 2019

Global WACh’s Next Big Thing 2019: Putting Women at the Center of Family Planning Innovations

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On Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 at the UW Husky Union Building Lyceum, Global WACh hosted its annual “Next Big Thing” year-end celebration to highlight the achievements of the Center over the past year in research, training, and service. This year’s theme was “Putting Women at the Center of Family Planning Innovations.”  Drs. Alison Drake and Jennifer Unger, co-directors of Global WACh’s Family Planning Decision Support Scientific Priority Area, invited collaborators across the Departments of Global Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN), and Epidemiology to showcase their emerging expertise and partnerships in family planning efforts and advancements.  Dr. Christine Dehlendorf of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), gave the keynote address on advocating for providers to move towards person-centered and justice-informed family planning care to better support women’s contraceptive needs and choices. (more…)

January 30, 2019

Certificate Student Winter Spotlight: Jaclyn Escudero

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Second-year MPH in Global Health and Global WACh Certificate Student, Jaclyn Escudero, had an exciting year as a research assistant for Global WACh’s “PrEP Adherence Among AGYW: A Multidimensional Evaluation” study (an extension of the PrIYA and PrIMA studies), which is funded by the NIH and led by Drs. Grace John-Stewart (Global WACh Director) and Pamela Kohler (Associate Professor, Global Health and Psychosocial and Community Health).  Jaclyn assisted Dr. Jillian Pintye (Research Fellow, Global Health) in developing one of two research protocols to evaluate the factors that influence PrEP uptake, continuation, and adherence among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Kenya.
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November 29, 2018

Certificate Student Fall Spotlight: Marissa Masidhas and Manahil Siddiqi

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Marissa Masihdas, Second-year Doctor of Nursing Practice-Family Nurse Practitioner student
Over the summer, Marissa and fellow UW Nursing students (Morgan Busse, Jane Kim, and Yvette Rodriguez) traveled with their faculty advisor, Dr. Sarah Gimbel (Associate Professor of Global Health, and Family and Child Nursing) to the floating community of Claverito in Iquitos, Peru to support a piloted community-based health education program they developed, in which residents identify the health topics they wanted to learn about—the community chose diarrhea management and early childhood education.

Marissa (far left) with her peers from Academic Familiar de Amazonas.

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July 18, 2018

Congratulations to Global WACh Certificate Students, Class of 2018

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This year, Global WACh graduated its largest class ever of Certificate Program students. Nine students from the Schools of Nursing, Public Administration, Public Health, and Social Work presented their capstone project posters at the “Next Big Thing” annual year-end celebration in May at the UW HUB Lyceum.

Students strike a pose at Global WACh’s Next Big Thing event.

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