PUBLIC HEALTH

Ever wonder how you can get more involved with your major while changing the world at the same time? Through Changemaker Maps, you are equipped with the knowledge and connections to engage with social innovation in your own major.

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There are many different ways to get involved with social innovation within your major. For a full list of other opportunities, please visit silcbyu.com

FIELD OVERVIEW
Social innovation is the ecosystem where new and innovative solutions to our global societys greatest problems are discovered and implemented. From inventing and marketing incubators for developing countries to implementing clinic-based methods for HIV/ AIDS treatment, public health specialists in the social innovation ecosystem are changing the way we solve our biggest social problems.

EXPERIENCE (INTERNSHIPS, JOBS, PROGRAMS)

Research Assistantship Field Study International Development Internship PEAT (Project Evaluation and Assessment Team) Internship PEDL (Political Economy and Development Lab) Research Assistantship SSI (Students for Social Innovation) Internship SSE (Students for Social Entrepreneurship) Internship GEO (Global Engineering Outreach) Project Abroad Government Agencies (Millennium Challenge Corporation, USAID, Social Innovation Fund) International Governmental Organizations (World Bank, UNDP, World Health Organization) Nonprofits (Strive Partnership, Urban Institute, REDF)

MODEL IN THE FIELD

Victoria Hale worked for the FDA in the 90s and witnessed how many promising new medicines were abandoned when they had powerful potential to counter global infectious diseases. She had a turning point VICTORIA HALE when she questioned, Why in our world in the 21st century were there people who had medicines for any, any disease, any complaint! And in other parts of the world, 5,000, 10,000 miles away, babies die of dehydrating diarrhea. Shortly after, she founded two nonprofits, One World Health and Medicines360 to close the gap between urgently needed medicine and pharmaceutical opportunities. Their focus lays in health inequity issues of women and children, such as contraception and orphan diseases. They have reached many milestones for global health, developing affordable medicines for black fever, diarrheal diseases, and malaria.

ON-CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS
SSI (Students for Social Innovation) SSE (Students for Social Entrepreneurship) SID (Students for International Development) BPHA (BYU Public Health Association) PEAT (Project Evaluation and Assessment Team) PEDL (Political Economy and Development Lab)

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PROFESSORS
Benjamin Crookston: Undernutrition and growth recovery, infectious disease epidemiology, child health and development, worked with several NGOs on poverty and hunger alleviation and impact of microfinance and health education programs among women and girls. (healthscience.byu.edu/Profiles/Faculty/BenjaminCrookston.aspx) Brad L. Neiger: Evaluation of social marketing and social media interventions in public health settings. (healthscience.byu.edu/Profiles/Faculty/ BradLNeiger.aspx) Joshua H. West: Research is focused on eliminating health disparities, especially in the Latino community. (healthscience.byu.edu/Profiles/ Faculty/JoshuaHWest.aspx)

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COMPETITIONS/CONFERENCES
Global Family Health and Development Conference (ce.byu.edu/cw/gfh/) Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) (sophe.org/meetings.cfm) American Public Health Association Conference (apha.org) Utah Public Health Association Conference (upha. org/) Annual World TB Day Conference (lungutah.org)

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

There are many different ways to get involved with social innovation within your major. For a full list of other opportunities, please visit silcbyu.com

CLASSES

GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Masters of Public Health (BYU) MBA MPA - International Development (Harvard, Princeton) Masters of International Development (Columbia)

HLTH 310: Chronic Diseases-Prevention and Control HLTH 311: Infectious Diseases-Prevention and Control HLTH 322: Environmental Health HLTH 345: Principles of Epidemiology HLTH 436: Sexuality Education in the Curriculum HLTH 480: International Health HLTH 403R: Refugee and Migrant Health