GSGH 511 - Foundations of Global Health

Credit(s): 3.00

This course introduces students to key global health topics and issues. Each week students are exposed to different social, economic, political and environmental factors that affect global health. Students explore global health organizations and major players in global health. Focus is on interventions that address health disparities, social justice and low-income settings; students learn to appraise global health problems and suggest innovative solutions. At the end of the course, students will be able to identify key global health questions and suggest projects to address these questions.