Spring 2026 Population and Family Health P9675 section 001

Systems Thinking for Maternal Health

SYSTMS THINK FOR MATERNAL

Call Number 14967
Day & Time
Location
M 4:00pm-6:50pm
404/405 Vagelos Educ
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Helen de Pinho
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description It is widely acknowledged that reducing maternal mortality is one of the major challenges to health systems globally. The increased diversity in the magnitude and causes of maternal mortality and morbidity between and within populations, as well as the highly inequitable distribution of poor maternal health between and within populations globally and locally, result in “wicked” problems and present a major challenge as we seek to address these varying needs. The complex web of factors that interact to drive high levels of maternal mortality makes a systems approach particularly useful for gaining insight into and addressing these issues. Increasingly, health planners and researchers are using systems thinking to make sense of health system functioning to reveal the dynamic relationships and synergies that drive maternal health and affect the delivery of priority health services. This course aims to provide you with the competencies to work in this complex post- SDG implementation environment. It is designed to focus on reducing maternal mortality and employs a systems approach to explore maternal health issues and analyze programs focused on maternal mortality reduction. Through this course you will gain substantive knowledge of issues related to maternal health and health systems strengthening and will develop skills in analyzing complex health systems and developing an integrated health system plan to address maternal mortality
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Department Population and Family Health
Enrollment 30 students (32 max) as of 9:07PM Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Subject Population and Family Health
Number P9675
Section 001
Division School of Public Health
Open To GSAS, Public Health
Note Dept permission required for non-POPF students (contact cak2
Section key 20261POPF9675P001