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Through this program, you will gain a northern European perspective on salient aspects of public health such as prevention, health promotion, and quality improvement with examination of the challenges of health delivery, prioritization, and health economics. 

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

PROGRAM STUDENT PROFILE

This program is right for you if you study health science, public health, public policy, or a similar discipline and wish to acquire skills for a graduate degree in health professions, and a future career in health administration or health promotion.

CORE COURSE OVERVIEWS

>> Health Delivery and Prioritzation in Northern Europe
This course aims at providing you with a solid knowledge of the provision and organization of public health in Northern Europe, and of the historical, social, economic, and political background of the present health care systems. You will explore what determines health priority setting and the relationship involved in
policy-making and provision of health services.

BUILD YOUR OWN CURRICULUM

DIS has over 160 elective courses for you to build your curriculum from after choosing your required core course. You have to opportunity to focus on your major or diversify by selecting any combination of core courses based on your needs. Click here for electives related toPublic Health, Pre-Medicine, Biology, and Biotechnology.

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On study tour in Finland, we visited Folkhälsan, an organization serving the Swedish-speaking minority. They’re a nonprofit that emphasizes the right of citizens to receive care in their own language. Their services include swimming classes, anti-bullying efforts, wellness programs, and activities for seniors. It was a little astounding, however, as we came from visiting health care organizations in Latvia, where they have few resources for national mental health, to this incredibly wealthy organization that serves just 6% of the population.

Susannah Butters Haverford College

The professors are the course. They are informative, make a great team, and are very concerned about what we are learning. They do not simply present material; they want us to have an appreciation for what we say. The core course is awesome - it will be a very fond memory. This program really prepares you to apply knowledge in the ‘real world’.

Corinne Larsen Brown University
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Why Study Public Health in Denmark?

Most contemporary Western democracies face the same challenges: aging of the population leading to increased demand, unequal access to health care, high expectations for the performance of biomedicine, and problems with containing health care expenditures.

The northern European welfare states choose different approaches when planning, providing, and organizing health care. From your central location in Denmark, you will be able to witness how countries with a close proximity to each other in distance, but also politically and socially, have evolved differing preventive and curative health care systems. Copenhagen is the perfect place from which to debate the advantages and disadvantages Denmark and its neighbors face, compared to the post-Communist nations you will visit on study tour, and the American perspective you bring with you.

Denmark: DIS - Danish Institute for Study Abroad. Vestergade 5-7, 1456 Copenhagen. Phone: (+45) 3311 0144, Fax: (+45) 3393 2624
USA: DIS - North American Office, University of Minnesota. 2233 University Avenue W, Suite 201, St. Paul, MN 55114. Phone: (800) 247-3477, Non-US: (612) 627-0140 Fax: (612) 627-0141
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