The WHO recognizes April 25th, 2022 as World Malaria Day. The theme is “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives.” There are many things needed in order to combat malaria. The WHO is focusing on attaining investments, new mechanisms, and antimalarial medicines that will fight against malaria. There have been many …
World Immunization Week 2022
World immunization week is held this upcoming week (April 24-30th 2022) and focuses on the action needed to promote the use of vaccines for all appropriate ages. The goal is to increase awareness on the efficacy and use of vaccines in order to reduce illness and death that can result from vaccine preventable diseases. With …
World Health Day 2022
World health day was on April 7th, 2022. With increasing global public health risks, such as the pandemic, pollution, and increased cancer and chronic disease rates, this day focuses on reducing the burden and keeping the planet healthy. These environmental causes account for 13 million deaths around the world each year which are avoidable and …
March 24th: World TB Day
March 24th was World Tuberculosis day which raises awareness of the effects that TB can have on someone’s health. This date is symbolic because it is the day that Robert Koch discovered the bacteria that causes TB. I’ve learned alot about Koch in my science classes, so it is fitting that this day honors the …
Peace Corps Prep Application Process
A few semesters ago I was told about Peace Corps Prep which is a certificate students can receive in one of three sectors: environment, health, or community economic development. I chose to pursue my certificate in health as I am interested in global and public health. For this certificate, students are required to take a …
Eve of Nations
A few weeks ago, I attended the 50th annual Eve of Nations celebration here at OU. At this event, there was a fashion show along with a variety of performances from students in international organizations on campus. This event was a great way to see a showcase of different cultures through clothes, dance, and music. …
Racism in Public Health: Lecture on Redlining
I recently attended a zoom lecture hosted by Dr. Victoria Gardner who is a professor at the University of Washington who addresses health disparities with the patients in mind by using an anti racist framework. In this lecture, she covered the issue of racism in public health. Dr. Gardner is.The main topic that Dr. Gardner …
Use of Translation Tools in the Emergency Department
December 2021 This semester, I shadowed at the Children’s Hospital Emergency Department through an OU program titled Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research Associates Program. As apart of the final assignment for this program, we were required to do a research presentation over anything that we observed during our time shadowing. Something that I noticed was the …
IPR and the US-China Tech Rivalry
December 2021 I attended a zoom event called IPR and the US-China Tech Rivalry hosted by Mark Cohen and Timothy Hsieh. Mark Cohen is a senior fellow at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and Tim Hsieh is an assistant professor in Law at the Oklahoma City University of Law. At this event the …
Accessibility and Opportunity for All? An Evaluation of Industry Specific Employment Change in New Transit Service Areas
November 2021 I recently attended an event called ”Accessibility and Opportunity for All? An Evaluation of Industry Specific Employment Change in New Transit Service Areas” hosted by the Center of Peace and Development through the College of International Studies. This presentation was held by Professor Joel Mendez who highlighted the importance of city planning and …
