Ghp272 Foundations of Global Health and Population Fall 2012 Sessions

This course is intended as a broad survey of the main facts, issues, perspectives, methods, results, and conclusions in the areas of global health and population. It is organized into three blocks. The first block deals with theory, methods, and evidence related to the state of global health and population and reviews salient population and health issues, both past and present. The focus is on patterns and trends in morbidity, mortality, fertility, and reproductive health, as well as the size, structure, and growth of population. Environmental concerns linked to health and population are also addressed. The second block deals with the economic, social, legal, political, and ecological context in which global health and population issues arise and must be addressed. This block introduces economic, political, and rights-based perspectives on the place of health and population in the process of international development. The third block covers approaches to the design and implementation of policies and programs to address health and population problems. Medical interventions, non-medical health interventions, and non-health interventions will all be considered. This course is required for all incoming Master of Science students in the Department of Global Health and Population. MPH students and students from other HSPH departments and elsewhere in the university are also welcome to enroll, space permitting. MPH students may substitute this course in place of ID 262.

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   Students will understand the important relationships among demography, development, and global health;
   
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   They will learn and apply methods for analyzing global health, demography, and development challenges and for devising solutions to them;
   
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   They will strengthen communication and collaboration skills.
   

All students are required to attend all sessions each week. Lectures are designed to deliver key content and stimulate discussion on the major themes in global health and population. Professor Bloom and faculty members from the Department will deliver lectures. Sections are designed to solidify and complement concepts covered in lectures and readings, review for assignments and exams, and discuss teaching cases. Special guest speakers may be scheduled in optional evening sessions.

Block I

 Sept 3 

Block II

Oct 3   

10

Nov 5

Block III

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   Go to the course website either directly (via link), or through MyHSPH > Student One Stop > My isite courses > Fall 2012 (via https://my.sph.harvard.edu/cp/home/displaylogin). You will be required to input your Login ID (or Harvard ID) and corresponding PIN/password.
   

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   The website is organized by the left column headers.
   

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   This syllabus can be downloaded under the left header ‘Syllabus’ as a Word document. You can use the syllabus’s reading list as a template to write your annotations for Assignment A.
   

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   Under the Teaching Team tab, you can find contact information of your course instructors and teaching fellows.
   

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   Under the Classmates tab, complete the Student Information card as soon as possible. These will be compiled into the course facebook for download.
   

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   The Class Sessions tab contains lecture slides and readings, organized by lecture session.
   

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   The Guest Lectures tab contains information needed for evening sessions with guest speakers.
   

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   The Assignment tab has a dropbox for Assignments 1-3 and another special box for your Annotations.
   

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   The Exams tab contains information you will need to help prepare for exams.
   

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    The Discussion Forum tab is for students to supplement in-class participation. Here students can discuss course material and lectures as well as offer information on outside course-related activities and lectures.
    

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    Under the Sign Ups tab, you will sign up or RSVP for special events and provide course feedback at the mid-term point.
    

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    The Quality Circles tab contains sign up form for quality circles, quality circle assignments, and quality circle summaries.
    

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  Complete the Student Information Card online as soon as possible for the course facebook.
  

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  Sign up for Quality Circles (optional).
  

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  Submit your Annotations and Assignments by the deadline.
  

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  Ongoing: RSVP for special guest speakers
  

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  Participate in class as well as the online discussion forum.
  

Bloom, B.R. (2005). “Public Health in Transition.” Scientific American. 293(3): 92-99.

Frenk, J. (2009). Transcript: Dean Julio Frenk's Address at HSPH Commencement 2009.

Fried LP, Piot P, Frenk JJ, Flahault A, Parker R (2012). Global public health leadership for the twenty-first century: Towards improved health of all populations. Global Public Health. [Epub ahead of print]

Fried, L. P., M.E. Bentley, P. Buekens, D.S. Burke, J.J. Frenk, M.J. Klag, and H.C. Spencer (2010). “Globalhealthispublichealth.” Lancet 375(9714):535-537.

Bloom, D.E. (2011). “7 Billion and counting.” Science (29 July 2011): 333(6042), 562-569.

Frenk, J. (2009). “Reinventing primary health care: the need for systems integration.” Lancet. 374(9684):170-3

Basch, P.F. (1999). “The Organization of International Health Before 1900” (Chapter 2). Textbook of International Health. Ed. P. F. Basch. New York, Oxford University Press. pp. 11-41.