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Week
1 |
Epidemiology
and Anthropology
Epidemiology
and social behavior; cultural epidemiology; critical approaches to
epidemiology; ecosocial epidemiology, health inequity, the
distribution of diseases and syndemics; political ecology |
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Week
2 |
Health and
Health Care Transition(s)
Persistent
and emerging public health challenges; demographic, epidemiological,
health and health care transitions; public health priority setting: a
critical review |
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Week
3 |
Historical
Overview of Public Health Approaches to Child Health
Primary
Health Care: The selective vs. comprehensive PHC Models; Child
Survival, the integrated child health initiative |
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Week
4 |
Community
Participation: Theories, Assumptions and Realities:
From
community health worker schemes to the rise of NGOs;
"civil
society" and
"social
capital" as key ingredients in emerging health and development
discourse |
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Week
5 |
Culture,
Human Behavior and Disease Transmission
Water,
sanitation and disease transmission; culture & individual
behavior, and infrastructure; case studies: trachoma, Chagas Disease,
schistosomiasis etc; needle/syringe contamination and disease
transmission |
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Week
6 |
Mosquito
Borne Diseases: Malaria
Malaria:
cultural perceptions of fever; breeding sites and bed nets; health
care behavior; rural and urban contexts |
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Week
7 |
Mosquito
Borne Diseases: Filariasis and Dengue Community participation;
responsibility of the individual, household, neighborhood, state |
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Week
8 |
Diarrhea
and Dysentery
Cultural
interpretation and perceptions of severity; treatment practices; oral
rehydration (ORT, ORS, FBORS) |
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Week
9 |
Acute
Respiratory Infection:
Cultural
perceptions and health care seeking behavior; treatment algorithms |
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Week
10 |
Immunization
and Child Survival
Polio,
tetanus, measles, hepatitis etc.; cultural interpretation of
immunizations and response to EPI |
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Week
11 |
Culture,
Nutrition and Development
Breastfeeding
and weaning; cultural interpretations of malnutrition, mothers' time
and child feeding |
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Week
12 |
Nutrition
(contin.); Tuberculosis: an Introduction |
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Week
13 |
TB
continued
The
DOTS program: a constructive critical review |
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