Course Details

This course is is an introduction to global health at the graduate level to provide the student with an understanding of health surveillance systems, and determinants, consequences and trends of disease in low- and middle-income countries, with some reference to high-income countries and regions. Both infectious and non-communicable diseases will be addressed, as will reproductive and women's health, nutrition, immigration health and environmental health. The format of the course will be both didactic, with some asynchronous lectures online, and student-led discussion and teamwork in the classroom.

Outcomes: Synthesize the most commonly used global health metrics, intervention frameworks, and monitoring and evaluation strategies in the creation of a global health program plan; Summarize reasons for health inequities and disparities which exist in low- and middle-income countries, as well as higher-income countries; Examine specific risk factors for poor outcomes in common global health issues; Illustrate the concept of global health security and its impact on disease outbreaks; Evaluate case studies of existing global health interventions and policies; Compare and contrast existing global health funding and implementation systems, such as bilateral aid, multilateral agencies, and public/private partnerships, including ethical concerns.