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By Sarah McMahon and Amy Zhao, Bass Connections GANDHI 3.0
The Global Alliance on Disability and Health Innovation (GANDHI) Bass Connections team focuses on the principles of health innovation and science to improve population health. This year, the team has been working to build partnerships within the local community and leverage student engagement to sustain innovation and improve health. A specific team within the project addressed physical inactivity — the fourth leading risk factor for premature death. Team members explored the opportunities that supported programs aiming to increase physical activity at Duke and in Durham. Students have been working with Duke Community and Family Medicine on expanding their Walk with a Doc Program. Duke is one of 400 programs around the globe that invites patients and community members to participate in physician-led walks, seeking to increase physical activity in the community.
The upcoming Exercise is Medicine Across the Lifespan Colloquium, held on Monday, February 18, will celebrate the fifth anniversary of Duke’s Walk with a Doc program and Duke’s new recognition as an “Exercise is Medicine Campus.” This event will feature initiatives, technology and studies in progress that are planning to scale and spread. The colloquium will share news from Healthy Duke and the Partnership for a Healthy Durham and present Dr. William Kraus, President-Elect of the American College of Sports Medicine, as the keynote speaker. The program is funded jointly by Duke University School of Medicine Interdisciplinary Colloquia and Duke Bass Connections Global Health for the initiatives that address health locally.
The event welcomes Duke faculty, staff, students and Durham community partners interested in building collaborations aimed to increase physical activity and exploring digital health, behavioral economics, community partnership and more. The event is free; registration is required. More information can be found at sites.duke.edu/eimduke.
Learn More
- Explore other project teams in the Global Health theme, and apply for 2019-2020 project teams by February 15.
- Find out more about what this team has been working on.
- Check out the Bass Connections Student Research Awards and apply by March 1.