340.630.11
Topics in Social Epidemiology

Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2022 - 2023
Instruction Method
In-person
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Lorraine Dean
Contact Name
Ayesha Khan
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Prerequisite

Previous courses on basic or intermediate epidemiology are encouraged but not required.

Description
• Are you interested in health inequalities in your own city or country? • Have you ever thought how gender can affect our individual and population health outcomes? • Could where you live influence your health and how long you live? • Can social epidemiology research results inform better policies?
Provides a systematic and selective overview of conceptual approaches and research findings related to the impact of social context and social phenomena on health. Sessions highlight a different area of frontier social epidemiology research. Social processes examined include 1) social inequalities (including social class differences as well as the effects of income inequality), 2) social networks, 3) neighborhood and urban characteristics, 4) gender inequalities and 5) macro-social changes. Discusses global health approaches to social determinants of health including research experiences from different parts of the world. Includes discussion of methods related to the study of social epidemiology; however, this is not intended to be a methods course. Includes limited lecture matter and thorough group discussions on selected classic papers and latest readings.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Define and describe the field of social epidemiology in terms of its current status, and future directions.
  2. Identify and describe at least five different distinct core areas of research within the field.
  3. Distinguish between leading theories, schools and international researchers whohave guided the field.
  4. Apply concepts, theories and methods from the field of social epidemiology to a research problem of interest.
  5. Discuss classic and current advanced social epidemiology readings operating within a seminar course format.
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 50% Participation
  • 50% Paper(s)
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

Pre course readings will be posted on CoursePlus a week before the start of the course. The writing assignment is due Friday June 19th.

All in-person classes will be taught online via Zoom, on the dates and times the course is scheduled. For further information, please see the Institute website jhsph.edu/summerepi