Global Health (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- recognise the impact on globalisation on health
- increase awareness of ethical knowledge, values, principles, legislation and recommendations in global health
- analyse effective models in health promotion worldwide

Content

- recognize the impact on globalization on health
- increase awareness of ethical knowledge, values, principles, legislation and recommendations in global health
- analyze effective models in health promotion worldwide

Location and time

spring 2021, mostly online

Materials

Updated list om materials will be informed later

Global Vaccine Action Plan - Decade of Vaccine Collaboration. 2013. Vaccine 31, 5– 31.

Hanlon P, Carlisle S, Hannah M, Reilly D & Lyon A. 2011. Making the case for a ‘fifth wave’ in public Health. Public Health 125, 30-36.

Henwood BF, Cabassa LJ, Craig CM & DK. 2013. Permanent Supportive Housing: Addressing Homelessness and Health Disparities? American Journal of Public Health, 103(2), 188-192.

Jacobs DE. 2011. Environmental Health Disparities in Housing. American Journal of Public Health, 101(1), 115-122.

Kass NE. 2001. An Ethics Framework for Public Health. American Journal of Public Health, 91(11), 1776-1782.

Kaza N, Knaap G-J, Knaap I & Lewis R. 2011. Peak Oil, Urban Form, and Public Health: Exploring the Connections. American Journal of Public Health 101(9), 1598-1606.

Kidder, T. (2004). Mountains beyond mountains. New York: Random House

Lundman B, Al L, Jonsen E, Lövheim H, Nygren B, Santamäki R, Strandberg G & Nordberg A. 2012.Inner Strength in Relation to Functional Status, Disease, Living Arrangements, and Social
Relationships Among People Aged 85 Years and Older. Feature Article. Nursing 33 (3), 167-176.

Mackie P. 2010. Social justice and social responsibility: Towards a value-base for global public health. Public Health 124, 620-625.

Mikesell L, Bromley E & Khodyakov D. 2013. Ethical Community-Engaged Research: A Literature Review. American Journal of Public Health 103(12), 7-14.

Pourisharifa H, Babapoura FJ, Zamanib R, Besharatb MA, Mehryarb AH & Rajabb A. 2010. The effectiveness of motivational interviewing in improving health outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences 5,1580–1584.

Schrecker T. 2013. Can health equity survive epidemiology? Standards of proof and social determinants of health. Preventive Medicine 57, 741–744.

Quaglio GL, Karapiperis T, Van Woensel L, Arnold E & McDaid D. 2013. Austerity and health in Europe. Health Policy 113,13–19.

Skolnik, Richard 2015, Global Health 101
http://books.google.fi/books/about/Global_Health_101.html?id=sBQRpj4uWmYC&redir_esc=y

Teaching methods

In this study module students will be able to gain expertise on major contemporary issues and challenges of global health with an interprofessional perspective and social approach. It is open to students from all disciplines.

Students will examine global disease burden and distribution, health determinants and disparities, health policy, and the challenges and outcomes of global health interventions. Key global health themes to be explored would include: communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental health, child health, reproductive health and rights, and health among refugees and displaced population. Topics will be examined in relation to global interdependency, highlighting how both global and disparities and global health policy responses are shaped through global ties and tensions.

Students will have to write essays and there will be small weekly online assignments such as group discussions etc. during the course.

Exam schedules

Orientation to the studies (optional) will be held via Zoom in early February and the date and Zoom link will be posted everyone via email during January.

Learning point sessions (Zoom conference with Global Health- master degree students) will be held in April/May. The exact days will be confirmed in February.

Completion alternatives

The course is in English, but it is possible to return the written assignments also in Finnish.

Student workload

5 credits = 135 hours of student work

Content scheduling

Content:
- The concept of Global health
- Health for all 2020 (WHO), key health indicators, health determinants and disparities, overview for global and domestic diseases, communicable and non-communicable diseases, pandemics, public and private expenditure on health, the cost-effectiveness of health interventions
- Ethical issues of health: human / patients´ rights, values and global health, health services organized worldwide, immigration and refugee situation
- Effective models in health promotion worldwide

Evaluation scale

H-5

Further information

The timetable and more detailed course information will be send to the registered students in the end of January 2021.

If you have any further questions, please contact the responsible teacher niina.glerean@laurea.fi