Selected Topics in Women's Health and Women's Health Policy

4 Credits.

Discusses major health concerns among women in developed and developing countries within a life course framework that integrates biological determinants of health and the social, cultural and economic contexts of women’s lives. Examines a spectrum of current health and policy concerns, and may include family planning, preventive services for women, chronic disease, migration, gender-based violence, and disability. Also includes historical perspectives and a gender justice framework for viewing health policies.