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GCH | Advancing health equity locally and globally through interdisciplinary collaboration & a commitment to health justice.
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Meet one of the speakers joining us for the 13th Annual One Health Symposium: Matt Sparke, PhD Matt Sparke is a geographer and scholar of globalization whose work addresses global health, citizenship, neoliberalism, geopolitics, and borders. As Distinguished Professor of Politics at @ucsc, he also co-directs the interdisciplinary program in Global and Community Health (@ucsc.gch). Matt has written two books: Introducing Globalization: Ties, Tensions and Uneven Integration, and In the Space of Theory: Post-foundational Geographies of the Nation-State; along with over 100 peer-reviewed publications. His most recent book has been focused on advancing the health protections and educational opportunities of farmworker communities in California, including through community collaborations and an associated map app called Campo-Sano. Join us in-person on October 24 at UC Davis to hear from Matt and other experts working across disciplines to address complex One Health challenges. Register online - LINK IN BIO
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Fall quarter is officially in full swing🍂 Programs like Global and Community Health (GCH) give you in-class and career experience you need to pursue a career in public health or professional school to become a doctor, dentist, or pursue other medical pathways. On Sept. 22, @ucsc.gch hosted a major orientation to give students an overview of the program, degree requirements, what to expect from both the GCH B.A. and GCH B.S. degrees, and to meet program staff and faculty. If you missed it, you can always connect with an advisor by scheduling an appointment on their website: gch.ucsc.edu. global and community health faculty and staff holding orientation sign
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Come join us in Oaxaca, Mexico for an incredible Global Internship opportunity in Summer 2027. Learn from practical medical rotations to complement your studies in Global and Community Health. You’ll also have the opportunity to live with a host family to immerse yourself in Mexican and local indigenous culture. Click the link in our bio for more details 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 #globallearning #globalandcommunityhealth #ucsc
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Congratulations to CEJA undergraduate research assistant Emily Burich (global and community health, College Nine '27), who received the Weiss Family Scholarship for her work on our FRESH Study! 🩺 "This scholarship has helped me further develop an amazing community and a deeper love for research, especially through connecting with and learning from fellow students," Emily shared. "Working with the FRESH Study has been one of the highlights of my college experience, and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to contribute to meaningful research that explores student health and well-being." One of Emily's most memorable experiences at UC Santa Cruz has been joining the professional pre-health sorority Kappa Gamma Delta, which encouraged her to pursue her role here at CEJA. Through these experiences, she has built lasting connections and discovered new passions in health research and community engagement. Looking ahead, Emily plans to gain clinical experience before applying to a Physician Assistant school, with interests in dermatology, pediatrics, or family medicine. "This scholarship's focus on strengthening student-faculty connections within the Social Sciences research centers is meaningful to me because mentorship has played a major role in my growth as a student and future healthcare professional," she said. Emily Burich
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I’m afraid I just “blue” myself 💙
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… so now what? ucsc bs global and community health 2026 !! <3
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prevention > treatment but they couldn’t prevent me from getting this degree 🔥 #globalandcommunityhealth #ucsc btw i just walked the stage
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Associate Teaching Professor of Global and Community Health Laura Beth Bugg published “Religion as labor control: Corporate chaplaincy and the privatization of risk under H-2A” in Critical Sociology. ⁣ ⁣ Using ethnography and critical discourse analysis, the article examines how corporate chaplaincy operates within the U.S. H-2A agricultural guestworker program. Companies hire clergy or laypersons to serve the spiritual, social, and emotional needs of employees, affecting farmworker mental health and overall well-being. Drawing on pastoral talks and chaplain interviews, the article shows how religious care can function as labor control, encouraging workers to interpret insecurity and risk as matters of personal responsibility rather than systemic problems.⁣ ⁣ This publication was supported in part by a Building Belonging undergraduate research scholarship. Student fellow Ali Gutierrez-Esquivel assisted with Spanish-English interpretation of Facebook Live transcriptions of monthly chaplain talks given for migrant farmworkers, interviews with corporate chaplains, thematic coding of data, and analysis of emergent themes.⁣ @ucsc.gch #ucsc #ucsantacruz #globalhealth #farmworkers #healthresearch ⁣ 🔗 Read the article with the link in our story Person holding other person’s hand with rosary
