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221.620.11
Applying Summary Measures of Population Health to Improve Health Systems

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, June 11, 2018
End Date
Friday, June 22, 2018
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 8:00 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Explores the conceptual basis and application of summary measures of population health status. Presents approaches to measuring the burden of disease in populations and their use for guiding resource allocation and planning efficient and equitable health care systems. Lectures, discussions, and group exercises focus on composite indicators, exploring social and ethical value choices, and assessing the burden of disease at national level.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Present approaches to measuring the burden of disease in populations
  2. Study the use of SMPH for guiding resource allocation and planning efficient and equitable health care systems
  3. Explore social and ethical value choices in calculating SMPH
  4. Assess the burden of disease at national level
Enrollment Restriction
Summer Institute participants only.
Special Comments

Students are required to complete the following readings prior to the start of the course: Hyder AA, Puvanachandra P, Morrow RH. Chapter 1: Measures of Heallth and Disease in Populations.
Merson MH, Black RE, Mills AJ, eds. Global Health: Diseases, Programs, Systems, and Policies. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2012:1-42.

Assignment 2 will be due July 15, 2018