INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL HEALTH AND DISEASE

POPHLTH 718

Addresses and analyzes differences in health status and methods of organizing and providing health services in countries with varying levels of development and types of socio-political systems. Develops an understanding of the various avenues of international cooperation in health.

POPHLTH 915

Designed as an independent study with four modules: International Health System Performance; Health Systems in the Context of Global Health Needs; Health Systems in High Income Countries; and the Politics of Health System Development and Reform.

POPHLTH 810

Examines the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health within the context of the Anthropocene. Drawing on the One Health framework, explore how globalization, ecological change, and human activity contribute to health disparities, the emergence of infectious diseases, and shifts in global public health priorities. Explore the epidemiology of infectious diseases, health determinants across diverse populations, and the ecological, social, and economic factors that facilitate disease transmission and emergence. Engage with case studies on zoonotic diseases, historical and modern pandemics, and management responses to infectious disease outbreaks. Integrates perspectives from veterinary science, human medicine, public health, ecology, entomology, and epidemiology, emphasizing the need for cross-disciplinary approaches to address complex, modern global health issues.

POPHLTH 640

An interdisciplinary course designed to prepare students for specific global health field experiences.

PUBLHLTH 710

Provides opportunities that facilitate learning in the areas of global health history and contemporary issues; global health frameworks, policies, and assessing and critically evaluating data; the socioecological model for global health, health equity and disparities; and, global health communication. Presumes some background and understanding of basic principles of health and addresses topics at a graduate level.