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INTH-444 Global Patterns of Disease
This course reviews and analyzes recent trends in global health, current problems of health, and the influence of economic, population and social trends on health and living conditions in different countries. The student will acquire the basics of descriptive and analytical epidemiology and key health indicators used in international comparisons. This course discusses questions raised by the World Health Organization's World Health Report 1998: Will the world continue to grow healthier in the 21st century, with more diseases conquered by scientific advances and life expectancy extending ever longer, or will new diseases, failing drugs, poverty, and socioeconomic gaps cancel out these gains? How does the health situation of the U.S. compare with other countries? How can the health situation of the population in developed and underdeveloped countries be improved? Looking at major determinants of health and disease in different national contexts, the student will analyze the main transnational factors that influence the transfer of risks to health and the structural conditions that determines one country's vulnerability in a globalized economy.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
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