Welcome to the Global Health course. This course is a comprehensive course designed to equip participants for professional practice within the global health field through the provision of knowledge and skills pertinent to addressing the issues and health implications surrounding global health from various perspectives. The purpose of this course is to educate and inform participants about the major determinants of health and disease from a global perspective and to prepare learners for professional practice in the field of global health.
The course was funded in part by the University of Incarnate Word (UIW) and created with Assistant Professor for Clinical and Applied Science Education TimMarie C. Williams, PhD, MCG. The course was designed by NextGenU.org team members including: Allison Da Santos, Ph.D.; Genikka Camille Gabral; B.ED, MSc,; Carolina Bustillos, MD, DiplEd.; Hugo Rojas, MD, MSc; Jamila Conliffe, MPH; Jean Pierre Musabyimana, MSc, MGHD; Jesse Ramkalawan, BSc; Leohrandra Graham, MSc; Margaret Niles, Ph.D; Mayra Ambrocio; Ph.D; Pablo Baldiviezo, MD, DiplEd; Samantha Anderson, MSc; and Stephanie Sankar, LLB, LEC.
Module 3: Collaboration and Community Partnerships
Module 4: Capacity Strengthening in Global Health
Module 5: Social Awareness
Module 6: Program Management and Evaluation
The completion time for this course is estimated at 190 hours, including 37 hours of learning resources, 72 hours allocated for study and assimilation, and 81 hours of participating in learning activities and quizzes. This course is equivalent to
4 credit hours.
The course requires completion of all learning activities. At the end of each module, there is a practice quiz of ten (10) multiple-choice questions. At the end of the course, after you’ve completed each lesson, quiz, and learning activity, you’ll
have access to a final exam of fifty (50) multiple-choice questions, and a chance to evaluate this course. Upon completion of the training (6 modules), participants will complete a final exam with a passing score of 70% or higher. Participants
may retake the exam until this grade is achieved. Once you’ve passed the final exam, you will be able to download a certificate of completion from NextGenU.org and our course’s co-sponsoring organizations. We keep all of your personal information
confidential, never sell any of your information, and only use anonymized data for research purposes, and we are also happy to report your testing information and share your work with anyone (your school, employer, etc.) at your request.
Engaging with this Course:
You may browse this course for free to learn for your personal enrichment; there are no requirements. To register for this course, it is required that learners have obtained a college-level/bachelor's degree.
To obtain a certificate a learner must first register for a course and then successfully complete
all the reading requirements,
all quizzes and pass with 70% having unlimited attempts,
all discussion forums,
all peer activities,
the final exam with a minimum of 70% and a maximum of 3 attempts, and
the self and course evaluation forms.
To obtain credit:
Complete all requirements listed above for the certificate, and
Your learning institution or workplace should approve the partner-university-sponsored NextGenU.org course for educational credit, as they would for their learner taking a course anywhere.
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A link to and description of the course training, so they can see all its components, including the cosponsoring universities and other professional organization cosponsors;
Your grade on the final exam;
Your work products (e.g. case study activities), and any other required or optional shared materials that you produce and authorize to share with them;
Your evaluations -- course, and self-assessments;
A copy of your certificate of completion, with the co-sponsoring universities and other organizations listed.
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We hope that you will find this a rewarding learning experience, and we count on your assessment and feedback to help us improve this training for future students.
Here are the next steps to take the course for credit:
Complete the registration form.
Take the pre-test.
Begin the course with Module 1. Introduction to Global Health. In each lesson, read the description, complete all required readings and any required activities, and take the corresponding quizzes.
* This course is sponsored in part by the Annenberg Physician Training Program: Abstinence-based Recovery from Addictive Disease. Click here to see curricular threading related to substance use. Required readings
Optional readings
Peer Activities
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Questionnare
Module 1: Introduction to Global Health
Competencies covered in this module:
Analyze the roles, relationships, and resources of the entities influencing global health.
