Global Health and Gender Equality
With each global health crisis, the interconnectedness of populations around the globe becomes more pronounced. Diseases not only affect the health of communities, but they have a profound impact on political, economic, and social stability within countries and regions. This course engages the interdisciplinary nature of global health by approaching the issue through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) developed by the United Nations. The SDGs range in focus from good health and well-being to gender equality to clean water and sanitation to affordable, clean energy. By engaging the ways that health has a stake in these goals, the course will bring the expertise of faculty from the University of Pittsburgh and CMU as well as practitioners to understand and address the issue surrounding global health from a myriad of perspectives and avenues. With an applied focus, the course will assist students in engaging and advocating for a community on a global health issue through a policy memo.
This iteration of the course will examine gender equality and SDG #5.
Friday, Nov. 1st
5:00PM-5:15PM: Welcome Remarks
5:15PM-6:30PM: "Towards Global Gender Equality" presented by Müge Finkel, Assistant Professor, International Development at Graduate School in Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
6:45PM-8:00PM: Overview of Writing a Policy Memo and Review of Student Examples
Saturday, Nov. 2nd
8:30AM-9:45AM: "Infant Health, Maternal Health, Women’s Health?: Absence and Inclusion in the History of Global Health" presented by Mari Webel, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh
10:00AM-11:15AM: "Body Politics Here at Home" presented by Lisa Tetrault, Associate Professor, Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University
11:30AM-12:45PM: "Intersectionality of the Zimbabwean Women's Health: Science, Religion and Tradition" presented by Farai Gonzo, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
1:00PM-2:00PM: Lunch Break
2:00PM-3:15PM: "Human Trafficking as a Human Rights Crisis: A Way Forward with Cohort 2030" presented by Ambassador Sarah Mendelson, Distinguished Service Professor of Public Policy and Head of Heinz College in Washington, D.C., Carnegie Mellon University
3:30PM-4:45PM: "Not Your Grandmother’s Keynote: Applying Public Health Approaches to Reproductive Decision-Making" presented by Martha Terry, Associate Professor, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
5:00PM-6:30PM: Workshop on Planning and Researching a Policy Memo
Sunday, Nov. 3rd
9:00AM-10:45AM: Practicing Community Discussions to a Global Health Problem: A Case Study Activity
Note: Students arriving late will not receive attendance points nor be able to complete the assignment sheet associated with this activity. This is a total loss of 35 points (7% of course grade). Please arrive on time to be assigned a group and case study.
11:00AM-11:45AM: Workshop on Adapting to Your Policy Memo Audience
11:45AM-12:30PM: Comparing Disciplines and Perspectives Worksheet
Müge Finkel, Assistant Professor, International Development at Graduate School in Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Mari Webel, Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh
Lisa Tetrault, Associate Professor, Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University
Farai Gonzo, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Ambassador Sarah Mendelson, Distinguished Service Professor of Public Policy and Head of Heinz College in Washington, D.C., Carnegie Mellon University
Martha Terry, Associate Professor, Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
Veronica Dristas
University of Pittsburgh; Associate Director; Global Studies Center
dristas@pitt.edu
Korryn Mozisek
Carnegie Mellon University; English Department; Vice Provost of Education's Office
kmozisek@andrew.cmu.edu