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Fall2015
Hlth230GlobalHealth:ChallengesandResponses
Instructor
RichardSkolnik
Phone:7036276646
Email:richard.skolnik@yale.edu
OfficeHours:Generallyfrom3pmto5pmonWednesdays.However,theinstructorcanalso
availableatothertimesbyappointment,whichisbestsetupbyemail.Generally,theinstructor
willmeetstudentsattheBassCaf.
TeachingFellows
Ms.EmilyBriskin
Ms.ShaylenFoley
Ms.LindseyHiebert
Mr.GirishMotwani
AdvisinghoursfortheTeachingFellowswillbeannouncedseparately.
EnrollmentintheCourse
TherearenoprerequisitesforGlobalHealth101.
CourseDescription
Studentswillgetanoverviewofthedeterminantsofhealthandhowhealthstatusismeasured.
Studentswillalsoreviewtheburdenofdisease,whoismostaffectedbydifferentdisease
burdens,riskfactors,andkeymeasurestoaddresstheburdenofdiseaseincosteffectiveways.
Specialattentionwillbepaidthroughoutthecoursetohealthsystemsissues.Thecoursewill
coverkeyconceptsandframeworksbutbepracticalinorientation.Thecoursewillbeglobalin
coveragebutwithafocusonlowandmiddleincomecountries,thehealthofthepoor,equity,
inequality,andhealthdisparities.Particularattentionwillbepaidthroughoutthecoursetothe
linkagesbetweenhealthanddevelopment.
Thecourseiswritingintensive.
CourseLearningObjectives
Bytheendofthecourse,studentsshouldbeableto:
Articulatekeypublichealthconcepts,including:thedemographicandepidemiological
transitions,theburdenofdisease,theimpactofkeyhealthconditionsonindividualsandon
communities,andcriticalissuesintheorganizationanddeliveryofhealthservices;
Analyzethekeyissuesinglobalhealthfromtheperspectiveofanumberofdisciplines;
Outlinethedeterminantsofhealthandriskfactorsforconditionsofimportancetoglobal
health;
Discusswithconfidencetheburdenofdiseaseinvariousregionsoftheworld,howitvaries
bothwithinandacrosscountries,andhowthediseaseburdencanbeaddressedincost
effectiveways;
Assesskeyissuesinequity,,inequality,andhealthdisparities,especiallyastheyrelatetothe
healthoflowincomepeopleinlowandmiddleincomecountries;
Usekeyanalyticaltoolsandconceptstodeterminehowcriticalhealthissuesmightbe
addressedincosteffective,efficient,andsustainableways;
Outlinethekeyactorsandorganizationsinglobalhealthandthemannerinwhichthey
cooperatetoaddresscriticalglobalhealthissues;
Reviewkeychallengesthatarelikelytoariseinthecomingdecadesinaddressingthehealth
ofthepoorinlowandmiddleincomecountries.
RequiredText
Skolnik,Richard
GlobalHealth101(thirdedition)
JonesandBartlettLearning
ISBN13:9781284050547
Copyright2016
ThebookwillbeavailableintheYalebookstore.Itisalsowidelyavailableonline.
YoudoNOTwanttousethesecondeditionofthebook,EssentialsofGlobalHealth.Thethird
editionisuptodateandcontainsmorethan100pagesthatarenotcontainedinthesecond
edition.
Thecompanionstudentwebsiteforthebookincludesalistofvideos,references,presentations,
andinteractivelearningmodules,organizedbychapterofthebook.Thewebsitealsocontains
modelpapersforthebriefsthatyouwillbeassigned.ProfessorSkolnikwillinformyoushortly
ofthelinktothewebsite.
Studentswithadeepinterestinanytopicarestronglyencouragedtoconsultthereferencelistfor
moreindepthreadings.
Studentswhoareespeciallyinterestedinpursuinganycoursetopicingreaterdepthare
encouragedtospeakwithoneoftheTeachingFellowsorProfessorSkolnik.
HighlyRecommendedReading
Togetafeelforthecoursematerialsandtogetinspired,itishighlyrecommendedthatyou
readTraceyKiddersMountainsBeyondMountainsbeforeyoustartthecourse.Asyougetinto
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thecourse,itisalsorecommendedthatyoureadPoorEconomicsbyDufloandBannerjee.This
willhelpyougetabetterfeelforthelivesfacedbythepoorinlowincomecountries.
OrganizationoftheCourse
Asnotedinthedetailedcoursedescriptionbelow,thecourseisorganizedintosixmodules.
Thesetakestudentsfromthefoundationsforassessinghealthstatusandhealthissuestothinking
aboutthefutureofglobalhealth.
CourseReadingsandOtherAssignments
Foreachclasssession,youwillbeassignedasectionorchapterofthetextbook,aswellassome
keyreportsandarticles.
Itisstronglyrecommendedthatstudentsreviewoneortwovideosrelatedtoeachclasssession
beforecomingtoclass.
SelectedWebReferences
DemographicandHealthSurveys www.measuredhs.com
DiseaseControlPrioritiesProject,2nd www.dcp2.org
Edition
Gapminderresourceforglobalhealth http://www.gapminder.org
statisticsandpresentations
GlobalHealthCouncil www.globalhealth.org
GlobalHealthEducationConsortium www.Globalhalthedu.org
GlobalHealthFacts http://www.globalhealthfacts.org/
GlobalHealthSupercourse www.pitt.edu/~super1/
InstituteforHealthMetricsandEvaluation http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org
MapsoftheWorld www.embassyworld.com/maps
TheGlobalFundToFightAgainstAIDS, www.theglobalfund.org/en/
TB,andMalaria
TheKaiserFamilyFoundationonlinehealth http://www.kaiseredu.org/
policyresourceforfacultyandstudents
TheLancet www.thelancet.com
TheLancetGlobalHealthSeries http://www.thelancet.com/globalhealth
TheLancetStudent http://www.thelancetstudent.com/category/global
healthresources/
ThePopulationReferenceBureau www.prb.org
TheWorldBank www.worldbank.org
TheWorldHealthOrganization www.who.int
UNAIDS www.unaids.org
UNICEF www.unicef.org
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UNICEFStatistics www.childinfo.org
UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram www.undp.org
USAID www.usaid.gov
USAID2007MiniUniversity http://www.maqweb.org/miniu/sessions.php
USAIDGlobalHealthelearning www.globalhealthlearning.org
USCDC www.cdc.gov
GuidelinesforBibliographyandReferences
Format:AMAhttp://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/newpolicy/policyAMA.htm
KeepingCurrentinGlobalHealth
Thebestwaytokeepupwithglobalhealthissuesandevidenceaboutwhatworkswillbeto
subscribetothenewslettersoftheKaiserFamilyFoundation,Childsurvival.net,andGlobal
HealthNow.ItwillalsobeimportanttokeepupwiththepublicationsoftheDiseaseControl
PrioritiesProject(DCP3).TheCenterforDiseaseDynamicsalsohasanewsletterofvalue.It
focusesonmicrobialresistancebutwhichalsocoversbreakingnewsinglobalhealth.
