Global Health Initiatives: International Fieldwork Programs
Our World, Our Health: Global Health Initiatives
The School of Public Health at University of Nevada, Reno, in partnership with the Nevada Public Health Training Center, is committed to global health research and practice at partnering sites throughout the world. The School of Public Health has had active research and practice projects in Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Turkey, Czech Republic, China, Bangladesh, Paraguay and Peru.
The SCHS is excited to offer international fieldwork programs to provide hands-on training experiences to students. These engaged practice courses allow students the opportunity to fully emerge themselves into local cultures while applying their public health knowledge across the world.
Rwanda
- Dates: August 3, 2019 -- August 24, 2019
- Cost: $4,200
- Credits: 3 credits: CHS 494 (Field Studies in Public Health), CHS 461/661 (The World's Health), CHS 495/695 (Special Problems in Public Health)
- Program: Learn about the country's history and the resilience of its people post-genocide. Students will implement various community health initiatives such as leading health education classes, developing culturally adapted health education materials, and assisting in medical screenings for at-risk populations. Additional research components include pre- and post- community assessments for water filter interventions, mosquito net interventions, and permaculture interventions.
- Fees*: Fees include all tuition/fees, lodging, local transportation, and meals; excludes airfare.
- Application Deadline: Priority Deadline -- April 15, 2019
Paraguay
- Dates: May 28, 2018 -- June 15, 2018 or June 11, 2018 - June 29, 2018
- Cost: $5,680
- Credits: 3 credits: CHS 476 (AIDS: Psychosocial & Health Care Concerns), CHS 494 (Field Studies in Public Health), CHS 495 (Special Problems in a Public Health)
- Program: Students will be fully immersed in Paraguayan culture whilst gaining valuable real life public health experience. Learn to conduct community health needs assessments, in both rural and urban communities, and lead health education classes about sexually transmitted infections, reproductive health, and HIV.
- Fees*: Fees include all tuition/fees, lodging, local transportation, and meals; excludes airfare.
- Application Deadline: May 4, 2018
Interested in future Kenya, South Africa, China, or Bangladesh opportunities or have questions?
Contact Gerold Dermid, MBA, Director, Nevada Public Health Training Center at gdermid@unr.edu.
*Students are responsible for all flights, local travel not related to course work, passport and/or visa fees, personal sightseeing, incidental expenses, and vaccines. Students may choose to extend their stay at their own expense.