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  • Learn  about  the  main  determinants  for  health;  know  how  health  can  be measured and what  the main  indicators  for health  and  illnesses are;  get an understanding of population groups that are at increased risk of poor health; get acquainted with the models and structures for health care around the world; learn global health vocabulary, the basic methods used to assess global health. 

  • Lecture 1

    Topic: Global Health and Health Transition – Defining Health; Medicine and Public Health; Emergence of Global Health; Health Transitions in the 20th Century; Risk Factors, Prevention, Careers in Global Health. Measuring the Global Burden of Disease – Importance of health metrics, Measuring Health and Disease, Classifying Disease, Sources of Health Information.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn Jacobson, Chapter 1, pp 1-15, Chapter 2, pp 19-39, Chapter 4, pp 65-83  Global Health, An Introductory Textbook, 2014, Ann Lindstrand, Staffan Bergstrom, Hans Rosling, Birgitta rubenson, Bo Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 9-49, 123-134.

  • Lecture 2

    Topic: The Environmental Context of Health – Environmental and Occupational Health; The Home Environment; drinking Water; Sanitation; Fuel and Indoor Air Quality; The Work Environment; Toxicology; Communities and Environmental Health

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn  H. Jacobson, Chapter 8, pp 163-185.

    Global Health, An Introductory Textbook, 2014, Ann Lindstrand, Staffan Bergstrom, Hans Rosling, Birgitta rubenson, Bo Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 53-89. 

  • Lecture 3

    Topic: Research and Global Health – The importance of Global Health Research; The Research Process, Observational Study Designs (Prevalence Surveys, Case Series, Case-Control Studies, Cohort Studies); Experimental Studies; Research Ethics; Synthesis Studies (Correlation Studies, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Forecasting and Modeling); Interpreting statistics; Critical Reading; Evidence-Based Global Health.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn Jacobson, Chapter 3, pp 41-63.

  • Lecture 4

    Topic: Mother and Child Health – Child Health – Inequalities in Child death, Neonatal Mortality, Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Malaria, Vaccine- Preventable Diseases, Undernutrition and Breastfeeding, Global Child Health Initiatives, The Rights of Children.

    Health of Younger Adults – Health in Early Adulthood; Sex Gender and Health; Reproductive Health and Maternal Mortality; Family Planning, Fertility, Population Growth; Population Planning Policies; Sexual and Reproductive Health: the human rights issue.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn H. Jacobson, Chapter 5, pp 87-104; Chapter 6, pp 109-130.

    Global Health, An Introductory Textbook, 2014, Ann Lindstrand, Staffan Bergstrom, Hans Rosling, Birgitta rubenson, Bo Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 99-116, 233-249.

  • Lecture 5

    Topic: Noncommunicable Diseases and Aging – Global Aging; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cancer; Chronic Lung Disease; Diabetes; Sensory Impairment; Disability; Dementia; Screening and Early Detection; Planning for Aging Population.

    Injury  –  Road  Traffic  Accidents;  Falls;  Drowning;  Fires;  Poisoning; Homicide and violence; War; Suicide.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn  H. Jacobson, Chapter 7, pp 137-156.

    Global  Health,  An  Introductory  Textbook,  2014,  Ann  Lindstrand, Staffan  Bergstrom,  Hans  Rosling,  Birgitta  rubenson,  Bo  Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 123-134; 199-217, 223-229.

  • Lecture 6

    Topic: Communicable Diseases – Control of Infectious Diseases – Global Infectious Diseases; Agents of Infection (Bacteria, viruses, Parasites, Fungi, Prions); Exposure, Infection and Disease; Transmission; Diarrheal and Foodborne Disease; Respiratory Diseases; Vectorborne Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Neglected Tropical Diseases; Infection Control and Prevention.Global Infectious Disease Initiatives – Comparison of HIV, TB and Malaria; HIV/AIDS; Influenza; Other Global Infectious Disease Initiatives.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn H. Jacobson, Chapter 9, pp 187-217, Chapter 10, pp 221-244.

    Global Health, An Introductory Textbook, 2014, Ann Lindstrand, Staffan Bergstrom, Hans Rosling, Birgitta rubenson, Bo Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 137-174.

  • Lecture 7

    Topic: Global Nutrition – Essential Nutrients, Macronutrients, Micronutrients, Hunger and Food Security; Micronutrient Deficiencies (Vitamin A Deficiency; Iodine Deficiency Disorders; Iron Deficiency Anemia; Zinc Deificiency); Preventing Micronutrient Deficiencies; Underweight, Overweight and Obesity; Nutritionally Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn H. Jacobson, Chapter 11, pp 249-268;

    Global Health, An Introductory Textbook, 2014, Ann Lindstrand, Staffan Bergstrom, Hans Rosling, Birgitta rubenson, Bo Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 177-196.

  • Lecture 8

    Topic: Globalization and Health – Globalization and Global Health; Urbanization and Health; Emerging Infectious Diseases; Nutrition and Food Safety; Bioterrorism and Security; Global Environmental Change and Health.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn H. Jacobson, Chapter 13, pp 309-331.

    Global Health, An Introductory Textbook, 2014, Ann Lindstrand, Staffan Bergstrom, Hans Rosling, Birgitta rubenson, Bo Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 251-262.

  • Lecture 9

    Topic: Global Health Payers and Players – Health Systems; Personal Healthcare Costs; Paying for Global Public Health (Local and National Government Funds, Bilateral Aid, The World Bank and IMF, Private Foundations, Businesses, Personal Donations); Types of global Health Programs (National and Local Governments, United Nations Agencies, International Cooperation, Global Health Partnerships, Nongovernmental Committee of the Red Cross; International Businesses).

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn H. Jacobson, Chapter 12, pp 277-305.

    Global Health, An Introductory Textbook, 2014, Ann Lindstrand, Staffan Bergstrom, Hans Rosling, Birgitta rubenson, Bo Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 265-285, 289-304.

  • Lecture 10

    Topic: Health, Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid – Health and Human Rights; Access to Health (Access to Health Care, Access to Medication, Access to Health Technology, Access to Water); Disasters and Health (Civil Conflict and War, Refugees and Internationally Displaced People, Postconflict Areas, Natural Disasters); Emergency Preparedness and Response.

    Global Health Progress and Priorities – Global Health Successes; Millenium Development Goals; Current Priorities; The Price of Global Health (Cost-effectiveness, Sustainability, Cost of Inaction); Beyond Cost-Effectiveness.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn  H. Jacobson, Chapter 14, pp 335-356; Chapter 15, pp 361-374.