Summer 2018 Tools for Change CGI Newsletter

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Greetings and welcome to
the latest edition of the
CGI Newsletter
Dr. Chris Stout, Editor
Gracie Wang, Asst-Editor
Volume V, Number 2 Summer 2018
_____News, Tools, Reports and Shout-Outs______
Great news and thank you!
We have been honored with one of the first Top-Rated Awards of 2018 from
GreatNonprofits! We appreciate all of your contributions and support!
This is our eighth year in a row!
Facebook launches Workplace for Good for
nonprofits Facebook has added a new tier to its enterprise
communications platform, Workplace, that will be free for
nonprofits. Workplace is already used by over 2,500 nonprofits,
including Oxfam and Save the Children, and it "has made a
huge difference in the way our staff can communicate with each
other, visually and in real time," said UNICEF UK executive Ric
Sheldon
http://www.wango.org/link/?c=facebook-workplace

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A new report, "State of the Nonprofit Sector
Survey 2018," by the Nonprofit Finance Fund
reveals that finances in the nonprofit sector are
stretched thinner this year than in 2017. More
than four out of five nonprofit leaders surveyed
reported the need for services rising, but almost
60 percent of these leaders do not anticipate
meeting need.
http://www.exemptmagazine.com/uncategorized/npo-finances-stretched-thinner-now-than-in-2017/
Salesforce product
discount and
donation program for
NPOs Through its
Power of Us program,
Salesforce provides
nonprofits access to
products and
resources to help
them expand their
impact, including 10
donated subscriptions
and deep discounts
on additional
subscriptions,
products and/or
services. To be
eligible, a nonprofit must be recognized as a charity, nonprofit, or NGO in the country where they are
located. To learn more, visit: http://www.wango.org/link/?c=salesforce-product-discount-and-
donation-program-for-NPOs

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Five Simple Hacks to Boost Response to
Your Email Campaigns Learn five tips
to boost response to your nonprofit’s e-
mail campaigns in this npENGAGE
blog post by Tim Kachuriak, founder of
research and consulting firm NextAfter.
https://npengage.com/nonprofit-
fundraising/five-simple-hacks-you-can-
do-today-to-boost-response-to-your-email-
campaigns/
_____UN and International News _____
The UN General Assembly has approved a bold new plan to reposition sustainable development at the
heart of the entire UN system. The comprehensive package of reforms will strengthen how the UN
supports countries in meeting the SDGs and the climate change commitments made through the 2015
Paris Agreement. https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/05/1011111

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The UN and
Myanmar have
signed an
agreement that
promises to create
the conditions for
the "voluntary,
safe, dignified and
sustainable"
return of some
700,000 Rohingya
refugees living in
Bangladesh
https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/06/1011491
___Award, Grant, Funding, Ed. & Job Opportunities___
USPSC Administrative
Assistant/Administrative Specialist,
DC
OVERVIEW: The work of the
Administrative
Assistant/Administrative Specialist
requires teamwork, self- motivation,
discretion, sound judgment, strong
customer service skills, and the ability
to work well under stress. The
incumbent must prioritize and
follow up on his or her own actions
without prompting, while assisting the Office Director, Deputy Director, or Administrative
Support Team Leader with the myriad of administrative tasks. As a member of a highly supportive,
customer-service oriented team, the incumbent is willing and able to perform a wide range of
administrative functions to help ensure programmatic success. The incumbent is highly flexible and
willing to work under conditions of ongoing change and remains professional and respectful of
colleagues and authority in a diverse workforce. The incumbent places a premium on building positive
relationships with the team and with key stakeholders both in and outside of the Office. The
incumbent is highly responsible, service-oriented, organized, pays close attention to detail, and is able
to receive and respond to constructive criticism in a professional manner.
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/usaid-office-of-food-for-peace-washington-dc-18-uspsc-administrative-
assistant-administrative-specialist/

