China Public Health Summer Program Abroad
Shanghai: June 29 - July 14, 2008 As China, the world’s most populous nation, rapidly develops, there is an emerging concern for how it’s already burdened health care system will be able to provide health services for over one billion individuals. In recent times the Chinese public health system has gained worldwide attention from how it has dealt with the SARS epidemic, the HIV pandemic, and the avian flu. For students in the health field looking at China’s past, such as the unique concept of barefoot doctors, it’s present, such as the prevention and treatment of HIV, and it’s future, such as the growing incidence of chronic diseases, can provide them with a greater understanding of the health system problems and solutions that developing countries are currently encountering.
A Partnership for Exploration and Learning Through Tulane University’s China Public Health Summer Program students will have the unique opportunity to learn about China’s major health problems and more while taking courses on comparative health systems and health economics. In addition, this learning will be accompanied by first hand knowledge gained from visits to hospitals, private clinics, and health departments as well as guest lectures from local Chinese experts and health practitioners. This is a one-of-a-kind program that allows all students, regardless of their academic major or language abilities, to learn in person about the urban and rural health systems of China in Shanghai. Some of the major topics of interest that will be covered are China’s health system reform, the development of the rural Collaborative Medical System (CMS), HIV/AIDS programs and their progress, urban health insurance, disease control and prevention systems, and maternal and child healthcare systems. The program will be based at the Fudan University School of Public Health in Shanghai and students will also spend time studying in the city of Jia Ding. There will also be opportunities for sightseeing excursions to other famous areas in the region. | |
