Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine is actively engaged in public health research and training programs in Latin America, and the Health Office for Latin America (HOLA) in Lima, Peru is the home base for many of these programs. Valerie Paz-Soldan, PhD, Associate Professor of Global Community Health & Behavioral Sciences (GCHB), serves as the Director of HOLA or the “Lima Office” as it is commonly known.

Did you know there were different forms of human trafficking that happen in the United States? For my practicum this summer, I was introduced to a world that has become a part of my developing mission to improve the lives of women through public health, public service, and advocacy. Eden House New Orleans is a non-profit organization that provides in-house services to women who were victims of human trafficking and commercial sex exploitation.