PUBH 110 Global Public Health
This course will introduce students to the core concepts and methods in the field of global health. National Institutes of Health has proposed definition for global health as collaborative trans-national research and action for promoting health for all. This course focuses on common health problems faced by the human population as a whole. The course explores foundations of global health as a professional and academic discipline, and provides an overview of global health research methods and social determinants of health. Other topics covered in this introductory course include: prevention of neonatal and pediatric deaths worldwide, chronic non-communicable diseases and aging, prevention and control of infectious diseases, environmental health, major initiatives to address global concerns like tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS; emerging issues of globalization and global health like emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism, and the priority areas for global health in the 21st century.