ANTH 105
Introduction to Public and Global Health
Fall 2012
Division II
Cross-listed
INTR 150
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Class Details
Public health focuses on improving health at the level of individuals, communities, or populations. It seeks to understand both individual and collective behaviors that shape health outcomes in the world today. This class introduces students to core concepts and methods within the fields of public and global health. It investigates the interrelationship of individual and social choices with demographic and biological factors in producing health outcomes. We look at the pathology and epidemiology of the major diseases and health disparities in the world today, focusing as much on health equity as on the social and cultural constructions of illness, disease, and health-seeking behaviors. We explore several case studies to understand the contributing causes of and policy initiatives around the major crises in global health today including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and maternal mortality. The course involves multiple disciplinary perspectives including anthropology, sociology, economics, biology, bioethics, and political science. By the end of the semester, we will understand what creates effective public health policy for individuals as well as communities. How does one reconcile the competing moral, social, and human rights claims in shaping health policies and practices at a variety of levels?
The Class:
Format: seminar/discussion
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 1299
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 25
Expected: 20
Class#: 1299
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
evaluation will be based upon participation in class blog, class discussion, one presentation, and final paper
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
first-year students and sophomores
Distributions:
Division II
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ANTH 105 Division II INTR 150 Division II
ANTH 105 Division II INTR 150 Division II
Attributes:
PHLH Core Courses
PHLH Science and Medicine
PHLH Science and Medicine
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ANTH 105 - 01 (F) SEM Intro to Pblic & Global Health
ANTH 105 - 01 (F) SEM Intro to Pblic & Global HealthDivision IIWF 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Schapiro Hall 1291299
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