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2018 Global Health & Health Policy Thesis Prize Winners

The Global Health and Health Policy Senior Thesis Prize is awarded in recognition of the most outstanding thesis written by a student earning a certificate in Global Health and Health Policy.
Raphael Frankfurter ‘13: From freshman seminar to Sierra Leone and medical school, how anthropology influences one alum’s global health work.

In this spotlight, we talk to Raphael Frankfurter about how to incorporate a critical anthropological perspective into global health practice and his experience working in Sierra Leone before, during, and after the Ebola outbreak.
Senior thesis: Rabia Khan investigates measles in her native Pakistan

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2017 Global Health & Health Policy Thesis Prize Winners

The Global Health and Health Policy Senior Thesis Prize is awarded in recognition of the most outstanding thesis written by a student earning a certificate in Global Health and Health Policy.

Breaking Down Boundaries

Princeton’s vibrant Global Health Program brings domestic and international health issues to life through interdisciplinary research and teaching, hands-on learning and a focus on policy. The program is administered by the Center for Health and Wellbeing, an interdisciplinary unit within the Woodrow Wilson School.

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Keith Wailoo: Addiction Nation: Understanding America's Opioid Crisis

Oct 10, 2017

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In this interview on the NPR show The Takaway, Keith Wailoo discuses America's opioid crisis.

Senior thesis: Shaikh's Princeton experience builds to exploration of end-of-life care

Michael Hotchkiss

Apr 28, 2017

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Nabil Shaikh's senior thesis took him more than 8,000 miles from Princeton to Hyderabad, India, where he interviewed terminally ill cancer patients about their experience with end-of-life care.

Engineering domestic health: Jack Ching '13

Alex Wheatley '16

Mar 2, 2017

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In this spotlight, Jack Ching reflects on his experience with the Global Health Program.

Case and Deaton featured on PBS Newshour story on "deaths of despair"

Center for Health & Wellbeing

Feb 17, 2017

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A recent story highlighted findings by Anne Case and Angus Deaton on mortality trends among middle age white Americans.

CHW announces Health Scholars for the Class of 2018

Justine Conoline

Jan 31, 2017

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The Health Scholars are juniors who will receive financial support for internships and senior thesis research that relate to domestic and international health care and health policy.

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