For students interested in non-communicable diseases, a reminder that we will be offering GH 579 (Chronic Diseases Prevention and Control) this Spring. This is a 3-credit course open for all RSPH students. The course will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30–4:50PM. It is taught by Drs. Ghada Farhat and Felipe Lobelo. See course description below.

This course introduces students to global and local issues in chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevention and control. NCDs are the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In addition to their considerable health impact, NCDs pose a critical threat to development. Their complex etiology requires interdisciplinary and multi-sectoral approaches to prevention and control. The course highlights the burden and etiology of major NCDs, addresses approaches for surveillance of outcomes and risk factors, and lays out a comprehensive framework for prevention and control. The framework covers primary, secondary and tertiary prevention; population-level and individual-level approaches to delivering interventions; and major principles and strategies necessary for effective prevention including evidence-based interventions, life-course perspective, health systems strengthening, whole-of-government and multi-sectoral action, among others.