6. Nutrition in low-resourced settings
You may be well-aware of the pathophysiology of things like macronutrients, vitamins, and digestion, and have probably witnessed the health effects of abnormal nutrition and its effect on metabolism in the United States (such as diabetes and obesity). On the global scale, especially in resource-poor settings, issues in nutrition—undernutrition and malnutrition—have deep and far-reaching effects […]
5. Ethics in global health
At this point in the course, it should be evident that global health work is a complex and multidisciplinary endeavor that tackles interdependent social and physical conditions and involves differences in priorities, power, and resources; there are inherent ethical concerns. “Global health ethics” is a poorly defined term that can refer to human rights (such […]
4. Socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental determinants of health
Socioeconomic determinants: Learning objectives List major social and economic determinants of health and their impacts on the access to and quality of health services and on differences in morbidity and mortality between and within countries Discuss connections among health, cost of illness, and impact of health expenditure on poverty and health outcomes Read Do Apply […]
3. Health systems in global health
In your medical training, you have learned in depth and through experience the structure and function of the U.S. health system, and perhaps explored some comparisons to the health systems in other wealthy nations. The structure and function of a health system is frequently related to or reflects health policy and can have major role […]
2. Global burden of disease
In the first module, you explored what is meant by global health and were introduced to some key players influencing global health. But does one know what is and is not working in global health? How should priorities be set? What exactly is the health in global health and how do we get there? It […]
1. Global Health overview
The term global health may mean different things to different people and in different contexts, and so it becomes harder to say what is and what is not global health. This module will explore the discipline of global health and help learners with basic vocabulary in the field global health. And while students may be […]
Case study: Determinants of health—Introduction
It’s four years in the future, and you’re in your practice. You are approached by some good friends, Doug and Sandy, who recently began serving as host parents for a twelve-year-old Haitian boy named Jean Baptiste, who was brought to your hospital for free heart surgery. They ask if you will help them with some […]
Global Health
Welcome to the Virtual Global Health Foundations Elective!