ClassStructure
Mostclasssessionswillbeginwithbriefcommentsbytheinstructor,settingthestageforthe
sessiononthebasisofwhathasbeencoveredtodate.Thiswillbefollowedbyadiscussion
guidedbytheinstructorthatwillcoverthetopicforthatclasssession.Thesessionwillendwith
summarycommentsbytheinstructor.Thesewillsynthesizetheoutcomesofthediscussionand
tiethemtothethreadofthecourse.
Whenguestspeakersjoinaclasssession,thatsessionwillnormallyhaveafullpresentationby
theguest,followedbyadiscussionbasedonthepresentationandtheassignedreadings.These
classeswillalsoendwithsummarycommentsbytheinstructor.Studentswillbeinformedvia
v2ofsessionsthatwillfeatureguestspeakers.Someoftheguestspeakerswilljoinaclassroom
session.OtherswilljointhesessionviaSkype.
Manyclasseswillbeespeciallypolicyoriented,withtheinstructorplayingtheroleofa
MinisterofHealth,aMinisterofFinance,oraninternationallynotablepersoninglobalhealth
whoisworkingwiththeclasstoformulatevariousaspectsofhealthpolicyfordifferentlowand
middleincomecountries.
DiscussionSections
Eachstudentmustsignupforoneoftheweeklydiscussionsections,whichwillbeginthesecond
weekofthecourse.Thetimingandroomassignmentsforthesesessionswillbeannouncedon
V2.
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Thepreparation/assignmentforeachsectionwillbegivenatleastaweekinadvanceandwillbe
foundintheDiscussionSectionFolderoftheResourcesSectionofv2.
NotesontheWritingAssignments
Therewillbethreewritingassignmentsinthecourse.Eachofthemshouldbewrittenasapolicy
brieffromyou,theSecretaryofHealth,totheMinisterofFinance.Asyouwritethebrief,you
mustputyourselfintotheroleoftheSecretary.
Eachpapershouldbefourpageslong,doublespaced,in12pointTimesNewRomanfont.The
papercannotbelongerthanfourpagesoritwillnotbegraded.
Thepapershouldbewritteninaveryclearandverycrispmanner,withshortsentences,short
paragraphs,andasfewwordsaspossible.
EachpaperneedstobewritteninamannerthatwillallowtheaideoftheMinisterofFinanceto
briefhim/heronthecontentsofthebriefinabout3minutesinacaronthewaytosomemeeting,
sincethatiswhatoftenreallyhappens.
Eachpapershouldbewrittenaboutadifferentcountryinadifferentregionoftheworld.The
papersshouldbewrittenonlowormiddleincomecountries,sincetheyarethefocusofthe
course.Thiswillallowyoutousethepaperstoexploreselectedhealthanddevelopmentissues
inavarietyofsettingsinamannerdeeperthanyouwillbeabletodoonlyintheclassroom.
Thepapershouldanswerthefollowingquestions:
Whatisthenatureandmagnitudeoftheproblem?
Whoisaffectedbyit?
Whataretheriskfactorsfortheproblem?
Whatarethehealth,economic,andsocialconsequencesoftheproblem?
Whatfewprioritystepsdoyourecommendbetakentoaddresstheproblem,atleastcost,
andwhatisyourrationalefortheserecommendations?
WritethesummaryandeverytopicsentenceasifitistheonlythingthattheMinisterofFinance
isgoingtoread.Yourevidencebasedstorylineshouldincludewhogetsthedisease,whythey
getit,whyIshouldcare,andhowtheproblemcanbeaddressedinthefastestandleastcost
manner.Whenyoumakeyourargument,giveinformationabouttherelativecosteffectiveness
ofyourproposalwithevidence.
Thebriefingnoteshouldfollowtheaboveoutline,withoneexception.Itshouldstartwitha
singleparagraphthatsummarizesfortheMinisterallofthepointsyouwanttomake.That
summaryparagraphwouldreadsomethinglike56sentencessinglespace:
AboutAAApeopledieeveryyearofTBinourcountry.TheincidenceofTBisYYY.About
UUUpeopleinourcountrygetdrugresistantTBeveryyearandaboutHHH%ofthosewhoare
infectedwithHIVhaveactiveTBdisease.TBaffectslargelytheurbanandruralpoorandstems
frompoverty,generalillhealth,andthelackofcoverageofourhealthservices.TBcauses
illnessforanextendedperiod,stopspeoplefromworking,causesthemtospendlargeamounts
onhealth,andleadsmanyfamiliesintopoverty.DOTsisalowcostapproachtoTBdiagnosis
andtreatmentthatwearenotusingsufficiently.WemustimmediatelyexpandourDOTs
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program,startinginthenorth,wherethediseaseburdenishighest.Wemustincreasecase
detectionandtreatmentsuccessrates.Wemustalsopayspecialattentiontothediagnosisand
managementofdrugresistantTBandtoTB/HIVcoinfection.
Eachpapermustbeginwiththisoneparagraphtellsallsummary,writteninsingleline
spacing.
Paper1shouldbesubmittedviayourdropboxby1159pmonOctober27,2015
Papernumber1willsummarize,foracountryofyourchoice,thekeynutritionissuesfacedby
thecountry,whotheymostaffect,keyriskfactors,theirlinkwithhealthandeconomic
development,andwhatmightbedonetoaddressthemincosteffectiveways.
Paper2shouldbesubmittedbyviayourdropboxby1159pmonNovember15,2015
Papernumber2willsummarize,foracountryofyourchoice,thekeyissuesinwomensOR
childrenshealth,whoismostaffectedbythem,keyriskfactors,thelinksbetweentheseissues
withsocialandeconomicdevelopment,andwhatmightbedonetoenhancethehealthofwomen
andchildreninyourcountryincosteffectiveways.
