Text 2 Research: What is 'global burden of disease?'

Reminder: Each week, you will complete the 4 learning activities that comprise the “virtual learning quadrangle:" RESEARCH, REVEAL, REFLECT, and REFORM.

The first phase of inquiry-learning is to provide students with the opportunity to research the topic for themselves. In this course design, students begin with "Guided Research," -- assignments that lay foundational knowledge for everyone before they proceed to two lessons in which they conduct Independent Research on the subject.

Introduction

In this week's Guided and Independent Research lessons, you will research the global burden of disease, the methods used to develop the burden of disease in different regions, and how these data are used to develop policies and programs to reduce disease burden.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the Research activity, you should be able to:

Describe and analyze the features of the global burden of disease and disability, including:
- the major causes of morbidity and mortality in different parts of the world, and
- how the risk factors for disease and vulnerable populations vary in the geographical and socioeconomic regions defined by the World Health Organization.