Global Challenges in Public Health

This course explores the challenges of public health from an international perspective through the focused examination of three historical case studies. In addition, a prospective assessment of public health will analyze its future role in promoting and protecting the health of populations across the globe (ex. South Asia or Sub-Saharan Africa). The core functions of public health will be discussed within the context of key case studies and compared with current public health policy and practice. Students will critically examine both historical and current public health challenges in order to gain a unique understanding of the public health needs of aggregates living in other nations, under differing socioeconomic, political and cultural conditions and the impact of those needs on allocation, constraints, and availability of resources.