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Redefining the Field of “Global Health”: The Importance of Local Partnerships

The research team and I

Pictured above: The author, Valencia Lambert (front, right), with the research team in Mbarara, Uganda By Valencia Lambert Rose Service Learning Fellow SM Candidate, Department of Global Health From a very young age, I was convinced that my career would be in health. I liked helping people; as many of us would say. Even as a primary school student, without the proper-terminology of the concept, I vaguely understood the numerous…

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Research in Rural Spaces: What Rurality Can Teach Us About Relationships and Connection.

Sophie and 3 other Interns for the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi holding up certificates in front of the office

Pictured above: Summer 2023 Interns for the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi By Sophie Hathaway Winokur Fellow SM Candidate, Department of Global Health and Populations My name is Sophie Hathaway, and I am a second-year Master of Science Candidate at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, focused on Global Health and Population Studies with a concentration in Women, Gender, and Health. Today in this blog post I will outline…

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Exploring Healthcare and Community Engagement in Brazil: A Journey of Discovery

Colorful brick model of the city with a sign for Projeto Morrinho

Pictured above: Project Morrinho – a social and cultural project based out of the Favelas is a 450m² model of the city constructed from bricks and other recycled materials By Medha Iyer Rose Service Learning Fellow SM Candidate, Department of Global Health and Populations “Bom dia! Tudo bem?” This, followed by a warm hug and a smile, was the customary introduction from nearly everyone I encountered in Brazil. My voyage…

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Knock, knock. Who’s there: A Mobile Clinic, an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, and an Open Mind

The direct service team in front of the van

Pictured above: Direct Service Team in front of the Family Van By Janae Briggs Rose Service Learning Fellow SM Candidate, Department of Epidemiology “I’m honestly open to filling in wherever you need help,” I said in the Spring 2023 semester over my first Zoom call with Mollie Williams, the Executive Director of The Family Van. The Family Van, a mobile clinic in Boston, has traveled across the city over the…

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Community voices: developing strategies for early pregnancy disclosure in Ethiopia

Men writing on posters with a wall of sticky notes in the background

Pictured above: Community Advisory Board members discuss strategies to encourage early pregnancy disclosure and care. By Clara Pons Duran Rose Service Learning Fellow Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Epidemiology I’m in Ethiopia, sitting in a car. While I observe the fields and witness the construction of some factories and big buildings that will transform the landscape in the next few years, I reflect on my recent experiences.   My…

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How I Live: Documentary Film Screening and Panel Discussion – September 6 & 7

How I live documentary poster

On behalf of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, the Office of Field Education and Practice invites you to attend the How I Live – a Documentary Film Screening and Panel Discussion on September 7, 2023, as well as a presentation on “Impact Filmmaking as a Tool for Public Health Change” on September 6, 2023.  Recent alumni worked on several projects related to the film (financial planning, impact strategy, storytelling, and implementation plan)…

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Shifting the Narrative

Travelers Hotel in Clarksdale Mississippi

Pictured above: Located in downtown Clarksdale MS, the Travelers Hotel employs artists in exchange for free housing. Photo courtesy of Ann Williams. Mississippi has reached a record ranking and is no longer last in the nation for K-12 achievement, announced Tom Pittman at the recent opening of this year’s Delta Directions Regional Forum. The Forum takes place annually in Clarksdale, MS and Tom, now serving as President Emeritus of the…

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Commencement 2023: Public Health Practice Awards

Audrey Nguyen and Christian Hoover

Pictured Above: Left – Audrey Nguyen, Gareth M. Green Award Recipient ¦ Right – Christian Hoover, James H. Ware Award Recipient The Office of Field Education and Practice is pleased to announce recipients of the Gareth M. Green Award and James H. Ware Award for 2023, which are presented during the week of Commencement ceremonies. Please visit each awardee’s link to learn more about their outstanding work in the field. GARETH M. GREEN…

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Advice for Working with Community

Fellows from the Fall 2022 cohort

“Listen to everyone! The community is made up of so many diverse people and everyone has something unique to share.”  “Be patient. Although your project is #1 priority to you, the organization has 20 other urgent topics they are working on.”  “Be mindful of layers and multiplicity of experience that happens within a community – don’t overgeneralize.”  “Try your best to take off the Harvard cap and jacket!! And be…

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“The Water Guy”: My Reflections Studying Water Systems in Rural Honduras

Hand full of sediment over water pump

Pictured above: Local volunteer holds sediment at risk of contaminating spring water collection site in Santa Lucia, Honduras. By Nava Barman Rose Service Learning Fellow MPH Candidate, Global Health Background When I visited Intibucá, Honduras for the first time as an undergraduate in 2017, I was struck by its similarity to my family’s hometown in Northeast India. Tucked away in the mountains away from any major city, life is more…

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