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Preventing Infant Mortality and Promoting the Health of Women, Infants and Children
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Melissa Hawkins
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning.
Focuses on the historical problems and interventions associated with infant mortality. Describes the scientific basis for infant mortality and analyzes causes and consequences in a population and development of a programmatic and policy approach.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the scientific basis for infant mortality and for the interventions currently being used to address this problem
- Analyze the causes and consequences of high infant mortality in a population
- Develop programmatic approaches and policies to reduce infant mortality rates in a population