UM SPH Courses taught by Harlow, Sioban

EPID506 Health of Nations: Introduction to International Health

Fall term(s)
3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s): Monto, Arnold S; Harlow, Sioban
Offered every year
Last offered Fall 2012
Prerequisites: Grad Status
Description: This course presents an overview of mortality and disease occurrence in terms of geographic, cultural, nutritional and environmental factors. Reviews health indicators such as infant mortality and economic factors associated with development. Discusses health problems of developing countries and describes programs and organizations involved in addressing them. This course is required for students in the International Health track in Epidemiology but can also be taken by non International Health students.

Winter term(s)
3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s): Harlow, Sioban
Offered every other year
Last offered Winter 2011
Prerequisites: Epid 600 or Epid 503
Description: This course will provide an overview of epidemiologic methods for the study of reproductive outcomes including menstruation, fertility, pregnancy loss, birth outcomes, and maternal morbidity and mortality. Measurement of these outcomes, problems of study design, selection of study populations, common biases and problems of sample size calculation will be covered. This course is intended for people with a basic understanding of epidemiologic methods. The course will be limited to a maximum of 20 students. Both male and female reproductive concerns are addressed as well as methodologic issues in domestic and international settings.

Fall term(s)
3 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s): Harlow, Sioban
Last offered Fall 2012
Not offered 2013-2014
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
Description: The ability to generate and interpret evidence is critical to addressing human rights abuses both in the courts and through national and multilateral policies. This course will use case studies to examine how to frame population research priorities and designs from a human rights perspective.

Winter term(s)
2 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s): Harlow, Sioban
Last offered Winter 2013
Prerequisites: Epid 503 or Epid 600
Description: This course is for students and researchers interested in pursuing collaborative epidemiologic research in international settings. The course will focus on steps and procedures for setting up and conducting international epidemiologic studies. Topics will include relationship between research groups and host country policy makers and collaborators, cultural and logistical differences between research studies in the U.S. and international settings. Other topics will include developing and maintaining research infrastructure, research design, field operations, anticipated obstacles, monitoring, ethical and IRB requirement for international studies, funding, and plans for maintaining future collaborations. Occasional guest lecturers, actively involved in international epidemiologic research will be integrated into the syllabus.

Winter term(s)
2 Credit Hour(s)
Instructor(s): Harlow, Sioban
Last offered Winter 2013
Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.; restricted to 2nd year Epidemiology International Health MPH students
Description: The seminar provides a forum for the discussion of capstone research projects in international health. Students in both the General Epidemiology and the Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology tracks of the International Health Program present their research findings. In addition, the seminar includes presentations of international health research by other speakers from the University and elsewhere.