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Assignment
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Week 1
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Mon, Mar 23
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Materials download
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Assignment Manual and Course Manual Annexes
IMPORTANT: The Assignment Manual contains vital information about the course's two assignments. Please download and read immediately.
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Mon, Mar 23
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Lecture 1
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Department and Course Overview, Discussion of Course Assignments (Tielsch)
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Mon, Mar 23
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Lecture 2
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Health in the Context of International Development (Tielsch)
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Mon, Mar 23
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Lecture 3
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Demographic Transition, Population Pyramids, and Fertility Trends (Tielsch)
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Activity 1
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Email Exercise and BBS Posting
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Wed, Mar 25, 5 PM
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Thu, Mar 26, 5:30 PM
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LiveTalk 1a
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Course Introduction: Meet the Instructor and TAs and address questions about the course and assignments
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Fri, Mar 27, 9 AM
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LiveTalk 1b
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Course Introduction: Meet the Instructor and TAs and address questions about the course and assignments (alternate date)
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Wed, Mar 25
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Lecture 4
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Epidemiologic Transition, Measurement of Burden of Disease (Tielsch)
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Wed, Mar 25
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Lecture 5
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Indices and Global Patterns of Malnutrition in Populations (West)
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Week 2
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Mon, Mar 30
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Lecture 6
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Health and Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Mothers (Darmstadt)
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Mon, Mar 30
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Lecture 7
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Health and Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Newborns (Darmstadt)
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Mon, Mar 30
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Lecture 8
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Health and Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Children One Month through Five Years (Tielsch)
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Activity 2
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Submit Tables 1, 2, 3A, 3B, 3C for Assignment One
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Fri, Apr 3, 5 PM
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Week 3
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Mon, Apr 6
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Lecture 9
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Health and Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: School-Age and Adolescence (Tielsch)
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Mon, Apr 6
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Lecture 10
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Health and Nutrition Through the Life Cycle: Adults and the Elderly (Tielsch)
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Activity 3
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BBS: Post Questions about Assignment One
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Mon, Apr 6, 5 PM
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Mon, Apr 6
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Lecture 11
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Models for Setting Health Priorities and Selecting Interventions or Policies (Winch)
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Mon, Apr 6
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Lecture 12
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Measurement of Inequality (Winch)
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Activity 4
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Submit Tables 3D, 3E, and 4 for Assignment One
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Fri, Apr 10, 5 PM
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Wed, Apr 8, 5:30 PM
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LiveTalk 2a
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Questions about Assignment One
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Thu, Apr 9, 9 AM
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LiveTalk 2b
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Questions about Assignment One
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Week 4
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Assignment 1
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Assignment One is due
For details, read the Assignment Manual.
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Fri, Apr 17, 5 PM
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Mon, Apr 13
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Lecture 13
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Assignment Two: Selecting the Health Problem and Activities to Address It (Darmstadt)
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Mon, Apr 13
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Lecture 14
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Partners for Implementation and Indicators (Winch)
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Mon, Apr 13
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Lecture 15
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Improving the Organization and Management of Health Systems (Peters)
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Activity 5
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Review of Article - The Challenges of Global Health, Laurie Garrett, Foreign Affairs 2007;Jan-Feb issue. See Activity 6 for submission requirements
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Week 5
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Mon, Apr 20
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Lecture 16
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Financing of Healthcare in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Waters)
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Mon, Apr 20
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Lecture 17
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Development Banks: Poverty Reduction Strategies (Tielsch)
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Week 6
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Activity 6
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BBS: Reactions to Laurie Garrett’s article in Foreign Affairs
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Mon, Apr 27, 5 PM
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Wed, Apr 29, 5:30 PM
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LiveTalk 3a
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Questions about Assignment Two
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Thu, Apr 30, 9 AM
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LiveTalk 3b
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Questions about Assignment Two
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Activity 7
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Submit Problem Statement for Assignment Two
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Fri, May 1, 5 PM
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Week 7
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Mon, Apr 27
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Lecture 18
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Economic Development, Microcredit, and Grassroots Organizations (Whitaker)
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Mon, Apr 27
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Lecture 19
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Community Participation in Health (Taylor)
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Mon, May 4
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Lecture 20
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The Role of History in International Health (Packard)
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Mon, May 4
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Lecture 21
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International Health Career Paths and Course Options (Tielsch)
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Week 8
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Assignment 2
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Assignment Two is due
For details, read the Assignment Manual.
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Fri, May 15, 5 PM
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Course Evaluation
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Course Evaluation
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Complete Course Evaluation Form
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Sat, May 23, 11:59 PM
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