Global Health : A Course

David Matlack Joyce V. Cadwallader

Global HealthGlobal Health

BiologyGeography

SociologyAnthropology

PoliticsEconomics

Global Health Unit Comprised of Two Modules:

Global Health Unit Comprised of Two Modules:

Public HealthEmerging Diseases

Public HealthEmerging Diseases

Public Health Objectives:Public Health Objectives:

To begin to understand issues in global health and public health.

To understand that these topics are an interaction of biology, geography, sociology, economics and politics.

To learn to use tools – databases, spreadsheets and statistics - to investigate questions pertaining to global health.

To begin to understand issues in global health and public health.

To understand that these topics are an interaction of biology, geography, sociology, economics and politics.

To learn to use tools – databases, spreadsheets and statistics - to investigate questions pertaining to global health.

Presentations of Country Information

Presentations of Country Information

Students will present a powerpoint presentation on the country of their choice (with representative countries from all developed, developing and least developed).

Information will be obtained from WHO, UN and other sources to begin to build databases on the health conditions in that country.

Political structure, religious background, and other aspects which would affect health will be included in the presentations.

Students will present a powerpoint presentation on the country of their choice (with representative countries from all developed, developing and least developed).

Information will be obtained from WHO, UN and other sources to begin to build databases on the health conditions in that country.

Political structure, religious background, and other aspects which would affect health will be included in the presentations.

Kinds of Information To Be Collected for Database

Kinds of Information To Be Collected for Database

Population, Births, Mortality, Infant Mortality

Per capita health care expenditureLiteracy, women’s literacyLife expectancy vs. DALY (disability

adjusted life years)Incidences of 10 major diseasesIncidences of 10 major communicable

diseases To be discussed and decided by class

Population, Births, Mortality, Infant Mortality

Per capita health care expenditureLiteracy, women’s literacyLife expectancy vs. DALY (disability

adjusted life years)Incidences of 10 major diseasesIncidences of 10 major communicable

diseases To be discussed and decided by class

Global Health Worksheet

Country Popluation Life Exp(m) Life Exp (f) Infant MortKenya 34256000 51 51 120Tanzania 37445000 47 47 97U.S..A. 298213000 75 80 8France 6049600 77 84 4China 1323350000 71 74 27

Develop Investigative Groups

Develop Investigative Groups

Form groups of three students using compiled data and/or data from other sources.

Generate a hypothesis and test the hypothesis using Excel to provide graphs of information or other data manipulations.

Form groups of three students using compiled data and/or data from other sources.

Generate a hypothesis and test the hypothesis using Excel to provide graphs of information or other data manipulations.

Emerging Diseases Unit Objectives

Emerging Diseases Unit Objectives

To understand the biology of infectious disease.

To understand principles of evolution as they relate to disease.

To gain experience using epidemiologic models and bioinformatics.

To gain experience in assessing primary scientific literature.

To understand the biology of infectious disease.

To understand principles of evolution as they relate to disease.

To gain experience using epidemiologic models and bioinformatics.

To gain experience in assessing primary scientific literature.

Case Study on Chikungunya Fever

Case Study on Chikungunya Fever

Give case studyFebruary 1, 2006 Jennie explained to her parents after arriving home after a

January term trip to Madagascar was an experience she would never forget. She was able to see eight species of lemurs on the island including the black and white ruffed lemur. The group she was with did behavioral observations on focal animals to try to understand these fascinating animals. On alternative days they catalogued the vegetation of the region surrounding the park. For a Biology major wanting to become a exotic animal veterinarian, it was just a fabulous experience.

Give case studyFebruary 1, 2006 Jennie explained to her parents after arriving home after a

January term trip to Madagascar was an experience she would never forget. She was able to see eight species of lemurs on the island including the black and white ruffed lemur. The group she was with did behavioral observations on focal animals to try to understand these fascinating animals. On alternative days they catalogued the vegetation of the region surrounding the park. For a Biology major wanting to become a exotic animal veterinarian, it was just a fabulous experience.

Case Study Case Study

Continued in supplemental material.Continued in supplemental material.

After the diagnosis After the diagnosis

Ask students to use the SIR Esteem Module to generate a model of the outbreak of disease in Indian Ocean region in January-March, 2006.

New documentation for SIR ESTEEM module will be generated removing parts of Microbes Counts module.

Ask students to use the SIR Esteem Module to generate a model of the outbreak of disease in Indian Ocean region in January-March, 2006.

New documentation for SIR ESTEEM module will be generated removing parts of Microbes Counts module.

EvolutionEvolution

Using Workbench, students will be asked to find sequences of the virus and form a phylogenetic tree.

The evolution and future evolution of this virus will be discussed. (New mutants, resistance, etc).

Using Workbench, students will be asked to find sequences of the virus and form a phylogenetic tree.

The evolution and future evolution of this virus will be discussed. (New mutants, resistance, etc).

Global Health Implications Panel

Global Health Implications Panel

Students will brainstorm who they think are “interested” parties in decision making in control of this pathogen and its vectors.

Students will choose one of the “interested” parties to role play in a panel discussion to be held at the UN about control of emerging disease.

Students will brainstorm who they think are “interested” parties in decision making in control of this pathogen and its vectors.

Students will choose one of the “interested” parties to role play in a panel discussion to be held at the UN about control of emerging disease.

Evaluation and Assessment

Evaluation and Assessment

All of the interdisciplinary courses in the general studies of the college need to have a paper assigned. The topic is to be related to a controversial issue. (SMWC has a rubric for these papers.)

Rubrics will have to be developed to evaluate the presentations that will be graded assignments.

All of the interdisciplinary courses in the general studies of the college need to have a paper assigned. The topic is to be related to a controversial issue. (SMWC has a rubric for these papers.)

Rubrics will have to be developed to evaluate the presentations that will be graded assignments.

AssessmentAssessment

A survey will be developed to evaluate different class activities.

Product evaluation.

A survey will be developed to evaluate different class activities.

Product evaluation.

References:References:

Charrel, Remi, et al, 2007, “Chikungunya Outbreaks – The Globalization of Vectorborne Diseases,” NEJM 356(8):769.

http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030263

Anton Weisstein, New SIR Model, pre-release.

Charrel, Remi, et al, 2007, “Chikungunya Outbreaks – The Globalization of Vectorborne Diseases,” NEJM 356(8):769.

http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0030263

Anton Weisstein, New SIR Model, pre-release.

Acknowledgements Acknowledgements

Marion Fass Ethel Stanley and Margaret

WatermanTony WeissteinAll the BioQUEST staff and fellow

BioQUESTERs.

Marion Fass Ethel Stanley and Margaret

WatermanTony WeissteinAll the BioQUEST staff and fellow

BioQUESTERs.