The Department of Global Health is established jointly in the UW School of Medicine and the School of Public Health with a mandate to harness the extraordinary expertise, energy, and creativity of faculty across all 17 UW schools and colleges to create one of the most comprehensive academic global health programs in the world.

Physicians for Social Responsibility is a non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1961, that is the medical and public health voice for policies to prevent nuclear war and proliferation and to slow, stop and reverse global warming and toxic degradation of the environment. PSR’s 32,400 medical and health professionals and concerned citizen members, 31 PSR chapters, over 60 Student PSR chapters at medical and public health schools, and over 25,000 e-activists, along with national and chapter board members and staff, form a unique nationwide network committed to a safe and healthy world.

The Center for Global Studies (CGS) is is one of eight National Resource Centers housed in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle.  CGS possesses an extraordinary breadth of faculty, staff, and student expertise on different parts of the world as well as an institutional commitment to connecting the events of particular moments in time and parts of the world to the larger forces that shape our present and future.  Through a myriad of programs and activities, the Center provides resources to teachers, the public, government servants, business community, local media and others while educating students to live and work effectively in the internationalized economy of our region and nation.

The Washington Global Health Alliance (WGHA) works to enhance and expand Washington’s global health impact and showcase our region’s role as a leading center for global health activities.

The University of Washington Tacoma is one of the two branch campus’ of the University of Washington.  Located in Historic Downtown Tacoma, UW Tacoma emphasizes a world class atmosphere the UW is known for, in the South Sound, near to the people it serves.

The University of Washington Bothell is a branch campus of the University of Washington, located in Bothell Washington.  Located on an award winning campus, the University curriculum emphasizes close student-faculty interactions, collaboration among students, and hands-on learning.

Washington State University is a land-grant university that conducts transformational research and provides world-class education to more than 25,000 students statewide.

Western Washington University is one of the six state funded institutions in Washington State.   Located  in Bellingham, Washington, the school offers degree programs in both undergraduate and graduate studies, with an emphasis on active learning.

Founded in 1897, San Diego State University is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area.  SDSU, with its diverse faculty and myriad academic programs, offers an increasingly international emphasis to prepare students for a global future.

With its three campuses in Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby and over 100 programs, Simon Fraser University is one of the most respected and competitive University in Canada, and has been ranked as one of Canada’s top three comprehensive universities for almost 20 years.

Located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions.

The UCLA Global Health Training Program was established in 2005 as a joint NIH-UCLA initiative aimed at expanding capacity for global health research, education and service in order to reduce health disparities worldwide.  The approach is multidisciplinary integrating social, behavioral, cultural, epidemiologic, biologic, economic and political aspects of health.

The Center for Global Public Health is a multidisciplinary center at UC Berkeley that serves to synergize faculty research on critical global health issues, facilitate the training of the next generation of researchers and leaders in global public health, inform and educate the media, government, multi-lateral agencies, the general public and private sector donors about global health issues and solutions, and foster partnerships to facilitate evidence-based implementation designs that delivers measurable public health impact at the community level.

The University of Alaska Anchorage is an open-access university with academic programs leading to occupational endorsements; undergraduate and graduate certificates; and associate, baccalaureate and graduate degrees in a rich, diverse and inclusive environment.

Seattle University, founded in 1891, is a Jesuit Catholic university located on 48 acres on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. More than 7,500 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools. U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges 2010″ ranks Seattle University among the top 10 universities in the West that offer a full range of masters and undergraduate programs.

Seattle Central Community College is located on Capitol Hill, the vibrant urban center of Seattle life. They are an educational home for students, a leadership incubator for our community and an economic catalyst for our state and beyond. Since 1966, the college has served the higher education and workforce training needs of more than 500,000 students.

The Global Health Center is a university-wide program of the Oregon Health and Science University that promotes interdisciplinary global health education, research, service and advocacy to reduce the burden of illness and injury at home and abroad.

Named after Dr. Jieh Jow Liou, the Liu Institute conducts and facilitates research on global issues, mobilizing knowledge into solutions and policy. One of sixteen research units in the College for Interdisciplinary Studies (CFIS), the Institute takes an interdisciplinary problem-solving approach to explore new ideas and ways of learning to catalyze innovative thinking and positive societal change. Its current focus is on advancing sustainability, security, and social justice: understood as moving toward economic, social, and environmental interactions that promote the well-being of people in ways that are just, equitable, and sustainable.

The Global Health Council is the world’s largest membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world. Our diverse membership is comprised of health-care professionals and organizations that include NGOs, foundations, corporations, government agencies and academic institutions that work to ensure global health for all.