221.635.01
Advances in Community-Oriented Primary Health Care
Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Tu, Th, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
220.601
We routinely waive the requirement for 220.601- Introduction to International Health. However, students are expected to understand and apply the basic concepts of public health, conduct a literature search on PubMed, and read public health journals.
Introduces students to the origins and recent advances in community-oriented primary health care through case studies from both developing and developed countries. Like hands-on clinical bedside teaching, the course uses real cases to help students develop problem-solving skills in practical situations. Program examples included in the course all use community participatory and community-based approaches to address priority health problems. Strongly focuses on equity and empowerment in all cases discussed.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe frameworks and examples of community-oriented primary health care, both classical examples as well as current examples
- Demonstrate practical methods of promoting participatory activities in communities and action groups
- Discuss practical techniques for developing partnerships to improve bottom-up participation of communities, top-down support by officials, and outside-in facilitation by technical advisors and civil society organizations
- Explore in depth and be able to describe concepts of equity, sustainability, scaling up, community empowerment, and challenges in promoting changes in behaviors and social norms
- Describe strategies of multi-sectoral collaboration and integration with health services
- Discuss participatory methods in building community capacity to solve priority problems in varied health care settings
- Incorporate lessons from case studies for the students' own future work and teaching
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 30% Participation
- 30% Assignments
- 40% Final Paper