Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. ET Kresge G2 Open to Harvard Chan students, faculty, and staff Join us as Rose Service Learning Fellows and Winokur Fellows give presentations on their learning experience Be sure to register using the link below if you plan to attend the event. Link to Register
A worker cleaning the macroalgal bloom in Qingdao. The bloom is destructive for certain types of offshore aquaculture, and some believe it results from overcrowded seaweed aquaculture. By Zhengyuan Wang Rose Service Learning Fellow SM Candidate, Environmental Health “Eat more fish to become smarter.” “Eating fish will improve your vision.” These were sayings I often heard from my parents while growing up in Qingdao, China, a bustling city of over…
By Michelle Shah Rose Service Learning Fellow MPH Candidate, Nutrition During my paediatric residency, I witnessed how deeply socioeconomic factors impact children’s health. The post-pandemic era brought to light a troubling increase in lifestyle-related disorders, particularly affecting children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. This disparity was a call to action. Motivated by a deep desire to create meaningful change, I identified government schools as a crucial platform for delivering essential education…
The research team from left to right: Alison Kabanda (AAPH), Lexi Farina (HSPH), Dr. Elizabeth George (AAPH), and Dr. Kevin Kashamba (AAPH). By Lexi Farina Rose Service Learning Fellow MPH Candidate, Nutrition Think back to your secondary or middle school days. Did you count down the minutes until the bell would ring to signal lunch time? What did you eat for lunch? Was it something you purchased at school or…
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Cathy Han, Ariel Bernstein, and Dr. Bameka Agery at the Busoga Health Forum office in Jinja, Uganda Ariel and I met during an orientation week at Harvard T.H. Chan. She is a midwife from Maine, and I am an obstetrician from California. We were both interested in volunteering in Uganda, a country with a high maternal mortality rate of 284 maternal deaths per 100,000 women, compared to 21 per 100,000…
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Idongesit Sampson, MPH ’24 (left) practicing net crafting with a fisherman in Mumford, Central Region, Ghana By Idongesit Sampson Rose Service Learning Fellow MPH Candidate, Health and Social Behavior The Republic of Ghana, often called the “Gateway to Africa,” is one of the many breathtaking African countries nestled on the continent’s west coast. It is renowned for its stunning landscapes and vibrant coastline, which boasts stunning beaches and vibrant fishing…
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Francisco Alvarez, MPH ’24 with Ecuadorean school educators, school directors, and health professionals who participated in the Pre-Text Protocol workshop. By Francisco Alvarez Rose Service Learning Fellow MPH Candidate, Health Management I spent my last seven years working at one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. I graduated as an economist and have always been passionate about making innovative, groundbreaking, and essential therapies accessible to everyone. Personal family…
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Pictured above: Abrania (left), and the La Cajita Mutua (The Collective Box) Project Team “El pan es el alimento del cuerpo; pero la libertad es el pan del alma.” Bread is the nourishment of the body; but liberty is the bread of the soul. – Luis Muñoz Rivera Let us tell a story—a story of a public health practitioner. A story of a scientist. A story of a girl from…
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Pictured above: Jen Cruz hosting the neighborhood block party for the Community Health Advocate Mobilization Program (CHAMP) With resources from the fellowship, Jen Cruz (PhD candidate) developed the Community Health Advocate Mobilization Program (CHAMP), a public health education program that provides community members with additional knowledge, skills and language that complement their lived experiences so they can more effectively advocate for the public health needs of their community. This work…
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Pictured above: Esias Bedingar speaking at the Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference Esias Bedingar, PhD candidate (GHP) was awarded a Rose Service Learning Fellowship to support his work to understand more about perceptions and beliefs of Chadian youth (aged 15-24) on sexuality as it relates to HIV and AIDS transmission and prevention. Esias recently presented the results of the project as a TedX speaker at the Africa CDC Youth Pre-Conference –…
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