221.620.01
Applying Summary Measures of Population Health to Improve Health Systems
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 2:50pm
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
No prerequisites. Undergraduates allowed with instructor's consent.
Explores the conceptual basis and application of summary measures of population health status. Presents approaches to measuring the burden of disease in populations and their use for guiding resource allocation and planning efficient and equitable health care systems. Focuses lectures, discussions, and group exercises on composite indicators, exploring social and ethical value choices, and assessing the burden of disease at the national level.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define measures and approaches to assess the burden of disease in populations
- Examine social and ethical value choices in calculating summary measures of population health and their implications on population health
- Assess approaches to assess the burden of disease at national level and risk factors (metabolic, behavioral and environmental)
- Analyze use of summary measures of population health for policy development, resource allocation for programs and interventions, and planning efficient and equitable health care systems
- Demonstrate effect of globalization on burden of disease at national and global level
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Participation
- 50% Assignments
- 30% Final Exam
Undergraduates allowed with instructor's consent