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Human Rights Watch Human Rights and Artificial
Intelligence – Palo Alto, CA
The Business and Human Rights Division of Human Rights
Watch (HRW) is seeking a highly qualified Researcher and
Advocate on Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence to
investigate, analyze, and advocate against human rights abuses
worldwide related to artificial intelligence, machine learning,
and big data technologies. The role of the Researcher and
Advocate will include documenting and conveying the rights
implications of various forms of artificial intelligence and other
algorithmic decision-making being deployed by governments and
private sector actors around the world, including the impact of
AI and similar technologies on racial justice, gender
discrimination, marginalized or underrepresented communities, and economic inequality.
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/human-rights-artificial-intelligence-palo-alto-ca/
Amnesty International
Regional Human Rights
Education Coordinator –
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Access to human rights
education creates the
foundation for a rights
respecting society, for (re)
claiming rights. It underpins
Amnesty’s human rights work.
You will contribute to the
development and
implementation of regional
plans, strategies and projects,
coordinate the implementation of human rights education work online and offline, ensure the
alignment with global and regional campaigns, contribute the human rights education perspective in
the region to internal AI policies, approaches, strategies, activism and research. You will together with
colleagues scale up our Human Rights Education work with Human Rights Defenders, ensure the
implementation of Amnesty International’s existing human rights education programmes in the
region. This includes designing online and offline modules and courses, participant centred human
rights education and capacity building workshops and learning processes focusing on nurturing
knowledge, skills, attitudes and values; developing relevant and participatory human rights education
training materials; and delivering such training to human rights activists, including Amnesty
International members; proving the contribution of human rights education to change through
Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment frameworks and developing, identifying and sharing
innovative human rights education projects. In addition, you will support with identifying and
conceptualizing human rights education work with potential for successful fundraising and providing
and presenting human rights education work in a way that helps to attract donors.
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/regional-human-rights-education-coordinator-colombo/

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Norwegian Refugee Council Country Director
– DRC and CAR
Founded in 1946, today the Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC) works in both new and
protracted crises across 31 countries. Our 6,000
employees provide life-saving and long-term
assistance to millions of people every year.
NRC specialises in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, camp management, and
water, sanitation and hygiene. NRC is a determined advocate for displaced people. We promote and
defend their rights and dignity in local communities, with national governments and in the
international arena. NRC’s expert deployment capacity, NORCAP, boasts around 1,000 experts from
all over the world who can be deployed within 72 hours. NORCAP experts help improve international
and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating
for people displaced within their own country.
We are looking for two dedicated Country Directors (CD) who would like to further develop and
strengthen our country operations in the Central African Republic or in the DR Congo.
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/norwegian-refugee-council-country-director-drc-car/
Development Associate
The development associate works with
the CEO to advance the mission of
Global Press by stewarding business and
philanthropic partnerships. The
successful candidate will be organized, research-minded and passionate about using journalism as a
tool for social change. He/she should have previous experiencing managing schedules, multitasking
and using critical thinking to create productive systems. Responsible for messaging about the
organization to high-value stakeholders, the development associate must be an exceptional overall
communicator. Like all Global Press employees, the development associate must be able to think big
and work small, focusing on both strategy and details simultaneously.
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/development-associate-global-press-institute-dc/
Country Representative, IREX, Kenya
IREX seeks a strategic, innovative, entrepreneurial, and
collaborative Country Representative to spearhead – out of
Kenya – IREX’s efforts to empower youth, cultivate leaders,
produce quality information and education, and strengthen
communities in East Africa. The initial focus of this position
will be on initiatives to empower youth, but will be expanded
to include strengthening educational institutions and
cultivating leaders. A self-starter, the Country Representative will continually assess the competitive
environment to identify new opportunities for IREX to advance its mission and strengthen is brand in
East Africa. S/he will spearhead efforts to capture these opportunities in partnership with IREX’s New
Business Development Unit and Strategic Partnerships Unit. The successful candidate will have a solid
understanding of the youth development field. S/he will also have proven experience leading strategic
thinking processes and approaches and business development activities that lead to partnerships with
governmental donors, the private sector and the philanthropic community.
https://pcdnetwork.org/job/country-representative-irex-kenya/

