Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Dates
Dec 28 – Jan 16
Program Countries
Kenya
Program Base
Kisumu
Critical Global Issue of Study
Global Health & Well-being
Examine tropical health issues in western Kenya, including social determinants of health, basic research methods, and health systems through experiential, hands-on learning.
3
None
Dec 28 – Jan 16
Kenya
Kisumu
Global Health & Well-being
If you aspire to work in an international organization focused on public health, this intensive program will give you an opportunity to deepen your understanding of tropical health issues and health systems in Kenya. This program is designed to be at the cutting edge of clinical and global health, with an approach that emphasizes the fusion of theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as and skills. You will engage with seasoned tropical health practitioners and supervisors, including faculty members who are active in the field and have extensive experience with a wide range of frontline tropical health issues. This highly interactive program will give you opportunities to broaden your comprehension of a variety of topics in public health to broaden through the exchange of different experiences, viewpoints, and knowledge.
On the relaxed and sloping shores of Lake Victoria, Kisumu is Kenya’s third largest city. The city is a major port and trading hub at the crossroads of East Africa and Central Africa and has played a key role in the country’s modern history. Its fisheries and agriculture are important contributors to the local, national, and regional economy.
Here, you will engage in an intensive, thought provoking program that fuses theory and practice by design. Practitioners and supervisors with decades of experience in tropical health will share their knowledge and skills in interactive session. You will explore the contexts of the tropics in terms of determinants of health such as age, gender, education, occupation, residential area, and others. You will have synchronous and asynchronous sessions led by experts in tropical health, individual and group assignments, oral presentations, and complete a final report.
Please note that SIT will make every effort to maintain its programs as described. To respond to emergent situations, however, SIT may have to change or cancel programs.
The following syllabi are representative of this program. Because courses develop and change over time to take advantage of dynamic learning opportunities, actual course content will vary from term to term.
Service Learnership and Seminar – syllabus
(AFRS-3000 / 3 credits)