[EQ] Course: Health in the Americas

Course: Health in the Americas

 

Tampa Florida, USA - May 11 - May 29, 2009

 

Brochure PDF Information [8p.] at: http://www.paho.org/English/ad/dpc/HIAcourseinfoFINAL.pdf

 

Website: http://publications.paho.org/spCall.php?spModule=Story&c_ID=16&catID=13

 

Application deadline: January 15, 2009 Form: http://publications.paho.org/spanish/Application_SEA.pdf

 

The course “Health in the Americas” is a joint project between the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health Organization, and the
Department of Global Health of the College of Public Health at the University of South Florida (USF).

 

Course Objectives

Based on the 2007 edition of PAHO's Health in the Americas, this course addresses the issue of health as a human right and examines critical determinants of health and disparities that persist in the Region. Specifically, this course aims to:

• Evaluate the current health situation and trends in the Americas.

• Discuss the health care systems and programs developed within the Region.

• Provide a systematic approach to the analysis of the health situation in the Americas, while focusing on statistics from within the Region.

 

Topics

Course topics will include health analysis methods; demography and population trends; health within the context of development; communicable diseases in the Americas; chronic disease; behavioral health risks; sustainable development; environmental health; public policies and health care systems; medicine, health care technologies and research; and world, regional, and subregional initiatives to improve population health.

 

Language Requirements

Participants are expected to have a working knowledge of English. However, bilingual instructors and language assistants will be available to aid students.

 

USF instructors:

- Donna Peterson, ScD, MHS, Dean, College of Public Health

- Jaime Corvin, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Professor

- Ricardo Izurieta, MD, DrPH, MPH, Assistant Professor

- Boo Kwa PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Global Health

- Richard Nisbett, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Professor

- Alfonso Ruiz, Coordinator, DVM, MS, PhD, Associate Professor

- Wayne Westhoff, PhD, MPH, Research Assistant Professor

- Matthew Rollie, PhD, MSHP, MPH, Administrator, Department of Global Health

 

PAHO Guest speakers:

- Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Area Manager, Health Surveillance and Disease Prevention and Control – HSD

- Dr. Fatima Marinho, Project Coordinator, Health Information and Analysis, HSD/HA

- Dr. Alejandro Giusti, Health Information and Analysis, HSD/HA

- Dr. Patricia L. Ruiz, Advisor, Health Information and Analysis, HSD/HA

- Dr. Oscar Mujica, Advisor, Health Information and Analysis, HSD/HA

- Dr. Sergio Muñoz, Advisor, Health Information and Analysis, HSD/HA

- Minister of Health from one Latin American or Caribbean country, The Health Agenda for the Americas

 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• Use a health analysis method and apply environmental, health, and other indicators and data for use in policy and decision making;

• Describe the entire health situation in the Americas communicable and noncommunicable diseases and those behavioral risks that lead to diverse health issues;

• Identify and discuss the main health determinants in the Region of the Americas, subregions, countries and particular regions within the countries;

• Recognize the phenomena of demographic dynamics and their effect on population health and well-being;

• Describe the advancement of the countries of the Americas to achieve the Millennium Development Goals;

• Make sound analysis of health issues of the Region of the Americas within the framework of sustainable development;

• Discuss public health policies and health care systems and services of the countries of the Americas, including the Health Agenda for the Americas 2008-2017;

• Discuss the pharmaceutical policies and market and the situation of health research and scientific productivity in the Americas.

 

For More Information, please contact:

Latin America and Caribbean students: Dr. Patricia L Ruiz at ruizpatr@paho.org  

USA and Canadian students: Dr. Jaime Corvin at jcorvin1@health.usf.edu  from USF.

 

Faculty and Technical Assistance

Alfonso Ruiz, DVM, MS, PhD. Associate Professor

University of South Florida - College of Public Health - Department of Global Health

13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Tampa, Florida 33612 E-mail: aruiz@hsc.usf.edu; ruizalfo@hotmail.com

 

 

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