221.620.01
Applying Summary Measures of Population Health to Improve Health Systems

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Abdulgafoor Bachani
Contact Name
Abdulgafoor Bachani
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite
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. Define measures and approaches to assess the burden of disease in populations
  2. Examine social and ethical value choices in calculating summary measures of population health and their implications on population health
  3. Assess approaches to assess the burden of disease at national level and risk factors (metabolic, behavioral and environmental)
  4. Analyze use of summary measures of population health for policy development, resource allocation for programs and interventions, and planning efficient and equitable health care systems
  5. Demonstrate effect of globalization on burden of disease at national and global level
Instructor Consent
Consent required for some students
Consent Note
Undergraduates allowed with instructor's consent
Consent Contact
abachani@jhu.edu
Special Comments

Undergraduates allowed with instructor's consent