BA/BSc in Global Health. January 2013

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1 BA/BSc in Global Health January

2 BA/BSc in Global Health Global Health addresses issues that directly or indirectly affect health but that can transcend national boundaries,embraces both prevention in populations and clinical care of individuals.., is highly interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary within and beyond health sciences. (Kaplan, 2009) 2

3 Admission High School Applicants BA Honours Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) six 4U or 4M courses, including ENG4U, a 4UMath and a 4UScience academic average 78%. BSc Honours Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) six 4U or 4M courses, including ENG4U, MHF4U and one other 4U math (MCV4U recommended), SCH4U OR SPH4U. academic average 78% 3

4 Program Components Core interdisciplinary program Topics include: determinants of health, consequences, and patterns of disease across societies; the role of medical technologies and interventions in health improvements; economic, political, and social factors that shape domestic and global public health. 4

5 Program Components Concentrations include: Global E-Health Global Health Policy, Management and Systems Global Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Global Health & the Environment: a partnership with the Faculty of Environmental Studies 5

6 Program Model Global Health: Critical Social & Cultural Perspectives (LAPS) for future discussions Global Health & Environment (FES) Global Health Promotion (HH) Core Courses in Global Health Major (BA/BSc) Global E-Health (HH) Global Health & Disease Management (HH) Global Health Policy: Management & Systems 6

7 Core courses include: HH/IHST Foundations of Health Studies HH/IHST Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health New or HH/IHST 1001 & Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health I & II HH/IHST Global Health Policy: Power and Politics - New HH/IHST Determinants of Health: Local to Global New HH/IHST Chronic Diseases and Care New HH/IHST Promoting Global Health - New HH/IHST Global Health Research Methods & Measurement HH/IHST Health Care Ethics HH/IHST Health and Human Rights HH/IHST Epidemiological Approaches to Global Health New HH/IHST Communicable Diseases and care - New HH/IHST Program Planning and Evaluation - New OR HH/IHST Healthcare Planning for Communities HH/IHST Global Health Governance and Leadership - New HH/IHST Integrated Global Health Practicum - New HH/IHST Applied Global Health Research Capstone (2-week intensive) 7

8 Program Innovations Global and local coverage - spans health and health policy issues Interdisciplinary education - range of courses across departments to develop breadth as well as depth. Practicum for all students local or international Capstone course for all students Innovative teaching methods will be introduced in all new courses, core and concentrations, including: Curricular and co-curricular introduction of skills and knowledge to attain a global vision and perspective; Use of on-line and blended approaches; Connections with international partners for co-delivery of course material; Experiential learning and field research 8

9 Reviewer comments The program embodies and will operationalize York University s commitment to community, to interdisciplinary scholarship and to the development of future leaders. Central to the GH program is flexibility and student-centered learning to support individualized career objectives. Creative components of this program are: a) the substantive shared CORE between both BA and BSc students. This is strength and will help to create understanding and respect for multiple ways of approaching and solving problems from a variety of perspectives; (b) the requirement for BSc students to gain a foundation in Policy, Social Determinants of Health, Global Health Governance and Leadership ; c) the requirement for BA students to have a solid foundation in Human Physiology, Epidemiology and Research Methods; d) the requirement for all students to do Program Planning and Evaluation; e) the overall focus on equity as a cross cutting theme, and f) the presence in the program of an introduction to economic factors and modes of financing related to the development of health systems 9