Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Public and Allied Health
Learning Methods
Lecture
Online
Module Offerings
7004PUBHEA-JAN-CTY
Aims
To examine public health risk in the context of globalization and the strategic response to this at the global level
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically analyse the relationship between globalization, health transition and risk
2.
Critically analyse the idea of global health governance
3.
Critically evaluate international strategic responses to global health risks
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:What is globalization? Concept analysis
Dimensions of globalization: political, economic, technological and cultural
Sustainable Development Goals and Global Public Health: Leave no-one behind
Global health governance
The impact of globalization on health: Communicable and non-communicable disease
Public health risk in the global world: Tobacco, Food & Nutrition, Alcohol, HIV/AIDs, Pandemics
Global health surveillance & the burden of disease
Health Transitions
Global responses to public health risk through strategic actions
Module Overview:
This module examines public health risk in the context of globalisation. It explores the key processes of globalisation and how they impact the health of populations and their environments. Public health risks are identified and their global level strategic responses are evaluated.
This module examines public health risk in the context of globalisation. It explores the key processes of globalisation and how they impact the health of populations and their environments. Public health risks are identified and their global level strategic responses are evaluated.
Additional Information:This module aims to examine the key processes of globalization and how they impact on the health of populations. Key public health risks are identified and their strategic response at the global level evaluated. Issues to be
explored include: communicable and non-communicable disease, health transitions, risk and surveillance; global health governance