Reducing Socioeconomic & Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in Health:Concepts, Models, Effective Strategies

Harvard HSPH

This course will provide a critical overview of conceptual approaches and empirical evidence for interventions that take a structural approach to reducing socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in health. The focus is on the extent to which policies and interventions on the social determinants of health can both improve health and reduce disparities. It considers interventions within the healthcare system, but I emphasize population-based interventions on the social determinants of…