Public and Global Health

We hear about global health challenges every day- Ebola in West African nations, alarming rates of suicide and challenges to mandatory immunization policies. At the core of these challenges are access to health care, research on new approaches, rising health care costs and education.

Global Challenges Examples:

how to combat infectious diseases; how to turn the tide on debilitating conditions like obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease; how to ensure access to quality healthcare; how to give babies and kids a good start physically and mentally; how to promote an understanding of mental health; and how to create successful funding models for health systems.

See how some challenges are addressed: Family Planning, Roll Back Malaria, International fund for Agricultural Development

How does this theme connect with GLI?

Examples of classes and experiences from past students.

• Global Leadership Seminar Classes (first year)
  • Reimagining Global Health: Biosocial Perspectives
  • The Promise and Peril of Stem Cells
• Beyond the Classroom Experiences (third year)
  • Kirsten Tucker- International Internship in Uganda
  • Brooklyn Cunningham- Study Abroad in United Kingdom
• Capstone Team Projects (fourth year)
  • Educate, Empower, Change: Strategies for Overcoming Stigmas Surrounding Menstrual Health
  • Chasing Plenty: A Documentary on Food Security in Montana

How does this theme connect beyond GLI?

Examples of opportunities within UM student groups, academic programs and Missoula organizations:

• Student Groups
  • Global Grizzlies
  • GrizMed
  • UM Mental Health Allies
  • More
• Majors, Minors, Certificates
  • Global Public Health
  • Heath and Human Performance
  • Public Health
  • More
• Missoula Organizations
  • Open Aid Alliance
  • Missoula Urban Indian Health Center
  • YWCA
• Campus Lecture Series