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Research, Monitoring, and Learning Technical Lead, MacArthur
100&Change, IRC, Jordan
Reporting to the Regional Project Director, the Research, Monitoring, and
Learning Technical Lead will manage country-level leads, sit on the senior
management team of Sesame Seeds, co-design all research, monitoring, and
learning activities, as well as be responsibility for their quality implementation.
The research, monitoring, and learning portfolio has five goals:
(1) design appropriate, acceptable programs in terms of content,
delivery, and targeting using small-scale testing and prototyping, human-
centered design principles, and qualitative methods;
(2) monitor our work in real time, tracking progress against targets, identifying where course
correction is needed;
(3) measure the impact of our work on children and their caregivers, using rigorous study
designs;
(4) refine our program models so that they are more scalable and cost-efficient via
implementation research and prototyping; and
(5) influence best practice in early childhood development monitoring and learning in
humanitarian settings. Programming will occur in camp and non-camp settings across Jordan,
Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria, with Syrian refugees as well as host communities.
The Regional Research, Monitoring, and Learning Technical Lead will have primary responsibility for
fulfilling these goals within the context of the direct services provided through this project: Sesame
Home and Sesame Center. The full Sesame Seeds project is a large project that includes mass media
broadcasts as well, which will also be evaluated. https://pcdnetwork.org/job/research-monitoring-
learning-technical-lead-macarthur-100change-irc-jordan/
CIVICUS, Secretary General Position, South Africa
Our current Secretary General has been highly successful
and effective. CIVICUS finds itself currently in a position of
strength. With strong donor relationships, a committed and
diverse board, a broad and growing membership and a
talented secretariat team, CIVICUS is poised to be bold and
brave. You will be an individual adept at leading through
influence in a local, national or global network or
membership-based organisation. You might be particularly
experienced, accomplished and networked in your field, or
you might be a young, dynamic and politically savvy leader. Either way, you will be able to inspire and
connect with audiences and peoples of all kinds, from staff in the office to protesters on the street to
Presidents. You will have excellent knowledge of the challenges and crises facing humanity, as well as
civil society’s efforts, strategies, and shortcomings in confronting them. You will value and understand
the role of youth and the grassroots in social movements and important civil society issues. You will
demonstrate great integrity in your work, alongside past evidence of implementing and embedding
change in a civic or systems context and working constructively across sectors. You will think globally
and across cultures, speak fluent English as well as ideally several other languages and having worked
in different country contexts. You see, we are looking for a very special kind of leader! For more
information please visit www.macaulaysearch.com/opportunities. Applications must be received by
19th
July 2018. https://pcdnetwork.org/job/civicus-secretary-general-position/

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_____Conferences, Courses, and Meetings _____
Build Peace 2018
October 29 - October 31
Build Peace is annual conference
that brings together practitioners,
activists, academics, policy makers,
artists and technologists from
around the world to share
experience and ideas on using
technology, arts and other
innovations for peacebuilding and
conflict transformation.
Build Peace 2018 will explore how technological innovation and creativity re-shape the economic
opportunities, economic organisation, and economic power that impact how we live together in peace
– in the Global North and the Global South alike. Apply now to speak or facilitate a
workshop (deadline June 30) or register to attend. https://pcdnetwork.org/event/build-peace-2018/
4 scholarships for the MoS on Culture od Peace
at the AUBarcelona / 4 becas para la
diplomatura de Cultura de Paz
October 16, 2018 @ 4:00 Pm - June 4, 2019 @
8:00 Pm
€1.800
The MoS on Culture of Peace is structured in 3
modules: Fundamentals of Peace Education and
Peace Research, Analysis of armed conflicts and
other violence, and Peacebuilding.
Apply now for one of the 4 housing grants for
activists coming from conflict -affected countries
(Until June 22). See the requirements here:
http://escolapau.uab.cat/img/docencia/Convocatoria20182019.pdf. See also
https://pcdnetwork.org/event/4-scholarships-for-the-mos-on-culture-od-peace-at-the-aubarcelona-4-
becas-para-la-diplomatura-de-cultura-de-paz/
Joker Masterclass with Cardboard Citizens
November 10 @ 10:00 Am - November 11 @ 6:00 Pm
£324
Our acclaimed intensive two-day course returns for
2018. Led by our Artistic Director Adrian Jackson, the
weekend will focus on the skills of the joker (the
facilitator in a Forum Theatre play) and the dramaturgy
of Forum Theatre plays.
Over the course of the two days, this workshop will lead
participants through sessions including:

