100 years of living science page 1 bsc in global health paolo vineis helen ward peter piot
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Faculty of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Public Health & Primary Care
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100 years of living science
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BSc in Global Health
Paolo Vineis Helen Ward Peter Piot
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What is global health?
• “health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national boundaries, may be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other countries, and are best addressed by co-operative actions and solutions” *
*United States Institute of Medicine
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But - the global health challenge remains
• There are 6.2 billion people in the world
• One billion enjoy a long and healthy life
• How can we help the other five billion people live longer, healthier lives?
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Ten leading causes of death: high income countries
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Ten leading causes of death: low income countries
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults1985
Source: Mokdad A H, et al. J Am Med Assoc 1999;282:16, 2001;286:10.
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults2001
Source: Mokdad A H, et al. J Am Med Assoc 1999;282:16, 2001;286:10.
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Starting in 2010 (after approval from Senate): full BSc (not specialist Course) Part AIntroductory Module (2 weeks): Global health challenges and approaches to investigation
Global burden of disease; emerging epidemics; conflict; global mental health; maternal and child health; poverty, inequality and
health; migration; climate change; millennium development goals.
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Part B
Module 1: Infectious diseases new and old: major threats, transmission, molecular epidemiology, control
Content: Global burden of infectious disease, current topics in HIV, TB and malaria; anthropology; STI, migration and health; refugees and migrants.
Module 2: The challenges of new epidemics: obesity, diabetes, tobacco and environmental hazards; from discovery of causes to governance.
Content: Global burden of non-infectious diseases; nutritional epidemiology and the metabolic syndrome; tobacco-related diseases and tobacco control; the role of environmental exposures in developed and developing countries; climate change and its effects on health; adaptation to climate change; the interplay between genes and the environment.
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Module 3: Global health leadership: institutions, health systems, policies and advocacy
Directors: Peter Piot and team from Global Health Institute
Content: Health systems world-wide (funding, organization, access); international organizations dealing with global health: roles, structure, achievements and limitations; role of NGOs; examples of success stories in tackling global health issues; examples of failure; analysis of the reasons for success or failure; advocacy in global health; how to achieve leadership in global health.
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Part C
Each student will undertake an individual project. The projects will give the students the opportunity to undertake a piece of individual research. Projects will be able to address any question in global or environmental health.
Projects may be:
Literature-based, for example a systematic review and meta-analysis or an evidence-based policy review
Analysis of an existing data set within one of the many research programmes
Undertaking the collection of new data, for example a clinical audit, within the context of an existing clinical or research programme
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Potential projects include
The impact of climate change on heat-wave related mortality in EuropeObstacles to HIV testing in migrants in the UK Ethnicity, nationality and country of birth: what routine demographic data should be collected to understand population health?Availability of diagnostic tests through the internet and implications for regulationPost-traumatic stress in asylum seekersLondon 2012 – will it lead to an increase in sexually transmitted infections?A systematic review of the increased risk of HIV infection associated with sex work…
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“When it comes to global health, there is no ‘them’ ... only ‘us’”Global Health Council