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International Adolescent Health
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Focuses on the major health issues that affect adolescents and the effective interventions/policies to address these issues in the developing world. Explores the meaning and health of adolescence from various contexts around the world through lectures, readings, video clips, panels, and discussions .
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define the meaning of adolescence and critically discuss ‘adolescence’ from the context of various world regions
- Critically analyze the major global forces that affect adolescent health, including changes in education, marriage, and childbearing
- Identify the major public health issues affecting adolescents throughout the globe, with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health issues, vulnerable youth populations, mental health problems, and migration/immigration issues
- Describe different types of intervention strategies for selected adolescent health issues and their potential impact in various cultural contexts