221.635.01
Global Advances in Community-Oriented Primary Health Care
Cancelled
- Location:
- East Baltimore
- Term:
- 2nd term
- Department:
- International Health
- Credits:
- 3 credits
- Academic Year:
- 2022 - 2023
- Instruction Method:
- In-person
- Class Times:
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- Friday, 10:30 - 11:50am
- Auditors Allowed:
- Yes, with instructor consent
- Undergrads Allowed:
- Yes
- Grading Restriction:
- Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
- Course Instructors:
- Contact:
- Meike Schleiff
- Resources:
- Prerequisite:
220.601 We routinely waive the requirement for 220.601- Introduction to International Health. However, students are expected to understand and apply the basic concepts of public health, conduct a literature search on PubMed, and read public health journals.
- Description:
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·To help students clarify their own values and attitudes in developing partner relationships with communities and colleagues.
·To facilitate students’ abilities to understand participatory methods in building community capacity to solve priority problems in varied health care settings.
·To facilitate students’ abilities to scale up community-based successes from a local situation to general extension.
·To build on students’ prior experiences, so they can develop skills in learning how to use case studies in their own work and teaching.
Introduces students to the origins and recent advances in community-oriented primary health care through case studies from both developing and developed countries. Uses real cases like hands-on clinical bedside teaching, to help students develop problem-solving skills in practical situations. Uses community participatory and community-based approaches for program examples to address priority health problems. Focuses on equity and empowerment in all cases discussed.
- Learning Objectives:
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Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Examine critical concepts of equity, empowerment, community ownership/participation, cross-sectoral collaboration, sustainability, and scaling up
- Apply community-oriented primary health care frameworks to existing community health programs
- Discuss practical methods to promote and support community participation to solve priority problems in varied health care settings
- Critique the role of global donors, local country-level leadership, civil society organizations in establishing policies that support community-oriented primary health care
- Methods of Assessment:
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 30% Reflection
- 30% Participation
- 40% Final Paper
- Instructor Consent:
No consent required