Committee on International Health Holds Fall Symposium
The Committee on International Health (CIH) holds an Annual Fall Symposium,
Poster Session and Reception dedicated to the memory of Wilbur G. Downs,
M.D., M.P.H. Downs was a Yale University Professor of Epidemiology and
Public Health, in the fields of tropical medicine and infectious diseases.
This year, the CIH is also honoring Dr. Robert Shope and Dr. Jordi Casals,
former members of the CIH and colleagues of Downs who have passed away
in the last year. This year's symposium will be held Wednesday,
October 20, 2004 from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. in the Hope Lobby and in Hope
110.
Poster sessions will be held in the Hope Lobby from 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
during the Reception. Three Downs Fellows will give oral presentations
from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Hope 110.
The following MPH students will be presenting posters:
Nabila Alibhai, MPH 2005
"Childhood Morbidity from Waterborne Infectious Diseases in Tanzania
Environmental and Socio-Economic Determinants"
Anna M. Beitin, MPH 2005
"Genetic Susceptibility to Malaria in Children in Zambia"
Roderick Corro Deaño, MPH 2005
"Determining Culturally Unique Positive Health Behaviors of Children
in the Assessment of Decreasing the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites
in Iloilo and Guimaras of the Philippines"
Farnoosh Hashemian, MPH 2005
"Mental Health Disorders Among Civilian Population of Aardasht 16
years after Wartime Exposure to Chemical Agents in Iran"
Marina MacNamara, MPH 2005
"Development of a Pilot HIV/AIDS Intervention Program as Integrated
into a Rite of Passage Ceremony in India"
Maile C. Ray, MPH 2005
"A Study of Prevalence and Determinants of Depression in Adolescents
in León, Nicaragua: A Means for Improving Global Mental Health
Services"
Kimberly Reich, MPH 2005
"Assessing the Feasibility of Screening for Asymptomatic STI's
in an Urban Hospital in Sao Paolo, Brazil"
Christina T. Yuan, MPH 2005
"Molecular Characterization of Immune Responses in Anopheles dirus
to Malaria Parasite Plasmodium cynomolgi in China"
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