300.711.01
Health Policy I: Social and Economic Determinants of Health
Course Status
Cancelled
Course Status
Cancelled
Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Tu, Th, 9:00 - 10:20am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Thomas LaVeist
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Provides students with the theoretical and practical background to understand the complex web of social, economic, and political, determinants of health. Introduces students to key theories from sociology, economics and political science; students learn to applied these theories as analytic tools enabling them to develop and evaluate policy solutions to public health problems. Students also learn various conceptual models that integrate social, economic and political factors as determents of health related outcomes and health policy formation.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss and identify primary theories from sociology, economics and political science as they apply to population health and health policy formation
- Identify conceptual models linking social, economic and political context to population health and health policy formation
- Evaluate research linking determinants of health with population health and health policy
- Analyze and interpret how social, economic and political forces have affected health inequalities in the U.S. and internationally
Enrollment Restriction
no undergraduates permitted in this course