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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The course will deal with infectious diseases of public health importance in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa. It will situate issues associated with infectious diseases within the wider socioeconomic and political contexts of the infectious diseases that will be considered. Approaches will include definitions and taxonomy, outbreak investigations, disease surveillance (passive and active), case-control studies, cohort studies, and dynamics of transmission. Case studies will be selected from respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, malaria, and meningitis, other vector-borne diseases. Students will also be introduced to techniques for mathematical modelling of infectious diseases.

Objective: By the end of the course the student should be able to explain the dynamics of the epidemiology of infectious

Mode of Delivery: The content will be delivered through lectures, guest lectures, individual and group presentations.

Course Code: 
POH 326
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

BIOSTATISTICS

The course deals with descriptive summary of epidemiologic data and basic principles that underlie health research designs and statistical inferences. It involves fundamental statistical procedures for research projects such as descriptive statistics, probability, distributions, hypothesis testing and estimation, comparisons of means and proportions, analysis of variance, measures of association, regression and correlation, two-way analysis of variance and covariance, multiple regression, analysis of categorical data, logistic regression, poisson regression and survival analysis in population and health.      

Objectives: By the end of the course the students should be able to understand basic principles underlying health research design and also perform and interpret various epidemiological and statistical data.

Mode of Delivery: The content will be delivered by means of didactic lecturers, group presentations and experience sharing.

Course Code: 
POH 325
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT

The course exposes students to the processes and strategies for the development of population and health education materials for education and behavior change communication. Students will be introduced to the processes involved in the planning and development of visual, audio and audio-visual materials. At the end of the course, students will develop instructional materials such as photos, newsletters, posters, flyers, songs, poems, riddles, plays, role plays and games that educate and contribute to behaviour change in population and health. 

Objective: The main objective of the course is to improve the basic skills of students to enable them develop instructional materials on education, communication and behaviour change communication in population and health.

Mode of delivery: Lectures, group presentations and discussion.

Course Code: 
POH 322
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

SEX AND SEXUALITY

The course deals with theoretical perspectives on sexuality such as evolutionary, psychological and sociological theories of sexuality. In addition, variations in sexual behaviour and laws that regulate sexual behaviour are examined. Further, sexual disorders, sexually transmitted infe3ctions and diseases as well as ethics and sex education are dealt with.

Objective: The course is to equip students to understand issues that affect sex and sexuality and apply the knowledge gained to deal with misconceptions associated with sexual behavior.

Modes of Delivery:The main mode of delivery in this course is the lecture method. In addition, group presentations will be done by students based on selected topics.     

Course Code: 
POH 321
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN POPULATION AND HEALTH

This course deals with the perspectives of indigenous knowledge in population and health. The course describes the cosmovision that underpins these perspectives and discusses the thematic issues in contemporary global and local contexts. The focus of the course centres on indigenous knowledge within the contexts of beliefs, perceptions, experiences, practices and life transitions in population and health. It also relates to the construction of illness and health, and the role of traditional medicine in health care delivery. Theoretical models including the cosmovision constellation related knowledge model, indigenous human life-cycle and the bio-psychosocial-S will be used to guide the discussion.

Objective: The main objective of the course is to discuss the perspectives of indigenous knowledge in population and indigenous/traditional construction of illness and health. 

Mode of Delivery

Mode of delivery will be in three forms:

  • Discussion (main delivery)
  • Lecture method
  • Individual research and presentation
Course Code: 
POH 317
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

GLOBAL HEALTH

This course provides an overview of global health issues. Topics to be discussed include: Global and regional burden of disease and risk factors; Global health policies, the impact of globalization on health, the impact of climate change on health, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and health and actors in global health politics.  

Objective:The objective of this course is to develop students’ understanding of global health.

Mode of Delivery: The content will be delivered through lectures, guest lectures, individual and group presentations

Course Code: 
POH 316
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

URBAN HEALTH

 It deals with public health issues associated with rapid growth of urban population in developing countries urban poor as well as the emerging middle-class populations. Emphasises will be on urban health problems of developing countries; health of slum areas, affluent areas, migrants/refugees, children, aged, and populations at high risk (CSW, MSM, IDU etc.) will be given priority. Changes in urban physical and social environment and their consequences for health, nutrition, lifestyle risks such as commercial sex work, same-sex relationships, access to conventional health services, and the design and implementation of a coordinated and cost-effective health care system will be examined. It introduces these concepts and presents case studies for analysis.

Objective: The objective of this course is to build the capacity of students to understand the process of urbanization and the associated health implications.

Mode of Delivery: The content will be delivered through lectures, guest lectures, individual and group presentations.

Course Code: 
POH 315
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

The course focuses on core concepts of occupational health and safety. Work‐related health disorders and diseases due to the interaction of employees and employers with their working environment health and wellbeing of the workforce, including hygiene practices at workplaces will be at the core of this course. Theories of occupational health and safety will be examined. Students will be introduced to major occupational health related diseases including those of the musculoskeletal system, the lungs, and the skin, as well as accidents; legal and policy frameworks within which occupation health operates in Ghana.  Objective:The objective of this course is to equip students to understand the fundamental issues relating occupational health and safety.

Mode of Delivery:The content will be delivered through lectures, guest lectures, individual and group presentations.

Course Code: 
POH 314
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
First Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health
Mrs. Christa Osei-Mensah presenting the items to Dr. Evans Ekanem

UCC 1998 Alumni Year Group Donates to University Health Service

11 May, 2020 By louis Mensah

The UCC 1998 Alumni Year Group has donated sanitary items and medical equipment valued at GH ¢75, 000 to the University Health Services as part of efforts to fight COVID-19.

The items included gallons of detergents, hand sanitizers, and seven nebulizers. 

Showing Appreciation

Presenting the items the organiser of the Association, Mrs. Christa Osei-Mensah, said the donation was a way of showing appreciation for the quality training they received from the University which has propelled them to enviable positions in life. She indicated that the Hospital was one of the important facilities serving the health needs of the entire University Community. “As students, the Hospital took care of our health needs and it is significant that we also give back especially at this crucial time” she indicated.

UCC Hospital is Well Prepared

Receiving the items, the Director of University Health Services, Dr. Evans Ekanem, thanked the alumni group for the donation. He noted that the Hospital was well prepared to deal with cases of COVID-19 and at the same time deliver quality healthcare to the University Community and the general public. “We are grateful that you have remembered us even in these difficult times,” he added.

Dr. Ekanem assured that the items would be put to good use to augment quality service delivery.

               

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

The course focuses on concepts and issues of the environment and how these can be communicated to individuals, groups and communities. It deals with issues of natural and human-made ecosystems; environmental perception and behaviour; indigenous knowledge, culture and the environment; influence of people on the environment; individual and group interest and the environment; environment and health; implications of environmental degradation (e.g. pollution; bush burning; deforestation) for socio-economic development; conservation (e.g. afforestation); Ghana’s environmental policy; sustainable environment for development; strategies for educating communities to appreciate issues  needed for groups to achieve sustainable environmental practices.

Objective: The main objective of the course is to equip students with the skills to educate individuals, groups and communities about environmental issues.

Mode of Delivery

  • The lecture method
  • Group presentation
  • Group mini-project work based on any environmental issue in and around the University community.

Course Code: 
POH 313
No. of Credits: 
3
Level: 
Level 300
Course Semester: 
Second Semester
Select Programme(s): 
Population and Health

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