1. Global Health Issues: Reaching College Students Praphul Joshi, Susan Lyman, Jacki Benedik, Charles Duncan University of Louisiana at Lafayette

2. Presentation Outline Why teach Global Health? Needs for College Students Course Outline Online Materials Discussion

3. Why teach Global Health? Changes in Global Economy Population Migration Lifestyle Changes Surveillance

4. Needs for College Students Limited knowledge in geography Awareness on Current/Emerging diseases Understanding Cultural issues Goal setting/decision making

5. Course Outline Introduction to global health International/national organizations Travelers health Issues in the developing world (hunger, poverty, etc) Chronic diseases Infectious diseases Public health surveillance

6. Online Materials Utilizing MOODLE Travelers health information (www.cdc.gov/travel )www.cdc.gov/travel CDC Wonder (http://wonder.cdc.gov)http://wonder.cdc.gov Behavior Risk Factors (www.cdc.gov/brfss)www.cdc.gov/brfss

7. Other Web Sources WHO: www.who.intwww.who.int Poverty and Health: http://www.worldbank.orghttp://www.worldbank.org UNICEF BBC News Health Watch: http://news.bbc.co.ukhttp://news.bbc.co.uk

8. Discussion Course enrollment: Over 250 students/year Benefits of online materials Feedback from students Long-term impact on students Future Considerations