Welcome
We are a group of Iowa colleges and universities that have come together around a common interest of international health. Members include Central College, Des Moines University, Drake University, Iowa State University, Mercy College of Health Sciences, Simpson College, University of Iowa, and University of Northern Iowa.
The consortium was established in 2007 with the underlying assumption that global learning experiences for students and faculty benefit Iowa and our country in the areas of economics, civic engagement and improvement of health outcomes. Members of the consortium agree that to accomplish this in the most efficient manner requires collaboration and sharing of resources. To accomplish these goals, the consortium focuses on partnerships with other countries, collaborative research, and educational programming.
News and Events
Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen speaks on The Global Food Crisis
Posted September 21st, 2009 by Drake University
Tuesday October 13: The Global Food Crisis
3:30pm-4:30pm, Pomerantz Stage, Olmsted Center
Speaker: Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen
Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen is an agricultural economist and founder of the 2020 Vision Initiative, a comprehensive research and dissemination program on global food security. In 2001, Pinstrup Andersen was recipient of the World Food Prize. He has written over 300 books, articles, and papers and his 2001 book Seeds of Contention has been published in five languages. The late Norman Borlaug, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate noted Dr. Pinstrup-Andersen to be “one of the most influential economists and policy makers today” and “an outstanding spokesperson for effective economic policies for transforming agricultural production of food deficit nations”.
Sponsors: CGC, World Food Prize Institute
DMU in South Africa
Posted August 25th, 2009 by Des Moines University
See first-hand how Des Moines University students are “doing a world of good” on international rotations in South Africa. The Global Health department participated in a conference at the Shikwaru Game Lodge in South Africa in March 2009. Dr. Kendall Reed, dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Dr. Yogesh Shah, associate dean of Global Health, spoke at the conference.
Global Health Conference
Event date: October 14, 2009 - 11:30am
Explore the global connectivity between health and food with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Dr. William Foege, Senior Fellow with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, local experts and students in lively discussions on Wednesday, October 14, in Des Moines University’s Medical Education Center,
3200 Grand Avenue, Des Moines.
