Open University: Global and Local Public Health Issues, autumn 2023

Content:

The course will strengthen and widen the understanding of several central topics in global health, including, for example, the following:
Health in social context
Maternal and child health as cornerstones of healthier future
The growing global burden of non-communicable diseases
The volatile and unpredictable infectious diseases

Learning outcomes

Along the course, students should:
get an updated picture of major contemporary public health issues in the global context;
understand the way shared global and unique local challenges of health are connected across the world;
examine the UN Sustainable Development Goals from the public health perspective;
appreciate the role of historical, cultural and social factors in shaping population health across the world;
discuss the ethical aspects global health issues;
achieve an idea of the importance of international and global collaboration in reducing disease burden and promoting health

Prerequisites:

Understanding of the basics of public health (completed course: Foundations of Public Health course code: 4455907, or equivalent).
Required pre-reading (to be announced prior to the course)

Teachers:

Sohaib Khan, PhD, Assistant Professor of International Health, UEF;
Other teaching staff and visiting faculty, based on demand.

Study Methods

All teaching is internet-based studying (online course) using Moodle as the learning platform (135 active working hours = 5 ECTS).

Evaluation

This study unit is graded on a scale of 0-5.