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Foundations of Global Health (GLBE 201/401) GEO-JOURNALi
This journal is designed to help you compile important information specific to your global health
elective; to encourage you to learn about the situation in which you will be learning and
working. Complete as much as possible prior to travel to help you prepare, use additional
resources and contacts in country to fill in the blanks, and submit complete version on your
return.
I. Demographics
GEOGRAPHIC:
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Country Description (tropical, dry, landlocked, mountainous): Click here to enter text.
Region/City:
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POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS: Find data to reflect a 50 year transition. If you cannot find
the exact year, include the data from the closest year you can find)
1970s
Population
Birth Rate
Death Rate
Total Fertility Rate
Infant mortality Rate
Under 5 mortality Rate
Childhood immunization rate
(DPT/OPV #3)
Childhood immunization rate
(measles)
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Projected 2020
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Maternal mortality rate
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Construct a current Population Pyramid to compare to the US Population Pyramid Below
(ref: IDB Population Pyramids - http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/ click on International
Database, enter your country and year, and then click on population pyramid tab – can cut and
paste or save into this document )
Brief country history (Include major events of last 100 years: war, natural disasters):
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TRENDS:
Urbanization (% population in rural areas vs. urban): Click here to enter text.
Migration:
Any significant refugee or internally displaced people groups?
ECONOMIC:
Unit of currency:
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Exchange rate [to US $]:Click here to enter text.
Per capita income:
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Major export crops/products: Click here to enter text.
POLITICAL:
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What kind of political system? Click here to enter text.
When was the last election (if pertinent) or transition in government? Click here to enter text.
CULTURAL:
Predominant language: Click here to enter text.
Language of public education: Click here to enter text.
Important ethnic groups: Click here to enter text.
Religions practiced: Click here to enter text.Did you identify any cultural practices relatively
unique to this country/region? Click here to enter text.
EDUCATION:
Male adult literacy rate:
Female adult literacy rate:
% of male vs. female children who complete primary school: Click here to enter text.
NUTRITION:
Typical diet/major staples: Click here to enter text.
Does the country overall export or import food to serve its population? Click here to enter text.
Is there significant micronutrient deficiencies among children and/or pregnant women?
Iodine
Vitamin A
Iron/Folate
Zinc
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Typical weaning practices/foods:
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES:
Highly Prevalent Infectious Diseases
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Leading Infectious Causes of Mortality
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CHRONIC DISEASE Prevalence and/or Cause-specific Mortality Rate [specify which]:
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Other(s):
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Is there evidence of epidemiological transition (from a predominance of infectious diseases as
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DISABILITIES:
How acknowledged and addressed in your understanding or
experience in country (government or NGO support, community
response, family-based care)
Birth defects or Developmental
Delays
War or traumatic injuries
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Work-related back and repetitive
stress disorders
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Old Age
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Mental health
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Other(s):
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MEDICATIONS:
Is there a national formulary? What is it based on? Click here to enter text.
Are there in-country pharmaceutical companies, or are most medications imported?
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What was your experience of medication supply and distribution if you were working in a clinical
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Are there drug shops or pharmacies which are easily accessible to most people? Click here to
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Were there any forms of traditional medicine or home remedies which you heard about or
experienced patients using while you were in country? Click here to enter text.
HEALTH SERVICES: (if you are not working in a government health care facility on your elective,
arrange a visit to a local facility, such as a primary health center, district hospital or local ministry
of health office, to gather this information)
Type(s) of health care services available (describe):
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How is health funded (who pays? how?):
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Is there any public insurance scheme for health care? Click here to enter text.
Per capita national budget for health care:
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Are there any NGOs working in health (community/public health or direct provision of health
care services) in the area where you are working? If so, arrange a visit to one of these
organizations, to learn about their goals, methods and interaction with the formal health care
system. Describe briefly the name of the organization and what you learned:
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HEALTH WORKERS: (have conversations with health workers from various cadres in order to
understand their educational background and scope of practice)
Types:
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Mid-level providers(e.g. midwife, health assistants):Click here to enter text.
Community Health Worker:Click here to enter text.
Traditional Practitioners: Click here to enter text.
Physician/population ratio:
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Possible web-based references:
 The Africa Guide - http://africaguide.com
 Country Studies - http://www.countrystudies.us/
 Crude Birth and Death Rates - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004395.html
 Demographic and Health Surveys - http://www.measuredhs.com
 Department of International Development (UK) – global poverty - http://www.dfid.gov.uk/
 Disabled People International - http://v1.dpi.org/lang-en/
 Disability World - http://www.disabilityworld.org/
 Earth Trends: The Environmental Information Portal - http://earthtrends.wri.org
 Family Health International - http://www.fhi.org - (Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS)
 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – http://www.fao.org
 Gapminder – Geographic and population trends - http://www.gapminder.com/
 Geographia - http://www.geographia.com/
 Human Development Reports - http://hdr.undp.org/reports
 IDB Population Pyramids - http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
 Index Mundi - http://www.indexmundi.com/ - (country profiles)
 Institute for Traditional Medicine - http://www.itmonline.org/
 Livelihoods Connect – poverty statistics- http://www.eldis.org/go/livelihoods
 Lonely Planet – http://www.lonelyplanet.com
 The Micronutrient Initiative – vitamin/micronutrient deficiences http://www.micronutrient.org/vmd
 NationMaster (Statistics) - http://www.nationmaster.com
 National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html
 Pan American Health Organization - http://www.paho.org/
 Peace Corps - http://www.peacecorps.gov
 Population Reference Bureau – http://www.prb.org
 Population Statistics - http://www.populstat.info/
 PROMETRA – promotion of traditional medicine http://www.prometra.org/
 Relief Web – humanitarian relief and refugee situations http://www.reliefweb.int
 Save the Children Organization – child mortality statistics - http://www.savethechildren.org/
 United Nations - http://www.un.org/english/ plus http://unstats.un.org
 United Nations Development Programme - http://www.undp.org/
 UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency - http://www.unhcr.org/
 UNICEF. Monitoring the Situation of Women and Children - http://www.childinfo.org
 US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants - http://www.refugees.org/
 USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse - http://www.dec.org
 The World Fact Book - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/index.html
 World History Compass - http://www.worldhistorycompass.com/
 World Heart Federation – chronic disease info http://www.worldheart.org
 World Health Organization. Regional Offices http://www.who.int/about/regions/en/index.html
 World Health Organization – http://www.who.int
 Immunization profiles
www.who.int/immunization_monitoring/en/globalsummary/countryprofileselect.cfm
 World clock, International Dialing Codes, Distance Calculator, Time Zone Converter http://www.timeanddate.com/time/ (Good resource for time and date logistics)
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This Geo-Journal was adapted from the copyrighted version (October 2011) developed by Tracy
Carroll, PT, MPH of the U of Arizona with permission.
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