About the Global Health Studies program
Global health is a powerful driver of global affairs today. As the Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated, disease outbreaks can restructure world economies, transform trade and travel, drive foreign policy, alter consumer behavior, and challenge every aspect of individual lives and social activities. The multifaceted nature of global health requires interdisciplinary analysis – engaging with economics, history, and politics, as well as with anthropology, law, and sociology, in addition to epidemiology, public health, and medical sciences. Interdisciplinary knowledge pertaining to health and society represents the cornerstone of our training. Deep understanding of global health as a field will serve our scholars today, and will ground their futures as they think, lead, and act in global contexts.
The Global Health Studies (GHS) program is led and coordinated by Catherine Panter-Brick with support from the Jackson School of Global Affairs.
Our Faculty Affiliates are an interdisciplinary group of scholars, researchers and practitioners in global health who offer advising and support to Global Health Scholars as they develop their interests and explore academic and professional opportunities in the field.
Advisory Board members are scholars and practitioners invited to provide guidance to students in the program.
The GHS program provides students rigorous training in and engagement with skills and knowledge relevant to global health research and practice. Beyond the academic components, it also offers students the opportunity to build and learn from a rich, interdisciplinary community of peers, scholars, and advocates who convene and collaborate on social events, workshops, speaker series, and other extracurricular activities.
The Advocates-in-Residence program brings leading advocates and practitioners working on diverse health issues to Yale for short stays.