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221.620.79
Applying Summary Measures of Population Health to Improve Health Systems

Location:
Internet
Term:
Summer Inst. term
Department:
International Health
Credits:
3 credits
Academic Year:
2022 - 2023
Instruction Method:
Synchronous Online
Dates:
Mon 06/06/2022 - Fri 06/10/2022
Class Times:
  • M Tu W Th,  8:00 - 9:50am
Auditors Allowed:
Yes, with instructor consent
Undergrads Allowed:
No
Grading Restriction:
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructors:
Contact:
Abdulgafoor Bachani
Resources:
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
Methods of Assessment:

This course is evaluated as follows:

  • 10% Participation
  • 20% Quizzes
  • 40% Assignments
  • 30% Final Exam

Enrollment Restriction:

Summer Institute participants only.

Instructor Consent:

No consent required

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. 8 synchronous hours and 16 hours of prerecorded lectures