Brief Introduction
Understanding the value of health not just as a benefit or right of individuals, but as a global public need.
Description
What are the effects of a healthy individual on the world around them?
Beyond the hereditary connections between parents and children or the implications of communicable diseases, public health has intrinsic value as a basic human right. Furthermore, health and the three pillars of sustainable development i.e. economic, social and environmental well-being, are intrinsically connected.
Global Public Health, is a course taught by experts from the Public Health Foundation of India. It explores the institutions, infrastructure, and the interplay of actors that constitute health not only in local communities but also on a global scale. In this course, you’ll discover how health is influenced by the environment, food systems, energy security, transport, trade, and human migration.
You’ll also learn health’s positive influence on other sectors, with investments in health shown to have a positive impact on economic development. Finally, this course will illuminate how health impacts and is essential to achieving poverty reduction, gender empowerment, universal education, conflict resolution, and other Sustainable Development Goals.
This course is for:
- Graduate students and advanced undergraduate students studying public health, international development, public policy, nursing and medicine and other fields who are interested in the key concepts and practices in global public health
- Healthcare professionals and other practitioners who want to understand their work within the broader context of international policy and the concept of sustainable development
- Sustainable development practitioners who want to understand the lifecycle of needs and support necessary to improve health globally, including those who work for international aid organizations and nonprofits in the realms of healthcare, poverty, and nutrition
Knowledge
- Our planet's demographic andepidemiological transitions
- Current and future trends in public health - including non-communicable diseases
- How our collective wellness has been impacted by globe-spanning factors over the years
- The infrastructure and institutions that have shaped the healthcare industry
An Introduction to Global Health
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Understanding challenges and solutions to global health issues from an inter-disciplinary perspective. This will provide an understanding of causes of the variation....
Decision Making Under Uncertainty: Introduction to Structured Expert Judgment
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Don't let the absence of data or the lack of appropriate data affect your decision-making. Learn how expert opinion can be used rigorously for uncertainty quantification....
Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage
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It is well known that water treatment at the household level can lead to dramatic improvements in drinking water quality. Introduction to HWTS...
Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Implementation
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Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale—learning how to generate innovative, scalable intervention strategies that supports early childhood development....
