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Introduces core principles and methods for implementing Digital Health interventions in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). Through case studies and interactions with practitioners, students articulate basic requirements for Digital Health applications and systems; consider approaches to assess applications of information and communication technologies; and identify and discuss challenges for deploying Digital Health systems in LMIC. Lecture topics include: orientation to mHealth, eHealth, and health informatics; frameworks for evaluating Digital Health systems; systems development methods; use case narratives; data and workflow diagramming; and electronic health record systems (EHRs). Different applications are used for instructional purposes in the course, including VoiceThread and MagPi. Students work in groups for selected assignments. Students complete several quizzes and individual assignments, including a final presentation in VoiceThread.