What is Global Health?

In a globalized and interconnected world one thing is clear: protecting the public will require unprecedented international cooperation, a constant search for best practices in health delivery, and innovative solutions through strategic partnerships and collaboration.

Global Internship Opportunties

Our field internships help students to apply their knowledge outside of the classroom.

Global Health Internship Sites

The Center for Global Health has international internship sites all over the world.  Working with the faculty affiliated with these sites will provide many wonderful and engaging experiences.

Global Health Certificate Program

The Global Health Certificate Program will allow students to intern abroad in a variety of settings.
 

Research Collaborations

The Center for Global Health is involved in multiple research collaborations around the world, including with physicians and research professionals in Paris, France. 

 

 

Hopital Tenon

The Center's research locations include this hopsital in Paris, France.

Environmental Information Kiosk in Freiburg, Germany

This kiosk, called the Bluespot, offers information related to the local environment including ozone, NO2, SO2, and CO levels. 

Study Abroad in Israel!

The Center for Global Health is now offering a graduate summer study abroad program in Israel, July 1 - August 9, 2012. Click for more info! 

Faculty of Global Health Meeting

Dr. O'Brien Cherry leads a discussion about global health to local high school students

Student Spotlight: Laura Potter
April 11, 2012
As an environmental health science student, my internship was at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Wuxi, China. The Wuxi CDC serves the 6.3 million people that inhabit the city. I worked in the Public Health division which focuses...
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Mission and Vision

Mission: The Center for Global Health at the University of Georgia seeks to identify best practices of health care throughout the world, to support their dissemination, adaption, and then their adoption throughout the world, in order to improve health care for all.

Vision: Health care throughout the world will be provided to all people without disparities, based on best practices that have been identified, adapted, and adopted by efficient and effective health care systems.

Contact Info

Center for Global Health

Wright Hall
100 Foster Road
Athens, GA 30606
Health Sciences Campus
College of Public Health
University of Georgia

 

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