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An Introduction to Global Health - Diseases Related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (14:43)

This session presents an overview of the association between water, sanitation, hygiene and human health. A particular focus upon transmission and treatment of diarrhea disease among small children.…

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An Introduction to Global Health - The Global Burden of Disease - The rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (15:05)

This presentation focuses on the rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the findings related to NCDs globally. Furthermore, we’ll explore the concept of Disability-Adjusted Life Year…

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An Introduction to Global Health - NCDs Explained (12:46)

This presentation provides an introduction to the term Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). We’ll explore what NCD’s are, and look at some of the epidemiology (the burden of disease) and…

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Diabetes - The Essential Facts - What Role Does Overweight and Obesity Play ? (17:27)

This presentation address how being overweight and obese is considered one of the strongest predictors, regarding the development of type 2 diabetes. Almost 85 % of people living with diabetes type…

From  Nicolai Jacob Wewer Albrechtsen 0 likes 11 plays 0  

Air Pollution - a Global Threat to our Health: Epidemiological Principles of Air Pollution (07:33)

This presentation aims to increase the students’ knowledge about environmental epidemiology, by introducing different study designs used to study health effects of exposure to outdoor air…

From  Zorana Jovanovic Andersen 0 likes 36 plays 0  

Air Pollution - a Global Threat to our Health: Vulnerable Groups (08:09)

In this presentation, we will discuss how we can know whether one individual is more susceptible to harmful effect of air pollution than others are. Everyone is exposed, but some groups may be more…

From  Zorana Jovanovic Andersen 0 likes 25 plays 0  

Air Pollution - a Global Threat to our Health: The Global Burden (07:16)

In this presentation, we will describe the global levels and trends in major air pollutants and related health burden. Air pollution is an important global risk factor for disease. People who live in…

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Air Pollution - a Global Threat to our Health: Tight Buildings (12:16)

In large part of the World, people spend more than 90 percent of the time in indoor environments, where air quality is important for health. The environment outside the building, what goes on inside…

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Air Pollution - a Global Threat to our Health: Solid Fuel in Households (08:17)

Nearly one third of the world’s population are exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution from the household’s use of solid fuel. The fuel is mainly biomass burning under poor…

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Air Pollution - a Global Threat to our Health: What can we do about Outdoor Air Pollution? (08:16)

There is a long way before the whole world complies with the WHO guidelines for air quality, but the enormous burden of disease from outdoor air pollution forces us to increase action to come as far…

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Air Pollution - a Global Threat to our Health: What Happens in the Rest of the Body? (07:58)

In this presentation, we will describe the mechanisms by which air pollution causes health effects in other parts of the body than the lungs. In continuation of this, we will discuss the important…

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Air Pollution - a Global Threat to our Health: What Happens in the Lungs? (07:06)

In this lecture, we will describe the mechanisms by which air pollution causes pulmonary health effects in the human population. The pulmonary health effects include exacerbation of asthma and…

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Air Pollution - a Global Threat to our Health: Sources and Composition of Air Pollution (07:40)

What is air pollution? What is it in the air that is harmful? This lecture focuses on air pollution, where it occur, and how it spread.

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