Section: Module 5: Social Awareness | Global Health | NextGenU.org

  • Competencies covered in this module:
    • Propose sustainable and evidence-based multi-sectoral interventions, considering the social determinants of health specific to the local area.

    • 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.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire document. (11 minutes)

      WHO - 2010

    • Read the content under "Conclusion and Recommendations" on pages 6-7 and "3.2 What are human rights?" on pages 26-27. (7 minutes)

      WHO - 2016

    • Read the content under "Sexual and reproductive health and rights" on page 2, and "Introduction: denial of sexual and reproductive health and rights: a cause and consequence of gender inequality" on pages 9-12. (2 minutes)

      International Planned Parenthood Federation - 2015

    • Read the entire page. (14 minutes)

      WHO - 2017

    • Read the content under the heading "Introduction," "Findings," "Discussion," and "Conclusion." (30 minutes)

      Health Promotion International - 2017

    • Read the content under the chapter: Human rights and social justice:
      separate causes (pgs. 47-52). 
      (26 minutes)

      Amnesty International - 2015

    • Read the entire page. (2 minutes)

      WHO - 2021

    • Read the content under the heading "Introduction" on pages 9-10 and "Findings" on pages 14-19. (15 minutes)

      Consortium of Universities of Global Health - 2013

    • Read the entire page. (7 minutes)

      World Economic Forum - 2019

    • Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

      PLOS Medicine - 2013

    • Read the content on the sections "What is the right to health?", "How does the right to Health apply to specific groups?" on pages 3-21. (50 minutes)

      Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - 2008

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      Discussion Forum 5 - Strategies for Engaging the Vulnerable Groups in Healthcare (300 minutes)

      In this activity, you will identify a health issue or problem of a specific vulnerable population and suggest at least 3 strategies that may be implemented to engage the group in health care using the concepts of social justice and human rights. 

      Step 1.  Review

      Review the case scenario below.

      You are the scriptwriter of an on-going documentary series about vulnerable populations in a particular locality.  The theme of your next episode aims to show the challenges and issues faced by populations with substance use disorders in health care and how these resulted in their disengagement and apparent exclusion. 

      As this is a major documentary series, you are working in correspondence with the regional health program director of the locality that you are shooting. The regional health program director wants you first to draft an initial expository that details the realities mentioned above and some strategies that may be implemented to address the issue of disengagement and exclusion before working together to produce a script.

      Step 2. Read and Analyze

      Read the entirety of this article and reflect on the following:

      • Why is this considered a marginalized and vulnerable population?
      • What are the main barriers to involving this population in decision-making?
      • What are the authors’ recommendations to address the problem?

      Step 3. Write

      Draft a 300-500 expository correspondence to the regional health program director that details the following:

      • The target vulnerable group
      • Their health issues and challenges 
      • Impact of these health issues and challenges to the group
      • Strategies where principles of social justice and human rights can be applied to engage back the vulnerable populations.
      • Advantages of using these strategies through examples.
      • The impact of using the strategies not only to the vulnerable population but also to the global healthcare workforce.

      Note: Your response should demonstrate values and communication skills that exhibit respect for and awareness of the unique cultures, values, of the target population along with your competence in global health.

      Step 4. Share

      To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

      OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

      If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”

      Not available unless: The activity Quiz: Module 4 is complete and passed
    • Additional Resources for Optional Learning
    • Read the entire page. (14 minutes)

      Audiovisual Library of International Law

    • Module 5: Lesson 2: Addressing Social Injustice

       
      Student Learning Outcomes:

      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.

       
      Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the entire article. (10 minutes)

      Health and Human Right's Journal - 2020

    • Read the content under "The Global Health System: A Time of Transition." (9 minutes)

      PLOS Medicine - 2010

    • Read the enire content. (8 minutes)

      University at Albany State University of New York - 2021

    • Read the content under "Mapping of Global Health Actors" pgs. 6-10. (14 minutes)

      Center on Global Health Security - 2015

    • Read the infographic. (15 minutes)

      WHO - 2020

    • Read the content of "Introduction" on pages 1-4, and the following cases from "Case story summaries":
      1. Andorra on pages 27-28.
      2. Belgium on pages 32-33.
      3. Cyprus on page 36.
      4. Georgia on page 43.
      5. Serbia on page 62. 
      (30 minutes)

      WHO: Europe - 2018

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      Discussion Forum 6 - A Social Media Post on WHO’s Influences on Human Rights in Global Health Development (300 minutes)

      In this activity, you will draft a social media post on this topic: How does WHO influence human rights in global health development?

      Step 1.  Review

      Review this case scenario:

      A part of WHO’s year-end plan is to present a series of social media posts that displays all their current accomplishments in global health development. This week, the topic of the posts will be centered on human rights and multisectorial interventions. As WHO’s regional social media advisor, you are tasked to draft the contents of the post before launching it this week. 

      Step 2. Draft

      Draft the contents of the social media post that answers this question: How does WHO influence human rights in global health  development?

      Include the following in your draft:

      • Strategies conducted by WHO to improve the Accessibility, Availability, Acceptability and Quality in regard to human rights and global health development 
      • Sample multisectorial interventions or initiatives in the field of global health and development which include but are not limited to the following:
        • Health promotion and well-being of LGBTQI+
        • Increased equitability of health systems for everyone
        • Programs and policies on advancing gender, equity, and human rights
      • Current role status of WHO in influencing human rights

      Examples:

      Step 3. Respond

      Respond by placing your completed draft in a 3-6 slide presentation. Each slide must not exceed 100 words of content. The text content must be accompanied by appropriate pictures and media.

      Step 4. Share

      To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work in the “Message” box. Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).

      OPTIONAL Step 5: Interact (10 minutes)

      If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”

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      Quiz: Module 5

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