Year: 2016

…Continue Reading David Satcher, past Surgeon General speaking at Charles Drew University on health equity

  USC Immigrant Health Initiative hosted Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, and Ph.D. on April 19, 2016. Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola is a clinical professor of Internal Medicine at the University of California Davis, he is the founding director of UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities, and is also the director of the Community Engagement Program of the…Continue Reading Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola’s discusses the mental health treatment gap in the U.S. and suggest methods to reducing this gap among Latinos, Filipinos, LGBTQ communities and other populations.

Our Travel Award Scholarship Application is now due April 1, 2016!  The Travel Award Scholarship is available to current students in any Keck School of Medicine program.  This award may fund travel and/or registration cost to attend: 1) a conference where students will be presenting research/practice on a topic related to Health Equity in the Americas, or 2) a practicum and/or…Continue Reading Extended Deadline for Our Travel Award Scholarship

We are happy to announce a Travel Award Scholarship opportunity for students in any Keck School of Medicine program.  This award will fund travel and/or registration cost to attend: 1) a conference where students will be presenting research/practice on a topic related to Health Equity in the Americas, or 2) a practicum and/or if conducting a…Continue Reading Travel Award Scholarship Application Available

Jorge Salmerón Castro, MD, DrSc is the Director of the Epidemiology and Health Services Research Unit of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) in Morelos, Mexico. He was part of The Center for Health Equity in the Americas, USC Institute for Global Health, and the Institute for Prevention Research Speaker Series on March 9,…Continue Reading Dr. Jorge Salmerón Castro discusses where Mexico’s Cervical cancer prevention methods are headed.

Attention USC Keck School of Medicine Students:  We are excited to announce we will have a few Travel Award Scholarships available. We will be posting more details on our website soon. Stay tuned!…Continue Reading New Travel Award Scholarships Coming Soon!

Dr. Jaime Sepulveda MD,MPH,MSc,DrSc, Executive Director of the Global Health Sciences Department at the University of California, San Francisco presented at USC’s Institute of Global Health. His presentation focused on Mexico’s progress towards reducing premature mortality. As the Health Minister of Mexico, Dr.Sepulveda designed Mexico’s universal vaccination program, which radically improved children’s immunization coverage in…Continue Reading Reducing Premature Mortality in Mexico, A presentation by Jaime Sepulveda, MD,MPH,MSc,DrSc.

If you are planning to travel in the Americas, it is advised you look at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website for the latest on the Zika Virus outbreak. There are currently over 2 dozen countries and territories with active Zika virus transmission in the Americas alone. Many of the characteristics of the…Continue Reading Planning to travel in the Americas? Stay informed about the latest on the Zika Virus!

This webinar will review priority areas of cancer control for Hispanics, and introduce examples of culturally proficient interventions and campaigns designed to increase screening rates for cervical cancer and vaccinations for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Highlighted examples will include the Tamale Lesson, a narrative health communication intervention designed for Mexican-American women that promotes cervical…Continue Reading Webinar – Culturally Proficient Strategies to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening Among Hispanics