Community Based & Educational Interventions for the Mental Health of Latin American People in the US

3 Credits

This course offers an introduction to social determinants of mental and physical health of Latin American people in the US. The course specifically addresses the following social determinants: educational equity, mental health access, health care access, economic stability, neighborhood health, and social and community processes. The course has a participatory component, through which students partner with a community group, organization (mental health agency or healthcare), or school to design a structural intervention that addresses social determinants impacting that community. The.