PLSC 363 - Global Health,Infectious Disease,and Human Rights

Institution:

University of Richmond

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Examines what makes us sick, what keeps us healthy, and what it would take to give good health the upper hand in developing countries. Over the past 150 years, major breakthroughs in public health have enabled humans to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The benefits of public health have yet to be extended to many of the poorest nations. In the past two decades, infectious diseases that had nearly been conquered have come surging back, while devastating new diseases have emerged. Unit(s): 1

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.richmond.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 289-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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