GPH-GU 5296 Public Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship: This course helps current and future public health practitioners develop skills to create innovative, sustainable, and scalable solutions that address public health challenges. Student teams explore gaps in the availability, accessibility, acceptability, adequacy, and appropriateness of health-related goods and services in target communities and propose innovations that would narrow those gaps and improve health outcomes. Then, using a stepwise, structured approach, the teams develop and refine a business model for the innovation through stakeholder interviews designed to maximize product-market fit and minimize failure risk.

GPH-GU 5342 Global Issues in Public Health Nutrition: This course addresses major global nutrition issues that we face today. Food insecurity, and all forms of malnutrition, underweight, obesity and micronutrient deficiencies are leading risk factors of mortality and comorbidity worldwide. The course is developed in the context of the United Nations System, through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda. We will discuss climate change, conflict, and economic downturn as determinants of food insecurity that are worsening non-communicable disease prevalence. Next, we understand malnutrition, its major determinants and its interconnections with the food systems. Students will design a solution for these issues, using the systems approach and principles from social entrepreneurship in the global landscape.

GPH-GU 2342 Global Issues in PHN | Global Issues in Public Health Nutrition: This course addresses major global nutrition issues that we face today. Food insecurity, and all forms of malnutrition, underweight, obesity and micronutrient deficiencies are leading risk factors of mortality and comorbidity worldwide. The course is developed in the context of the United Nations System, through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda. We will discuss climate change, conflict, and economic downturn as determinants of food insecurity that are worsening non-communicable disease prevalence. Next, we understand malnutrition, its major determinants and its interconnections with the food systems. Students will design a solution for these issues, using the systems approach and principles from social entrepreneurship in the global landscape.

PADM-GP 4188 The Business and Psychology of Social Entrepreneurship: Roll up your sleeves. This course is about addressing social problems and changing the world by using your signature strengths in the service of others. We will examine the ever-evolving theory and practice of social entrepreneurship around the globe, covering multiple change-making roles required for successful social entrepreneurship, including the visionary, the infrastructure engineer & manager, and the media & arts contributor. To this end, you and a small team of your peers will be invited to collaborate on a social enterprise business plan of your own design. The semester will progress as an informal laboratory where you will be required to use both sides of your brain observing, experimenting with, and helping shape what it means to be a social entrepreneur.

UGPH-GU 90 Topics in Public Health: Controversies and Debates: A new GIPH course focused on creating sustainable and scalable Public Health business models, either as stand-alone entities or within a larger corporation. Teams of undergraduate students will explore specific Public Health needs that can be addressed via innovative, entrepreneurial ventures and gain increased business and entrepreneurship skills in a Public Health context.

GPH-GU 2296 Public Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship: This course helps current and future public health practitioners develop skills to create innovative, sustainable, and scalable solutions that address public health challenges. Student teams explore gaps in the availability, accessibility, acceptability, adequacy, and appropriateness of health-related goods and services in target communities and propose innovations that would narrow those gaps and improve health outcomes. Then, using a stepwise, structured approach, the teams develop and refine a business model for the innovation.

UGPH-GU 80 Public Health Entrepreneurial Ventures (Offered Fall '23): A new GIPH course focused on creating sustainable and scalable Public Health business models, either as stand-alone entities or within a larger corporation. Teams of undergraduate students will explore specific Public Health needs that can be addressed via innovative, entrepreneurial ventures and gain increased business and entrepreneurship skills in a Public Health context.