Funders:

The Rockefeller Foundation: http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/

The Rockefeller Foundation, based in New York, NY, U.S.A., envisions a world in which globalization’s benefits are more widely shared to “promote the well-being” of humanity.  The Rockefeller Foundation has provided the core funding for the PUKAR-HSPH-NYU collaboration’s health project.

The Fogarty International Clinical Scholars & Fellows Program: https://fogartyscholars.org/

This program participates in the research training of health scientists across the globe.  This program is providing adjunctive funding for the PUKAR-HSPH-NYU collaboration’s mental health study.

 

Collaborators:

The Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Global Health and Population:http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/departments/global-health-and-population/

The academic home for Principal Investigator Professor David Bloom.

The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development:http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/

The academic home for Principal Investigator Professor Arjun Appadurai.

Other relevant websites:

Equinox Labs: http://www.equinoxlab.com/

This lab provided water testing services for the PUKAR-HSPH-NYU collaboration’s water quality testing study.  The lab also provides air quality and food quality testing services.

Society for Nutrition, Education, and Health Action (SNEHA): http://www.snehamumbai.org/

This organization focuses on the health needs of women and children in Mumbai’s slums and also engages in high-quality research on maternal and child health.

The Foundation for Medical Research: http://www.fmrindia.org/

A Mumbai-based public trust that engages in medical research focusing on the poorest sections of Indian society.

Majlis: http://www.majlisbombay.org/

A Mumbai-based organization that focuses on encouraging women’s rights and empowerment through legal and artistic means.

Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers (SPARC):http://www.sparcindia.org/aboutus.aspx

An NGO that works on housing and infrastructure issues for the urban poor.  SPARC and the National Slum Dweller’s Federation has engaged indirectly in critical health work through their ground-breaking initiatives to establish community-led block toilets in slums.

2011 International Conference on Urban Health: http://www.icuh2011.com/index.asp

A major international academic conference that looks at the intersection of health and urbanization.