WELCOME TO THE COURSE
Below you will find information about the course
The course starts off with registration and introduction. You need to be registered on the course in the study documentation system in order to be able to follow the course and to get your results registered during the course. If you are unable to attend during the registration and introduction, you need to contact the study administrator Angelica Johansson in advance, or else you risk losing your place (seat) at the course/programme.
CloseThe course will start on Wednesday, September 15 and end Wednesday September 29. The course will start in Lecture room Alicante (at the Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Hospital Building 5B, 3rd Floor ). See attached map.
The preliminary timetable is also included.
Course Literature
Introduction
Essential reading: Roberts MJ and Reich MR: Ethical analyses in public health. Lancet 2002:359:1055-59
Utilitarianism
Essential reading: https://plato.stanford.edu/ History of Utilitarianism, Consequentialism
Theory of Justice
Essential reading: https://plato.stanford.edu/ John Rawls
Fair Procedures
Essential reading: Daniels N. (2016) Accountability for Reasonableness and Priority Setting in Health. In: Nagel E., Lauerer M. (eds) Prioritization in Medicine. Springer, Cham
Complementary reading:Byskov j et al. The accountability for reasonableness approach to guide priority setting in health systems within limited resources--findings from action research at district level in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia. Health Res Policy Syst. 2014 Aug 20;12:49
Feminism
Essential reading: Hülya Simga A Question For Humanity- Sexism, Oppression and Women’s Rights
Communitarianism
Essential reading:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/communitarianism/
Ataguba JE, Mooney G. A communitarian approach to public health. Health Care Anal. 2011 Jun;19(2):154-64. doi: 10.1007/s10728-010-0147-7.
Complementary reading:
Black M, Mooney G. Equity in health care from a communitarian standpoint. Health Care Anal. 2002;10(2):193-208.
Younkins E. In Dispraise of Communitarianism. The Free RadicalMay/June 2000. Available at: http://www.quebecoislibre.org/younkins11.htm
Article seminar I
Onarheim KH et al. Newborn health benefits or financial risk protection? An ethical analysis of a real-life dilemma in a setting without universal health coverage. J Med Ethics 2018:44:524-530
Article seminar II
Straehle: Is There a Right to Surrogacy? Journal of Applied Philosophy doi:10.111/japp.12145
How to reduce inequities in health?
Mackenbach: Has the English strategy to reduce health inequalities failed? Soc Sci Med 201071:1249-1253
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In this course, we use the learning platform Canvas. There you will find for example course schedule, instructions for exercises during the course and messages from the teachers. In order to get access to the learning platform, you sign in using your Umu-id. You will get access to the Canvas site (Equity and Health) after the first day of the course. If you are not able to attend on the first day it's important that you let us know.
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In order to get registered you need to attend the mandatory roll call at 08:30 am September 15.
In order to access the central IT systems at Umeå University, you need a user account, an Umu-id. You will receive a user account after you have been admitted to studies at Umeå University, and you will need to activate it before you can use it to sign in. https://www.umu.se/en/student/we-can-assist-you/it-services/umu-id/
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Follow this simple list of things to complete your enrolment at Umeå University. It includes: how to secure housing, getting a residence permit (for citizens from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland), tuition payment (if applicable), travel directions and more.
To the checklist for admitted Students
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The website for current students has all sorts of information about services, support, legal and practical matters at Umeå University. You can sign in to the learning platforms, see your schedule and course overview, get a study certificate, apply for a degree or sign up for an examination.
CloseRecommended arrival times
International students are recommended to arrive at least a few days before the start of the regular semester, preferably prior to the Orientation. If you fail to arrive on time, you have to contact the study counselor as soon as possible, but no later than one week ahead of the course start, or you may not be able to register for the programme or course.
If you will have student housing through the Housing Office at Umeå University you will receive information about your arrival in your offer of housing.
Don't forget - Umeå has cold winters, so pack accordingly with a warm jacket, warm shoes, gloves and hat.
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Moving to a new country with an unfamiliar language, culture and customs can be a challenge. We would like to help you and ease that challenge so that you can focus on your studies. Therefore, we would like to offer you the possibility to take part in our Orientation, which begins a few days before the start of the semester (Autumn) or the same day as the semester starts (Spring).
More about the Orientation this semester.
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Are you a new student at Umeå University? Visit the Welcome Fair – a perfect opportunity to learn what our university and Umeå can offer. The fair normally takes place in the beginning of each semester.
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As a new student, you need to activate your user account approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester in order to, for instance:
If you are a new student, you will automatically receive a user account when you are admitted, but you will need to activate it for it to function properly. You will not be able to activate it until approximately two weeks prior to the start of the semester.
I want to learn more about my user account (Umu-id)
For exchange students and tuition fee paying students
If you are an exchange student or tuition fee paying student, you will receive an email with instructions on how to activate your account.
Help! It's not working
If you are having problems activating your account or logging in, please contact our Servicedesk. You will find answers to common questions, and can submit enquiries.
Get your UmU card
When you are on Campus Umeå, Umeå Arts Campus or Campus Örnsköldsvik, you will need a UmU card. The card has the following functions:
To get the card, you need to apply for it. Here’s how to apply for the UmU card.
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There are three student unions at Umeå University:
They are actively involved so that fellow students have a high quality of education, good working environment, and fun leisure time.
Become a member of a student union!
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Students at Umeå University have free access to the programmes of Microsoft Office 365. This means that you have access to Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Whiteboard Forms, your student email and other services which can facilitate your studies and your collaboration with other students. To access Office 365 you need to activate your UmU-id.
Learn more about Office 365 and how to install it on your computer
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