GHI Uganda
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8/10/2010
The Global Health Institute
Debra Olson, DNP, MPH Professor and Associate Dean for Education
Why Global?
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8/10/2010
Why Global?
“Public health challenges are no longer just local, national or regional. They are global They are no regional global. longer just within the domain of public health specialists. They are among the key challenges to our societies. They are political and cross-sectoral. They are intimately linked to environment and development. They are key to national, regional and global security.” security
Gro Harlem Brundtland
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8/10/2010
Why Teaching and Learning?
Gaps in Access - need for a coordinated system-wide approach to assure access to public health training and education p g Gaps in Competency – need for public health professionals to respond to critical public health issues Gaps in Capacity - need to stimulate the interest of future generations of the public health workforce, to increase the supply of a well prepared public health workforce and to well-prepared workforce, address the consequences of major changes in the provision of personal health services and in provision of population focused services
Why Teaching and Learning?
Extend knowledge: Advance a learning platform that delivers technology enhanced online and onsite short-term intensive educational experiences as meets the educational delivery needs of a global workforce y g
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8/10/2010
Teaching and Learning in a Digital World
Why Uganda?
Iceland – 2008 India – 2009 Uganda –2010
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8/10/2010
Why Uganda?
1. Extend knowledge: Advance a learning platform that delivers technology enhanced online and onsite short shortterm intensive educational experiences as meets the educational delivery needs of a global workforce 2. Apply knowledge: Engage experts among the University of Minnesota faculty and global communities to support a diversity of learning needs 3. 3 Exchange knowledge: Partner with institutions around the globe to prepare the next generation of health professionals where they will live, work and play
Exchange Apply
INDIA
Environmental Health Maternal Child Health
Extend
Obesity
ON-LINE
Informatics
ICELAND
HONG KONG
Learner
Health Care Management Infectious Disease
THAILAND
ON-SITE
Evidence Based Practice Food Safety Clinical Trials
EUROPE
CHINA MAINLAND
LATIN & SOUTH AMERICA
AFRICA
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8/10/2010
Why the Global Health Institute?
An Immersion Experience for One Health Approaches Zoonotic Di Z ti Diseases, Global Public Health Systems, Participatory Epidemiology Applied Biostatistics
Experiential Exercises
Why – Why – Why – Why - Why?
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8/10/2010
Why One Health?
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The Global Health Institute
Debra Olson, DNP, MPH Professor and Associate Dean for Education
Why Global?
1
8/10/2010
Why Global?
“Public health challenges are no longer just local, national or regional. They are global They are no regional global. longer just within the domain of public health specialists. They are among the key challenges to our societies. They are political and cross-sectoral. They are intimately linked to environment and development. They are key to national, regional and global security.” security
Gro Harlem Brundtland
2
8/10/2010
Why Teaching and Learning?
Gaps in Access - need for a coordinated system-wide approach to assure access to public health training and education p g Gaps in Competency – need for public health professionals to respond to critical public health issues Gaps in Capacity - need to stimulate the interest of future generations of the public health workforce, to increase the supply of a well prepared public health workforce and to well-prepared workforce, address the consequences of major changes in the provision of personal health services and in provision of population focused services
Why Teaching and Learning?
Extend knowledge: Advance a learning platform that delivers technology enhanced online and onsite short-term intensive educational experiences as meets the educational delivery needs of a global workforce y g
3
8/10/2010
Teaching and Learning in a Digital World
Why Uganda?
Iceland – 2008 India – 2009 Uganda –2010
4
8/10/2010
Why Uganda?
1. Extend knowledge: Advance a learning platform that delivers technology enhanced online and onsite short shortterm intensive educational experiences as meets the educational delivery needs of a global workforce 2. Apply knowledge: Engage experts among the University of Minnesota faculty and global communities to support a diversity of learning needs 3. 3 Exchange knowledge: Partner with institutions around the globe to prepare the next generation of health professionals where they will live, work and play
Exchange Apply
INDIA
Environmental Health Maternal Child Health
Extend
Obesity
ON-LINE
Informatics
ICELAND
HONG KONG
Learner
Health Care Management Infectious Disease
THAILAND
ON-SITE
Evidence Based Practice Food Safety Clinical Trials
EUROPE
CHINA MAINLAND
LATIN & SOUTH AMERICA
AFRICA
5
8/10/2010
Why the Global Health Institute?
An Immersion Experience for One Health Approaches Zoonotic Di Z ti Diseases, Global Public Health Systems, Participatory Epidemiology Applied Biostatistics
Experiential Exercises
Why – Why – Why – Why - Why?
6
8/10/2010
Why One Health?
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