Healthcare and Education for Burmese Immigrants

Dear supporters of GlobeMed at UCincinnati,

We are so happy to say that we have had a great fall semester with both new and old friends! Here are some highlights from the past two months that we would like to share with you.

• We wired $9,000 to Social Action for Women to fund the Community Health Outreach Project. SAW and ATL, our primary contact, received the payment and are putting it to good use.
• We had our first Community Health Speakers Series on Friday, October 19th. Our External GhU committee put this wonderful event together in which we invited three distinguished leaders from Cincinnati: Dr. Chris Lewis, Associate Professor and Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, UC College of Medicine and founder of the Village Life Outreach Project; Dr. Carolette Norwood, Associate Professor of Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies; and Dr. Rosanne Hountz, Associate Professor of Nursing at Xavier University and founder of Josephine's clinic. This interactive talk allowed students to explore social justice and global health topics relevant to the Cincinnati area while applying their GlobeMed knowledge. We hope to make this an annual event because of its success and the enthusiasm students and presenters had!
• We are blessed and lucky to have Lydia Stump as our regional chapter advisor this year. She has provided helpful guidance and an ear to listen the past 15 weeks, of which we are very grateful. Thanks Lydia!
• We are currently doing our annual Individual Giving campaign. Please consider donating to our cause to help Social Action for Women. We are aiming to raise $11,000 this coming year to fund the Community Health Outreach Project, and GlobalGiving is the best way for you to stay updated on our project as well as make a tax-deductible donation. 
• Finally, on Friday, November 30th, we are having our HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on campus. We will be holding activities to raise awareness of populations living with HIV/AIDS, help students learn about sexual health, and talk to new faces. If you are on campus, please stop by Main Street between 10am and 3pm to come visit. 

Again, we thank you all for your continued support, and we are looking forward to updating you on the results of our Individual Giving campaign, benefit dinner in the spring, and Summit in March. 

Yours in health,

Emily Kim and Anna Layman

Co-Presidents, GlobeMed at UC

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