CDV 333 Introduction to Primary Health Care

This course explains the concept of primary health care. Consideration will be given to the history and reasons for its development, the progress globally of implementing it with particular attention to the role of WHO, national health ministries and NGOs including missions and national church involvements in establishing and developing this concept of health delivery in communities. Special attention will be given to case histories of primary health care programs particularly in the developing world, and the necessary tools to be able to think about planning primary health care delivery in a variety of socio-economic and religious settings. This course is intended to compliment other courses offered such as CDV 330  and CDV 335  towards providing a more complete offering in the field of Public Health.  3 hour(s).