Paper3shouldbesubmittedviayourdropboxby1159pmDecember10,2015:
Papernumber3willsummarize,foracountryofyourchoice,theburdenofeitheraparticular
infectiousdiseaseORagroupofthemostimportantinfectiousdiseasesORaparticularnon
communicablediseaseORgroupofnoncommunicablediseases:thepeoplemostaffectedby
thisdiseaseordiseases,keyriskfactors,theeconomicandsocialcostsofthedisease(s),and
whatmightbedonetoaddressthedisease(s)incosteffectiveways.
GradingScaleandStandards
YouwillsubmiteachpaperelectronicallyinWORDviav2.TheTFsforthecoursewillreview
yourbriefandtrackcommentsonthem.ProfessorSkolnikwillselectivelyreviewthebriefs,as
well.Theywillbereturnedtoyouelectronicallywithtrackedcommentsandsummary
comments.
PleasesaveeachpaperinthefollowingformatsotheinstructorandtheTFsknowwhowrote
them:YourFamilyName,paper1,2,or3.docordocx
Thepaperswillbegradedonthebasisof:
Followingtheguidelinesoftheassignment
Clarity
Thelogicofyourargument
Appropriateuseofevidenceanddata,bothaboutyourcountryandcomparativedata
Reasonablenessofyourconclusions
TheFinalandCourseGrades
Forthemidtermexamination,whichwillcount15%ofthefinalgrade,youwillbegivenacase
andthenasked30multiplechoicequestions.Eachquestionwillcountforhalfapoint.
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Forthefinalexamination,youwillbegivenacaseandthenasked60multiplechoicequestions.
Eachwillcountfor2/3ofapoint.
Thefinalgradeswillbecalculatedinthefollowingway:
Midterm15%
Eachpolicybrief15%
FinalExamination40%
Finalgradeswillbeequivalenttothefollowingnumberofpoints:
A94100
A9093
B+8789
B8486
B8083
C+7779
C7476
C7073
D+6769
D6466
ClassPolicy:LateWork
Papersmustbeturnedinby11:59pmonthedatetheyaredue.Exceptforexcusesrelatedto
forcemajeure,whichmustbeaccompaniedbyaDeansexcuse,anypaperthatislatewillbe
gradeddownbyonewholelettergradeforeachclassbywhichitislate.ProfessorSkolnikwill
NOTconsideranyrequestsforextensionsunlesstheyrelatetoforcemajeure.
ClassPolicy:MakeupExams
Makeupexamscanbescheduledwherespecialcircumstancesprecludethestudenttakingthe
examonthenormalschedule.
ClassPolicy:Attendance/Participation
Youareexpectedtoattendclassanddiscussionsgroups.Theclasscontentismadeto
complementthecontentofthereadings,writingassignments,anddiscussiongroups.
TheInstructorexpectsstudentstoattendallclasssessionsanddiscussiongroupsessionsbutwill
nottakeattendance,sinceheseekstotreathisstudentsasmatureadults.
However,ifyouareunableorunwillingtoparticipatefullyintheclass,pleasedonotenrollin
it.
Inaddition,theInstructorseeseachYalestudentasholdingaseatmanyothercompetent
studentsweredeniedwhendidnotgetacceptedatYale.Thus,asnotedintheYaleCollege
ProgramsofStudy,ifyourepeatedlyfailtoattendclassanddiscussiongroupswithoutan
acceptableexcuse,theInstructorwillcommunicatewithyourcollegedean:
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Regular classroom attendance is expected of all students. While Yale College
enforces no general regulation concerning attendance, instructors of
individual courses may require it of all students. This is particularly the case
in discussion groups, seminars, laboratories, and courses in foreign
languages.
A student who, in the opinion of the instructor and of the residential college
dean, has been absent from a course to an excessive degree and without
excuse may at any time be placed on Cut Restriction in that course or in all
courses. A student on Cut Restriction who continues to be absent from a
course may, with the concurrence of the college dean and the Committee on
Honors and Academic Standing, be excluded from it without credit. See
Exclusion from Courses.
ClassPolicy:Expectationsforindividualcontributionsandacceptablelevelsof
collaborationonassignments
Youmaydiscussyourpolicybriefswithotherstudentsandseektheireditorialcommentson
yourbrief.However,thebriefsmustsubstantiallybeyourownwork.TheMidTermsandFinal
Examswillbecompletedindependently.
Classesv2
Classesv2willbeusedforpostingcoursefiles,assignments,gradesonassignmentsandthe
examinationsandforcommunicatingwiththeclassthroughemail.
AcademicIntegrity
Pleasereviewthefollowinguniversitypoliciesonacademicintegrity,locatedat:
http://yalecollege.yale.edu/content/academichonestyand
http://yalecollege.yale.edu/content/cheatingplagiarismanddocumentation
Academicdishonestyisdefinedascheatingofanykind,includingmisrepresentingone'sown
work,takingcreditfortheworkofotherswithoutcreditingthemandwithoutappropriate
authorization,andthefabricationofinformation.Commonexamplesofacademicallydishonest
behaviorinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:Cheating;Fabrication;Plagiarism;
FalsificationandforgeryofUniversityacademicdocuments;Facilitatingacademicdishonesty.
Youmustproperlyciteallworksthatyouuseinyourpolicybriefs,withoutexception.Donot
forgetthatsloppycitationviolatesacademicintegrity,evenifitisnotintended.
StudentswithDisabilities
Ifyoufeelyoumayneedanaccommodationbasedontheimpactofadisability,pleasecontact
theResourceOfficeonDisabilityat2034322324;35Broadway,Room222;
http://yalecollege.yale.edu/content/resourceofficedisabilities,toestablisheligibilityandto
coordinatereasonableaccommodations.
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AdverseWeather/ClassCancellation
Intheadventofinclementweatheroranyotheremergency,wewillfollowtheguidelinesof
YaleCollege.CalltheUniversityhotlineat203.432.5830orcheckhttp://emergency.yale.edu/
forfurtherinformation.Intheeventofclasscancellation,Iwillemailyouaboutrescheduling,
assignmentsdue,etc.
