Description
In this course, you will learn:
- Transitions in our planet's demographic and epidemiological makeup.
- Trends in public health, especially noncommunicable diseases, now and in the future.
- Over the years, how global forces have influenced our collective well-being.
- The healthcare infrastructure and institutions that have shaped the sector.
Syllabus:
1: Introduction to Public Health
- Introduction & History of Public Health
- Multiple Determinants of Health
- Evolution of Global Public Health
- Measuring Health Status
2: Trends in Public Health
- Demographic and Epidemiological Transitions
- Economics to Equity in Health
- Globalization and Its Impact on Public Health
3: Infectious Diseases
- The Changing Patterns of Infectious Diseases in Time and Place
- Control, Elimination, Eradication, Extinction
- Zoonoses
- New and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
- Childhood Diseases with a Focus on Diarrhea and Pneumonia
4: Maternal and Child Health
- Child Health
- Maternal Health
- The Sexual and Reproductive Health Agenda
- The Long Shadow of Childhood Undernutrition
5: Non-Communicable Diseases – Part I
- Introduction to NCDs
- Impact of Tobacco Abuse
- Diet and Physical Activity-I
- Diet and Physical Activity-II
- Overweight, Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus
6: Non-Communicable Diseases – Part II
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cancers
- Respiratory Illnesses
- Mental Health
- Injuries (Road Traffic Accidents and Alcohol)
7: Health Systems – Part I
- Introduction to Health Systems
- Delivering Health Services
- Health Systems Financing
- The Political Economy of Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage
8: Health Systems – Part II
- Access to Medicines - I
- Access to Medicines - II
- Working Towards Health for All
- Governance Mechanisms
9: Environment and Health
- Climate Change and Health
- Disasters
10: Public Health in the 21st Century
- The Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
- The Challenge of Ageing Populations
- Health and Sustainable Development - I
- Health and Sustainable Development - II
- The Future of Public Health