HEALTH EQUITY IN NURSING AND HEALTH RESEARCH
Examination of key concepts in health disparities and health equity as they apply to nursing and related health research. Identification of structural and social determinants of equity that shape health at multiple levels, across the health and wellness continuum, in all health domains and throughout the life course. Emphasis on implications for the design, conduct, interpretation, and dissemination of nursing and health research.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate concepts of health, health disparities, and health equity Audience: Graduate 2. Discuss structural (e.g., laws, policies, systems, institutions), social (e.g., racism, ethnocentrism, sexism, socioeconomic deprivation, geography), and individual and community factors (e.g., resilience) that contribute to health equities / inequities and related implications for health research Audience: Graduate 3. Appraise relevant theory and methodological approaches used in health equity research Audience: Graduate 4. Critically analyze published research for social bias Audience: Graduate 5. Design research that integrates structural and social determinants of health Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate concepts of health, health disparities, and health equity Audience: Graduate 2. Discuss structural (e.g., laws, policies, systems, institutions), social (e.g., racism, ethnocentrism, sexism, socioeconomic deprivation, geography), and individual and community factors (e.g., resilience) that contribute to health equities / inequities and related implications for health research Audience: Graduate 3. Appraise relevant theory and methodological approaches used in health equity research Audience: Graduate 4. Critically analyze published research for social bias Audience: Graduate 5. Design research that integrates structural and social determinants of health Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027