Population Mobility and Health

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the relationships between population mobility and health. It spans various mobile populations, including refugees, immigrants, those displaced due to conflict, climate change, and human trafficking, as well as individuals experiencing homelessness. Beyond examining the impact of political, economic, and cultural factors on mobility and health at global and local levels, each student will develop a policy brief addressing critical health challenges faced by a group experiencing displacement or some other form of mobility. The course is organized around three themes: 1) current patterns and trends in population mobility; 2) theoretical models linking different types of mobility with associated health outcomes; and 3) public health challenges to meeting routine and exceptional health needs of mobile populations. Previously listed as SBPS 7340.