Syndemics: Theory & Application

Event Type

Lecture

Sponsor

Center for Global Studies; Co-sponsored by Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program

Virtual

Date

Nov 11, 2020   12:00 pm  

Speaker

Emily Mendenhall (Georgetown, School of Foreign Service); Bayla Ostrach (Boston University, Department of Family Medicine); Rebecca Smith (UIUC, Department of Pathobiology and NCSA); Caitlin Clarke (UIUC, Department of Sociology)

Cost

Free and open to the public

Registration

Pre-registration is required

Contact

Anita Kaiser

E-Mail

arkaiser@illinois.edu

Phone

217-333-6221

Views

30

Originating Calendar

Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP)

Syndemics refers to complex epidemics involving two types of adverse interaction – the clustering and interactions of two or more diseases or health conditions (the biological–biological interface)and social environmental factors (the biological–social interface). The theory has been widely applied in the fields of medicine, public health and anthropology. CGS and WGGP are proud to welcome four scholars who have been active in this new field of research.