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GSPH 405 Introduction to Gender and Health Care

Health and social construction of gender, gender stereotypes, health beliefs and behaviors: resources for constructing gender, the social construction of disease, medical Institution and its construction of gender and health, gender and utilization of health...

GSPH 404 Health Care for Aged and Elderly

The course will introduce students to major public health problems (both communicable and non-communicable diseases) of the aged and elderly which include; food borne diseases; emergence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria; sexually transmitted diseases;...

GSPH 403 Reproductive Health: Comprehensive Care for HIV/AIDS

Prevention of HIV transmission,HIV counseling and testing, opt out screening, prevention of mother to child transmission, antenatal couple counseling; anti retroviral therapy and prevention, perception of HIV risk; “3 by 5” initiative.

GSPH 402 Health Promotion and Education

The course will equip the student with basic knowledge on the theories and principles of health promotion and education. It will enable students to understand the complex and dynamic nature of health promotion processes, and how to relate these to underlying...

GSPH 401 Biostatistics for Public Health

The course focuses on basic statistical concepts especially on types of measurement  in public health. Basic concepts in data analysis, presentation of data and reports. The course will be very practical using data from Ghana Health Service reports to...

GSPH 362 Mass Communication in Health Education and Public Health

The course content will include mass communication theory and practice; community entry processes, media use as a health promotion/health communication strategy; use of radio, television, and the internet for health promotion; media use in health promotion...

GSPH 358 Behaviour Change Communication

The course will introduce students to definition of principles and concepts such as behavior, communication and behavior change communication. It will also deal with the various steps to behavior change, health communication in cultural context, the...

GSPH 356 Lifestyle and Nutrition

Relationships between diseases, nutrition and diets. Epidemiology of diseases with dietary origins, Vitamin A deficiency disorders, Iron deficiency anaemia, Iodine deficiency disorders, dental disorders, GIT disorders, Gallstones, Cardiovascular diseases,...

GSPH 354 Nutritional Surveillance

Principles of disease surveillance and how it applies to nutritional diseases. Nutritional diseases of public health importance and their epidemiology. Surveillance of nutritional diseases of public health importance. Standard indicators for nutritional...

GSPH 352 Applied Nutrition

Structure of nutritional programmes,  mode of implementation and evaluation; effects of socio-economic factors on nutrition; how urbanization affects nutrition; mode and objectives of nutrition education to the public and methods of delivery and the role...

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