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Global Disease Masterclass
Global Disease Distribution
The Global Diseases Masterclass is part of the full-degree Masters of Public Health that the School of Public Health. By the end of this specialisation, our aim is that students will be able to critically apply epidemiological concepts to major global diseases and be able to appraise and recommend policy options to combat them.
Global Diseases Masterclass: Global Disease Distribution
In this course, we will introduce students to the most important trends and pattern in health and disease on a global scale. We will look at how health has improved over time, examine the trends for the future and look at between and within-country inequality in health. We will look at the methods that lie behind those statistics and think about different ways in which health can be conceptualised and measured. The course ends by considering the reason that might lie behind the patterns that we’ve pointed out and introducing the distinction between direct and structural interventions.The course ends by considering the reasons that might lie behind the patterns that we’ve described and introducing the concept of structural interventions.
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Length | 5 weeks |
Starts | Jun 26 (43 weeks ago) |
Cost | $49 |
From | Imperial College London via Coursera |
Instructors | Helen Ward, Timothy Hallett |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Science |
Tags | Life Sciences Public Health |
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Rating | Not enough ratings |
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Length | 5 weeks |
Starts | Jun 26 (43 weeks ago) |
Cost | $49 |
From | Imperial College London via Coursera |
Instructors | Helen Ward, Timothy Hallett |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Science |
Tags | Life Sciences Public Health |
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