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Rudolf Virchow, a 19th century German physician and anthropologist, was a key founder of social medicine. His contributions centered on his recognition that multiple intersecting factors – social, political, and economic – produce disease and illness. He argued that the … Continue reading →

Announcing a new reader/textbook for people teaching Global Health. Foundations of Global Health: An Interdisciplinary Reader by Peter Brown and Svea Closser (March, 2018) now available from Oxford University Press. It is easy to order an examination copy with the … Continue reading →

CAGH member Priscilla Magrath shares a training opportunity that may be of interest: We would like to bring to your attention the recently issued call for EV4GH2018 venture, linked to the 5th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research scheduled to … Continue reading →

Dear CAGH members,  We would like to alert you to recent changes in our membership policy and procedures for Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA) supports SIGs as an important part of strengthening communication and collaboration … Continue reading →

The Take a Stand (TAS) initiative on the ‘End of AIDS’ is happy to announce that its TAS statement has now been published in the journal Global Public Health. This was one of several TAS initiatives coordinated by the Critical Anthropology of … Continue reading →

The Virchow Awards are now open! Submit to the professional, graduate, and undergraduate categories. To learn more, visit: http://cagh.medanthro.net/virchow-award/.

Dear CAGH Members, The TAS Statement on the End of AIDS is looking for comments/feedback on their statement. Please send feedback by April 15, 2017 to Matthew Thomann (Matthew.Thomann@kzoo.edu), Richard Parker (rgp11@cumc.columbia.edu) or Nora Kenworthy (njk8@uw.edu). Please find the full draft below or download … Continue reading →

Due Date: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 The Science and Medicine in South Asia (SMSA) interest group of the Society for Medical Anthropology is pleased to welcome submissions for the 2017 SMSA Graduate Student Paper Prize. This will be the inaugural … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the winners of the Virchow Awards, which was announced at the AAA 2016. Maggie Acosta (Undergraduate winner – Bowdoin College) – “India’s Janani Suraksha Yojana: Global Transformations of a National Program and Dissipating the Right to Health.” Thando Malambo (Graduate … Continue reading →

Research on U.S. Health and Healthcare (RUSH) This proposed Special Interest Group would invite and encourage scholars from around the world to critically investigate U.S. health policy and practice. It would provide a space for anthropologists to engage with the … Continue reading →