INST 211
Epidemiology and Global Health Spring 2013
Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
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This course examines the interplay of biomedical, societal, and ethical concerns in global health. Students will develop competency with the quantitative tools of epidemiology to elucidate the distribution of diseases within populations and to evaluate preventive and therapeutic interventions. Readings from the public health, medical anthropology and public policy literature will be complemented by current events to raise awareness of public health needs in the US and other countries and to highlight the influence of cultural, economic, and political factors on health. Each student will complete a semester-long research project: first gathering demographic and health care indicators for a particular country, then selecting a subpopulation within that country for further investigation, and finally analyzing a public health intervention to improve a selected health outcome.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 30
Expected: 20-25
Class#: 3350
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation: short reports and a final research project
Extra Info: not available to be taken Pass/Fail
Prerequisites: STAT 101 and background in Biology preferred
Enrollment Preferences: sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Distributions: Division II Exploring Diversity Initiative
Attributes: INST Global Health Studies Electives
PHLH Global Health
PHLH Science and Medicine

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