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PA 8461 is also offered in Fall 2022
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Fall 2022 | PA 8461 Section 001: Global and U.S. Perspectives on Health and Mortality (23842)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Grad or Masters or Law
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 60
- Enrollment Status:
Open (7 of 20 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- The health of populations in developing and developed countries is very different. Within countries, great health disparities exist between more advantaged and more disadvantaged populations. When crafting policies that aim to improve population health, it is crucial to know how to measure health and how to think about the health needs of the specific population in question. This course will provide an overview to the factors driving health, mortality, and aging across different populations. In addition, students will learn the best sources of data and measures to use to describe the health status of a population. They will also be able to assess policy options that address the health of their population.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dorelien+PA8461+Fall2022
- Class Description:
- This course is aimed at both master and doctoral students. You do not need a background in health or demography to enroll. All are welcome.
COVID-19 Update: The current pandemic reminds us that demography matters. This is especially the case when trying to understand differences in case fatality rates between countries; or how differences in social mixing patterns between different age groups (ex Italy vs Germany) influences the epidemic. I will be modifying the syllabus to spend more time focused on emerging infectious diseases and also include some COVID-19 specific case studies throughout the syllabus (for instance when discussing factors to think about when trying to calculate diseases attributable mortality rates).
The health of populations in developing and developed countries is very different. When crafting policies that aim to improve population health, it is crucial to know how to measure health and how to think about the health needs of the specific population in question. This course will provide an overview to the factors driving health, mortality, and aging across different populations. In addition, students will learn the best sources of data and measures to use to describe the health status of a population. Furthermore, students will be able to assess policy options that address the health of their population. At the end of the course, students will know answers to questions such as: What are the major causes of death in developed vs. developing nations? Why is life expectancy at birth often used to describe the health of a population? Will we continue to live longer or is there a limit to increases in life expectancy? And what are the implications of longer and healthier lives for the viability of social security and other public policies? Will women always live longer than men? Is socio-economic status positively correlated with health, worldwide?
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- This course is designed for both PhD and Masters students. It counts towards the completion of the Population Studies Minor, Training Program in Population Studies or Population Health. This course is also considered a course in the Global Policy Area.
- Grading:
- Problem sets/ short responses (40%)
- Leading class discussion (20%)
- Final Paper Presentation (10%)
- Final Paper (Op-Ed or Empirical Paper Proposal) (30%)
- Exam Format:
- No final exam but there will be a final paper and presentation.
- Class Format:
This fall the class will be taught online.
Tuesday and Thursdays from 2:30 pm to 3:45pm.
No Thursday class the week of Thanksgiving.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/23842/1229
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/dorelien_PA8461_Fall2018.docx (Fall 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/dorelien_PA8461_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 14 April 2022
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