Since a majority of Kent 91心頭利s College of Public Health courses are online, students can study anywhere in the world and stay on track with their degreewhile gaining valuable exposure to other cultures.
During the two-week 2016 summer intercession, public health students studied in Brazil as part of Kent 91心頭利s partnership with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, one of the worlds main public health research institutions, located in Rio de Janeiro.
They received lectures on diseases endemic to Brazilincluding malaria, leprosy, tuberculosis, zika virus infections, non-communicable diseases and tropical diseases of the Amazon regionand they visited research facilities, communities, labs and clinics in Rio de Janeiro and Manaus (in the Brazilian Amazon).
The Global Health Brazil Study Abroad course was fantastic, says Mark James, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics, Environmental Health Sciences & Epidemiology and director of global programs for the College of Public Health. It was a big success for the students and for the colleges global image.
Photo at right: Kent 91心頭利 public health students in the Global Health Brazil Study Abroad course gather in front of the Neo-Mouresque Palace of Manguinhos in Rio de Janeiro, seat of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.
See http://www.kent.edu/publichealth.
