eMagazine March 2023

OUR PEOPLE,
OUR MISSION
Global Health
eMagazine
March 2023
Highlights
Reviews
Written by Mary Shah, MLS, AHIP
Medical Librarian & Archivist at Norwalk Hospital
February Issue of eMagazine
The Nuvance Health and UVM Larner College
of Medicine Global Health Program has been
in existence since 2012 and proudly works in
a bi-directional exchange with healthcare
professionals in over seven countries. The
NH-LCOM Global Health Program recently
published the New Year issue of its Global Health
e-Magazine.
GH Narrative
Reflections
Hispanic and Latinx Voices
Global Local
Voices of Ugandan
Students
Nursing Division
Women’s Health Education
Innovation and Technology
Our Beautiful Planet
Art to Remind Us of Who We
Can Be
Article of the Month
You’re Invited
Photo News
Calendar
Global Health Family
Resources
Previous Issues of
the eMagazine
This issue opens with a quote from Rumi, followed by a piece on equity, diversity,
and inclusion from a literary perspective. There is also a creative piece by a
medical student about identity. An update is given on mental health work in
Uganda and another piece on palliative care work is proceeding and the need
for CT scans in another part of Uganda. Dr. Scholand wrote an overview and a
link to the last Global Health Grand Rounds, providing a link to the recording of
the Chagas and Other Neglected Tropical Diseases impacting Global Health.
The next piece in the e-magazine highlighted the communication with the
NVH Boards as well as other high-level meetings with other administrators
and key stakeholders. Two very different perspective pieces followed and
yet were equally impactful. A medical student from Uganda wrote about the
costs of uterine fibroids and Dr. Parve discussed the benefits of innovation and
technology for Global Health. The Nursing Director wrote of the challenges of
caring for elderly people in various countries while being mindful of cultural
norms. The newly formed women’s health education called for contributions
from scholars and educators. In the Global local section of the e-magazine,
a college student examined the impact of stress on cardiovascular disease in
South Asians which was followed by a discussion of the use of art in political
discourse. Then there was a link to an article with a most intriguing title, “If you
had to read one book on global health….” The article and video of the month
followed: a Time article about the women of Iran, a video about them as well
and a video of Glen Campbell singing about kindness. Dr. Nurkhametova edited
the new section on the environment, listing events that discuss climate change
as well as a collection of photographs that capture the beauty of Africa from
photographers who live there. The e-magazine then has a section of welcome
and congratulations, as well as letters to the program, calendar of events and
photographs from the Global Health family.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is frequently quoted, “Of all the forms of
inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.” While
some might interpret the diversity of voices in the Global Health Program
e-magazine incongruent or distracting, one should see it as a strength of the
program. The diversity of our voices is a force to work toward equal healthcare
for all. No one contributor has greater relevance. Each voice reminds everyone
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