COMMUNICATION, HEALTH, & DISPARITIES

Catalog description

Health disparities can be defined as inequalities in health and healthcare experienced by people based on social, economic, and/or environmental characteristics such as race/ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, language, immigration status, disability, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. This course examines the role of communication in combating health disparities from various dimensions. Topics of discussion may include cultural competency and patient centeredness in healthcare provider-patient communication; ehealth interventions and the digital divide; representation/portrayals of marginalized groups in news and entertainment media; and community-based approaches to health campaign design.