Core Course
Multidisciplinary Applications of Global Health and Social Justice-TMRD 6030
Spring Semester-Period 1, 2012 - 3 Credits
Scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:00-3:30pm.
The core course is taught through the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and will meet once per week for three hours, with a maximum enrollment of 30 students.
Instructor:
Ann Yoachim, MPH
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, SPHTM
Program Manager for the Water Law & Policy Institute
The health of a nation is defined by the interaction of many factors that are studied in a wide range of disciplines, ranging from social class to ecological changes to globalization and migration. This course will begin with a focus on frameworks/models to study global health, including human rights, social justice, and ecological theories. It will be followed by an exploration of case studies to explore the various factors associated with global health, to include: globalization; migration trends; political and economic systems; natural disasters and environmental change; racial, social and gender inequality; and development and its interaction with health.
This class will help students to:
- Understand the complexity of global health issues and working in diverse settings with diverse populations that transcend political borders.
- Understand issues through multiple lenses and engage in interdisciplinary research and study (i.e., integrating theories and methods from various disciplines within the social sciences and public health, as well as the environmental sciences).
- Identify, find, and develop solutions to complex environmental and health problems.
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