Health and Society.

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Health is not simply an individual-level characteristic affected by genes, behavior, and healthcare. Indeed, individual-level health is profoundly affected by social resources like education, money, and friendships; institutions like churches and schools; and larger contexts such as neighborhoods and states. This course broadens the study of health far beyond the individual to think deeply about the social forces, including inequalities, that are important for the health of individuals and populations.