PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: TOOLS AND MODELS
Integrate public health knowledge, skills, and practice acquired through didactic and experiential learning to identify solutions to complex public health issues using public health tools and models that apply systems thinking, cultural humility, and evidence-based decision making, framed within a social justice perspective.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Public Health MPH Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate public health theory, knowledge and skills to address current public health problems within a social justice perspective. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the historical and current state of structural racism as a cause of health inequities in the US for various populations. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the historical and ongoing social inequities and biases leading to discrimination against various disadvantaged populations leading to poor health and reduced quality of life. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of specific public health tools and frameworks to address social justice issues. Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate the ability to develop and deliver written and oral presentations to convey information about the development, effectiveness and outcomes generated from various public health programs and policies for different audiences. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop skills in facilitating community conversations, gathering and analyzing and reporting on qualitative data and using qualitative data analysis tools. Audience: Graduate 7. Work efficiently and effectively in teams. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate public health theory, knowledge and skills to address current public health problems within a social justice perspective. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the historical and current state of structural racism as a cause of health inequities in the US for various populations. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe the historical and ongoing social inequities and biases leading to discrimination against various disadvantaged populations leading to poor health and reduced quality of life. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of specific public health tools and frameworks to address social justice issues. Audience: Graduate 5. Demonstrate the ability to develop and deliver written and oral presentations to convey information about the development, effectiveness and outcomes generated from various public health programs and policies for different audiences. Audience: Graduate 6. Develop skills in facilitating community conversations, gathering and analyzing and reporting on qualitative data and using qualitative data analysis tools. Audience: Graduate 7. Work efficiently and effectively in teams. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027