SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the diverse concepts of sexual orientation and gender identity through the lens of public health practice. The course prepares public health leaders and clinical practitioners to think critically about the unique health concerns and inherent systems of homophobia and heterosexism that negatively impact the health of the LGBTQ+ community and how to navigate LGBTQ+ public health practice to make positive community health change. Lectures, reading assignments, videos, assignments and individual projects are used to introduce students to the diversity and complexity of emerging public health issues and challenges associated with addressing them.