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Child and Public Health in the Tropics
Location
Internet
Term
Winter Institute
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Introduces students to the major global causes of child mortality and the strategies and interventions to reduce child mortality. Includes specific topics: malaria, HIV, measles, pneumonia, diarrhea, neonatal disorders and nutritional deficiencies. Additional topics may include maternal mortality, eye diseases, demography and anthropometry. Focuses on and emphasizes a theme through the different lectures, with the tension and balance between horizontal approaches to child survival, such as Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), and vertical programs such as disease eradication programs. Discusses several papers published as part of the Lancet Child Survival and Lancet Neonatal Survival series, and gain hands-on experience applying different child survival strategies using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST).
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- List the major global causes of child mortality
- Describe interventions to reduce mortality from each of the major causes
- Explain the role of undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in child morbidity and mortality
- Describe advantages and disadvantages of horizontal and vertical child survival programs
- List major challenges to reducing global child mortality
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Participation
- 40% Midterm
- 40% Final Exam
This is the virtual/online section of a course also held onsite. You are responsible for the modality in which you register.