MeetingtheProfessor
TheprofessorsofficialofficehourswillbeonWednesdaysfrom3to5pm.Hewillgenerally
meetpeopleattheBassCaf.Theprofessorsaimistobeexceptionallyaccessibletohis
studentsonallmattersrelatedtotheclassortheirglobalhealthorprofessionalinterests.The
InstructoralsomeetspeoplebyphoneorSkypeatnightiftheycannotmakeofficehours.Ifyou
wouldliketoseetheInstructororspeakwithhimbyphone,pleasesetuptheappointmentby
emailinadvance.
Beforeseeingtheinstructoronissuesrelatedtointernshipsorlongtermcareerinterests,the
instructorwillaskyouto:
Readchapters18and19ofthetextbook
Sendhimyourresumeandoneparagraphabouttheimpactyouwanttohaveontheworldin15
20years
Sendhimthethreemostimportantquestionsonwhichyouareseekinghisadvice
TheInstructorhaslearnedovermanyyearsofteachingandmentoringthattheabovestepswill
provideforthemostfruitfulandefficientconversationpossible.Youshouldalsopresumeifyou
meettheInstructorthatyouwillhaveabout20minutesofhistimeandorganizeyourself
accordingly.
MeetingtheTeachingFellows
ThescheduleforadvisinghoursoftheTeachingFellowswillbepostedseparately.
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CourseOutline
ClassModule1SettingtheFoundationData,Determinants,andtheBurdenofDisease
Session1Thursday,September3,2015
Topic:OverviewoftheCourseandGettingStarted
Outlinesomeofthekeyconceptsandframeworksforthinkingaboutglobalhealthissues:
Ifyouonlyhad$100tospendhowwouldyouspendit?
Whatshouldyourhealthgoalsbeforlowincomecountries?
Whatshouldyourgoalsbeforhighincomecountries?
WhyshouldyouthinkaboutthesequestionsasTheMinisterofFinanceandnotjustasthe
MinisterofHealth?
Whataboutculturalrelativism,asyouthinkaboutkeyissuesinglobalhealth?
Readings:
ReadtextbookIntroductionandChapter1
BecomefamiliarwiththeMillenniumDevelopmentGoals:
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
BecomefamiliarwiththeSustainableDevelopmentGoals:
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/sustainabledevelopmentgoals
Read:Koplanetal,TowardaCommonDefinitionofGlobalHealth,TheLancet,Vol.373,
Issue9679,pages19931995
Read:Friedetal,GlobalHealthisPublicHealth,TheLancet,February13,2011
Videos:
Session2Tuesday,September8,2015
Topic:TheDeterminantsofHealthandtheSocialDeterminantsofHealth
Wewilluseavideo,WhatEverHappenedtoNurHusain?tolaunchadiscussionofthe
determinantsofhealth:
Whatarethefactorsthatdeterminethehealthofchildinthevideo?
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Whataretheunderlyingcausesofthosefactors?
Howwouldyouexpectthesefactorsandunderlyingcausestovarybetweenlowandhigh
incomecountriesandbetweenpoorandbetteroffpeople?
Wewillalsodiscussthesocialdeterminantsofhealth:
Whatarethesocialdeterminantsofhealth?
Towhatdothesedeterminantsrelate?
Whichofthemareamenabletorelativelyshortertermactions?
Whichrequirelongertermactions?
Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter2
ReadTheExecutiveSummaryandscantherestof:TheReportoftheWHOCommission
ontheSocialDeterminantsofHealthledbyMichaelMarmot,WorldHealthOrganization:
http://www.who.int/social_determinants/thecommission/finalreport/en/index.html
Videos:
Session3Thursday,September10,2015
Topic:MeasuringHealthStatus,andDemographyandHealth
Howdowemeasurehealthstatus?
Whatarekeyhealthgapandhealthexpectancymeasures?
Demographicforcesandtheirimpactonhealth:yesterday,today,andtomorrow
Thedemographictransition
Thedemographicdivide
Readings:
ReviewtextbookChapter2Carefullyreviewthesectionondemographyandhealthand
thedemographictransitioninChapter2
ReviewthePRBPopulationHandbookandbecomefamiliarwithbasicdemographicterms:
http://www.prb.org/pdf11/prbpopulationhandbook2011.pdf
Reviewthe2013PopulationDataSheetofPRB:
http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2013/2013worldpopulationdatasheet.aspx
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Videos:
Session4Tuesday,September15,2015
Topic:TheBurdenofDiseaseandRiskFactors
Theconceptofburdenofdisease
Measuringriskfactorsfortheburdenofdisease
Theburdenofdiseaseindifferentregionsandcountries
Howtheburdenofdiseasechangesovertimeandwithchangesindevelopmentpatternsthe
epidemiologicaltransition
Theuseofburdenofdiseasedatafortheformulationofpublicpolicy
Readings:
ReadthetextbooksectionsinChapter2ontheburdenofdisease
ReadtheReportOverviewoftheGlobalBurdenofDisease:GeneratingEvidence,Guiding
Policy.Skimtherestofthereport:
http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/gbd/publications/policyreport/globalburden
diseasegeneratingevidenceguidingpolicy
ReadtheabstractsoftheLancetseriesontheGlobalBurdenofDiseaseStudy2013.You
shouldreadforthemainmessages.Thereisnoneedtomastermethodologicalmattersto
whichthearticlesrefer.Thedatainthesearticlesiswhatwewillusethroughouttherest
oftheterm.Thus,theseareabsolutelyfundamentaltothecourse.
PlayaroundwiththedatavisualizationsontheGlobalBurdenofDiseaseStudy,
2010/2013:YoucanstartbyreviewingtheIHMEwebsiteandthengototheHeatmapand
Compare:http://www.healthdata.org/
Videos:
The Seemingly Impossible is Possible:
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/ted-talks/hans-rosling-ted-talk-2007-seemingly-
impossible-is-possible/
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CourseModule2HealthandDevelopment
Session5Thursday,September17,2015
Topic:HealthandtheEconomy
WhatisEconomicDevelopmentandhowdoyoumeasureit?
Howdocountriesrankineconomicandsocialterms?
Howcancountriesbegroupedbyincomeandothersocialindicators?
Howarehealthanddevelopmentlinked?
Patternsofeconomicandsocialstatusamongcountries,whicharetheoutliers,andwhatcan
belearnedfromthem?
