The First Biennial Conference of the International EcoHealth Association:
October 7th-10th 2006 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Meeting Theme: Promoting Global Health - Sustaining Natural Resources
The EcoHealth ONE conference will represent a reformulation of the EcoHealth Network as the International Eco-Health Association.Abstracts to be submitted by April 15th 2006.
Jobs and Announcements
EcoHealth One Conference
Forging Collaboration Between Health and Ecology
Economic justice festival calls for action on cotton subsidies
"We cotton farmers, people living with HIV/AIDS, youth, women, cross border traders and economic justice activists participating in the Global Week of Action Economic Justice Festival in the Harare Gardens, Zimbabwe, 13 April 2005 note with great concern testimonies given by cotton farmers. The peasant farmers have lamented the grand robbery that has pushed their households into abject poverty. The enemy is known. It is the unfair low prices that cotton is fetching in the current marketing season. It is the unfair world trading system. It is the failure of global institutions such as the WTO to deliver social justice to the poor and downtrodden producers of this earth."
Further details: /newsletter/id/30924
eHealth2002: eHealth In Action
18-20 September 2002, The Barbican Centre, London UK.
The second annual conference and exhibition of the International eHealth Association (IeHA), eHealth2002 promises to be the most significant international eHealth event to date with presentations from more than 80 eminent leaders in global health, health technology, research and education and participants from 40 different countries. The IeHA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health and quality of life for all through the effective electronic support of healthcare, on-line medical education, health information and medical research. The eHealth2002 programme will consist of three tracks, eHealth in Practice, eGlobal Health, and Research & eLearning, and will include a three-day accredited course on Applying Technology to Healthcare Management.
Further details: /newsletter/id/29148
Contact: nwright@ieha.info
Eighth International Conference on Urban Health (2009 ICUH)
19–23 October 2009: Nairobi, Kenya
The 8th International Conference on Urban Health is being organised by the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) in partnership with the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) and the Government of the Republic of Kenya. This will be the first time the Conference is held in Africa, and not North America or Europe! The annual ICUH meetings provide an international forum for knowledge exchange among urban health stakeholders. They address issues pertaining to urban health, with an emphasis on interventions that help to alleviate barriers to urban health care and to promote strategies and policies that enhance the health of urban populations. The ultimate goal of the ICUH is to mobilise and energise like-minded professionals addressing the effects of urbanisation and urban environments on the health of urban populations.
eLearning Africa "Through your Lens" Photo Competition 2014
Closing date: Monday, April 14th 2014
The eLearning Africa “Through your Lens” Photo Competition is back this year in its fifth edition. Under the theme of “Social Africa: building bridges through ICT”, budding photographers are invited to submit snapshots depicting how ICT is enhancing the way individuals and communities in Africa live, learn, cooperate and connect. Contributions from all sectors and walks of life are welcome. The photo should show how communication tools and information technologies can build bridges and foster relationships between people and be accompanied by a brief description outlining the inspiration behind their idea.
Elearning Africa "Through Your Lens" Photo Competition 2014
Closing Date: Monday, April 14th 2014
The eLearning Africa “Through your Lens” Photo Competition is back this year in its fifth edition. Under the theme of “Social Africa: building bridges through ICT”, budding photographers are invited to submit snapshots depicting how ICT is enhancing the way individuals and communities in Africa live, learn, cooperate and connect. Contributions from all sectors and walks of life are welcome. The photo should show how communication tools and information technologies can build bridges and foster relationships between people and be accompanied by a brief description outlining the inspiration behind their idea.
Eliminating Women and Girls Sexual and Reproductive Health Vulnerabilities in Africa
February 3 – 7, 2014 | Yaoundé, Cameroon
The Sixth Africa Conference on Sexual Health and Rights will be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from February 3 – 7, 2014, and hosted by the Women in Alternative Action (WAA), Cameroon. The theme of the conference is “Eliminating Women and Girls Sexual and Reproductive Health Vulnerabilities in Africa”. The conference is part of a long-term process of building and fostering regional dialogue on sexual health and rights that leads to concrete action that will enhance stakeholders’ ability to influence policy and programming in favour of a sexuality healthy continent including that of the African Union and its bodies.
Email Course on Family Planning needs of HIV Clients
As of December 2002, an estimated 42 million people worldwide are infected with HIV/AIDS. Seventy percent of these people live in sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV/AIDS is now the leading cause of death. These devastating figures, and the fact that many of these people are of childbearing age, make it clear that this epidemic requires creative interventions that help prevent the spread of HIV and programs that address both the fragile healthcare workforce and the patients who need basic reproductive healthcare services. The JHPIEGO Corporation has begun developing education and training programs in response to this epidemic and the resulting need for a healthcare workforce educated about the family planning and reproductive health needs of clients with HIV/AIDS. JHPIEGO offered a 14-week e-mail course, "Meeting the Family Planning and Reproductive Health (FP/RH) Needs of Clients with HIV/AIDS in Low-Resource Settings."
Further details: /newsletter/id/29730
Embodying Inequality: Epidemiologic Perspectives
Edited by Nancy Krieger, Policy, Politics, Health and Medicine Series
'To advance the epidemiological analysis of social inequalities in health, and of the ways in which population distributions of disease, disability, and death reflect embodied expressions of social inequality, this volume draws on articles published in the International Journal of Health Services between 1990 and 2000. Framed by ecosocial theory, it employs ecosocial constructs of "embodiment," "pathways of embodiment," "cumulative interplay of exposure, susceptibility, and resistance across the lifecourse," and "accountability and agency" to address the question; who and what drives current and changing patterns of social inequalities in health?' For ordering information visit the URL provided.
Emerging African Scholars' Virtual PhD Workshop, Online
The Association for Research On Civil Society In Africa; The Association For Research On Nonprofit Organizations And Voluntary Action; Ford Foundation: 4 June 2021
The Emerging African Scholars Program in Africa is hosting a full day virtual PhD Workshop to provide guidance for emerging scholars on career paths, help sharpen research skills and address the challenges that African PhD students face. The program is open to doctoral students from Africa whose research focus is on non-profit management, philanthropy, civil society, social entrepreneurship and voluntary action studies in Africa. Students who have defended a dissertation proposal, not yet defended a dissertation proposal and whose dissertation plans are not yet fully formed are all encouraged to apply. This workshop is free of charge and will be conducted online.