https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-rss/?keywordId=1372&orgId=118812&title=Stories+on+Awarded+Projects+ A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Yale Institute for Global Health en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Mon, 18 May 2026 20:07:19 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/2025-hecht-award-recipients-named/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/2025-hecht-award-recipients-named/ The Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) has named Dr. Drew Cameron, PhD, and Dr. Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, as the 2025 Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Award recipients. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/yale-institute-for-global-health-hecht-award-sparks-collaboration-in-american-samoa/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/yale-institute-for-global-health-hecht-award-sparks-collaboration-in-american-samoa/ Over a decade ago, Dr. Nicola Hawley, PhD, connected with a colleague in American Samoa to learn more about prenatal care delivery and how pregnancy might provide an opportunity to impact chronic disease prevention interventions. Obesity and overweight are highly prevalent among pregnant Samoan women, and a previous study conducted by Dr. Hawley and her colleagues found those conditions to be associated with adverse maternal and infant health outcomes. They also discovered a lack of data about gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the U.S. territory, but they estimate that about 40% of women in American Samoa will develop GDM during pregnancy. At the time, screening rates for gestational diabetes were low, largely due to a lack of awareness about the condition and issues with supply-side service provision. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/2024-hecht-award-recipient-announced/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/2024-hecht-award-recipient-announced/ The Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) has selected Nicola Hawley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, to receive the 2024 Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Award. Her project, affiliated with the Yale Network for Global NCDs (NGN), will focus on adapting and pilot testing an intervention designed to promote mental health among adolescents in American Samoa. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/2023-hecht-award-recipients-named/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/2023-hecht-award-recipients-named/ The Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) has selected two innovative projects to receive the 2023 Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Award. This year’s awardees include a project focused on delivering mental health interventions in conflict-affected Ukrainian prisons and understanding how mental health and substance use disorders affect TB preventative therapy in South Africa. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/2021-hecht-global-health-award-recipients/ https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/yigh/news-article/2021-hecht-global-health-award-recipients/ The Yale Institute for Global Health has selected three faculty groups leading programs to improve the health and well-being of the world’s population as recipients of the 2021 Hecht Global Health Faculty Network Award. Tue, 08 Jun 2021 04:00:00 Z