Thetwodimensionalrelationshipbetweenhealthandeconomicdevelopment
Theeconomicconsequencesofillhealth
Thelinksbetweennutrition,health,diseaseandproductivity
Theeconomicconsequencesofsomeparticularhealthburdens
Whatcountriesspendonhealthandwhattheygetoutofit
Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter3
Readtheoverview/summaryofTheReportoftheCommissiononMacroeconomicsand
Health,pages2140
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2001/924154550x.pdf
ReadtheExecutiveSummaryandscantherestofthe1993WorldDevelopmentReport:
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTWDRS/0,,
contentMDK:20308780~menuPK:604546~pagePK:478093~piPK:477627~theSitePK:477624,
00.html
VeryimportantlyReadtheExecutiveSummaryofGlobalHealth2035andscantherestof
GlobalHealth2035,thereportoftheLancetCommission:
http://www.thelancet.com/commissions/globalhealth2035
Videos:
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In Mexico, a Plan to Beat Poverty with Healthcare and Education:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health-july-dec09-mexico_12-29/
Session6Tuesday,September22,2015
Topic:EthicsandGlobalHealth
Thehumanrightsapproachtohealth
Criticalethicalissuesinglobalhealth
Ethicsandhumansubjectsresearch
Theethicsofinvestmentchoices
Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter4
ReadHealthandHumanRights,byMann,Gruskin,Brennan,Lazzarini,andFinebergin
HealthandHumanRights,fall1994,pages123,
Read:McGough,Laura,etal,WhichPatientsFirst?SettingPrioritiesforAntiretroviral
TherapyWhereResourcesareLimited,AmericanJournalofPublicHealth,2005,Number95,
pages11731180
Videos:
Session7Thursday,September24,2015
Topic:Equity,EqualityandInequalityinHealth
Whatisthelinkbetweenincomeandhealthindifferentsettings?
Howdoeshealthstatusvarywithincomeindifferentsettings?
Howdohealthservicesvarywithincomeindifferentsettings?
Whatarethehealthconsequencesofinequality?
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Whatarethesocialandpoliticalforcesthatareassociatedwithinequalityinhealthservices
andhealthstatus?
Readings:
ReviewChapter3pagesonHealthandEquity
ReadthetextandscanthedatainSocioeconomicdifferencesinhealth,nutrition,and
populationwithindevelopingcountries,byGwatkinetal,
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPAH/Resources/IndicatorsOverview.pdf
ReadSocioeconomicinequitiesinthehealthandnutritionofchildreninlow/middleincome
countries,Barrosetal,http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S0034
89102010000100001&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en
ReviewtheUNICEF2010ProgressReportonChildren:
http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/Progress_for_Children_No.9_EN_081710.pdf
Videos:
Session8Tuesday,September29,2015
Topic:CultureandHealth
Thelinksbetweencultureandperceptionsofhealth
Thelinksbetweencultureandhealthbehaviors
Thelinksbetweencultureandhealthpractices
Theconceptofsocialcapitalanditslinkswithhealth
Someoftheotherlinksbetweenhealth,culture,anddevelopment
Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter6onCultureandHealth
Read:CulturaladaptationofbirthingservicesinruralAyacucho,Peru
SabineGabrysch,ClaudiaLema,EduardoBedriana,MarcoABautista,RosaMalca,Oona
MRCampbell&JJaimeMiranda.ThisisintheBulletinoftheWorldHealthOrganization,
2009.http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/9/08057794/en/
Read:Achievingpolioeradication:areviewofhealthcommunicationevidenceandlessons
learnedinIndiaandPakistan
RafaelObregn,KetanChitnis,ChrisMorry,WarrenFeek,JeffreyBates,MichaelGalway
&EllynOgden.Thisisalsointhe2009WHOBulletin
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http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/8/08060863/en/
Videos:
Polio vaccine campaign faces extremist opposition and public apathy in Pakistan:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health-july-dec13-pakistan_10-07/
Making Community Health Workers Part of the Public Health Solution:
http://www.globalhealthtv.com/#/v/295?utm_source=Global+Health+TV+-
+World+Malaria+Day&utm_campaign=Global+Health+TV+survey+campaign&utm_mediu
m=email
Gender and Global Health: Where Have All the Men Gone?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHZoXJAt2rE
CourseModule3HealthSystems
Session9Thursday,October1,2015
Topic:HealthSystems:Functions,Structures,andKeyChallenges
Whatisahealthsystem?
Thefunctionsofahealthsystem
Thedevelopmentofhealthsystemshistoricallyinselectedcountries
Therolesofdifferentactorsinthehealthsystem
Howhealthsystemsareorganizedandmanaged
Howhealthsystemsmeetorfailtomeetthehealthneedsofpopulations
Keyhealthsystemissues
Howthoseissuesmightbeaddressedincosteffectiveways
Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter5
ReadtheoverviewandscantherestofTheworldhealthreport2000Healthsystems:
improvingperformance:http://www.who.int/whr/2000/en/
ReadtheoverviewandreviewtherestofWHO2010WorldHealthReportonHealthSystems
Financing:http://www.who.int/whr/2010/en/
ReadTheGrowingMovementforUniversalHealthCoverage,CommentaryinTheLancet,
PublishedOnlineNovember16,2010DOI:10.1016/S01406736(10)620065
Read"Financinghealthcareforall:challengesandopportunities"fromThe
Lancethttp://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS01406736(10)618843/fulltext
Read"HealthfinancingreformsinsoutheastAsia:challengesinachievinguniversal
coverage"fromTheLancethttp://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140
6736(10)618909/fulltext
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Videos:
Showing Results: Performance Incentives for Global Health:
http://www.cgdev.org/publication/9781933286297-performance-incentives-global-health-
potential-and-pitfalls
The Reality of Healthcare in Developing Countries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=VAT27Zzoktc
Ernest Madu on world-class health care:
http://www.ted.com/talks/ernest_madu_on_world_class_health_care
Netherlands Health System Balances Cost with Quality:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health-july-dec09-healthcare1_10-07/
Session10Tuesday,October6,2015
Topics:HealthSystemsContinued:CaseStudiesinHealthSystemsDevelopmentSouthAsia,
subSaharanAfrica,andLatinAmerica
Readings:
ReviewChapter5sectionsonhowhealthsystemsareorganizedandonexamplesofcountry
healthsystems
Read:India:TowardsUniversalHealthCoverage6,
Financinghealthcareforall:challengesandopportunities
AKShivaKumar,LincolnCChen,etal,Lancet2011;377:66879,
PublishedOnlineJanuary12,2011DOI:10.1016/S01406736(10)618843
ReadSrinathReddy,IndiasAspirationsforUniversalHealthCoverage,NEJM,2015
Read"ComprehensivereformtoimprovehealthsystemperformanceinMexico"fromThe
Lancethttp://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS01406736(06)695640/fulltext
ReviewDeBertodano,Isabel.TheCostaRicanHealthSystem:lowcost,highvalue.Bulletin
oftheWorldHealthOrganization.2003;81(8).
