Course Details
Country:
South Africa
Institution:
Stellenbosch University International Summer School
Course Title:
Public Health
Course Number:
Course Description:
This course introduces students to the health care system in South Africa and takes a thematic approach. These themes are informed by the determinants of health in the Western Cape, and are grouped as follows: HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis; Non-Communicable Diseases and Infectious Diseases; Substance Abuse; Domestic Violence; mental- and psychosocial health; Sexual and Reproductive Health. The course consists of class room instruction, readings and presentations which are integrated with an experiential component that include exposures to health care facilities in the Western Cape Province where students make observations and/or participate in planned activities on site. This course includes the HIV Elective course which can be seen under General Electives.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GCH 491
Course URL:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/94jc9qwer3xvc6a/Public%20Health%20Course%20Description%202019.pdf?dl=0
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