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Blogging at Change.org

I am now a weekly contributor to the Change.org Global Health blog. Here is a link to my first post, “Can a piece of cloth keep girls in school?“

Health Mapping Workshop

I posted the syllabus for my upcoming Public Health Informatics II course: Health Mapping in a Digital Age. This workshop is for students in the NYU Master’s Program in Global Public Health.

This one-day workshop is designed to give students an overview of current trends in health mapping; knowledge of state-of-the-art tools, methods, and [...]

Improving Data Access and Use

A new essay in PLoS Medicine outlines the critical need for more investment in the collection, management, and use of health data. The co-authors of this piece represent eight major global health agencies, including the WHO, the Global Fund, GAVI, UNFPA, the Human Development Network at the World Bank, UNAIDS, UNICEF, and the [...]

@ericpgreen/glohd

My new twitter list for global health and development: glohd

Set your (para)sights on the Grand Challenges Explorations

Think you have a great idea about how to solve a tough global health challenge? Round 4 of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations is now open, and anyone can apply. “One bold idea. That’s all it takes.”

Fresh out of bold ideas? Take some inspiration from a recent [...]