410.660.01
Latino Health: Measures and Predictors
Location
East Baltimore
Note: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this
course was held in a virtual/online format.
Term
4th Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
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 US Latino population. Students will learn 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 will learn key steps to design, implement, and evaluate health care programs working to decrease the health disparities gap faced by Latinos in the US.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe some of the known reasons for the health disparities gap specific to the Latino population;
- Evaluate the quality and limitations of existing measures to assess Latino health;
- Develop a conceptual model to guide the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs targeting the Latino population in the US.
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 20% Presentation(s)
- 10% Participation
- 40% Group Presentation
- 30% Final Exam