Results for Theories of Change in Global Health

Migration trends, patterns and theories including investigating special needs of refugees, and the challenges and impact on the receiving countries, from a local, regional and global migration perspective, and within a historical framework. Focus on physical and mental health related issues. Analysis of health patterns of migrants from different areas and diverse health care needs. Generational change in health behaviors of second and third generation of immigrants, including adaptation of new health behaviors by immigrants according to country of migration. Understanding health care needs and challenges faced by immigrants from different countries of origin to enable contributions toward improving health of both migrant and receiving populations, in a local and global context. Location: Barcelona, Spain.

Open to graduate students studying in any discipline whose research work or interest engages global health. Upper-class undergraduates who have completed at least one of the prerequisite courses and who are willing to commit the preparatory time for a graduate level seminar class are welcome. The course undertakes a critical assessment of how different academic disciplines frame global health problems and recommend pathways toward improvements. Focuses on evaluating examples of both success and failure of different theories of change in specific global health implementations. Prerequisites: ECON 118, CEE 265D, HUMBIO 129S or HUMBIO 124C.