GHL5100EN - Advanced Global Health Policy

Course description

The course traces the history of Global health from its inception to its current status with specific focus on Policy and also delve deeper into specific health care policy in specific topical areas/regions of interest

How this course benefits students

Gives the student enough back ground about to be comfortable discussing the history and progress of Global Health and the policies that come with it as well as to formulate ideas about future directions and innovations

Why this course is important

As the global village continues to get smaller policies across country lines and cultures need to be developed to bridge the wide chasm and be a promotor of health and peace among nations using the Biblical prinicples that promote peace

Credit hours
3 hours
Subject area
Global Healthcare
Educational level
Master
Learning type
Instructional
Prerequisites
None
Upcoming terms
Pending
* Schedule subject to change. Please contact the Registrar's office with schedule questions.

How this course relates to missional core values

Biblically based

A continuation and a deeper look at The Old and New Testemants direct commandents and advise regarding healthy living for indcviuals as well as families and communities

Missionally driven

Using proven Biblical principles, healthcare policies that applies to both global and local issues can be drafted.

Contextually informed

Contextualization of Global Health policies is essentilal for relavance and understanding.

Interculturally focused

Recognizing broad principles that apply globally will help standardize care across the globe.

Practically minded

Students wil be encouraged to comment on current polices and to develop some of their own based on Biblical prinicples

Experientially transformed

Drawing on personal or familiar expriences or even news events that relate the significance of proper global health polices ,students are encouraged to analyze and comment on how to improve on them