IHS 2210 Syllabus Fall 2018 Session 2 final.pdf - IHS 2210:...

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IHS 2210: Introduction to Global Health
Professor: Dr. Gillian Ice
Email : [email protected]
Office Hours: Please review the detailed information on the "Your Professors" tab menu option in
Blackboard for detailed information about how to contact and communicate with your professor.
Facilitators : To ensure the best possible learning experience for you, we have carefully selected
qualified facilitators to work with me to guide your learning experience in this course. Your
facilitator is the first person you should contact with course-related questions. Facilitators are
assigned groups as follows:
Group 1: Dr. Gillian Ice [email protected]
Group 2: Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong [email protected]
Group 3: Robin Blair-Ackison [email protected]
Group 4: Paige Klunk [email protected]
Group 5: Bose Maposa [email protected]
Group 6: Sherica Rodgers [email protected]
Group 7: Martha Smith [email protected]
Group 8: Praise Tangbe [email protected]
Communication: This course is divided into multiple small groups. Each group has a facilitator
who is responsible for grading. Your first point of contact is your facilitator. You may copy your
Professor on this initial email. If your facilitator cannot address your question, then contact
your Professor. When you send an email, please send it from your OU email address. Always
indicate your group number in your email subject line. We frequently post announcements
and emails. It is your responsibility to read these announcements and emails. In most cases,
your instructors will respond within 24 hours, however, there are occasions when this will not
be possible.
ALSO NOTE; DO NOT USE BLACKBOARD APP ON YOUR PHONE
Credit: 3 credit hours
Estimated Engagement Time: This is an online course. However, please note that this is NOT an
independent study/correspondence course. Our expectation is that you will engage with your
instructor, your facilitator, and your peers on a weekly basis per the learning objectives,
activities, and assignments that will be made available each week. Plan on allocating four to five
hours per week per credit hour ( 12 to 15 hours a week ) to derive maximum value from this
learning experience. Remember this course is a full course in seven weeks, so it is important to
stay ahead of the course and check the due dates.

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Course Description : This course will introduce students to the main concepts of the global

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health field and the critical links between global health and social and economic development.
Students will get an overview of the determinants of health and how health status is measured.
Students will also review the burden of disease, risk factors, and key measures to address the
burden of disease in cost-effective ways. The course will cover key concepts and frameworks
but be very practical in orientation. The course will be global in coverage but with a focus on
low- and middle-income countries and on the health of the poor. Throughout the course,
students will be encouraged to analyze and synthesize course material in discussion boards.