Public Health Research in India- Summer 2019
Participants will spend four weeks (July 15-August 13, 2019) exploring social determinants of health in urban centers and rural villages throughout Southern India. Students will first conduct needs assessments, and then work with local partners to develop and implement interventions in a variety of settings, including:
- A long-term care facility founded for people with leprosy
- A small government hospital in a rural hill station
- A tribal orphanage serving remote villages of indigenous people
- Social service agency that teach living skills to people with disabilities
Students will be immersed in daily activities of patients and providers, children and families, schools and teachers as they explore ways that race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, gender, mental health, sexual orientation, and geographic location shape health status and quality of life in Southern India.
Program plan and course syllabus are available online at: https://sunycortland-horizons.symplicity.com/index.php?s=programs&mode=form&id=544bd375cea8b1be768398043c98fc54&au=&ck=
For more information about this four-week, nine-credit course, please contact:
- Dr. Jena Nicols Curtis, Faculty Leader, Jena.Curtis@Cortland.edu, 607 753-2979
- Dr. Julie Ficarra, SUNY Cortland International Programs Office, Julie.Ficara@Cortland.edu, 607 753-2209
NYU Students: see the general disclaimer about course credit for programs outside of NYU.