Required readings
Optional readings
Peer Activities
Quizzes
Assignments
Discussions
Questionnare
Module 1: Lesson 1: Global Burden of Disease
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
Summarize the different concepts and definitions of global health.
Summarize 3 major global health initiatives in reducing the disparities in global health.
Describe the major public health efforts to reduce disparities in global health (e.g., Sustainable Development Goals).
Describe the major global causes of morbidity and mortality.
Explain how the risk for disease varies with regions based on environmental factors, geographic, and cultural norms.
Explain the impact of demographic and other major factors on patterns of morbidity, mortality, and disability in a defined population.
Describe the different sources of data available for assessing the health status of populations (e.g., public health surveillance data, vital statistics, registries, surveys, electronic health records, and health plan claims data).
Assess the health status of populations utilizing various sources.
Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 17 hours and 16 minutes.
Apply ethical approaches in global health research and practice.
Display critical self-reflection, cultural humility, and ongoing learning in global health.
Required readings
Optional readings
Peer Activities
Quizzes
Assignments
Discussions
Questionnare
Module 2: Lesson 1: Applying Ethical Practice to Global Health
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
Identify the common ethical issues and challenges in diverse economic, political, and cultural contexts.
Analyze the strategies and recommendations used to address the ethical issues and challenges in diverse economic, political, and cultural contexts.
Implement strategies and recommendations to solve ethical issues in diverse economic, political and cultural contexts as well as vulnerable populations to address global health issues.
Provide examples of different codes of ethics for clinical and public health environments.
Examine local and international codes of ethics that are relevant to the healthcare working environment.
Recognize examples of international standards and guidelines for the protection of human subjects established by key organizations.
Describe the fundamental principles of some international standards for the protection of human subjects in diverse cultural settings.
Assess how the fundamental principles of international standards can be applied in diverse cultural settings.
Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 8 hours and 54 minutes.
Design sustainable workforce development strategies for resource-limited settings.
Required readings
Optional readings
Peer Activities
Quizzes
Assignments
Discussions
Questionnare
Module 4: Lesson 1: Capacity Strengthening
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
Understand what capacity strengthening is.
Describe strategies that can be used by organizations to engage hosts or partners to strengthen capacity.
Discuss tools to assess a global health organization's operational capacity.
Assess collaboration approaches between high and low-middle income countries (LMICs) in global health capacity strengthening such as human resources for health, material assets, organization of services, or the coordination of stakeholders.
Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 8 hours and 2 minutes.
Propose sustainable and evidence-based multi-sectoral interventions, considering the social determinants of health specific to the local area.
Required readings
Optional readings
Peer Activities
Quizzes
Assignments
Discussions
Questionnare
Module 5: Lesson 1: Health, Equity, and Social Justice
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
Summarize the key characteristics of social justice and the human rights approaches to global health.
Discuss the relationships among health, human rights, and global inequalities.
Using the concepts of social justice and human rights, suggest at least 3 strategies that may be implemented to engage the marginalized and vulnerable populations in healthcare.
Expound the concept of the global health care workforce crisis, including the factors that contribute to this crisis.
Examine 3 strategies that can be used to address the global workforce crisis.
Understand the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its role in the health and well-being of the marginalized and vulnerable population.
Using the example of substance use disorders, recommend strategies to engage marginalized and vulnerable populations in making decisions that affect their health and well-being.
Apply interprofessional values and communication skills that exhibit respect for and awareness of the unique cultures, values, and expertise in global health.
Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 11 hours.
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
Articulate how the WHO influences human rights in global health and development.
Elaborate the roles and relationships of at least 3 entities that influence global health and development to address social injustice.
Compare and contrast the characteristics, strengths, and limitations of the major global health organizations and institutions with regard to social justice.
Understand the concept of multisectoral approach in global health.
Discuss examples of a multisectoral intervention/initiative tackling a global health problem.
Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this module: 8 hours and 24 minutes.
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