Public Health Expert to Speak Oct. 22 at Ohio Wesleyan
DELAWARE, Ohio – Guillermo Mendoza, M.D., of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) will discuss “Priorities in Public Health in Latin America: Why Languages Matter in the Aspirations for Universal Health Coverage” when he speaks at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Mendoza will speak in Benes Room B of Ohio Wesleyan’s Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 Rowland Ave., Delaware. The event is free and open to the public.
In his 20 years with the PAHO, Mendoza has worked across both American continents, first as an officer for resource mobilization at the U.S.-Mexican border and then as country program adviser for Bolivia, Cuba, and the Southern Cone, a region encompassing the southernmost areas of South America.
Mendoza now serves as country program adviser for Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, and Cuba. These areas will be the subject of his OWU presentation discussing universal health coverage, the role of international health agencies, and how their official languages – English, French, Portuguese, Spanish – have made information and health programs accessible to the public in Latin America.
As a country program adviser, Mendoza offers analysis on existing health programs within and across nations and suggestions on how to improve public health deficiencies. In addition to his medical degree, he holds a master’s degree in public health, both from the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, where he taught human anatomy for 10 years.
Mendoza’s presentation is sponsored by Ohio Wesleyan’s International Studies Program, Arneson Institute for Practical Politics and Public Affairs, and the Department of Modern Foreign Languages.
The International Studies Program examines interactions among countries in the 21st century. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/international-studies-program/.
The Arneson Institute features prominent national and international guest speakers on campus and supports interdisciplinary student and faculty research projects on public policy. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-politics-government/arneson-institute/.
The Department of World Languages & Cultures includes French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish, and participates in study-abroad programs in more than 20 nations. Learn more at https://www.owu.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-of-world-languages-cultures/.
Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation’s premier liberal arts universities. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the private university offers 86 undergraduate majors and competes in 23 NCAA Division III varsity sports. Ohio Wesleyan combines a challenging, internationally focused curriculum with off-campus learning and leadership opportunities to connect classroom theory with real-world experience. OWU’s 1,750 students represent 46 U.S. states and territories and 43 countries. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book “Colleges That Change Lives,” listed on the latest President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, and included in the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review “best colleges” lists. Learn more at www.owu.edu.