Health Equity: Conceptual, Linguistic, Methodological, and Ethical Issues

1 Course Unit

The course focuses on advanced analysis and evaluation of theories, concepts, and methods related to health equity. Topic areas include models and frameworks of health equity; linguistic choices related to equity, disparity, and vulnerability; role of economics, class, gender, sex, sexuality, race, and ethnicity; health equity in special populations; and issues in health policy, research ethics, and research methods. Emphasis is on advanced discourse and analysis of health equity theory and research. Prerequitites: PhD Students Fall, odd numbered years only 1 Course Unit