Course Outline:
Compulsory courses
International Health
Exploration of widely-different disease patterns found between developed and developing countries, and investigation of the complex factors that contribute to poor community health status. Discussion of wellness strategies for populations in developing countries, as well as for minorities, immigrants, low income persons, and other underserved groups within the United States.
Minority Health
Exploration of health issues and problems faced by some Americans as a consequence of their minority status in the population. Includes class discussions as well as field trips to relevant minority institutions and residential locations.
Global Health Corps Mission
Intensive immersion opportunity to plan, implement, and evaluate a large-scale health promotion program on-site with an underserved community in the U.S. or abroad. Under faculty supervision, students will travel, live, and work among the target population. Offered credit/no credit basis only. May be repeated.
Global Health Corps Domestic Practicum
Specialized academic training and supervised field opportunities conducting culturally-appropriate health education programs in the local community with diverse or underserved populations such as refugees, minorities, immigrants, and the indigent.
Optional courses
Students take two of the following courses
Diversity in Leisure Services
Social Welfare: A World View
American Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Working with Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Intercultural Communication
Conflict and Social Reconstruction
International Relations
North-South Relations
The Rural Community
Minority Group Relations
Environmental Sociology
Culture, Nature and Society
Cross-Cultural Perspective on Mental Illness
Psychological Anthropology
Development of Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Culture, Disease, and Healing
Drug Use and Abuse in Cross-Cultural Perspective
Language, Culture and the Individual
It is also possible to study global health courses as part of the Health Promotion & Education Major.
URL:
access.uni.edu/book/gh0/gh000c.html
Contact:
Dr Michele Yehieli
Michele.yehieli@uni.edu
+1 319-273-5806
