Global Public Health

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

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