Community College Symposium 2008
Globalization and Global Health Issues

November 12 and 13, 2008

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

World View's 2008 Community College Symposium addresses a topic central to understanding globalization and vital for community college educators preparing our students for the 21st century. This symposium offers general sessions, concurrent sessions, and support for college-based teams in creating an Action Plan for globalizing colleges. This program is designed for administrators and faculty in all disciplines.

Sponsor:

UNC_EDU_CMYK.eps

Additional support received from:
African Studies Center
Asian/Pacific Studies Institute
Center for European Studies
Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies
CIBER: Kenan-Flagler Business School
Triangle Institute for Security Studies
UNC Center for Global Initiatives
Hotel and Directions
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Pre-Program Material
Program Memorandum
Program Reading: Health and Globalization from Globalization101.org
Concurrent Session Descriptions

Emailed Article #1: Narrowing World Health Disparities by Laura Blue
Emailed Article #2: HIV Dates Back to About 1900, Study Shows by Mary Engel
Emailed Article #3: A Passage to India for Surgery by Rick Martinez
Emailed Article #4: Sri Lanka: Low-Tech Clay Filters Cut Disease from IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
8:00
Check In and Registration
8:00
Coffee, Juice, Pastries

8:45

 

Welcome
Myron Cohen
The Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

8:30

 

Climate Change and Global Health
Frederick Pfaender, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, UNC at Chapel Hill

 

9:00
Global Health Issues
Tim Mastro, Family Health International
9:30
Break
10:00
Break
9:45
Water and Health Issues at the Global Level
Don Lauria, Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, UNC at Chapel Hill
10:15
Global Nutrition Transition
Margaret Bentley, School of Public Health
UNC Chapel Hill
10:45
The Global Stretch of Big Pharma: Part of the Problem, Part of the Solution
Karl Whitney, RTI International
11:15
Rotary International: A Resource for Internationalizing Your College
Ken Morgan, Rotary International
12:00
Next Steps
11:30
Concurrent Session I
12:15
Adjourn

1. Medical Tourism
Rajesh Rao
IndUShealth

2. Infectious Diseases in the Developing World
Paula Burch, Department of Biology
Rockingham Community College

3. HIV/AIDS
Siobhan Young
School of Global Public Health
UNC at Chapel HIll

4. Immigration Health Issues: Latino Health in North Carolina
Florence Simon
El Pueblo, Inc.

12:30
Lunch
1:30
Concurrent Session II

1. Campus Terrorist Disaster Exercises:
Medical and Psychological Interventions
Maria Orsini & Erica Jastrow
School of Nursing
Vance-Granville Community College

2. Medical Tourism
Rajesh Rao
IndUShealth

3. HIV/AIDS
Siobhan Young
School of Global Public Health
UNC at Chapel HIll

4. Immigration Health Issues: Latino Health in North Carolina
Florence Simon
El Pueblo, Inc.
2:30
Break
2:45
Making the Connection: Global Population Change, Environmental Impacts, and Health Consequences
Melinda Meade, Department of Geography
UNC at Chapel Hill
4:00
Team Meetings on Action Plans
or
Online Resources to Globalize Curriculum
Bobby Hobgood
LEARN NC, School of Education
UNC at Chapel Hill
5:00
Reception for Participants & Faculty
(immediately following last session)
Home of Robert and Jean Phay