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Introduction to Global Health Science
4 credit
Type of courses
Compulsory courses
Instructor
Hsien-Ho Lin
Course Outline
This introductory course will cover a broad range of issues in global health, including the measurement of global burden of disease, globalization and health, social determinants of health, non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases, community health, universal health coverage, and global health agendas and organizations.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the course the students are expected to
1. (D17-1) Explain public health history, philosophy and values.
2. (D17-4) List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality.
3. (D17-10) Explain the social, political and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population health and health inequities.
4. (D17-11) Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease.

 

Course Requirements

1. Actively contribute to class discussions
2. Attendance (including field trips)
3. Read assigned readings and be ready to discuss during class
4. Complete and hand in assignments on time.

 

CEPH Competencies Met:

Accreditation Criteria for Foundational Knowledge

D17-1

Explain public health history, philosophy and values

D17-2

Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Services*

D17-3

Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a population’s health

D17-4

List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the US or other community relevant to the school or program

D17-5

Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc.

D17-6

Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge

D17-7

Explain effects of environmental factors on a population’s health

D17-8

Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population’s health

D17-9

Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population’s health

D17-10

Explain the social, political and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population health and health inequities

D17-11

Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease 

D17-12

Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health and ecosystem health (e.g. One Health)