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Integrating Men into Global Health Programming
Location
Internet
Term
Summer Institute
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
Start Date
Monday, July 29, 2024
End Date
Thursday, August 1, 2024
M, Tu, W, Th, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Resources
The patriarchy isn’t good for men either. Learn more about how patriarchy impacts the health outcomes for men and how public health programs are addressing this gap.
Increasingly, funders are requiring programmatic activities that engage men to be integrated into their work. Are you ready for this demand? This course examines approaches and activities that engage men in impactful and gender-equitable public health programming. Students will explore methods of program evaluation that reflect the direct and indirect effects of improving health outcomes for men, their families, and transform masculinities.
Integrates men into global health programming. Examines concepts and approaches that shape the development and implementation of programming for men for several health challenges. Prepares students to critically examine the curricula and evaluation approaches while considering the necessary safeguards that will ensure gender-equitable outcomes for men, women, boys, and girls. Explores the necessary policy elements necessary to ensure health programming for men is robust and impactful.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Articulate the benefits of engaging men in health programming.
- Describe components of male engagement curricula.
- Identify appropriate indicators and measurements for monitoring and evaluating male engagement programs.
- Conduct activities to increase the local relevance of male engagement programming.
- Design a male engagement intervention for a specific health issue.
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Discussion
- 40% In-class Exercises
- 40% Written Assignment(s)
Enrollment Restriction
This is a graduate level course. Students must have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent