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Global Population Change and Local Public Health Needs: Problem Solving Seminar
Location
Internet
Term
3rd Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online with Some Synchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
The world population is estimated to have reached 8 billion on Nov. 15, 22. The rate of global population growth is shrinking and we may see declines in world population size in the next century. Global average fertility is about 2.3 births per woman, only slightly higher than 2.1, the level roughly needed for a population with low mortality to stabilize in the long run. While populations are aging, migration is also changing population composition. Changes to populations structures globally and locally affect public health in a profound and lasting fashion, and it takes concerted and collective efforts to anticipate and address changing public health needs through problem solving.
Describes global and local population trends, examines their causes, considers their consequences, and explores solutions to population dynamics-related problems. Applies a classic CDC public health approach to problem solving including four steps: 1) define the problem; 2) find the cause; 3) find solutions that work; and 4) take actions. Covers five classic and relevant demographic segments, including 1) mortality, 2) fertility, 3) migration, 4) humanitarian crisis and climate change, and 5) urbanization. Reviews major sources of population data and key measurement concepts available to define the problem and find the causes, and discusses relevant demographic and social science literature to find effective solutions and take actions. Reviews case studies from both domestic and international settings.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify, extract, and analyze population data to describe public health needs related to population change
- Describe the size, composition, distribution, and trends of global and local populations to define public health problems
- Explain the causes and consequences of population change at global and local levels
- Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in public health, as well as the science of public health solutions, related to population change
- Create a data-driven strategic plan, involving interprofessional team approaches, for addressing public health needs related to population change
- Design a system-level intervention to address a public health issue related to population change
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 10% Participation
- 25% Individual problem-solving outline
- 40% Group Presentation
- 25% Updated individual problem-solving plan