http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/bwho/v81n8/v81n8a15.pdf
ReviewFleury,Sonia.Brazilshealthcarereform:socialmovementsandcivilsociety.The
Lancet.2011;377(9779):17241725
http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(11)60318-8.pdf
ReviewWu,TaiYin;Majeed,Azeem;Kuo,KenN.AnOverviewofthehealthcaresystem
inTaiwan.LondonJournalofPrimaryCare.2010;(3):115119.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960712/
ReviewAnneMillsetal,EquityinfinancinganduseofhealthcareinGhana,SouthAfrica,
andTanzania:implicationsforpathstouniversalcoverage,TheLancet,TheLancet,Volume
380,Issue9837,Pages126133,14July2012,
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS01406736(12)603572/abstract
Videos:
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Switzerlands Healthcare Explained!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMG1D4Z-
4oY&index=1&list=PLkfBg8ML-gIngk82SUbTp6Og_KkYfJ6oF
Healthcare in Germany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=NdarqEbDeV0&index=2&list=PLkfBg8ML-gIngk82SUbTp6Og_KkYfJ6oF
Canadas Healthcare System Explained!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TPr3h-
UDA0&list=PLkfBg8ML-gIngk82SUbTp6Og_KkYfJ6oF&index=6
Delivering universal health coverage in India: http://www.theguardian.com/global-
development-professionals-network/video/2013/sep/24/universal-health-care-india-video
The Story of BRAC:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/series/video/c_faz_atl_bangladesh2.html
A Big HeartIndia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsPic6PRCf4
Session11Thursday,October8,2015
TopicTheArchitectureofInternationalHealth
Whoarethemajoractorsinglobalhealth?
Whatroledotheyplay?
Howdotheyplayit?
Howdotheyworktogether?
Whatnewplayershaveemergedandchangedthelandscapeofglobalcooperationinpublic
health?
Keyissuesinglobalcooperationonpublichealth
Readings:
Chapter16ofthetextbookWorkingTogethertoImproveGlobalHealth
ReadtheOverviewandskimtherestofFinancingGlobalHealth2014:
http://www.healthdata.org/policyreport/financingglobalhealth2014shiftsfundingmdg
eracloses
Videos:
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Session12TheMidTermExamination,TuesdayOctober13,2015
CourseModule4CrosscuttingIssuesontheEnvironment,Women,andChildren
Session13Thursday,October15,2015
Topic:Nutrition,Health,andDevelopment
Theprimaryroleofnutritioninhealth
Keynutritionalissuesinthelowandmiddleincomecountries
Thecausesandconsequencesforindividuals,forcommunitiesandfortheeconomyof
nutritionalproblems
Addressingnutritionalissuesincosteffectiveways
Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter8
Reviewthe2015GlobalNutritionReport
ReadforthemainpointsTheLancet,SeriesPapers:Maternalandchildundernutritionand
overweightinlowincomeandmiddleincomecountries,Evidencebasedinterventionsfor
improvementofmaternalandchildnutrition:whatcanbedoneandatwhatcost?,Nutrition
sensitiveinterventionsandprograms:howcantheyhelptoaccelerateprogressinimproving
maternalandchildnutrition?andThepoliticsofreducingmalnutrition:buildingcommitment
andacceleratingprogress:http://www.thelancet.com/series/maternalandchildnutrition
Videos:
First World Diet and Tooth Decay (7.5 mins, PBS NewsHour):
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/globalhealth/jan-june12/elsalvador_06-08.html
Their Daily Bread: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/livingproofproject/Pages/their-daily-
bread.aspx
David Nabarro: Current Prospects for Scaling-up Nutrition Outcomes:
http://www.ifpri.org/event/20th-annual-martin-j-forman-memorial-lecture?
utm_source=New+At+IFPRI&utm_campaign=503353a443-
New_at_IFPRI_November_8_201011_5_2010&utm_medium=email
My future in my first centimeters (World Bank): http://youtube.com/watch?
v=mJieb2Xgt9U
Feeding Children in Somalia with Plumpydoz:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4u-a8TAFSM
Session14Tuesday,October20,2015
Topic:TheEnvironmentandHealth
Theconceptofenvironmentalhealth
Theimpactofwaterandsanitationandindoorandoutdoorairpollutionontheburdenof
diseaseinthedevelopingworld
Thecostsandconsequencesofenvironmentalhealthissuesonpeopleandonsocieties
Addressingkeyenvironmentalhealthissuesincosteffectiveways
Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter7
Videos:
FALLBREAK,NOCLASSThursday,October22,2015
Session15Tuesday,October27,2015
Topic:WomensHealth
Theimportanceofwomenshealth
Culturalandsocioeconomicfactorscontributingtowomenshealth
Genderbasedinequalitiesinhealth
Theburdenofdiseaseforfemales
Thecostsandconsequencesofthatburden
Addressingkeywomenshealthissues
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Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter9
ReadforthemainmessagesKassebaum,N.J.,etal.(2014)Global,regional,andnational
levelsandcausesofmaternalmortalityduring19902013:asystematicanalysisforthe
GlobalBurdenofDiseaseStudy2013.Lancet.
ReadforthemainmessagesSmith,R.,Ashford,Lori,Gribble,Jay,Clifton,Donna(2009).
FamilyPlanningSavesLives,FourthEdition.WashingtonDC,PopulationReferenceBureau.
Retrievedfromhttp://www.prb.org/pdf09/familyplanningsaveslives.pdf
ReadEllsberg,M.,etal.(2015).Preventionofviolenceagainstwomenandgirls:whatdoes
theevidencesay?Lancet385(9977):15551566.
Videos:
Session16Thursday,October29,2015
Topic:ChildHealth
Keychildhealthconcerns
Theimportanceofchildhealthinglobalhealth
Theburdenofdiseaseamongchildren
Keymeasuresforimprovingchildhealth
Readings:
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ReadtextbookChapter10
ReadforthemainmessagesLiu,L.,etal.(2015).Global,regional,andnationalcausesof
childmortalityin200013,withprojectionstoinformpost2015priorities:anupdated
systematicanalysis.Lancet385(9966):430440.
