223.680.01
Global Disease Control Programs and Policies
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2016 - 2017
Instruction Method
TBD
M, W, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Course Instructor(s)
George Alleyne
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
340.601 or 340.751 or 550.694.81 and 550.695.81
Presents the history, social and political context, organization, technical content, funding and evaluation of current, major, global initiatives for disease control. Emphasizes programs focused on health problems of the developing world and includes, initiatives for vaccines and immunization, non-communicable diseases, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) and Integrated Community Case Management (ICCM), safe motherhood and reproductive health, neonatal health, malaria, Neglected Tropical Diseases, HIV, TB, tobacco control, nutritional interventions and injury control. Also examines the process of policy formulation and resource allocation to international health and disease control.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the development, organization and funding of global disease control programs
- Describe programmatic approaches for controlling selected major causes of death and disability in developing countries
- Discuss program and policy implementation obstacles and approaches to overcoming them
- Critically evaluate the strengths, weaknesses and the sustainability of disease control programs and policies