关于此课程： Whether you've traveled before or not, living and working overseas can be challenging. Learn how best to prepare and make the most of your time internationally. This course will prepare you to work and live overseas. It explores the epidemiology of common morbidity and mortality among travelers and examines key prevention, safety, and travel medicine principles and services to contextualize risks and maintain wellness. The course reviews applicable interventions, appropriate vaccines, and personal protection methods to prepare you to respond to expected and unexpected situations and will challenge you to examine travel health and safety priorities through case studies and discussions. The Honors Lesson will assist you with personal preparations for travel through the creation of a country-specific profile.
此课程适用人群： This class is for anyone who travels or is preparing to travel internationally, especially those traveling to low- and middle-income countries for academic, professional, and healthcare-related reasons.
制作方： Johns Hopkins University
教学方： Anna Kalbarczyk, Research Associate
International Health
| 级别 | 初级 |
| 承诺学习时间 | 4 weeks of study, 2 hours per week |
| 语言 | English |
| 如何通过 | 通过所有计分作业以完成课程。 |
| 用户评分 |
授课大纲
第 1 周
Nuts and Bolts of Travel Preparation
In this module, we'll go over the basics of preparation, planning, documentation, and insurance. Thinking ahead about all of the elements you'll need is an essential part of the process.
9 个视频, 3 个阅读材料
- 阅读: Syllabus
- 阅读: Foundations of Global Health Specialization
- 讨论提示: Introduce Yourself
- 视频: Project Planning
- 视频: Working in the Field
- 视频: Tales from the Field: Steve Harvey
- 阅读: Ouma and Dimaras: Views from the global south
- 视频: Preparing to Travel
- 视频: Travel Warnings and Alerts
- 视频: Health Insurance
- 视频: Emergencies
- 视频: Tales from the Field: Summer and Shaun
已评分: Nuts and Bolts of Travel Preparation
第 2 周
Travel Health & Prevention
It's easier to stay healthy if you know how to anticipate potential challenges, minimize your risk, and access the care that you need.
10 个视频, 2 个阅读材料
- 视频: Vector-Borne Diseases and Prevention
- 视频: Food and Waterborne Diseases
- 视频: Rabies, Altitude, and Sun Exposure
- 视频: Injuries
- 阅读: Rates of intentionally caused and road crash deaths of US citizens abroad
- 视频: Tales from the Field (Julie Denison)
- 视频: Finding Care Overseas
- 视频: The Returned Traveler
- 视频: Mental Health Considerations for Travelers
- 视频: Burnout and Vicarious Traumatization
- 阅读: Aid workers, assuming survivors' agony, at risk of 'vicarious trauma'
- 讨论提示: Zombie Penguins
已评分: Travel Health & Prevention
第 3 周
Staying Safe
In this module, we'll cover strategies for staying safe while traveling, measures you can take to minimize risk, as well as specific advice for women and LGBT travelers.
7 个视频, 1 个阅读材料
- 视频: Moving Around
- 视频: Staying Safe
- 视频: Looking After Yourself
- 视频: Tales from the Field: Joanne Katz
- 视频: Safety and Gender-Based Violence
- 视频: Lesbian-, Gay-, Bisexual-, Transgender-, Queer-, and Intersex-Specific Considerations
- 阅读: A few resources on safety
- 讨论提示: Current Events in Health and Travel
第 4 周
Cultural Competence & Ethics
In this final module, we'll address matters of cultural competence and the ethics of travel. Travelers have responsibilities to the people who live and work in the countries they are visiting, and it is important to keep th
6 个视频, 1 个阅读材料
- 视频: Culture Shock
- 视频: Tales from the Field: Courtland Robinson
- 阅读: Culture Shock and Travelers
- 视频: Ethical Considerations of Training
- 视频: Ethical Practices/Behaviors in Global Health
- 讨论提示: Ethical Dilemma
- 视频: The Importance of Learning Languages
已评分: Staying Safe and Cultural Competence & Ethics
已评分: Country Profile Project
常见问题解答
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课程作业
每门课程都像是一本互动的教科书，具有预先录制的视频、测验和项目。
来自同学的帮助
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证书
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制作方
Johns Hopkins University
The mission of The Johns Hopkins University is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.
评分和审阅
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