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 Generating participation,
 Stimulating nervous audiences
 ‘Difficult’ interventions
 Working with particular constituencies
 How and when to end a Forum show
Participants will have the opportunity to joker a section of a ready-made Cardboard Citizens show or a
‘blank’ Forum Theatre piece generated by the group. https://pcdnetwork.org/event/joker-masterclass-
with-cardboard-citizens/
Online Mediating Commercial and Litigated Cases
January 22, 2018 - January 27, 2019
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to
effectively manage the entire mediation process, including but
not limited to:
 Demonstrating competence and confidence in initial
phone calls, turning inquiries into mediations, and
bringing the parties to the table with a mindset and
readiness for resolution;
 Understanding and navigating the complex ethical
issues surrounding disclosure and confidentiality to
build a mediation practice based on integrity;
 Constructing an environment that fosters collaboration and agreement;
 Integrating the complexity of legal and factual issues with emotions and party dynamics;
 Understanding the dynamics of mediating with lawyers and insurance adjusters at the table
while practice with real life case content;
 Employing adaptive negotiation strategies to lead the parties to agreement;
 Formulating creative and durable settlements.
For more info, see https://pcdnetwork.org/event/online-mediating-commercial-and-litigated-cases/
Donor perspectives on the humanitarian-
development-peace nexus
September 11 @ 10:30 Am - 12:00 Pm
Free
On 11 September, ICVA and PHAP will
organize the fifth and final session in the
learning stream on the humanitarian-
development-peace nexus. After having
explored how the three main types of actors
in this nexus view the current processes and
discussions, we will turn to the perspectives
of some of the major donors. Join us for a
discussion on how the actors behind a large proportion of the funding in these sectors are
approaching the issue of how and to what degree humanitarian, development, and peace works should
be coordinated and/or integrated. https://pcdnetwork.org/event/donor-perspectives-on-the-
humanitarian-development-peace-nexus/

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Rights based approach to food
and nutrition security 2019
January 21, 2019 @ 8:00
Am - February 1, 2019 @ 5:00
Pm
EUR3500
Everyone had the right to good
nutrition, and everyone should be
actively involved in achieving it.
This course explores the concepts
of the “Right to Food” and
“active participation of people”
within the framework of Right-
Based Approaches in achieving
food and nutrition security. For
more information, please visit our
website: https://www.wur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Research-Institutes/centre-for-development-
innovation/short-courses/show/CDIcourse_rights_based_approach_2019.htm For additional info,
see: https://pcdnetwork.org/event/rights-based-approach-to-food-and-nutrition-security-2019/
#No War 2018 – designing a world beyond
war: legalizing peace
September 21 - September 22
$56
You say you’re against war, but what’s the
alternative? Let’s design and build an
alternative system of global governance –
one in which peace is pursued by peaceful
means. Learn how at #NoWar2018!
Learn more and register today!
We will explore how the rule of law has
been used both to restrain war and to
legitimize it — and how we can re-design
systems to abolish the institution of war and
uphold human and ecological justice.
The conference will take place on Friday
September 21 (5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
doors open at 4:00 p.m.) and Saturday
September 22. (9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.). https://pcdnetwork.org/event/no-war-2018-designing-a-world-
beyond-war-legalizing-peace/

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International Opportunities in Psychology
Apply now to join the APA in Cuba!
The International Partner Learning Program promotes understanding of the field of psychology and
work of psychologists outside of the U.S.
Havana, Cuba
November 18th-28th, 2018
DEADLINE August 30, 2018

