Global health is an emerging, interdisciplinary, interprofessional field that requires a broad knowledge base and the capacity to create innovative solutions to challenging health problems in resource-limited environments. This 12-credit certificate is designed to prepare nurses and health professionals for careers in global health practice, education, and research. Participants completing the certificate will be knowledgeable in the following areas: 1. The fundamentals of international health with an emphasis on the prevailing types of infectious and chronic diseases and their global pattern of distribution 2. The essential principles of demography and epidemiology that are currently applied in the assessment of the specific vulnerability of particular populations 3. Global and local strategies currently used or envisioned to address global health inequalities and the burden of disease, as well as local, community-based primary health care initiatives 4. An introduction to the key institutional and organizational actors in global health including the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the United States Agency for International Development, and civil society and social movement organizations 5. The political, economic, and cultural processes of globalization and their impact on population health and health care systems from a comparative international perspective 6. A scientific understanding of the social determinants of health inequities within and among countries 7. Familiarity with a global health ethical framework based on human rights, cultural diversity, and social justice 8. The essentials of how to plan, design, and evaluate the effectiveness of community-based programs directed at improving global health 9. A review of current clinical practice in the care and treatment of HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and the common water-borne diseases that cause diarrhea 10. An introduction to the practice of global health nursing and the diverse roles the nurse may be engaged in as a clinician, researcher, educator, administrator, organizer, advocate, and change agent.

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