The University of Notre Dame's Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) serves as a university-wide enterprise that recognizes health as a fundamental human right and works to promote research, training, and service to advance health standards and reduce health disparities for all. The EIGH brings together multidisciplinary teams to understand and address health challenges that disproportionately affect the poor and to train the next generation of global health leaders.
Join the Master of Science in Global Health program
The two-year Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) program enables students to bridge classroom training with complex, real health needs of low-resource communities around the world through hands-on experience.
Introducing the Minor in Global Health program
Beginning in the fall of 2023, the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) will launch a new 15-credit Global Health minor, open to all Notre Dame undergraduate students who are interested in studying global health.
Eck Institute welcomes new partners to enhance the impact of its Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) Work Group
The Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) Working Group mobilizes individuals across the University who work on maternal, newborn and/or child health research, and is looking to further expand its reach by welcoming interested campus partners to address these complex health challenges.
News
Eck Institute for Global Health launches global health minor in fall 2023
Health Equity Data Lab awards launch data science innovations at Notre Dame in addressing healthcare disparities
Events
Master of Science in Global Health Information Session
Join us for a virtual session to learn about the Master of Science in Global Health program!
The University of Notre Dame's Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) program enables students to bridge classroom training with complex, real health needs of low-resource communities around the world through hands-on experience.…
MNCH Speaker Series: Speeding the Translation of Research into Real-World Clinical Settings to Improve Mental Health Outcomes in High-risk Children and Teens
Join us for the Eck Institute for Global Health Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) Speaker Series event featuring professor Bernadette Melnyk.
Melnyk will share insights on how investigators can strategically design their research to effectively partner with healthcare systems for research innovation and translation. Drawing from her groundbreaking work in pediatric mental health research, Melnyk will illustrate practical strategies for shortening the time it takes to integrate research innovations into systems of care.…
Mulch Madness 2024
University of Notre Dame students are invited to spread mulch around homes in the Near Northwest Neighborhood (NNN) in South Bend, Indiana, as part of “Mulch Madness,” an annual service event aimed at shielding local children from the risks of lead-tainted soil.…