Global Women's Health Programs: Analyzing Evidence to Improve Women's Lives

Catalog description

This course introduces the student to the major health issues facing women in low resource countries and how to analyze existing programs geared towards improving women's health. Students will learn how biological, environmental, and societal issues affect women's health, the outcomes of pregnancy, and child survival. Topics include reproductive and obstetric health, women's rights, gender-based violence, access to health education, family planning, female genital cutting, and the public health interventions proven to positively impact these issues. Students will intensively evaluate and analyze the interventions created to improve the lives of women and identify key elements that constitute an effective global women's health program. Students will learn the necessary skills to generate solutions to the complex circumstances affecting the health of women globally.