Fundamentals of Global Health · Public Health
everything about global health, lots of great lecturers
I learned about public health policy and theory through a global lens. I gained research and writing skills, as well as a more global and anti-colonialist perspective.
midterm, online daily reading quizzes, group project, final, and participation is determined by attendance
Fundamentals of global health, an overview of everything you would want to know about global health, super interesting topics!
Global health topics according to many expert guest speakers
I really liked this class. The professors who structure the class, Ager and Somer, really know some VERY important people in the Public Health world so you hear from very interesting and insightful speakers on a variety of topics. Like Les Roberts, a Prof A Mailman comes in twice, and he's basically responsible for taking on the Bush Administration for not accurately depicting the death toll of civilians during the war in Iraq. And also the Dean of the Mailman School lectures, and so does the International Director of Doctors Without Borders. Also Ager and Somer are profs at the Mailman school and both do really interesting research that they lecture about and would be happy to talk more about if you ask. Really approachable. The grading is reasonable, the workload is very manageable and the midterm and final are reasonable too. Ager and Somer are definitely dedicated to making this class interesting, but not a crazy time commitment on any of the students' time.
- Basics of global health(care) and the challenges present today.
I learned a lot about the "money movement" in global health as well as a broad introduction to the different spheres within global health.
An introduction to international challenges of development as it relates to health
Challenges and implementation of solutions to global health issues, including communicable and noncommunicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health.