Supporting Lectures:
Refer to the following lecture:
- Women’s Health in Global Health
Understanding Maternal and Child Health
The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week on the basis of the course competencies covered.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Skolnik, R. (2015). Global Health 101 (3rd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Levine, R. (2008). Case Studies in Global Health: Millions Saved. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.
Using your course textbooks and the Online Library, answer the following questions:
- What are the most important causes of women’s death globally?
- How do causes of death differ for neonates, infants, and children younger than five years?
- What is the link between nutrition and women’s health?