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Module 101 : Introduction to Global Health

S3 | Urbanization and Global Health

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 01:00pm-04:00pm

Session Outline

  • The rise of urbanization and what it means for health
  • Health Governance in cities: the case of Bangkok(Thailand)
  • Urban planning for better health outcomes: the case of Delhi (India)
  • Environmental justice in cities: fighting air pollution in Delhi (India)
  • Conclusion

Learning Objectives

  • Demonstrate the importance of local institutional and environmental contexts in assessing the health status of city dwellers
  • Demonstrate the need to reduce health inequalities in cities through clear objectives definition and policies that are population/areas-based

Minor 212 : Advanced Policy Analysis in Health Services and Public Health

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S3 | Health Policy, Health Services and
Geography

Wednesday, October 18th, 2016 9:00am-12:00pm

Session Outline

  • Introduction to the use of maps and GIS in health policy and health services analysis
  • Hospital Planning: the case of Le Havre (France)
  • Measuring hospital services accessibility: the case of Delhi (India)
  • Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis: the case of an insurance programme for the poor in Andhra Pradesh (India)
  • Conclusion

Learning Objectives

  • Demonstrate the importance of understanding maps as media that convey messages/information that can be truncated and that could lead to wrong decisions
  • Assess and discuss the role of maps for measuring health policies outcomes

Minor 217 : Global environmental change and health

S6 | Urban environment, infectious disease transmission and control programmes: the example of dengue in Asian cities

Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 1:00pm-4:00pm

Session Outline

  • Introduction on dengue transmission and urban environment
  • The case of Delhi
  • The case of Bangkok
  • Rethinking dengue prevention and control programmes in urban settings
  • Conclusion

Learning Objectives

  • Assess and discuss vector-borne disease transmission in complex urban environments
  • Demonstrate the importance of spatial scales in analyzing the interplay between environmental changes and infectious disease transmission
  • Assess and discuss the role of local-scale human interventions in the transmission of dengue

References

Reiner RC Jr, Achee N, Barrera R, Burkot TR, Chadee DD, Devine GJ, et al. (2016) Quantifying the Epidemiological Impact of Vector Control on Dengue. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(5): e0004588. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004588
Salje H. et al. (2012) Revealing the microscale spatial signature of dengue transmission and immunity in an urban population. Proc Natl Acad Sci; 109(24):9535-8. doi:10.1073/pnas.1120621109
Telle O, Vaguet A, Yadav NK, Lefebvre B, Cebeillac A, Nagpal BN, et al. (2016) The Spread of Dengue in an Endemic Urban Milieu–The Case of Delhi, India. PLoS ONE 11(1):e0146539. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146539