Alleviating Inequity in Health Care in Rural Regions of Hunan Province
Yale-China Health Programs
Since 1906, Yale-China Health Programs have been connecting health professionals in China and at Yale to build knowledge and capacity through long-lasting individual and institutional relationships. Through training, exchanges, and expert partnerships, Yale-China continues to bring professionals from Changsha, Western Hunan, Kunming, and Yale together to cultivate leaders and create change on a systems level, prioritizing rural areas in Hunan.
Empowering women in healthcare
Fellowships
These Fellows are changing the landscape of healthcare in Hunan, project by project, trainer by trainer. Discover the impact of their work.
Fellowship at Yale
Female Chinese health professionals from Xiangya Schools of Public Health, Nursing, Medicine and affiliated hospitals, and Kunming Medical University come to Yale for six-month research fellowships.
Fellowship at Xiangya
Women in medicine, nursing and public health from the Western Hunan counties of Fenghuang and Huayuan go to study and do research at Xiangya, the leading hospital in Hunan Province. Meet our 2019 Fellows.
Pivoting to 湘西 Western Hunan
Rural Health Initiative
Western Hunan Health Initiative aims to transform health services at the local level for people living in the Western Hunan Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, an underserved, rural region that has more than 40 ethnic groups.
Currently, we support Chia Fellowship alumni in implementing exploratory or interventional projects that address unmet health and healthcare needs in this area through the Chia Community Health Services Program.
Healthcare professionals, such as nurses and doctors, are being trained to solve real-world problems in Western Hunan
Yale-China health professionals are identifying the most urgent, unmet needs for change on a systems level
“...when I saw the eyes of the patients who were eager to live, saw the patients recovering day by day under our careful integral care, and heard the words of gratitude from the patients, I knew that I should do more for them.”
2018 Chia Fellow
Frontline nurse providing COVID-19 pandemic direct services in Wuhan between February and April 2020
Training for sustainability
International Exchange
Global exchange across institutions and levels of governance inform local practice and policy-making
Identifying needs
Interventions, responsive programs, and leadership initiatives
XYOAA Scholarship Fund
Since 2014, Yale-China and the Xiangya Overseas Alumni Association (XYOAA) have administered 60+ scholarships each year for students with financial need at Xiangya School of Medicine, to enrich and develop students’ career goals, leadership skills, community service, and research opportunities. Learn more at XYOAA Scholarship.
Addressing the needs during COVID-19
In April 2020, Yale-China facilitated the donation of over 20,000 surgical masks and N95 masks across Yale New Haven Hospital. Learn more about Yale-China and Xiangya’s response to COVID-19.
Autism Training
Working with the Yale Child Study Center, the Center for Children with Special Needs, local Hunan NGO Ruijian, and health professionals at Xiangya Hospital, Yale-China facilitates workshops and online training for families of children with Autism. Learn more about the Autism Training Initiative.
Research Ethics Training
The Research Ethics Program, led by Yale School of Public Health faculty Kaveh Khoshnood, is a five-year program funded by the NIH Fogarty International Center. This program seeks to develop a Master’s level bioethics program, a Bioethics Institute, and a Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) at Central South University in Changsha, Hunan.