USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health

📢 Save the Date! 2025 USC Global Health Symposium on Friday, March 28 from 1 - 5pm The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (IIGH), with support from the USC Office of the Provost, is pleased to host the USC Global Health Symposium on Friday, March 28, 2025 on the University Park Campus. This dynamic event will bring together faculty, students, and staff from across all corners of the USC campus who are working in different facets of global health. The event will feature: 🎤 Keynote Address: The Dr. Joel Breman Lecture in Global Health 💬 Panel 1: How is USC Engaging in the Work of Global Health? 📊 Student Poster Session, Tabling, and Refreshment Break 💬 Panel 2: How is USC Addressing Inequalities to Imagine a Healthier World? 👥 A Conversation With Today’s Young Leaders in Global Health ⭐ Wrap Up and Reflections from the Day 💡 Closing Remarks 🤝  Networking Reception ✨ And a range of opportunities for networking and collaboration, showcasing the wide range of global health expertise, diversity, and talent that the university offers 🔗Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gfZqmV9V 🚨 Attention Students! As part of the 2025 USC Global Health Symposium, you are invited to share your work in global health! This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your research, field, programmatic, educational, or clinical experience with a broad and diverse USC audience. ➡️ To submit an abstract for consideration as a poster, please complete this form by March 3, 2025: https://lnkd.in/gq_rpmrN

🚨 Attention @University of Southern California students interested in global health opportunities! 👉 Join IIGH for an info session on Tuesday, March 4 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PST to learn more about the Global Health Governance and Diplomacy in Practice course being offered this spring, culminating in travel to Geneva this May! This session is open to graduate and professional students from all disciplines, both online and on-campus programs, but space is very limited. Preference will be given to MPH students in their final year of study. This course is a valuable opportunity to deepen your understanding of how health is organized and administered at the global level by experiencing the inner workings of key global health organizations. Students will have the unique opportunity to engage directly with the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, and with the variety of organizations, consortia, governments and networks working in Geneva that are actively involved in global health. Understanding the challenges and opportunities of working in global health is more important than ever. This course is a critical space for students seeking to understand health and rights in the current moment. Register for our info session to learn more about the course here: https://lnkd.in/g_Rm_D_u

📣 On behalf of AARP, am pleased to invite you to join us at the 2025 AARP Global Thought Leadership Conference, taking place in person Tuesday, March 18th at the Fairmont Hotel, Washington D.C. This year’s program, Unlocking Healthy #Longevity: A Blueprint for Thriving with #Age, will delve into how all sectors can take action to ensure that achieving healthy longevity is not merely an aspiration, but a strategic approach for growth and #sustainability. This convening will examine the collective benefits of extending #healthspan — stronger communities, more productive economies, and thriving institutions — and explore how organizations can play a key role in unlocking this vital transformation. 👉🏽 Featured Speakers include Jonathan Cohen, Rebecca Cokley, Cara James, Jamie Justice, Ph.D., Michelle Lee-Schmidt, S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D., Marlene Sallo, Jennifer Sciubba, Ph.D. and other influential thought leaders! 👉🏽 Registration link can be found in the re-posted message. #Aging #GlobalAging #GlobalHealth #HealthyAging #HealthyLongevity #LongevityEconomy #SilverEconomy Cc: Debra Whitman, Lina Walker, Staci Alexander, Peter Rundlet, Ford Foundation, Grantmakers In Health, IDEO Play Lab, National Disability Rights Network, PRB, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, XPRIZE

🚨 Attention Students! As part of the 2025 USC Global Health Symposium, you are invited to share your work in global health! This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your research, field, programmatic, educational, or clinical experience with a broad and diverse USC audience. ➡️ To submit an abstract for consideration as a poster, please complete this form by March 3, 2025: https://lnkd.in/gq_rpmrN

Celebrating our staff 🫶 The Staff Council held the first annual Staff Awards and Recognition Ceremony. Awards were given to: ✨Dulce Acosta for Community Engagement and Social Responsibility ✨Linda Gutierrez for Customer Service ✨Lindsey Hernandez Hergesheimer for Employee Wellness & Well-being ✨Linda Rivera for Innovation ✨Victoria Williams for Leadership ✨Camilo Ansarah-Sobrinho for Mentorship ✨Brian Fletcher for Safety Champion ✨Karina Recinos for Special Project Achievement ✨Isabel Lora for Team Player Thank you for your hard work and dedication.

Two Exciting Global Health Fellowships! 🌟🌍 The USC Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health are launching two opportunities:  🌍 The Breman Global Health Immersion Fellowship, 🌍 The Dhablania and Kim Family Global Medicine and Health Fellowship 📲 Watch this video below to see what these fellowships offer—from funding and eligibility, to how they can support your hands-on global health research! Learn more and apply today: 🔗 Dhablania & Kim Fellowship: https://lnkd.in/g_Pce7zf 🔗 Breman Fellowship: https://lnkd.in/gU52GesV ⏳ Deadline: March 12, 2025—don’t miss out! University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Sofia Gruskin Ricky Bluthenthal #globalhealth #fellowship #usc #research

 🚨 Attention @University of Southern California students interested in global health opportunities!   👉 Join IIGH for an info session on Tuesday, March 4 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PST to learn more about the Global Health Governance and Diplomacy in Practice course being offered this spring, culminating in travel to Geneva this May! This session is open to graduate and professional students from all disciplines, both online and on-campus programs, but space is very limited. Preference will be given to MPH students in their final year of study.   This course is a valuable opportunity to deepen your understanding of how health is organized and administered at the global level by experiencing the inner workings of key global health organizations. Students will have the unique opportunity to engage directly with the World Health Assembly (WHA), the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, and with the variety of organizations, consortia, governments and networks working in Geneva that are actively involved in global health. Understanding the challenges and opportunities of working in global health is more important than ever. This course is a critical space for students seeking to understand health and rights in the current moment.   Register for our info session to learn more about the course here: https://lnkd.in/g_Rm_D_u

IIGH hosted, “Cities and Universities Working Together for Sustainable Development: Reflections from Los Angeles and OECD Partners,” co-organized with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on February 14th.   This one-hour, hybrid event brought together academics, policy makers and city officials from around the world to discuss how they are embedding sustainability across health, rights, climate, housing, and education initiatives.   👉 Watch the recording on our YouTube channel here: https://lnkd.in/gcMxtZ3y   👉 Additionally, view our collection of other memorable events by following this link: https://lnkd.in/gMNjy3XV

IIGH is grateful to partner with Reckitt, whose generous funding helps to make possible much of our work to advance and protect young people’s sexual health and rights globally. Together with Reckitt’s brand Durex, we are working to train the next generation of SRHR leaders, expand the evidence base around sexual health and rights, and contribute to the policy agenda in a time where these issues are under threat.    Check out our partnership with Durex here: https://lnkd.in/gubquveQ, highlighted in Reckitt's 2024 impact report out today. Patricia O'Hayer Hamzah Sarwar  

📅 Save the Date: 2025 USC Global Health Symposium on Friday, March 28 from 1 - 5pm 🚨 Attention Students! As part of the 2025 USC Global Health Symposium, you are invited to share your work in global health! This is an exciting opportunity to showcase your research, field, programmatic, educational, or clinical experience with a broad and diverse USC audience. ➡️ To submit an abstract for consideration as a poster, please complete this form by March 3, 2025: https://lnkd.in/gq_rpmrN ✨ Stay tuned for more details soon!