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ReviewGlobal health action2022

Engaging youth in global health and social justice: a decade of experience teaching a high school summer course.

Heather Wipfli, Mellissa Withers

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Review in Global health action, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Heather WipfliDepartments of Preventive Medicine and International Relations, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9020-2033
Mellissa WithersDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEducation and training in global health and social justice is crucial to ensuring the next generation of health professionals are poised to tackle the pressing issues of our time.

objectivesTo develop and implement an intensive summer course on global health and social justice for high school students at the University of Southern California.

methodsThis paper reviews the course aims and curriculum, its implementation both onsite and online, and reports on student course evaluations and long-term student outcomes.

resultsStudent satisfaction with the program was extremely high, which endured when the course went virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic. The most popular elements of the course included interactive, game-based activities and guest speakers. Many students reported that the course motivated them to pursue higher education and careers in global health or related fields.

conclusionsMore universities should consider offering summer programs or other extension programs targeting high school students in order to meet the increasing demand for global health education. Recommendations for implementing global health courses for younger learners include having an interdisciplinary focus with a range of topics and diverse perspectives; provision of scholarships to allow low-income students and students from abroad to participate; prioritizing the integration of active learning and experiential educational opportunities; and incorporating debriefing and reflection as integral parts of learning.

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COVID-19Global HealthAdolescentCurriculumHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2SchoolsSocial JusticeTeachingeducationGlobal healthhigh schoolsocial justice

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PMID35107409
PMCPMC8812786

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