GLBH 281. Essentials of Global Health (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/GLBH.html#glbh281
Description
This course provides an overview of global health as a field of research and practice, with an emphasis on use of surveillance and research methods to understand health and determinants of health, evidence-based program development and evaluation of programs in the field, and engagement with governments and advocacy groups to elicit evidence-based policy change. Topics of focus will prioritize infectious diseases, maternal child health, substance use, and gender-based violence. May be coscheduled with GLBH 181. Prerequisites: graduate level standing.
Prerequisite courses
GLBH 281 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have GLBH 281 as a prerequisite.