本科全球健康证书

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The undergraduate global health certificate is an 18 credit hour program that offers a unique interprofessional opportunity for undergraduate students interested in gaining a global perspective on health care through coursework and a capstone experience. 教师 from 15 disciplines and five colleges collaborated to create the global health certificate.

最近的流行病(艾滋病毒), “非典”, avian influenza) are just one indicator of the increasingly globalized nature of health and health care. Demand for global health education and experience has increased as governmental and non-governmental agencies call for global health personnel.­ Professionals trained to address underserved populations are especially needed.­ Increased migration and disease proliferation require that health care providers, 国内外, become comfortable with different cultures, 全球健康问题和疾病.

The 全球健康 Certificate will help you:

  • Gain an understanding of the factors that influence health globally
  • Learn the value to your future career of understanding global health
  • Gain hands-on experiences grounded in the ethical, practical and multi文化 aspects of global health
  • Learn about interprofessional global health related needs and opportunities

课程

所有核心课程, 还有很多选修课, 都是在线提供的, making them more accessible and easier to fit into your busy life. *申请证书后, you can register for these 雅典 online courses through My俄亥俄州, 注册课程.

核心课程

  1. Introduction to 全球健康 (IHS 2210- 3 Cr): This course introduces you to the main concepts of the global health field and the critical links between global health and social and economic development. You will get an overview of the determinants of health and how health status is measured. The course also reviews the burden of disease, risk factors and key measures to address the burden of disease in cost-effective ways. 在整个课程中, you will be encouraged to analyze and synthesize course material through written assignments and discussion boards. 
     
  2. 选择下列其中一项:
    1. Tropical Disease Biology (BIOS 4440- 3 Cr): 提供对自然的概述, impact and management of tropical diseases and uses a holistic approach to examine tropical diseases as systems. The high prevalence of these diseases is not the­ entire ­problem.­ It is ­the consequence of many factors that come together creating a propitious environment for the spread of disease. (本课程不在网上.)
    2. Cross Cultural Issues in Tropical Diseases (IHS 2235- 3 Cr) : Introduces the concept of culture as a relevant framework for understanding human behavior in relation to health. 它关注的是生物学, 环境, 文化, social and political aspects relevant to tropical diseases, 包括预防, 治疗和控制. It also discusses the importance of these issues in health interventions and in the design, implementation and evaluation of health promotion projects.
  3. 全球健康 研究 and Service (IHS 3521- 3 Cr): Aims to improve students’ understanding of the key strategies for working in the global health research and services field. 为了实现这一目标, the course utilizes the basic strategies for grant writing as a tool for effective and impactful program design and delivery. The course also introduces the learner to ethical issues and logistical factors that need to be taken into consideration when working with vulnerable populations and in resource-poor communities and how to address them in project delivery.
     
  4. 全球健康 Interprofessional Experience (IHS 3934- 3cr):  A 全球健康 experience provides students with the opportunity to interact with an international population on a global health issue. Students  either participate in a case-based course or select an experience based on the social determinants of health (volunteer, or service learning) to strengthen knowledge and practice of global health competencies. Students may use a global health experience (i.e., 俄亥俄州-led faculty global health study abroad program) or they may work locally with organizations in the US. This course fulfills required active participation in interprofessional education (IPE) experiences in the College of Health Sciences and Professions (CHSP). CHSP IPE-designated experiences emphasize the development of IPE competencies for students in the health professions including communication, 了解角色和职责, 团队合作, 和道德.

选修课程

两门选修课 批准的列表 是必需的.

Students are encouraged to select electives that fit within their majors. Other courses that fit the elective description may be negotiated with the director of the certificate program.

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欲了解更多信息，请联系:

黛布拉·麦克布莱德，马萨诸塞州
Assistant Director, 全球卫生倡议
格罗弗中心E118
雅典，俄亥俄州- 45701
740.593.2359