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An Introduction to Global Health
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 19 hours
  • Course by University of Copenhagen
  • Offered by

About

This course will provide you with an overview of the most important health challenges facing the world today. You will gain insight into how challenges have changed over time, we will discuss the likely determinants of such changes and examine future projections. Successful international strategies and programs promoting human health will be highlighted and global health governance structures will be mapped and the role of the key actors explored.

Modules

Lesson 1 - Defining Global Health

    • 3 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • What is your opinion?

3 Videos

  • 1.1: Welcome to the Course (F Konradsen)
  • 1.2: Voxpop - What is the biggest global health challenge? (Your fellow students)
  • 1.3: How Changing Policies Impact Population's Health (S Whyte)

2 Readings

  • Course Information
  • Suggested readings and resources

Lesson 2 - Measuring Global Health

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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5 Videos

  • 2.1: Epidemiological and Demographic Transition (DW Meyrowitsch)
  • 2.2: Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) (DW Meyrowitsch)
  • 2.3: Global Burden of Diseases (DW Meyrowitsch)
  • 2.4: Disease-specific Risk Factors, part 1 (IC Bygbjerg)
  • 2.5: Disease-specific Risk Factors, part 2 (IC Bygbjerg)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Review of Week 1

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Defining and Measuring Global Health

Lesson 3 - Infectious Diseases

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Online Activity: Infectious Diseases and Development Goals

2 Videos

  • 3.1: Infectious Diseases, part 1 (IC Bygbjerg)
  • 3.2: Infectious Diseases, part 2 (IC Bygbjerg)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Lesson 4 - Examples of Infectious Diseases

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • 4.1: Infectious Diarrheal Diseases (S Tulsani)
  • 4.2: Malaria - The Transition (L Hviid)
  • 4.3: HIV in Global Health (J Lundgren)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Review of Week 2

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Infectious Diseases

Lesson 5 - Non-Communicable Diseases

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Online Activity: Air Pollution

5 Videos

  • 5.1: NCDs explained (AR Demaio)
  • 5.2: The Global Burden of Disease - The Rise of NCDs (AR Demaio)
  • 5.3: Determinants and Drivers of NCDs (AR Demaio)
  • 5.4: Diabetes (V Narayan)
  • 5.5: Joint Risk Factors (IC Bygbjerg)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Lesson 6 - Mental Health and Injuries

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Online Activity: Road Traffic Injuries

2 Videos

  • 6.1: Mental Health in a Global Perspective (M Muijen)
  • 6.2: Pesticides and Self Harm in Sri Lanka (M Eddleston)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Review of Week 3

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries

Lesson 7 - Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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4 Videos

  • 7.1: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (S Tellier)
  • 7.2: Components of Sexual and Reproductive Health (BL Sørensen)
  • 7.3: The Role of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (E Dupont)
  • 7.4: Abortion Stigma (T Gammeltoft)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Lesson 8 - Child Health

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • 8.1: mHealth in Reproductive and Child Health (S Lund)
  • 8.2: Continuum of Care (C Schmiegelow)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Review of Week 4

    • 1 Readings
    • 4 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Maternal and Child Health

4 Discussions

  • UNFPA blog post on access to contraceptives
  • UNFPA blog post on child marriage
  • UNFPA blog post on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
  • Share your UNFPA advocacy experience

1 Readings

  • Join our challenge: Help us reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)!

Lesson 9 - Environmental Health and Climate Change

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • 9.1: Environmental Health Challenges (F Konradsen)
  • 9.2: Main Environmental Challenges (R Bos)
  • 9.3: Climate Change and Health (P Furu)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Lesson 10 - Migration and Refugees

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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3 Videos

  • 10.1: Refugees and Internally Displaced (S Tellier)
  • 10.2: Migrants and Health (S Tellier)
  • 10.3: Migration and Health in a Scandinavian Context (M Nørredam)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Review of Week 5

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Environment, Climate and Migration

Lesson 11 - Food and Nutrition

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Online Activity: Childhood Malnutrition

2 Videos

  • 11.1: Nutrition and Infectious Diseases (H Friis)
  • 11.2: Diabetes and Maternal and Child Health (KK Nielsen)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Lesson 12 - Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • 12.1: Sanitation and Development Goals (S Cairncross)
  • 12.2: Diseases Related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (W van Der Hoek)

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Review of week 6

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Food and Water

Lesson 13 - Health Systems

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Online Activity: Framework for Health Systems

5 Videos

  • 13.1: NCDs and Health Care Systems (G Galea)
  • 13.2: Financing Universal Health Coverage (A Bjerrum)
  • 13.3: Health Care Facilities in Burkina Faso (H Samuelsen)
  • 13.4: Health Systems in Fragile States (TA Dræbel)
  • 13.5 Medical Tourism

1 Readings

  • Suggested readings and resources

Lesson 14 - Global Health Governance

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • 14.1: Global Health Governance (S Tellier)
  • 14.2: Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (K Mauer-Stender)

1 Readings

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Review of week 7

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Health Systems and Global Health Governance

Extra Materials

    • 3 Readings
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3 Readings

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"An Introduction to Global Health" is a foundational course offered by Coursera, focused on key global health challenges, their evolution, and future projections. It explores successful strategies, international programs, and global health governance. Ideal for beginners, it spans 1140 minutes and is available through Starter and Professional subscriptions, perfect for those interested in Health & Fitness.

Flemming Konradsen
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Flemming Konradsen