This course will introduce students to the major health security threats that face the US and other countries and the strategies, policies and organizaons that are in place to defend against them. Throughout the course, we will make notes of areas where approaches to health security have evolved. We will also examine where important gains in health security preparedness have been made and idenfy areas in which progress is sll needed. Given their parcular challenges and frequency with which they occur, preparedness for and response to biological threats to health security will be a large focus of this class. Discussions of other health security threats and sharing of experiences from students are welcome. Learning Objecves Upon successfully compleng this course, students will be able to: • Arculate the importance of public health to naonal security, • Describe major global health security threats and characterize the human, social, economic and polical risks they pose to sociees, • Describe the origin and evoluon of major US and internaonal organizaons and iniaves to prevent, detect, and respond to health security threats, • Idenfy those areas of global health security where preparedness is strongest and where addional progress is needed, • Complete a scholarly analysis of a specific current topic in global health security and make recommendaons for needed improvements, • Communicate important health security informaon in a way that enables polical leaders and policy-makers to take appropriate acon. Methods of Assessment • Parcipaon in class discussion (10% of final grade) • Short briefing memo for policy makers (20% of final grade) • Research arcle, ~3000 words - Arcle proposal (10% of final grade) - In-depth outline (20% of final grade) - Final arcle (40% of final grade) What will cause the next pandemic or other significant international public health crisis and how do we protect countries from such events? Location: East Baltimore Class Times: W F, 3:30 - 4:50pm Instructor: Jennifer Nuzzo - [email protected] Infectious Disease Threats to Global Health Security Department of Environmental Health and Engineering Course Announcement 180.623.01—Term 3—2017-2018— 3 credits

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This course will introduce students to the major health security threats that face the US and other countries and the strategies, policies and organizations that are in place to defend against them. Throughout the course, we will make notes of areas where approaches to health security have evolved. We will also examine where important gains in health security preparedness have been made and identify areas in which progress is still needed. Given their particular challenges and frequency with which they occur, preparedness for and response to biological threats to health security will be a large focus of this class. Discussions of other health security threats and sharing of experiences from students are welcome.

Learning ObjectivesUpon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:• Articulate the importance of public health to national security,• Describe major global health security threats and characterize the human, social, economic and

political risks they pose to societies,• Describe the origin and evolution of major US and international organizations and initiatives to

prevent, detect, and respond to health security threats,• Identify those areas of global health security where preparedness is strongest and where additional

progress is needed, • Complete a scholarly analysis of a specific current topic in global health security and make

recommendations for needed improvements,• Communicate important health security information in a way that enables political leaders and

policy-makers to take appropriate action.Methods of Assessment• Participation in class discussion (10% of final grade)• Short briefing memo for policy makers (20% of final grade)• Research article, ~3000 words - Article proposal (10% of final grade) - In-depth outline (20% of final grade) - Final article (40% of final grade)

What will cause the next pandemic or other significant international public health crisis and how do we protect countries from such events?

Location: East BaltimoreClass Times: W F, 3:30 - 4:50pmInstructor: Jennifer Nuzzo - [email protected]

Infectious Disease Threats to Global Health Security

Department of Environmental Health and Engineering

Course Announcement

180.623.01—Term 3—2017-2018— 3 credits