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Greetings!
Today we are excited to announce DGHI's year-long partnership with ABC News on a series called "Be the Change: Save a Life". DGHI will serve as a contributing partner and advisor on the series which will launch this Friday, Dec. 17 with a day full of global health coverage. Tune in to ABC's Good Morning America, World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer and a special edition of 20/20 this Friday. Read more about the series below.
Thanks to the many folks who celebrated with us last night at the annual DGHI holiday party. You can see photos from the event on our Flickr page.
Until next week,
Geelea Seaford and Everyone at DGHI |
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Upcoming Events |
Dec. 16, 4pm
"Be the Change: Save a Life" - ABC News Series on Global Health Kick-off
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| ABC News Partners with DGHI for Year-long Global Health Series
 The Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) has been selected by ABC News to be a contributing partner on its year-long series focused on global health. "Be the Change: Save a Life" will premiere December 17 with a day of reporting across all ABC News broadcasts and a special edition of "20/20" airing at 10 pm EST.
DGHI will contribute expertise and background research for stories that will appear on all ABC News programming. DGHI faculty and staff will also contribute content and information on a website, saveone.net, which will also be launched this Friday.
"We're pleased our Institute is becoming known as a reliable, responsive resource for research and evidence on a range of global health topics," said Michael Merson, DGHI founding director. "We're excited to be a part of such an initiative that will raise awareness of and promote change on a variety of global health issues. I applaud ABC News for focusing its attention and resources on this important topic."
"Be the Change: Save a Life" sets out on a journey across three continents and into nine countries, focused on the health conditions endured by the poorest of the poor - and some of the innovations that may be able to save them.
The initiative will be led by "World News" anchor Diane Sawyer and ABC News Chief Health and Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser. The series is supported through a $1.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and an investment by ABC News of more than $4.5 million in the series, covering personnel and production. "This year-long series on ABC News is a unique opportunity to present the stories, problems and solutions of global health to our audience," said Eric Avram, executive producer of Specialized Units at ABC News. "We are very excited to have the Duke Global Health Institute as a contributing partner in this initiative."
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| Research Examines Gender Gaps in Immigrant Health
A key focus of the health care debate has involved immigrants and their impact on the U.S. health care system.
A new study shows that Mexican Americans most integrated into the culture -- including those born in the United States -- are more likely to require resources to manage their health conditions than more recent immigrants to the U.S., according to researchers at Duke
Immigrant health | University, Rice University and the University of Colorado Denver.
"The implications of these findings run counter to the popular belief that recent immigrant arrivals are taxing the U.S. health care system," says Jen'nan Read, associate professor of sociology and global health at Duke and co-author of the study.
In particular, their research reveals that this pattern of declining health among immigrants who are in the U.S. the longest holds more strongly for men than women. Conversely, the research indicates that, among new arrivals, women report poorer health than men.
The study, published online this week in the peer-reviewed Journal of Health and Social Behavior, examines gender differences in Mexican immigrant health using data from the 1998-2007 National Health Interview Survey.
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Soda Taxes May Only Lead to Modest Weight Loss
Imposing higher taxes on sodas and other sweetened drinks may generate a lot of money - but would lead to only minimal weight loss among most people and would have no effect on weight among consumers in the highest and lowest income groups, according to new research from Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Graduate Medical School.
Soda Tax on health | The study, led by Eric Finkelstein, associate professor of health services at Duke-NUS and faculty member at the Duke Global Health Institute, looked at the differential impact on calories and weight of a 20 percent and 40 percent tax on sodas and other sweetened beverages (SSBs) among different income groups.
The research, appearing in the Archives of Internal Medicine, comes at a time when health policy makers are considering additional taxes on sweetened drinks as a means of improving health and raising revenue to offset budget deficits. Some studies show that excess consumption of sugary drinks leads to weight gain and contributes to the epidemic of obesity in the U.S.
The researchers relied on information in a database of U.S. households that tracked their store-bought food and beverage purchases over the course of a year.
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 Faculty Viewpoint
DGHI Faculty Member Featured in AMSA Publication
Nathan Thielman, associate professor of medicine and global health at DGHI, is featured in the latest publication of the American Medical Student Association. In the December issue of "The New Physician," Thielman offers advice for students who are interested in seeking an international educational opportunity. He discourages students from solely seeking out the 'big adventure,' and stresses the importance of partnership and listening to collaborators on the ground who may bring new insights to your work.
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