UM SPH Academic Courses

EPID768 Global Health Issues, Crises, and Solutions

Summer term(s)

1 Credit Hour(s)

Instructor(s): Staff

Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.

Description: Many of the world's developing countries are plagued by unemployment, poor housing, low education, high infant mortality, malnutrition, communicable and parasitic diseases, and disability due to injury and occupational hazards. They are also affected by natural or manmade disasters, wars and conflicts that produce situations of emergency with a high impact in the life of exposed population groups. Developed countries also face some of these problems, as well as worldwide issues like emerging diseases, violence and drug trafficking. We define GLOBAL HEALTH as a "new dynamic approach of international health that should be based on the analysis of the existing diversity and trends in the health and living conditions of people and nations, including the political and socioeconomic forces that influence them and the use of this knowledge for the solution of the identified problems". It is essential for the health professional to be aware of the health conditions in the various countries of the world and how international health activities, both from bilateral and multilateral agencies are organized to face them and to understand the strategies for transition and international cooperation to rebuild damaged infrastructures and improve health conditions for the normal development of the populations affected. This course will review the present knowledge and approaches to these issues through presentations, videotapes and special exercises. No prerequisite.

This is a Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology course.

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