HSC 2622 Introduction to Global Health Science (3)

THIS COURSE CONSIDERS THE INFLUENCE OF FACTORS SUCH AS ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, BIOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, SOCIETAL STATUS, CULTURE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE RESOURCES, ON THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE. THIS COURSE WILL ALSO EXAMINE THE ROLE PF EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND ETHICS IN HEALTHCARE. CASE STUDIES DEMONSTRATING HOW VARIOUS ACTORS HAVE COOPERATED ACROSS NATIONAL BORDERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS LIKE PANDEMICS, HEALTHCARE ACCESS CHALLENGES AND DISEASE ERADICATION WILL BE ANALYZED. STUDENTS WILL INTEGRATE IDEALS FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AFFECTING SOCIETY IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT. THE COURSES WILL BE GLOBAL IN COVERAGE BUT WITH A FOCUS ON HEALTH DISPARITIES FACED BY LOW- AND MIDDLE- INCOME COUNTRIES AND THE POOR PEOPLE WITHIN THEM