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Volunteer with NGOabroad
NGOabroad is currently seeking psychologists for international volunteer work in trauma, PTSD,
domestic and sexual abuse, trafficking, and other areas. Locations include Uganda, Kenya, Costa Rica,
Lebanon, Nepal, Cameroon, India and Thailand.
To apply, visit www.ngoabroad.com and send a completed questionnaire to info@NGOabroad.com
Innovations in International Psychology Summit
San Francisco, CA
August 7-8
Registration information coming soon. Contact Taylor Wardle with questions
APA International Awards and Grants
APA and the Committee on International Relations in Psychology select a number of internationally
focused awards.
 APA Grants for International Psychologists and Psychology Students to Attend the APA
Annual Convention
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 CIRP Outstanding Dissertation Award
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 International Scientific Meeting Support Award
 Recognition of Programs Fostering International and Global Perspectives
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HUMAN RIGHTS
Rounded Up and Left for Dead
Algeria has expelled some 13,000 migrants in the past 14 months, leaving them stranded in the Sahara
desert without food or water. Scores have perished as a growing number of sub-Saharan migrants—
pregnant women and children among them—are rounded up "dropped in the desert and pointed in
the direction of Niger," sometimes at gunpoint.
The uptick comes amid growing EU pressure for North African nations to crack down on migrants
headed north to Europe. 135 people were dropped at Niger’s border in May 2017, compared to 2,888
in April 2018, according to International Organization for Migration estimates.
AP
Judge Orders Halt to Border Separations
The Trump administration must halt family separations at the border under a temporary nationwide
injunction passed down late Tuesday, a move likely to spark a high-profile legal battle with the Justice
Department.
Ruling on a lawsuit brought by the ACLU, California federal judge Judge Dana M. Sabraw also
ordered that all separated families be reunited within 30 days, that children under 5 be returned to
their parents within 14 days, and that all children be allowed to speak with their parents within 10
days. The order enables family border separations only if their families present an immediate threat to
their safety.
The New York Times
Fishing Scandal—Thailand’s Audaciously Insufficient Tech Response
Thailand’s billion dollar fishing industry is rife with human rights violators who maintain horrific on-
board conditions, withhold wages, and engage in human trafficking of foreign workers who may not
know their rights. After threats of sanctions from the EU and the US State Department, Thailand is
investing in high-tech solutions like satellite surveillance and iris scans to curtail violations.
But technology alone can’t eradicate violators and the government’s reliance on it is troublesome to
worker’s rights groups. “It has become an excuse the government is using to justify they have done
something,” says Patima Tungpuchayakul, co-founder of Labour Rights Promotion Network
Foundation.
Thomson Reuters Foundation
VIOLENCE
Where Women Walk in Danger
India is the most dangerous country for women in terms of sexual violence and slave labor, according to
a global poll by the Thomas Reuters Foundation of about 550 experts on women’s issues.
"India has shown utter disregard and disrespect for women ... rape, marital rapes, sexual assault and
harassment, female infanticide has gone unabated," said Manjunath Gangadhara, a Karnataka state official.

