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Global Indigenous Health (PUH 350)

Term: 2019 Spring

Faculty

Kathryn Hartzell
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Schedule

Mon-Wed, 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM (1/14/2019 - 5/9/2019) Location: TS GCB 102

Description

Prerequisites: ENG 102; PUH 111; PUH 201

This course introduces the theories, perspectives, and methods of global health through an exploration of the health of indigenous groups around the world. Topics to be addressed include the global burden and distribution of disease and mortality, determinants of health status and health inequalities, the development of global health policies, and the implementation of global health interventions. Emphasis will be placed on indigenous notions of health and disease and global health systems unique to groups in different cultural settings.