Maternal and Child Health in Developing Countries
| HSERV 544/EPI 544 (SLN 13720) WIN 2008 | T,TH 9 - 10:20 am | I-132, Health Sciences Bldg. |
| Instructor: Mary Anne Mercer | TA: Susan Ajok | |
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Course
Overview
This course
provides an overview of the health problems of mothers and children in developing
countries and examines programmatic interventions, in the context of primary
health care, that respond to those problems. The course will provide an understanding
of the causes and functional effects of the MCH problems that are the most
prominent causes of illness, disability and death. The student will acquire
skills in assessing status of maternal and child health in a community, setting
measurable MCH objectives, planning and evaluating appropriate and culturally-relevant
interventions, and involving communities in these processes.
The course
is designed for students having some familiarity with developing country living
and working conditions who would like to work in the health field in resource-poor
settings.
Objectives:
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Describe the major socioeconomic and biomedical causes of illness, disability and death in mothers and children in developing countries.
2. Explain the importance of and how to involve the community in the design, implementation and evaluation of MCH programs.
3. Design one component of an MCH program for a specific setting, including the following elements: assessment of needs, involvement of the community, measurable objectives, a training plan, a technically correct and culturally-responsive intervention, and an evaluation plan.
4. Provide a critique of a proposal for an MCH program, based on its content, approach and presentation.