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May 6, 2020

Global WACh Certificate student, Kristen Trivelli, named Husky 100

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Kristen Trivelli, a recent graduate of the School of Nursing and the Global WACh Graduate Certificate Program, was named a Husky 100!  The Husky 100 recognizes 100 undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW.  Congrats to Kristen and other students across all three UW campuses for their outstanding work and achievements.

View all of the Husky 100 named in 2020 and years prior.

 

April 28, 2020

Attend the Global WACh Capstone Poster “Zoom-posium” on May 29th

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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).

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.


Event 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 HealthSituational 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.” (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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We’re pleased to highlight two of our Global WACh Graduate Certificate Students this quarter. (more…)

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.

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January 16, 2018

Spotlight on Global WACh Certificate Students: Elizabeth Karman and Sheldon Halstead

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Second year MPH students, Elizabeth and Sheldon recently returned from a six-month stay in Gondar, Ethiopia as SCOPE Fellows. Both students provided invaluable support on the Faith Leaders Advocating for Maternal Empowerment (FLAME) study, which aims to validate SCOPE’s strategy of integrating local Orthodox Priests into community-level health promotion. Elizabeth visited rural health centers to assess the maternity care services available, and worked with an interdisciplinary team of Ethiopian providers and researchers to analyze and map the data collected. Sheldon assisted a University of Gondar study team with the development and implementation of qualitative baseline data collection, namely focus group discussions with religious leaders, pregnant women, and male partners. Elizabeth’s assessment data and Sheldon’s results from the discussions will be used to inform and optimize the FLAME intervention. (more…)


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