Redesigning Global Health Sample
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THIS IS A SAMPLE of what you would experience in the course! We are making part of the first module available for free so that you can gauge whether the content level is right for you. Written assignments, discussion forums and quizzes are not included. If you are interested in taking this course, please visit our website for more details. As always, please contact us at edgh@uw.edu if you have questions.
Video: Course Introduction
You will be joining a very diverse group from many countries and cultures. Over the next few weeks you will be watching recorded lectures, reading course materials, completing assignments and participating in group discussions. There is much that we can learn from one another, especially during our exchanges in the discussion forum. Take a moment to view our course introduction video below to learn more! Here is a video from your course instructors Melissa Mugambi, MD, PhD and Priyasha Maharjan, MPH, DrGH(c).Course Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:- Analyze how history, systems, structures, and ideologies, including colonial legacies, have shaped current global health priorities, models, and inequities.
- Critique dominant global health paradigms and propose equity-centered and decolonial strategies for building more just and locally led health systems.
- Evaluate how resilient health systems can be designed, financed, and governed to adapt to crises while centering community needs and leadership.
- Analyze global health financing and partnership models to identify pathways for sustainable investment, country ownership, and accountability.
- Assess the health impacts of conflict, displacement, and structural violence, and explore community-led, culturally grounded responses in humanitarian contexts.
- Examine the social, political, and health system factors that shape health outcomes for women, adolescents, and children, and identify strategies to promote rights and justice across the life course.
- Analyze how infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, mental health, pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, and the One Health framework interact with social, political, and economic factors to shape global health systems.
- Investigate the health impacts of climate change and evaluate strategies for improving health-related conditions due to climate.
- Examine the role of technology, digital tools, and artificial intelligence in transforming care delivery, while addressing ethical concerns, equity, and the digital divide.
- Reflect on how emerging trends are shaping global health roles and how to navigate nontraditional paths to impact.
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