National and International Approaches to Health Care Delivery
GHMT 620 | 3 Credits
Course Desc: (For students in the Global Health Management certificate). A project-based application of the concepts, theories, and principles of global health to the practical challenges facing global health professionals. Assignments focus on a specific global health priority for a given national or geopolitically defined population. Needs assessment methodologies, including epidemiological methods; mapping local, national, and global policy processes; identifying strategies for building infrastructure and workforce capacity; analyzing financial opportunities and limitations; and assessing the impact of macro changes in the global economy, political environment, and human rights and legal systems, are applied. Findings regarding the scope, options, and outcomes of these assessments, as well as a recommended action plan for improving the health status of the population group of interest, are summarized in the final project.
