What is Global Health?
Global Health is an interdisciplinary field of study focused on addressing human health
challenges and inequity around the world. The complex and ever-evolving nature of
the health threats we face 鈥� from infectious disease pandemics to emerging climate
disasters 鈥� requires effective, innovative, and equitable solutions. Global Health
aims to identify problems and develop solutions at the local, regional, national,
and international levels. As the Covid-19 pandemic gravely demonstrated, disease knows
no boundaries, necessitating international cooperation and coordinated response. However,
while vaccines and treatments may be universal, local 鈥渙n-the-ground鈥� realities often
present unique challenges such as access to clinical and technological resources or
harmful political discourse shaping public opinion and behavior.
Improving human health is accomplished by bridging the divides between research and
practice, policy and lived experience, North and South, and innovation and accessibility.
The complex interdependencies inherent in addressing contemporary health challenges
means that solutions will come from across multiple sectors. This makes a Global Health
Certificate relevant and valuable preparation in many career fields.
Who can benefit from earning a Certificate in Global Health?
As a truly dynamic and interdisciplinary field, almost any student could benefit from
pursuing a Global Health focus in their chosen major or concentration. Global Health
specialists are found in social, behavioral, and biological sciences, health and medicine,
technology and engineering, mathematics, business, and computer science. Check out
the resources on the Canvas page for global health research, collaboration, and work
in these sectors and more!
Jobs in Global Health and with a Global Health Focus
Pursuing a BA/BS/MA in Global Health at UC San Diego
The Global Health Program at 美姬社区 is in partnership with UCSD Global
Health. This partnership enables MCC students in our program to attend Global Health
events and activities at UCSD. Students wishing to transfer to the BA/BS and eventually
MA program at UCSD who have successfully earned our Certificate will have a clear
pathway and special consideration. Students seeking to transfer to UCSD will need
to follow the IGETC requirements which already includes all the courses in our program.
Please ask your counselor or Dr. Alexis Tucker Sade for more information. Click the
link to learn more about Global Health at UCSD .
Join the Global Health Program
Students who would like to join the Global Health Program should sign up on our Canvas page. This page includes the events calendar, members chat, course requirements, and much more.
Program Faculty Lead
Dr. Alexis Tucker Sade, MPH
Department of Anthropology
atuckersade@miracosta.edu
Office: San Elijo Campus, Rm 512
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