HEALTH EQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Nursing BSN (Traditional, Accelerated or Collaborative), senior standing and declared in Health Promotion and Health Equity BS, or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of social identities and cultural differences of self and others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Gain intercultural competencies in personal and professional environments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Continue to develop and hone skills in critical thinking and interpersonal communication Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify root causes of health disparities and develop skills and behaviors to help decrease them Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Increase awareness of how social identities impact relationships to the healthcare system, access to health care, and patient/provider interactions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Integrate multiple definitions of health and health care into our professional philosophies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Reinforce leadership skills and develop opportunities for informal mentoring/support. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of social identities and cultural differences of self and others. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Gain intercultural competencies in personal and professional environments Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Continue to develop and hone skills in critical thinking and interpersonal communication Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify root causes of health disparities and develop skills and behaviors to help decrease them Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Increase awareness of how social identities impact relationships to the healthcare system, access to health care, and patient/provider interactions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Integrate multiple definitions of health and health care into our professional philosophies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Reinforce leadership skills and develop opportunities for informal mentoring/support. Audience: Graduate