Diverse Communities and Health Equity

3 Hours

Examine historical and current subjects related to social disparities, structural and institutional inequalities, social determinants of health, racially and ethnically classified social groups, gender inequity, and other forms of inequality and disparities in society and their links with human health. Explore how to work towards health equity by addressing the historical, social, and political drivers of health disparities through implementation of community centered and culturally congruent health equity strategies across varies levels of intervention. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.