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Global health

Grandmothers in Guatemala learn correct hand-washing techniques

Family health

To make a change, ask an abuela

Published Nov 14, 2017

In rural parts of Guatemala, a Johns Hopkins program teaches essential household skills to the people who traditionally lead the family: the grandmother

Global health

Diverse perspectives, common goals

Published Oct 27, 2017

Alliance for a Healthier World hosts interdisciplinary networking event at George Peabody Library

Photo feature

A stateless people, a public health crisis

Published Oct 18, 2017

Center for Communication Programs works in Bangladesh to protect the health of the Rohingya during refugee crisis

A woman holds a baby girl and a little boy hugs the baby while another little girl watches

Photo feature

Zika's other children

Published Oct 12, 2017

A powerful look at the families—and siblings—who carry the weight of Brazil's Zika epidemic

Global Health

Alliance for a Healthier World awards grants

Published Oct 12, 2017

Awards totaling $170,000 support projects designed to impact health inequities in low-, middle-income countries

Male circumcision boosts women's health

Published Oct 10, 2017

Procedure shown to reduce transmission of HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases

A woman in a wheelchair listens as another woman reads to her from a book

Global health

Johns Hopkins program battles misconceptions about cancer

Published Aug 15, 2017

JHU's Center for Communication Programs and American Cancer Society produce information materials for patients in East Africa

A very small girl with gaunt features is being held by her mother

Epidemiology

Cholera vaccines less effective for kids than adults

Published Aug 9, 2017

Findings indicate that one dose, spread out over twice as many people, may be more effective at treating outbreaks than a traditional two-dose method / School of Public Health