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Global Health Equity

Center for Global Health Equity

The Center for Global Health Equity addresses global health disparities with an interdisciplinary focus and facilitates technical assistance, particularly in the areas of monitoring and evaluation. Building of infrastructure and health systems to improve health outcomes in resource-limited regions is approached through collaboration with the national governments of several countries to implement local capacity building in these areas.

Mary Amelia Douglas-Whited Community Women's Health Education Center

The Mary Amelia Center Douglas-Whited Community Women’s Health Education Center seeks to reduce inequities in women’s health and to enhance health and well-being through community building for health, interdisciplinary research (health promotion and determinants research), advocacy, and leadership development.

PRC

The Prevention Research Center

The ultimate objective of the Tulane PRC is to build healthier communities in New Orleans and beyond by addressing the impact of the physical and social environments on obesity and its behavioral determinants (diet and physical activity) through research and communication and collaboration with community partners and policymakers.

Training Programs

Maternal and Child Health/Epidemiology Doctoral Support Training Program
Dr. Katherine Theall
HRSA/MCHB
This program aims to improve doctoral candidates' competence in maternal and child health (MCH) and in applying epidemiologic methods to conduct research in the field. The program also seeks to foster the capacity of local and state agencies in MCH epidemiology.

Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Program
Dr. Caroyn Johnson
HRSA/MCHB
This program, run through the Maternal and Child Health section of Tulane's Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences department, seeks to improve the health of women and children by strengthening the leadership skills of public health professionals. Program activities include training public health practitioners, increasing leadership and management training in master and doctoral classes, expanding MCH research and research training, and enhancing partnerships with the community and public health agencies.

Research

Most of the major killer diseases in developed countries stem from behavior – such as smoking, drinking, unhealthy diet, sedentary behavior, sexual risk-taking, and violence – so public health practitioners need to understand why people engage in these behaviors and what we can do to help people behave in a healthier way. The factors that influence behavior include knowledge, family structure, economic status, social norms, and the physical environment. In Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences our laboratory is the communities we serve. We study why people adopt unhealthy lifestyles and how effective attempts are to help them adopt healthier lifestyles.

Please view our GCHB Faculty Profiles to learn more about the department's current research.