Met collega Bettine ter Haar, UMCG De klimaatcrisis is op dit moment de grootste bedreiging voor de volksgezondheid.In Nederland is de zorgsector verantwoordelijk voor 7% van de nationale CO2-voetafdruk en 4% van het afval. Met het leveren van zorg draagt de sector dus bij aan de klimaatcrisis, milieucrisis en een toenemende zorgvraag. Het is deze paradox die de zorg wil doorbreken. https://www.greendealduurzamezorg.nl/

Global health: a.o. Environmental & Occupational Health, Nutrition, Reproductive Health, Public Health in Disasters.Guiding students to understand the context of Global Health within their future clinical environment via Problem-Based Learning and Flipping the Classroom principles.

Our mission is to provide a sloping playing field to offer all students an optimal learning environment, allowing them to thrive, regardless of their cultural background, first language, or the country of origin. We do so by raising awareness about linguistic and cultural barriers that students may face, making sure the English and Dutch taught programs are equivalent, and supporting all those involved in education in the process of creating an inclusive learning environment.

Developments within healthcare and in the field of medical education warrant a new Groningen Medical Education curriculum. Per September 2014 a cohort of some 400 students will be divided into four Learning Communities (LCs), each with its own focus: Global Health, Sustainable Healthcare, Intramural Care and Molecular Medicine. Global Health (GH) will provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to acquire a global perspective on medicine and healthcare which looks beyond the borders between disciplines. Understanding GH will give future doctors the ability to understand its implications both in daily healthcare practice and when entering the international medical job market. Academic training in this LC focuses on healthcare systems, indicators and disease in relation to political, social and economic factors.

In cooperation with Hans V. Hogerzeil (professor of Global Health & Right to Health) and Nico A. Bos (professor in Internationalization of Education in Medical Sciences)

Global health focussing on humanitarian disasters: Nutrition & Dietetics, Reproductive Health, Environmental & Occupational Health. linking Geopolitics to Health

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Several projects on fetal and infant health related to nutrition and neural developmentSpecialisation on interstinal microflora, fatty acids; linking socio-economic aspects to health perceptionProjects in Groningen/ Rotterdam, Bénin, Ghana