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<h2 class="hd hd-2 unit-title">Module Overview</h2>
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<h4>Module summary</h4>
<p>This short introductory module will provide a brief overview of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT and its health research. The module will also cover the objectives of the course, its target audience, how the course is structured as well as explain the supplementary course materials including the various assignments and exercises.</p>
<p>This course will focus on the fundamentals of health survey research with an emphasis on measuring health outcomes in resource poor settings using a variety of methodologies. The course will involve real-world examples from projects in India and Kenya, combined with exercises and group work to provide practical insights about study design, measurement of health outcomes and data collection as well as the common challenges and constraints in implementing health surveys in the field. Cases and exercises will be drawn from research conducted by the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT, which has experience running hundreds of randomized impact evaluations around the world.</p>
<h4>Additional resources</h4>
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<h2 class="hd hd-2 unit-title">Reading List</h2>
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<h3>Module 1: Additional reading + references</h3>
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<li><a href="https://www.povertyactionlab.org/about-j-pal" target="_blank">About J-PAL</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.povertyactionlab.org/health" target="_blank">J-PAL's health sector</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluations?sector=387&intervention_type=All&country=All&status=All&region=All&target_group=All&outcome_of_interest=All" target="_blank">J-PAL health evaluations</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.povertyactionlab.org/resource/repository-measurement-and-survey-design-resources#section-health" target="_blank">J-PAL repository of measurement and survey design resources - health</a></li>
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