ReadBhutta,Z.A.,etal.(2014).Canavailableinterventionsendpreventabledeathsin
mothers,newbornbabies,andstillbirths,andatwhatcost?Lancet,384(9940):347370.
ReadforthemainmessagesUNICEFDivisionofPolicyandStrategy(2013).Committingto
ChildSurvival:APromiseRenewedProgressReport2013,UNICEF.Retrievedfrom
http://www.unicef.org/lac/Committing_to_Child_Survival_APR_9_Sept_2013.pdf
Videos:
A Rotavirus Vaccines Remarkable Impact (4 mins, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwUicj5P6i8
Living Proof | Community Health Workers Saving Lives:
http://vimeo.com/15775048
Oral Rehydration Therapy: BRAC Success Story:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/series/video/d_dia1_dis_oralretherapy_qt_h.html
Bangladesh Child Marriage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=pooQFiaCFAI&feature=youtu.be
India diarrhoea treatment 'could save millions of children':
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28173796
Session17Tuesday,November3,2015
Topic:AdolescentHealth
Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter11
ReadforthemainmessagesGore,F.M.,etal.(2011).Globalburdenofdiseaseinyoung
peopleaged1024years:asystematicanalysis.Lancet377(9783):20932102.
ReadViner,R.M.,etal.(2012).Adolescenceandthesocialdeterminantsofhealth.Lancet
379(9826):16411652.
ReviewtheonlineandinteractiveWorldHealthOrganization.(2014).HealthfortheWorld's
Adolescents:Asecondchanceintheseconddecade.Geneva,Switzerland.Retrievedfrom
http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/topics/adolescence/seconddecade/en/
Videos:
22
WorldHealthOrganization:HealthfortheWorldsAdolescents:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za812NoMWQY
ApproachingAdolescentHealth:
http://gh2.websedgemedia.com/news/v/approaching_adolescent_health/
AdolescentReproductiveHealth:DecreasingRiskandOptimizingProspects:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=CKhuieyg1YY&index=3&list=PLOyuQaVrp4qpNXyBIVZRzBcxWL_GLnCqe
IntegratingtheInsiderExpertiseofAdolescentsinSchoolBasedInterventions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TeDkjlk0LUQ&index=4&list=PLOyuQaVrp4qpNXyBIVZRzBcxWL_GLnCqe
IHMESeminar:NextStepsinAdolescentHealth:https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=ECTLhoXZri8
CourseModule5BurdensofDisease
Session18Thursday,November5,2015
Topic:EmergingandReEmergingInfectiousDiseasesandAntibioticResistance
Whatareemergingandreemerginginfectiousdiseasesandantibioticresistance?
Whatistheirmagnitudeanddistribution?
Whogetsthem?
Whatistheirsocialandeconomiccost?
Howcantheybepreventedandaddressed?
Readings:
ReadtheTextbooksectiononemergingandreemerginginfectiousdiseasesChapter12
Thechallengeofemergingandreemerginginfectiousdiseases,Morens,Folkers,andFauci,
NatureVolume430,8July2004,http://ih.stanford.edu/emerging%20diseases%20
%20nature.pdf
CenterforGlobalDevelopmentReportonDrugResistanceat:
http://www.cgdev.org/section/initiatives/_active/drugresistanceglobalhealth
Videos:
Sustaining Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akMQKFApBR0
Africas Nodding Disease Stumps Doctors (2.5 mins, MSNBC):
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/46928425
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Sleeping Sickness - the Pathway to Elimination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=b9Utd7yO26A
Session19Tuesday,November10,2015
Topic:HIV/AIDS
ThespecialimportanceofHIV/AIDS
Thedriversoftheepidemic
Theevolutionoftheepidemicandrecentepidemictrends
ThecostsandconsequencesofHIV/AIDS
AddressingtheHIV/AIDSepidemic
Readings:
ReadtheTextbookChapter11sectionsonHIV/AIDS
ReadoverviewofUNAIDSReportontheGlobalAIDSEpidemic2013andskimtherestof
thereport:
http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/campaigns/globalreport2013/globalreport/
Read Piot, P., Karim, S.S., Hecht, R., Legido-Quigley, H. et al. (2015). Defeating AIDS
advancing global health. UNAIDS and Lancet Commission. Retrieved from
http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(15)60658-4.pdf.
Videos:
24
Ten Facts about HIV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=h1yJcRjW9jw&list=PLFD42B40B3C9488E9
Session20Thursday,November12,2015
Topic:TBandMalaria
TheimportanceofTBandMalaria
TheburdenofTBandMalaria
RiskfactorsofTBandMalaria
CostsandconsequencesofTBandMalaria
AddressingTBinanageofHIV/AIDS
Addressingmalariaincosteffectiveway
Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter12sectionsonTBandmalaria
ReviewthefactsheetsandspecialtopicssheetsontheWHOhomepageforTBavailableat:
http://www.who.int/tb/en/
WHO2013TBReportReadtheExecutiveSummaryandskimtherest:
http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/en/
ExploretheWHOhomepageonmalaria:Availableat:http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/
ReviewtheGlobalMalariaActionPlanat:http://www.rbm.who.int/gmap/index.html
RichardGAFeachemetal,Shrinkingthemalariamap:progressandprospects,TheLancet,
Volume376,Issue9752,Pages15661578,6November2010,
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS01406736(10)612706/fulltext
BrunoMoonenetal,Operationalstrategiestoachieveandmaintainmalariaelimination,
Volume376,Issue9752,Pages15921603,6November2010,
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS01406736(10)61269X/fulltext
ReviewtheexecutivesummaryandscantherestoftheWorldMalariaReport,2013:
http://www.who.int/malaria/en/
Videos:
25
Community engagement is key to malaria prevention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=9FrpKpbfpsU
Dr. Uvistra Naidoo Contracting TB in Durban, South Africa (5 min):
http://www.tbunmasked.org/
Susheela Contracting TB as a Nurse in India (5 min):
http://www.tbunmasked.org/
Dr. Shelly Bantra, Founder of Operation ASHA (5 min):
http://www.tbunmasked.org/
Dr. Vivian Huang Treating TB Patients in New York City (4:45 min):
http://www.tbunmasked.org/
In Search of Solutions: Dr. Tom Frieden (4:46 min):
http://www.tbunmasked.org/
Session21,Tuesday,November17,2015
Topic:NeglectedTropicalDiseases
The(oftenforgotten)importanceofneglectedtropicaldiseases
Theburdenofthesediseasesespeciallyamongthepoor
Riskfactors
Costsandconsequences
AddressingNTDsdiseasesincosteffectiveways
Readings:
ReviewthesectionofthetextbookonNTDs
ReadHotez,P.J.M.,DavidH.;Fenwick,Alan;Kumaresan,Jacob;EhrlichSachs,Sonia;
Sachs,JeffreyD.;Savioli,Lorenzo(2007).ControlofNeglectedTropicalDiseases.New
EnglandJournalofMedicine357:10181027.
