Global Health & Equity Distinction Pathway News Update for August 10, 2020

Greetings, all –

Tomorrow marks the end of the Democratic presidential primary season for 2020, with Connecticut bringing up the rear as the last state or territory to hold a primary or caucus. And the Democratic and Republican parties will both hold their national convention over the last two weeks of August. So - regardless of your political affiliation - it is time for us and for our patients to look toward November 3^rd:

• For the global health community: The Consortium of Universities for Global Health is launching a new campaign entitled, “Global Health Votes.” I’ll be forwarding an email with more info on that shortly, but the first step is checking to be sure that you are registered (https://www.whenweallvote.org/check-registration/) and registering yourself if necessary (https://www.whenweallvote.org/register/).
• For our patients: As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago - to help healthcare providers talk to their patients about the importance of voting, the nonpartisan organization Vo+er has put together a Healthy Democracy Kit (https://vot-er.org/healthy-democracy-kit/) which providers can order for free. This kit includes a badge that can fit behind your ID badge on a lanyard, and which contains a QR code that patients can scan and get linked to a voter registration site. They also include some helpful information about how to talk to patients about the importance of voting (https://vot-er.org/scripts/).

New and Notable

• Missed a great webinar? Take a look at the Physicians for Human Rights online archive of COVID-19-related webinars, and also check out the Partners in Health COVID-19 Webinar series archive
• Take a look at the attached NEJM article on the challenges faced by physicians working in/near detention centers on the U.S.-Mexico border , entitled Border Babies - Medical Ethics and Human Rights in Immigrant Detention Centers.
• Read this poignant NEJM perspective piece from a physician working at the Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, NM, entitled Rural Matters - Coronavirus and the Navajo Nation.
• In response to the controversial hydroxychloroquine-promoting July 23^rd opinion piece in Newsweek by Yale School of Public Health epidemiologist, Dr. Harvey Risch, please read the Statement from Yale Faculty on Hydroxychloroquine and its Use in COVID-19, a multidisciplinary rebuttal written by faculty in the Yale schools of Law, Management, Medicine, Public Health (including our Chair of Internal Medicine, Dr. Gary Desir): https://medium.com/@gregggonsalves/statement-from-yale-faculty-on-hydroxychloroquine-and-its-use-in-covid-19-47d0dee7b2b0

Upcoming Local Events: August

• Monday, August 10^th @ 12-1pm: The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai presents their second national Chat for Change, “White Supremacy Culture: what is it and how am I contributing to it?” To join the conversation, use the Zoom Meeting ID: 96348365054
• Wednesday, August 12^th @ 1-2pm: Physicians for Human Rights presents - The Impact of COVID-19 on the Elderly. In the United States, adults over age 65 account for only 16 percent of the population, but 80 percent of COVID-19 deaths. In the absence of a vaccine, and as COVID-19 cases surge, elderly and nursing home populations continue to be severely, disproportionately affected by the pandemic and the isolation it has caused. In this webinar, PHR will host a conversation on the grave impacts of COVID-19 on these populations, covering missed opportunities in prevention and treatment, models for success, and next steps needed to reduce risk and protect basic human rights as the pandemic rages on. To register, visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ix7Z55U4RQO9Zap__jSnyA

Save the Date

• August 28-29, 2020 - Doctors for America Virtual National Leadership Conference. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.drsforamerica.org/take-action/get-people-covered
• October 13-15, 2020 - 4^th annual Women Leaders in Global Health (Virtual) Conference. For more information, visit: https://www.womenlifthealth.org/global-convenings

Additional Information

• Join the Good Society Forum: Launched in April 2020 by Emma Sky (Director, Yale World Fellows) and Nizam Uddin (Senior Head of Mosaic and Community Integration, The Prince’s Trust, and 2019 Yale World Fellow), the twice-weekly GSF Webinars digitally connect change-makers around the world, engage them on ideas about a specific challenge of the day, and inspire action to build the good society. To subscribe to the GSF mailing list, visit - https://mailchi.mp/5922abe55ef6/joingoodsocietyforum
• Yale Institute for Global Health website: https://medicine.yale.edu/yigh/ - subscribe to their newsletter and follow YIGH on Twitter and Facebook
• Global Health Journal List blog entry (http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2017/03/06/global-health-journal-list/?utm_source=Global+Health+NOW+Main+List&utm_campaign=6a34d04cc5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d0d062dbd-6a34d04cc5-889431) - an interesting and fairly comprehensive list of global health journals! Good for folks who are interested in thinking about what to read or where you might like to publish.
• Sign up for the Global Mental Health Program mailing list: https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/globalmentalhealth/
• Link to the Macmillan Center calendar -­ Please visit this site for a list of upcoming events:http://calendar.yale.edu/cal/macmillan
• Subscribe to the daily “Global Health NOW” newsletter: http://www.globalhealthnow.org/subscribe.html

Wishing you a safe and healthy week!

Best,

Tracy