Teaching Methodology:
The methodology used ranges from didactic and participative lectures, discussions to practical problem
solving exercises.
Recommended Readings:
1.
Basch PF. Textbook of international health, 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
2.
Brownson RC, Baker BA, Leet TL, Gillespie KN. Evidence-based public health. New York, NY: Oxford
University Press; 2003.
3.
Detels R, McEwen J, Beaglehole R, Tanaka H (eds). Oxford textbook of public health: the practice of
public health, 4th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2002.
4.
Malin N, Wilmot S, Manthorpe J. Key concepts and debates in health and social policy. Philadelphia,
PA: Open University Press; 2002.
5.
Porter D. Health, civilization and the state, 1st ed. New York, NY: Chapman and Hall Routledge;
1999.
6.
Rohde J, Wyon J. Community-based health care lessons from Bangladesh to Boston, 1st ed.
Cambridge, MA: Management Sciences for Health in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public
Health; 2002.
7.
Schneiderman N, Speers MA, Silva JM, Tomes H, Gentry JH (eds). Integrating behavioral and social
sciences with public health, 1st ed. Washington DC: American Psychological Association; 2001.
8.
Tulchinsky TH, Varavikova EA. The new public health: an introduction for the 21st century. San Diego,
CA: Academic Press; 2000.
Students’ Evaluation:
Formative (50%)
Class participation
Group work (group performance and group report)
Summative Assessment (50%)
Based on the end of the course examination