ReadthefollowingcasesinMillionsSavedontrachoma,onchocerciasis,chagas,Guinea
worm,polio,andsmallpox:
o Case10:ControllingtrachomainMorocco,http://www.cgdev.org/page/case-10-
controlling-trachoma-morocco
o Case 7: Controlling onchocerciasis in sub-Saharan Africa,
http://www.cgdev.org/page/case-7- controlling-onchocerciasis-sub-saharan-
africa
o Case 12: Controlling Chagas disease in the southern cone of South America,
http://www.cgdev.org/page/case-12-controlling-chagas-disease-southern-cone-
south-america
o Case11:ReducingGuineaworminAsiaandsubSaharanAfrica,
http://www.cgdev.org/page/case-11-reducing-guinea-worm-asia-and-sub-saharan-
africa
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o Case 5: Eliminating polio in Latin America and the Caribbean,
http://www.cgdev.org/page/case-5-eliminating-polio-latin-america-and-caribbean
Videos:
Session22Thursday,November19,2015
Topic:NoncommunicableDiseasesOverviewofCardiovascularDiseaseandDiabetes
Thegrowingimportanceofnoncommunicablediseases
Themostimportanttypesofnoncommunicablediseases
Theburdenofnoncommunicablediseases
Keyriskfactors
ThecostsofNCDs
AddressingNCDsincosteffectiveways
Readings:
ReadthetextbookChapter12
ReadtheexecutivesummaryandreviewtherestoftheWHOreportonNonCommunicable
Diseases
http://www.who.int/chp/ncd_global_status_report/en/index.html
Read Beaglehole, R., et al. (2011). Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis.
Lancet 377(9775): 1438-1447.
ReadAlleyne,G.,etal.(2013).Embeddingnoncommunicablediseasesinthepost2015
developmentagenda.Lancet381
(9866):566574.
ReviewFuster,V.,etal.(2014).PromotingCardiovascularHealthWorldwide:Perspectiveon
the12RecommendationsoftheInstituteofMedicine.Retrievedfrom
http://www.scientificamerican.com/products/cardiovascularhealth
ReadHunter,D.J.andK.S.Reddy(2013).Noncommunicablediseases.NewEnglandJournal
ofMedicine369(14):13361343.
Videos:
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Diabetes: a major public health problem for Africa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=79oZrKG2RpY
Type I Diabetes in the Developing World:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi-QAcZAH7Q
Dean Ornish on the Worlds Killer Diet (3.5 mins, Ted Talks):
http://www.ted.com/talks/dean_ornish_on_the_world_s_killer_diet
ThanksgivingBreak,November21toNovember29
Session23Tuesday,December1,2015
Topic:TheTobaccoEpidemicandAlcohol
Theimportanceoftobaccoandalcohol
Thenatureoftobaccoandalcoholuseglobally
Thelinksbetweentobaccoandalcoholandthehealthofindividualsandsocieties
Thesocialandeconomicimpactoftobaccoandalcoholuse
Addressingtobaccoandalcoholuseincosteffectiveways
Readings:
ReadChapter13sectionsontobaccoandalcohol
ReadDCP2Chapter46TobaccoAddictionavailableat:http://dcp2.org/pubs/DCP
ReadGlobalburdenofdiseaseandinjuryandeconomiccostattributabletoalcoholuseand
alcoholusedisorders:http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140
6736(09)607467/abstract
ReadEffectivenessandcosteffectivenessofpoliciesandprogrammestoreducetheharm
causedbyalcohol:http://www.who.int/choice/publications/p_2009_CE_Alcohol_Lancet.pdf
Videos:
Combatting the Global Tobacco Epidemic (3 mins, The World Health Organization
(WHO)):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka2w54Axdd0&feature=relmfu
Session24Thursday,December3,2015
Topic:UnintentionalInjuriesandGlobalMentalHealth
Keytypesofunintentionalinjuries
Theunrecognizedimportanceofunintentionalinjuriesinlowandmiddleincomecountries
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Theburdenoftheseinjuries
Thecostsofunintentionalinjuries
Addressinginjuriesincosteffectiveways
Theimportanceofmentalhealth
Thenatureandmagnitudeofmentalhealthdisordersglobally
Socialandeconomicconsequences
Theunmetneedofmentalhealthservicesinpoorandmiddleincomecountries
Readings:
ReviewthesectionsofthetextbookonmentalhealthandChapter13onUnintentional
Injuries
ReadtheExecutiveSummaryofandskimtherestoftheWHOreportonmentalhealth
anddevelopment:http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/mhtargeting/en/index.html
ReadtheExecutiveSummaryandscantherestoftheWHOinvestmentplanformental
health:http://www.who.int/mental_health/publications/action_plan/en/index.html
ReadtheExecutiveSummaryofandscantherestofWHOinvestinginmentalhealth:
http://www.who.int/mental_health/publications/financing/investing_in_mh_2013/en/index
.html
ReadtheLund,KeilingandWeatonarticlesformthe2011LancetseriesonGlobalMental
Health:
http://www.who.int/mental_health/publications/financing/investing_in_mh_2013/en/index
.html
Videos:
Session25Tuesday,December8,2015
Topic:ScienceandTechnologyforGlobalHealth
Readings:
ReadtextbookChapter17
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Videos:
Session26Thursday,December10,2015
Topic:LookingtotheFuture
Whatarethekeychallengesfacinghealthgloballyoverthenexttwodecades?
Howcanweprepareforthemand/ordealwiththem?
Videos:
TheLancetHealth2035
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1m3iy2xop8
TheFinalExaminationTBA
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