Health Issues

Colleges Against Cancer
Description: Colleges Against Cancer is a program sponsored by the American Cancer Society that enriches the lives of college students through cancer education, advocacy, early detection, and prevention.
Website: http://www.cancer.org
Contact Info: cactusc@gmail.com

Community Health Involvement Project (CHIP)
Description: USC CHIP is a completely student-run organization dedicated to improving access to health services in low-income communities around USC by offering basic health screenings, educational workshops and guidance to follow up with nearby healthcare facilities. Since our inception in 2006, we have established long-term relationships with over a dozen local schools, community centers and places of worship, and we continue to work closely with them today. All of our student volunteers are professionally trained for the services they provide, and we have regular training sessions on topics ranging from blood pressure screening (by the Red Cross) to insurance counseling (by the National Health Foundation’s CHAMP program) to health communication (by professors from the Annenberg School for Communication).
Upcoming Projects:On Saturday, March 27, 2010, CHIP will be hosting the First Annual USC Community Health Fair on McCarthy Quad for an estimated 500 participants from the community. This is a collaborative effort between student organizations, nonprofits and local businesses, and it is a great opportunity to give back to the community. Let us know if you or your organization would like to get involved!
Website: www-scf.usc.edu/~uscchip
Organization Contact Info: uscchip@gmail.com
Administrative Director: Jennifer auf der Springe, aufdersp@usc.edu

Engineering World Health at USC
Description: The USC chapter of Engineering World Health (EWH@USC) has been created to answer the needs of disadvantaged areas through providing and maintaining appropriate medical technology by DESIGNING new medical devices, BUILDING medical technology from standardized kits, REPAIRING and DELIVERING donated medical equipment, and INSTALLING medical equipment in hospitals
Website: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ewhealth/Home.htmlContact Info: ewhusc@gmail.com
Meeting Time/Location: Wednesday, at 5:30-7:30pm/OHE240
Office: OHE 240

FACE AIDS
Description: FACE AIDS harnesses young people’s passion for social change and equips them with the skills, resources, and community to fight HIV/AIDS and promote global health equity now and throughout their lives.
Website: http://www.faceaids.org
Contact Info: uscfaceaids@gmail.com

Global Health Review
Description: The Global Health Review, Inc. is a non-profit organization with a broad purpose, to harness intellectual and human capital to create better global health.
Website: http://www.globalhealthreview.org/
Contact Info: usc@globalhealthreview.org

GlobeMed at USC
Contact Info: usc@globemed.org
Websites: http://uscgrow.wordpress.com/, http://www.globemed.org
Description: GlobeMed is a network of university students which partner with grassroots organizations around the world to improve the health of people living in poverty.

Support for International Change
Description: Support for International Change is a non-governmental organization founded with two main goals: to limit the impact of HIV/AIDS in underserved communities and to train future leaders in international health and development. SIC has been working in Tanzania since 2002 and we now provide a comprehensive range of free services to our target communities including: awareness campaigns, mobile HIV testing and counseling, training and support for Community Health Workers.
Website:www.sichange.org
Contact Info:usc@sichange.org