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Aivan Bach and Courtney (Court) Sugano are 2025-26 Humanities EXPLORE Fellows working as Co-Lead Interns withThe Okinawa Memories Initiative (@ucsc_omi) — a collaborative, international public history project housed at The Humanities Institute. Both are in their fourth year at UC Santa Cruz: Aivan is a double major in Anthropology and Environmental Science and a History minor, while Court is a Global and Community Health major and a History minor. This is both Court and Aivan’s second year working with OMI through the Humanities EXPLORE program. Last summer, they traveled to Okinawa for a month-long research trip to lead workshops, connect with students at the University of the Ryukyus, and explore Okinawan foodways. They have also worked closely with the Okinawa Association of America in Los Angeles, conducting oral history interviews and digitizing archival collections. We recently caught up with them about their time supporting OMI and their new responsibilities as Co-Lead Interns this academic year. Working with OMI has become a defining part of their time at @ucsc. As Aivan reflects: “I always feel a strong sense of accomplishment and pride in the work we do. I did not expect OMI to become such a huge part of my college career, but I am grateful for everything I have learned through the project.” Read Aivan and Court’s THI profile at the link in our bio!
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Farmworker communities face increasingly dire threats linked to climate change. From extreme heat, air pollution, and flood damage, to crop failures from drought and new pests, to increased exposure to pesticides, farmworkers are experiencing climate changed challenges that compound their social, political and economic vulnerabilities. The "Farmworker Community Health Vulnerabilities and Responses Amid Climate Change" project, funded by the state of California through a UC Climate Action grant, has mapped where these multiple vectors of climate vulnerability intersect on the ground in California with a community co-designed map app called Campo-Sano. Supplementing this app with additional tools and trainings designed with and for community health promoters, they have sought to develop freely available resources for farmworkers and their advocates across California and beyond. Hear from Dr. Matt Sparke (UC Santa Cruz) about this multi UC campus project and how they worked with 10 community based organizations across California to develop this important resource. Register via the link in our bio! Background image of an aerial shot of farmlands with a headshot of Dr. Matt Sparke over it and the text in dark blue and teal, "UCGHI Grand Rounds: California Farmworker Community Health Vulnerabilities and Responses Amid Climate Change."
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📣🌍We’re excited to launch a new, systemwide hub where you can explore global health resources and opportunities across all 10 @uofcalifornia campuses! 🌐Whether you’re looking for global health centers and programs, courses, fellowships, or student organizations, this hub brings everything together in one place—making it easier than ever to find your global health community and chart your path. Special shout out to UCGHI Student Ambassadors who helped gather these resources! 🔗Explore the repository: https://ucghi.universityofcalifornia.edu/#explore-global-health-resources or visit the link in our bio! #GlobalHealth #UCSystem #UCGHI #GlobalHealthEducation
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Two weeks ago, our Global and Community Health Program leaders–Matt Sparke, Laura Beth Bugg, and Grant Hartzog–met with @ucglobalhealthinstitute Director Madhavi Dandu and UCGHI Deputy Director Sun Yu Cotter alongside UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Cynthia Larive. ⁣ ⁣ During this collaborative site visit, the group exchanged ideas to advance global health education and training, research, and impact across the UC system and cultivate the next generation of global health leaders. ⁣ ⁣ Left to right: Matt Sparke (Professor of Politics and Co-Director of Global and Community Health at UCSC), Laura Beth Bugg (Associate Professor of Global and Community Health), Madhavi Dandu (UCGHI Director and UCSF Professor of Medicine), Cynthia Larive (Chancellor of UC Santa Cruz), Sun Yu Cotter (UCGHI Deputy Director), and Grant Hartzog (Professor of Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology).
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