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Afghanistan and Syria came in second and third, followed by Somalia and Saudi Arabia. Just one Western
nation appeared in the top 10: the US, which ranked joint third for a question on the risk of sexual
violence, coercion, and harassment.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Polio Returns to Papua New Guinea
A polio outbreak has been confirmed in Papua New Guinea—declared polio-free 18 years ago—after a
case surfaced in a 6-year-old boy.
The same virus was also isolated from stool specimens of 2 healthy children from the same community
“representing an outbreak,” according to the CDC.
PNG was certified polio-free in 2000 but polio vaccine coverage in Morobe province, the site of the
outbreak, has been low—just 61% of children have received the 3 recommended doses, and the WHO
noted inadequate sanitation and hygiene in the area as well.
Channel NewsAsia
CONFLICT
South Sudan’s “Carousel of Violence”
The people fleeing villages in South Sudan due to renewed conflict brought the possessions they could
carry and the horror they endured.
Thousands are believed to have been displaced from villages in Leer and Mayendit counties by troops
who destroyed food stores and medical clinics, seizing women and burning some people alive,
according to eyewitnesses.
“Largely lacking any ideological basis, South Sudan’s conflicts have become a carousel of violence
pitting rival elites from different tribes and political groupings against each other as they compete for
power,” writes reporter Peter Beaumont.
The Guardian
Related: Girls of South Sudan on gunshot wounds, hunger and hope – in pictures – The Guardian
Pathogens Without Borders
In conflict zones the trinity of prevention, detection and response to epidemics has collapsed to
devastating effect.
20 countries are at high risk for pandemics, but frameworks encouraging countries to unite against
them aren’t rigorous, Paul Wise and Michele Barry argue in the latest issue of Daedalus.
Syria’s civil war has seen the first polio cases since 1999, due to a bungled response from the regional

