SIT India: Public Health, Gender & Community Action
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Explore the links between public health, policy advocacy, and community, with a focus on women, children, tribal communities, and other marginalized and vulnerable populations in India.
This program studies the relationship between public health and community in a field-study context. You will analyze specific case studies that illuminate the problems, prospects, and potential methods of promoting health. Policy advocacy efforts for realization of the right to health on the national and international levels will also be examined, along with relevant public health schemes and programs.
The program offers a 4-week you a internship with a hospital or public health organization working on research, policy, programs, and action. The internship will help you hone skills that will help you develop a career in public health and related fields. An internship experience in the second most populous country in the world will provide an inside look at health practices in a developing country.