100 years of living science Page 1 BSc in Global Health Paolo Vineis Helen Ward Peter Piot.

Faculty of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Public Health & Primary Care

GlobalHealthstudies

100 years of living science

BSc in Global Health

Paolo Vineis Helen Ward Peter Piot

© Imperial College London

What is global health?

• “health problems, issues, and concerns that transcend national boundaries, may be influenced by circumstances or experiences in other countries, and are best addressed by co-operative actions and solutions” *

*United States Institute of Medicine


But - the global health challenge remains

• There are 6.2 billion people in the world

• One billion enjoy a long and healthy life

• How can we help the other five billion people live longer, healthier lives?


Ten leading causes of death: high income countries


Ten leading causes of death: low income countries


Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults1985

Source: Mokdad A H, et al. J Am Med Assoc 1999;282:16, 2001;286:10.


Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults2001

Source: Mokdad A H, et al. J Am Med Assoc 1999;282:16, 2001;286:10.


Starting in 2010 (after approval from Senate): full BSc (not specialist Course) Part AIntroductory Module (2 weeks): Global health challenges and approaches to investigation

Global burden of disease; emerging epidemics; conflict; global mental health; maternal and child health; poverty, inequality and

health; migration; climate change; millennium development goals.


Part B

Module 1: Infectious diseases new and old: major threats, transmission, molecular epidemiology, control

Content: Global burden of infectious disease, current topics in HIV, TB and malaria; anthropology; STI, migration and health; refugees and migrants.

Module 2: The challenges of new epidemics: obesity, diabetes, tobacco and environmental hazards; from discovery of causes to governance.

Content: Global burden of non-infectious diseases; nutritional epidemiology and the metabolic syndrome; tobacco-related diseases and tobacco control; the role of environmental exposures in developed and developing countries; climate change and its effects on health; adaptation to climate change; the interplay between genes and the environment.


Module 3: Global health leadership: institutions, health systems, policies and advocacy

Directors: Peter Piot and team from Global Health Institute

Content: Health systems world-wide (funding, organization, access); international organizations dealing with global health: roles, structure, achievements and limitations; role of NGOs; examples of success stories in tackling global health issues; examples of failure; analysis of the reasons for success or failure; advocacy in global health; how to achieve leadership in global health.


Part C

Each student will undertake an individual project. The projects will give the students the opportunity to undertake a piece of individual research. Projects will be able to address any question in global or environmental health.

Projects may be:

Literature-based, for example a systematic review and meta-analysis or an evidence-based policy review

Analysis of an existing data set within one of the many research programmes

Undertaking the collection of new data, for example a clinical audit, within the context of an existing clinical or research programme


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Potential projects include

The impact of climate change on heat-wave related mortality in EuropeObstacles to HIV testing in migrants in the UK Ethnicity, nationality and country of birth: what routine demographic data should be collected to understand population health?Availability of diagnostic tests through the internet and implications for regulationPost-traumatic stress in asylum seekersLondon 2012 – will it lead to an increase in sexually transmitted infections?A systematic review of the increased risk of HIV infection associated with sex work…


“When it comes to global health, there is no ‘them’ ... only ‘us’”Global Health Council

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