Transcript HSS4331 – International Health Theory Dec 7, 2009 – Exam Preparation

HSS4331 – International Health
Theory
Dec 7, 2009 – Exam Preparation
Last seminar opportunity
• “Global Health Knowledge Series: Health
Equity, the Lead Taken by the University of
Ottawa”
– Tuesday Dec 8, 2008, 10am
– Hagen Hall room 305
– RSVP to [email protected]
PBL Evaluation
• http://tinyurl.com/pblcbl
Let’s Review The Semester…
Let’s see…
• We talked about privilege
• We talked about interrelationships between
– War
– Migration
– Climate change
– Globalisation
– etc
And then…
• We defined health
• The origins of disparity
– Innate qualities of people?
– Environmental factors?
– Legacy of colonialism
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Redrawing borders
Re-making economies to service rich nations
Brain drain
Corruption
Cash crops
Then…
• Indicators
– Defining poverty
– Incidence/prevalence/mortality
– DALYs and QALYs
– Measuring life expectancy
– Why we need surveillance
Remember this?
• The MDGs
• Key international organizations
– Bretton Woods -> IMF, World Bank
– Red Cross
– MSF
– WHO
– CIDA
– USAID
– IDRC
– Global Fund
– Gates Foundation & Clinton Foundation
And this?
• Types of foreign aid
– Bilateral
– Multilateral
– Humanitarian
– Development
– Project/Food/Tied/Untied/Project etc
• Criticisms of aid
– Jeffrey Sachs vs William Easterly
• Lester Pierson’s 0.7% promise
And then…
• HIV/AIDS
– Diagnosis/treatment/history
– Current epidemiology
– Impact on sub-Saharan Africa
– Important concepts:
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MSM
Virgin myth
Impact on more than just people who have the disease
Orphans
Burden on women
The Exam
• Saturday Dec 19, from 9:30am to 12:30pm
• RGN 2005
• Show up with a pen (and maybe a source of
caffeine)
• No external aids
– That means no bits of paper with your notes
– That means no laptop
– That means no pet monkey specially trained to
write exams
The Exam
• The entire exam consists of:
– A single question that has already been uploaded
onto the website: classes.deonandan.com
• Essay length
– A single question about the seminars that you will
only learn on the day of the exam
• 1-2 paragraphs
Question #1
• Because the question is given to you
beforehand
– You can research examples (Google is your friend)
– You can draw associations between your
arguments and the lectures
– You can research opposing viewpoints
Question #1
• Even though the question is given to you
beforehand
– You don’t need to cite references
– You don’t need to cite statistics
Question #2
• Based on the 2 seminars you attended on your
own during the semester
• Come prepared to report each seminar’s:
– Title
– Date
– Main participants
Length
• QUESTION #1
• Length:
– At your discretion
– Recommend at least 2 pages
– No more than one exam booklet in length
• QUESTION #2
• Length:
– 1-2 paragraphs
QUESTION #1
• Content
– How does the issue relate to the DISPARITY of
health/wealth between nations?
– How have DEVELOPMENT interventions or
projects been used to address the issue; or how
should they be used; what are the pros and cons?
– How has the issue and its interventions resulted in
a DIRECTION OF CHANGE in key indicators?
QUESTION #1
• Content
– Most important: DISCUSS what it all means. Can
you evaluate the current status? What does it
mean for various actors (you and me,
governments, universities, Mel Gibson?)
• A very difficult thing to do well
• Be creative and bold
QUESTION #1
• Format
– Two choices:
– 1. Point Form
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Introduction – write in paragraph form
Disparity – list several arguments in point form
Development – list several arguments in point form
Direction – list several arguments in point form
Discussion – write in paragraph form
QUESTION #1
• Format
– 2. Essay form
– All in paragraph format
• Introduction
• Arguments
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Disparity
Development
Direction
Discussion
• Conclusion
QUESTION #2
• Format
– Paragraph form
– 1-2 paragraphs
Marking Scheme (Total=110)
• Question #1
– Analysis relates to course content and established
knowledge /30
– Arguments are logical, coherent and concise /30
– Creativity, reflection, insight /30
– Writing style /10
– Total = 100
• Question #2
• Overall impression = 10
• Note: if answer does not relate to a valid seminar
advertised on the class website, you will receive zero for
this question
How To Write An Essay
Introduction
-from broad to specific
Thesis
Argument 1
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Argument 2
Argument n – usually the
strongest point
Conclusion
-from specific to broad
How To Write An Essay
• Example:
– Topic: alternative food sources
– Thesis: “Graphite pencils are a good alternative
food source whose nutritional benefits should be
seriously considered.”
How To Write An Essay
Since the dawn of time,
man has sought to eat
writing implements….
Graphite pencils
are a good food
source.
Graphite is quite tasty.
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But Dr Partypooper
believes that eating
sharp objects may be
unhealthy.
Graphite may in fact
cure ass pimples.
With the eating of pencils,
humanity can at last fulfill its
dream of eating tasteless pointy
things.
How To Write An Essay
• There are many formats you can use, that was
just one of them
• Keys:
– Decide what you’re trying to say, within the
context of the topic (question)
• This is your thesis
– Describe the arguments around the thesis
• This is the evidence that comes from your research
– Make a conclusion
Your Exam Question #1
• Some of these questions might be useful for
growing into a policy paper for next semester
• Remember, only choose ONE of the following
questions to prepare for…
1. Discuss how the disparities in health between rich and poor
nations may be the result of political developments stemming
from colonialism. Be sure to discuss an opposing viewpoint.
Mention at least two development efforts (i.e., interventions
or projects) that address these colonial effects, and give your
opinion about whether or not the interventions are
reasonable.
2. The Millennium Development Goals: What are they? Why are
they important? What are their strengths and shortcomings?
3. Should recreational drug use be legalized? Argue a side,
based on a global health perspective. Be sure to consider:
economic impacts, the burden of disease, international
relations, moral beliefs, lessons from history and lessons
from other countries.
4. How can people with disabilities in poor nations be better
served? Discuss the current trends in the global burden of
disability, using appropriate indicators. Suggest roles for key
international organizations in developing a strategy for
addressing the needs of such people.
5. Should the United Nations establish a special agency focused
on the plight of women? Argue yes or no, drawing on your
knowledge of the plight of women and the roles of existing
organizations in addressing the needs of women. Describe
what such an agency would do, and how this role would
differ from that of existing agencies.
6. In terms of health and health services, in what ways do
Canada’s Aboriginal communities resemble communities in
the developing world? How must we modify our approach
when addressing Aboriginal health needs, as opposed to (a)
mainstream Canadian health needs and (b) the health needs
of people in a poor African, Asian or South American village?
7. Is there a role for business in improving global health? Argue
yes or no, but do so in the context of either maternal or
perinatal health.
GOOD LUCK!