Health Equity Theory and Foundations

Three credits · Graduate

This course introduces the learner to historical and contemporary theoretical foundations of health equity. Learners will examine the conceptual and theoretical foundations informing health equity to understand what health equity is, tools for understanding it, how it is distinct from other related concepts, and how it influences health outcomes. Learners will also examine social and structural determinants of health that intersect to produce health inequities impacting individuals, families, groups, and communities. The concept of interlocking systems of oppression will be examined as it relates to intersectionality, antiracism, gender, and anti- ableism. The politics and problematics that shape how health equity is known and pursued will be discussed. Three credits.