This interdisciplinary global field intensive explores public policy, global health, and Intersectionality in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Key questions include: What is health security? How do institutions respond to global health crises? What roles do transnational actors play? How does securitization of health evolve? How does Intersectionality shape policy and response? Students gain skills to design and implement strategies for disease prevention and emergency response.

This interdisciplinary, cross-school global field intensive course focuses on the climate crisis through the lens of public policy, global health, education, and questions of Intersectionality. The course consists of five online modules prior to travel addressing ethics, protocols, and practices of international research and humanitarian assistance, followed by a one-week field research project in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

While in Dar es Salaam, students will work in multidisciplinary teams of global health, public policy, and education students, along with local and regional UNICEF practitioners. These research teams will address issues around the climate crisis, health, and community-based education and training.

This three-credit course will integrate research and studies on education, public health, and other disciplines for emergency and humanitarian action. Students will gain a foundation of knowledge and skills to design and implement strategies in prevention and community-based education in response to climate change, disease outbreaks, and other humanitarian crisis situations.

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