410.660.01
Latino Health: Measures and Predictors
Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Friday, 1:30 - 4:20pm
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
Examines the measures and predictors of health for the U.S. Latino population. Students develop a conceptual model to better understand how psychosocial and other individual-level factors, as well as socio/political, community, and health care delivery factors, influence an individual’s success in accessing the health care system in a sustainable manner. Using case studies that take into consideration the heterogeneity of the Latino population, students learn key steps to design, implement, and evaluate health care programs to decrease the health disparities gap.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Understand health disparities affecting the U.S. Latino population
- Identify the measures and predictors of health for the U.S. Latino population
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 30% Presentation(s)
- 10% Participation
- 40% Group Presentation
- 20% Final Exam