PUBLIC HEALTH IN MEXICO

Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Terms: Summer Quarter

Program Description:
This program introduces students to the Mexican public health system though a series of guest lectures, such as: healthcare infrastructure, major disease incidence in particular regions and groups, health policy debates concerning the environment, obesity, health reform, drugs and alcoholism, and violence. Students conduct public health research under the supervision of Universidad Panamericana medical school faculty. In previous years, students have conducted research (individually and in teams) on infectious disease, malnutrition, obesity, diabetes and hypertension, pediatric oncology, alternative medicine and public health community education. Students also participate in excursions to local cultural and historical sites that illustrate various periods in Mexican history.

Courses:
History & Culture of Mexico
Research Seminar in Public Health
Public Health in Mexico
Spanish Language (3 levels offered)

Study Abroad Website:
For more details on the program please visit the NU Study Abroad site.