2008 Woodie Awards
Healthily thinking globally
Amanda McClure - The Daily Iowan
Issue date: 11/28/07 Section: Metro
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As globalization becomes more prevalent both at home and abroad, more students are choosing to enter the field of global health.
At the UI, professors are struggling to meet the demand for classes.
"Everyone around the world deserves the same opportunities to live the healthy life," UI sophomore Abby Milloy said. "World health is an ever-present problem, and I think our generation is ready to do something about it."
Nationally, a study done by the Association of Schools of Public Health showed that the number of applicants entering the field increased by almost 90 percent from 1995-2006, while the number of students graduating with master's degrees in international health grew by 69 percent in the same time period. UI numbers were not available Tuesday.
Milloy is one of the thousands of students across the country who have taken an interest in world health. Recently, she worked with the UI Interdepartmental Studies Program to design a major from scratch that specifically fits her area of interest. The program Latino-health advocacy major was approved by earlier this semester.
"I've always had a passion for Spanish, and I wanted to find a way to combine the education and the hands-on experience that is necessary for a health advocacy major," Milloy said. "The global-health program teaches the issues, but it didn't give me an opportunity to make a change."
Her major incorporates the three major themes of community and urban sociology, advocacy, and application.
"Advocacy gave me the opportunity to improve all of my skills," she said. "It's given me the chance to take my passion for Latino health and learn to better serve."
Milloy will participate in an on-site training that combines her interest in Latino health care with real-life experiences in hospitals and clinics in addition to completing her Spanish major.
With the growing interest in the field, the UI is faced with a surge of students and a shortage of faculty.
At the UI, professors are struggling to meet the demand for classes.
"Everyone around the world deserves the same opportunities to live the healthy life," UI sophomore Abby Milloy said. "World health is an ever-present problem, and I think our generation is ready to do something about it."
Nationally, a study done by the Association of Schools of Public Health showed that the number of applicants entering the field increased by almost 90 percent from 1995-2006, while the number of students graduating with master's degrees in international health grew by 69 percent in the same time period. UI numbers were not available Tuesday.
Milloy is one of the thousands of students across the country who have taken an interest in world health. Recently, she worked with the UI Interdepartmental Studies Program to design a major from scratch that specifically fits her area of interest. The program Latino-health advocacy major was approved by earlier this semester.
"I've always had a passion for Spanish, and I wanted to find a way to combine the education and the hands-on experience that is necessary for a health advocacy major," Milloy said. "The global-health program teaches the issues, but it didn't give me an opportunity to make a change."
Her major incorporates the three major themes of community and urban sociology, advocacy, and application.
"Advocacy gave me the opportunity to improve all of my skills," she said. "It's given me the chance to take my passion for Latino health and learn to better serve."
Milloy will participate in an on-site training that combines her interest in Latino health care with real-life experiences in hospitals and clinics in addition to completing her Spanish major.
With the growing interest in the field, the UI is faced with a surge of students and a shortage of faculty.
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