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WHO and politically motivated withholding of vaccines. Early stages of epidemics like SARS were
willfully underreported for fear of economic implications.
Writ large, politicizing epidemics will have a global impact, says Barry: “Pathogens know no borders.”
Stanford University
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Grading Big Pharma
Pharmaceutical companies have a long way to go to combat antimicrobial resistance, but a new
ranking aims to hold them accountable.
Created by the Amsterdam-based Access to Medicine Foundation, the report unveiled yesterday at
the World Economic Forum in Davos credits GlaxoSmithKline with doing the most to combat the
crisis, followed by Johnson & Johnson.
Still, “There is quite a distance to go to keep up with what the companies have promised in Davos 2
years ago,” says Ramanan Laxminarayan of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy—
when they signed the "Davos Declaration," presented at 2016’s World Economic Forum.
Science
Fight the Resistance
An alarming 1.7 million health care-acquired antibiotic resistant infections (HAIs) spread in hospitals
each year. HAIs—which thrive in health care settings with heavy use of antibiotics, lots of staff in and
out of patient rooms, and high patient turnover—are tricky to manage and require multifaceted
solutions.
Daniel Evans calls for an all-hands-on-deck “antimicrobial stewardship” approach to combating HAIs,
including proper training for cleaning staff, limiting antibiotic prescriptions and support from diverse
stakeholders. Large-scale solutions for scourges like smallpox and polio, for example, required
commitment from governments, nonprofits, hospitals, private companies and other collaborators.
HAIs should be no different.
Longitude Prize (Commentary)
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS
New Democracy, Ancient Traditions
Since elected president Adama Barrow took office, child marriage and female genital mutilation
(FGM), forcefully banned under Gambia’s autocratic former leader Yahya Jammeh, appear to be re-
emerging.
Despite misinformation circulating that the bans left along with the exiled autocrat, who imposed
heavy fines and jail sentences for the practices, the new administration says they remain in place.
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figures on whether these laws were obeyed during his 22-year rule. UNICEF said before the ban, 75%
of girls were cut and 30% wed before 18.
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Obesity Begets Obesity
Obesity may be a “social contagion,” according to a new study of military families by USC and the RAND
Corp. which found relocating to heavier communities boosts chances of overweight and obesity.
Obesity clusters may result from like-minded people gravitating to areas with similar environmental and
dietary influences, but the researchers also observed a more nebulous element of social influence.
Incorporating data on food and exercise opportunities, researchers found families moving to Vernon
County, Louisiana, where 38% of adults are obese, made the condition 25% more likely among parents.
Inversely, obesity was less likely among families moving to less overweight areas.
USC News
CLIMATE CHANGE
Facing the Music
A robust response to climate change presents “the greatest global health opportunity” this century;
ignoring it could reverse decades of public health progress, according to the Lancet Countdown.
Building on the Lancet’s 2015 Commission on Health and Climate Change, the Countdown tracks
progress on the Paris Agreement and the health impacts of climate change.
It found climate change’s toll on human health is “potentially irreversible,” and concentrated in
vulnerable populations. Weather-related disasters increased 46% since 2000, the report shows.
But recent years have seen progress like the “inevitable” move to low-carbon energy and a tripling of
scientific papers on health and climate change since 2007.
The Lancet (free registration required)
HEALTH COMMUNICATION
When “Real News” Still Falls Flat
In information wars, the conflict isn’t always between “real” and “fake” news, but between facts and
values, writes David Scales in “French Lessons,” his aptly-titled piece about chronic Lyme disease for
Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.
Scales looks at France’s ongoing information battle between patient advocacy groups and the medical
community, grounded in a lack of accepted clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of
chronic Lyme disease. An ensuing health ministry campaign to curb misinformation—and to denounce
“experts” touting purported alternative treatments—fell flat when advocates perceived a mere
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not more—or better—information.
Undark
MEDICAL ETHICS
An Impossible Choice
A mere 1 in 200,000 births results in conjoined twins.
A case study of 22-month-old conjoined girls from East Africa, published in The New England Journal
of Medicine, reveals how in wealthy countries, the option of surgery still poses an agonizing dilemma.
At home, both would likely have died. Twin A’s congenital heart disease deemed her unlikely to
survive with or without the surgery; Twin B could live only if separated.
“How do you look at Twin A and say we’re going to save your sister?” asked MassGeneral Hospital for
Children surgeon Allan Goldstein, who ultimately operated, saving Twin B.
NPR Goats and Soda
TECH AND INNOVATION
Not Your Everyday Lab Jacket
A Ugandan inventor is looking to end scores of missed pneumonia diagnoses with a very different
kind of lab jacket.
Shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize 2017, inventor Brian Turyabagye says
his prototype biomedical jacket gives an accurate diagnosis 3–4X faster than a doctor.
Pneumonia kills half a million children under 5 each year in sub-Saharan Africa; 27,000 in Uganda
alone. Killing more children under 5 than HIV/AIDS, malaria and diarrhea combined, pneumonia
receives only 2 cents out of every UNICEF dollar.
Known as Mama-Ope (“Hope for the Mother”) the Bluetooth-enabled jacket reads body temperature,
lung condition and heart rate.
CNN
INFLUENZA
Scoring Strains
A relatively unknown flu strain, H7N9, outranks H1N1 and H5N1 (bird flu) on the CDC’s Most
Wanted list.
Scoring strains on a scale of 1 to 10, the list evaluates strains' pandemic potential.
Historically harmless in birds, H7N9 was 1st reported in humans in 2013. ¼ of 135 cases in China
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strain has infected more people than 4 previous epidemics combined.
Research shows these more dangerous strains thrive among ferrets and mice—worrying scientists about
their potential human impact, for which data remains scarce.
The Atlantic
VACCINES
Malicious Messaging
Muslims in the southeast Indian state of Kerala are being targeted for anti-vaccination propaganda via
social media, texts and WhatsApp messages.
The messaging falsely claims that vaccinations kill or sicken children—with specific fearmongering
toward Muslims. “What this misinformation on social media is telling them is: There’s a hatred of
Muslims in society, and these vaccines are a secret way to depopulate districts of Muslims,” says Shima
Azeez, MD.
During a diphtheria outbreak last year, Azeez and other physicians launched Info Clinic, a Facebook
page that provides factual vaccine information. Kerala launched a vaccine drive last month and is
cracking down on identified sources of misinformation.
The National
FOOD
Where’s the Beef?
Argentina, where beef is typically what’s for dinner—and breakfast, and lunch—has introduced Vegan
Mondays.
While seen as a political move by opponents, the presidential palace serves only vegan options on
Mondays to all 500 employees, including President Mauricio Macri. The measure comes amid an
obesity crisis in Latin America where daily beef consumption is more than twice what’s recommended.
Beef production is also brutal for the environment with hefty greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation
and a near unquenchable thirst—15,000 liters of water to produce 1 kilogram of beef.
Globally, many countries are trimming meat from public menus, implementing meat taxes or limiting
exports in response to these concerns.
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