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Fundamental Tools for Promoting Health Equity
Location
Internet
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2023 - 2024
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
None.
Prepares DrPH students to apply health equity frameworks and measurement tools in their everyday functions: includes four components: definitions and historical perspectives of health equity, health disparity, and social justice; common theoretical frameworks and their applications to different aspects of health equity, health disparities, and social justice; measurement tools used for health equity and health disparities in context; strategies and policies to reduce health disparities and promote health equity; Completes a final project in which they must propose a program based in theory and proven need within their professional capacity.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define the concepts of health disparity, health equity, and social justice
- Identify theoretical frameworks for health disparity and equity issues and use them appropriately
- Identify measurement tools for health disparities and health equity
- Identify strategies and policies to reduce health disparities and promote health equity
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 25% LiveTalks
- 25% Discussion
- 50% Final Presentation
Enrollment Restriction
Limited to DrPH students
This course is being created in response to a request to Dr. Thorpe and Dr. Gaskin from the DrPH program in order to fill an observed gap for the Health Equity and Social Justice Concentration. It will be important for them to learn relevant frameworks to use in order to conceptualize specific health disparities and health equity issues, decide how to measure their progress, and create real change. As students compile a toolbox of useful techniques, they will move into third term to take Dr. Cooper’s course, “Applications of Innovative Methods in Health Equity Research”, which largely addresses communication with stakeholders and health equity interventions.