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Population Change and Public Health OpenCourseWare: Free Undergraduate Course on Population Studies by Johns Hopkins University

Published Dec 28, 2008

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Consider the effects of population change in this stimulating free OpenCourseWare provided by Johns Hopkins University. 'Population Change and Public Health' delves into the relationship between fertility and mortality in developed and underdeveloped countries and the consequences of each. This undergraduate course has no prerequisites and will be most useful to students studying topics in public health.

Population Change and Public Health: Course Specifics

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Population Change and Public Health: Course Description

For centuries, population statistics have been accurately recorded, including such information as birth and death records, marriage records, migration and population changes. These records enable the distribution of populations to be tracked effectively across the globe, especially with regard to public health issues. This free OpenCourseWare provided by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa and tracks the effects of AIDS, as well as other health problems and issues. The course focuses on estimated life expectancies as a way to show the effects of disease on a population. Students learn how a population changes over time and the problems associated with severe population growth, or the lack thereof. Students learn how populations grow and shrink in well-developed and under-developed nations, as well as how populations are tracked. Professor Henry Mosley, M.D., M.P.H., at Johns Hopkins University teaches this course on population change as it relates to countries around the world, those nations' economic statuses and the effects on the world and public health as a whole.

This OpenCourseWare provides lectures, notes and an audio accompaniment to enhance the learning experience, which are online. To take this free OpenCourseWare, visit the public health and population change course page.

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